![]() This is much cheaper and more useful than paying for the "Apple Tax". The total cost of the enclosure and 1TB SSD was around $200 including tax. So basically, the $30 I've invested in the USB 3.1 v2 enclosure is minimal, but I did invest in one of the best SSDs on the market (Samsung 970 EVO Plus) as I intend to get the most speed out of it when I buy the TB3 enclosure. I don't have a need to buy a TB3 enclosure right now, but I will buy a TB3 enclosure when the enclosures drop in price (hopefully this year). ![]() For my needs, I only have my applications on my M1 Mac Mini internal SSD, with everything else and Time Machine backup on the external SSD. I only bought the USB 3.1 v2 enclosure as it was only $30 compared with any Thunderbolt 3 enclosure (as of January 2021), which are about 4X more expensive. I've read that the JMicron JMS583 chip is the one to avoid as it runs very hot and has disconnect issues. With the Realtek 9210 chip, the enclosure merely feel warm and never hot, under stress. ![]() For the external, I am using a Jeyi USB C NVME enclosure (USB 3.1 v2, 10Gb/Sec, Realtek RTL9210 bridge chip) with 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD. ![]() I also bought the M1 Mac Mini, 256GB SSD & 8GB RAM, as external storage is fast/cheap/and not ridiculously expensive as Apple's prices.
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