What IS strange is every so often, after a normal Restart I initiated myself, I get the "Your computer shut down because of a problem" or whatever that dialog says... even though there was no problem.
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Copy that. Yeah... the "long" cable I was using wasn't that long... 2.6 feet? It has a "4" on the connector for TB4 compatible I presume. I swapped for a 1 foot cable that has a "3" printed on the connect... again TB3 I assume. So far, the BLUE is hanging in there and has always mounted since, but going to watch it as by no means am I sure this is the end of it. FYI, the shorter cable made no difference with the Black drive. I had problems mounting it regardless. So hard to say at this point.HCMarkus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:11 am I'll note the only long (3m) TB cable I've got in my system connects my 828ES. My Envoy Express is on the approx 6" TB cable that enclosure ships with.
My 2 USBC SSDs are connected with short USB3 cables via an unpowered USB C hub with a short cable. Only long USB cable is USB3 port on Mac Studio to USB2 powered hub to my keyboards and other peripherals.
I'll be surprised if you notice a speed difference unless you are writing or copying large video files. Hope it works well for you James!James Steele wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:00 pm It looks like the SX is almost $500 for the 2TB drive... they don't sell an empty enclosure.
Also, do you mean the Black is faster than the Blue? I think that's the case.
I'm getting so #$%^&*ing tired of #$%^&ing around with it, that I'm just going to go with the Envoy express. HC Markus says its TB3 but 2 lane... I don't know. If I get decent real world performance with it, and it doesn't dismount spontaneously (he says it hasn't on his Mac Studio) then I may keep it. If it feels slower than what I'm currently doing, then I'll put up with the occasional unplug/plug dance.
Hey, if I don't all be happy. I should have just got the one you got all along, as I was trying to just max out based on specs, but even 1550 MB/s is many times faster than what I was used to on the SATA bus of my old MacPro. The big issue really is all things (practically) equal, I don't like the occasional failure to mount on boot or restart, and am inclined to get rid of that problem.HCMarkus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:35 amI'll be surprised if you notice a speed difference unless you are writing or copying large video files. Hope it works well for you James!James Steele wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:00 pm It looks like the SX is almost $500 for the 2TB drive... they don't sell an empty enclosure.
Also, do you mean the Black is faster than the Blue? I think that's the case.
I'm getting so #$%^&*ing tired of #$%^&ing around with it, that I'm just going to go with the Envoy express. HC Markus says its TB3 but 2 lane... I don't know. If I get decent real world performance with it, and it doesn't dismount spontaneously (he says it hasn't on his Mac Studio) then I may keep it. If it feels slower than what I'm currently doing, then I'll put up with the occasional unplug/plug dance.
Yea… They used to but I'm betting that users were loading them up with certain Sabrent and other blades known to run extremely hot. It's possible that even the 970 EV0 wouldn't last. By loading theirs up with the house brand (may or may not still be Intel & Micron), OWC can control warranty.they don't sell an empty enclosure.
Might I trouble you for a link? I may want to do that, although if I decide to use the WD Blue instead of the WD Black, I may not need it.HCMarkus wrote:I have a 970 EVO+, so put little heat sinks on top and bottom of my Envoy Express. Probably didn’t need to, but I noticed the case was warm even when not being addressed by the Mac.
Stick on heat sinks I used are under $10/pair on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0948 ... UTF8&psc=1James Steele wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:15 amMight I trouble you for a link? I may want to do that, although if I decide to use the WD Blue instead of the WD Black, I may not need it.HCMarkus wrote:I have a 970 EVO+, so put little heat sinks on top and bottom of my Envoy Express. Probably didn’t need to, but I noticed the case was warm even when not being addressed by the Mac.
Stick on heat sinks I used are under $10/pair on Amazon.