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Sabrent releases 2-bay enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSDs and SATA
Sabrent, based in the USA, unveiled the DS-UFNC, an enclosure that features a 2.5/3.5-inch bay for SATA and an M.2 slot that supports NVMe SSD. The DS-UFNC can accommodate both SATA drives and M.2 SSDs with no need for tools, and enables drive cloning without a PC.
The M.2 heat sink with a thermal pad is included as standard equipment to effectively cool the NVMe M.2 SSD that generates a significant amount of heat. The DS-UFNC offers USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C interface for connecting with a PC and supports TRIM and UASP. Additionally, the package includes a dedicated AC adapter, USB Type-C to Type-C cable, and USB Type-C to Type-A cable.
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#6105445 Posted on: 02/22/2023 10:10 AM
well it be a nice portable tool for deploying an image
well it be a nice portable tool for deploying an image
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#6105540 Posted on: 02/22/2023 02:10 PM
It may not suit your needs, but it does mine. I could consolidate the multiple M.2 to USB adapters and 3.5" HDD external readers I have, to just this. Just frees some clutter around the office desk.
What exactly is the point of this?
It may not suit your needs, but it does mine. I could consolidate the multiple M.2 to USB adapters and 3.5" HDD external readers I have, to just this. Just frees some clutter around the office desk.
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#6105573 Posted on: 02/22/2023 03:26 PM
But that begs the question: why do you have multiple external drives on your desk, and why would you want to combine them into a single enclosure, as opposed to alternative solutions? Typically, you use external drives for local mass file transfer (including archiving). In other cases, maybe you've got a bootable OS (though really a flash drive is better for that since they're more portable). This implies you don't need to be accessing a variety of them often. I imagine you have multiple external drives, perhaps as they got filled up and you needed more, or because they were scavenged from other PCs (no judgment - I've done the same). So, if you're to spend money on something new, why not just use one of your existing enclosures and buy a single large drive to combine them all? Or, just get some crappy office PC on ebay, shove all your drives in that, and make a JBOD NAS? Most PCs made since 2011 have SATA3, and you can use risers on any PCIe slots to maximize the bandwidth of M.2 drives.
It may not suit your needs, but it does mine. I could consolidate the multiple M.2 to USB adapters and 3.5" HDD external readers I have, to just this. Just frees some clutter around the office desk.
But that begs the question: why do you have multiple external drives on your desk, and why would you want to combine them into a single enclosure, as opposed to alternative solutions? Typically, you use external drives for local mass file transfer (including archiving). In other cases, maybe you've got a bootable OS (though really a flash drive is better for that since they're more portable). This implies you don't need to be accessing a variety of them often. I imagine you have multiple external drives, perhaps as they got filled up and you needed more, or because they were scavenged from other PCs (no judgment - I've done the same). So, if you're to spend money on something new, why not just use one of your existing enclosures and buy a single large drive to combine them all? Or, just get some crappy office PC on ebay, shove all your drives in that, and make a JBOD NAS? Most PCs made since 2011 have SATA3, and you can use risers on any PCIe slots to maximize the bandwidth of M.2 drives.
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What exactly is the point of this? If the M.2 drive were designed to act as a cache (and was otherwise inaccessible) then this would be a brilliant idea, since not only would it greatly improve the user experience, but it could allow the HDD to remain powered down for longer periods of time if you're using cached data. It would allow you to use cheap and slow HDDs, and if you were to be too rash with unplugging the drive before the data was done syncing, no problem - it could repair and resume where it left off next time it powers on.
But, it seems like it's just simply an enclosure for 2 drives. If I really wanted both an external HDD and external M.2 drive, I'd just get separate enclosures.