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How well do USB 3 SSDs work on a Thunderbolt hub?

How well do USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSDs mix with Thunderbolt 3 SSDs when connected to the same Thunderbolt 4 hub?

April 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Will your new SSD support TRIM and SMART?

If you want it to have full TRIM and SMART support, it’ll need to have an NVMe interface and a Thunderbolt connection.

April 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

Mints version 1.12 reveals SMART indicators for some SSDs

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Adds the ability to check some key SMART health indicators for Apple Fabric and PCIe SSDs.

April 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Storage stories

There’s a big difference between the storage that’s available, and what’s advisable. Whether it’s affordable is another question.

April 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

How does an Apple silicon Mac mount a Thunderbolt disk?

Traced from recognition of the cable connection, through establishing PCI streams, to mounting the volume with APFS, and the bonus of a good trim at the end.

March 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

How connecting your SSD to a Thunderbolt hub can slow it to a crawl

In the worst case, an expensive TB3 SSD with a regular write speed of 2.2 GB/s could only write at 400 MB/s when connected via a hub and contending with faster SSDs.

March 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Getting best performance from Thunderbolt on Apple silicon Macs: a practical guide

From choosing cables and hubs to connecting displays, fast SSDs and other devices. Everything you wanted to know about Thunderbolt.

February 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt 4 hub performance with 3 SSDs

What happens to read and write speeds of three SSDs connected to the same hub, and working at the same time? Can they exceed the maximum of 3 GB/s?

February 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Complexities of Thunderbolt hubs

If you have more than a couple of Thunderbolt peripherals, should you be thinking of getting a Thunderbolt 4 hub?

February 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

It pays to be a winner: How a fast SSD can slow others down

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What happens when you connect two fast SSDs to your Mac and they both write or read at the same time? How do they perform when connected through a hub? And how does it pay to be a winner?

February 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

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