Interesting combo Tbolt dock and NVME enclosure

[anonymouse1]

No idea bout quality:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050014...1d38V3GTkJ&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.169870.0&scm_id=1007.13339.169870.0&scm-url=1007.13339.169870.0&pvid=a5ee29b4-906e-4f2b-8bf0-e3046f141bc5&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller,scm-url:1007.13339.169870.0,pvid:a5ee29b4-906e-4f2b-8bf0-e3046f141bc5,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2317_668%23888%233325%2320_668%232846%238107%231934_668%232717%237559%2387_668%231000022185%231000066059%230_668%233468%2315615%23644

[jdc]

anonymouse1 wrote:
No idea bout quality:

makes sense, sure, why not. Both NVMe cases and USB C hubs are pretty small, so combining into 1 slightly larger makes sense. =)

As long as it dissipates heat well, seems OK.

one review said it wasn't bus powered? If true, maybe not the best option for a portable setup

[Robert M]

Anon,

I doubt it is a certified device. Here are other links:





Not much info except they don't mention any type of Thunderbolt certification.

I wouldn't purchase it.

Robert

[OWC Larry]

Based on the little can see - no way it's certified... highly questionable it's going to work right for all normal expectations, let alone, ongoing OS changes. The JHL7440 chipset listed in a TB3 TitanRidge... honestly, TB4 isn't that big a deal - but they apparently don't even know what this is supposed to be? There are no Thunderbolt 3/4/USB-C displays that daisy-chain... why they show both Thunderbolt ports on their product going to one computer..... I'd say - have fun with that one understanding the risk it presents. lol.

[jdc]

OWC Larry wrote:
... why they show both Thunderbolt ports on their product going to one computer..... I'd say - have fun with that one understanding the risk it presents. lol.

LOL, I couldnt figure that out either. It was a lot of broken English and weird translations.

still, an interesting concept in a small form factor.

[anonymouse1]

Great point re OS changes. Yeah, it looks sketchy. Still, an interesting concept.

OWC Larry wrote:
Based on the little can see - no way it's certified... highly questionable it's going to work right for all normal expectations, let alone, ongoing OS changes. The JHL7440 chipset listed in a TB3 TitanRidge... honestly, TB4 isn't that big a deal - but they apparently don't even know what this is supposed to be? There are no Thunderbolt 3/4/USB-C displays that daisy-chain... why they show both Thunderbolt ports on their product going to one computer..... I'd say - have fun with that one understanding the risk it presents. lol.

[Gareth]

If you really want a Thunderbolt Dock/NVMe enclosure, here's one from a more reputable manufacturer: https://www.glyphtech.com/product/thunde...ng-station

[anonymouse1]

Thanks-that looks good, but spendy. For the $$, I'd rather get a separate enclosure and dock from OWC.

Gareth wrote:
If you really want a Thunderbolt Dock/NVMe enclosure, here's one from a more reputable manufacturer: https://www.glyphtech.com/product/thunde...ng-station

[Gareth]

anonymouse1 wrote:
Thanks-that looks good, but spendy. For the $$, I'd rather get a separate enclosure and dock from OWC.

The one advantage the combo dock has it that it won't terminate the Thunderbolt chain, like a standalone bus-powered NVMe Thunderbolt enclosure would (as most are bus powered and have only the one port or built-in cable). But that's less of an issue now the Thunderbolt "hubs" are a real thing (assuming one has an OS & computer that supports TB hubs).