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4 Bay Thunderbolt 3 NVMe Enclosure, For M.2 NVMe SSD Drives, 1x DisplayPort Video/ 2x TB3
- Turn up to 4 80mm PCIe M.2 M-Key NVMe and/or AHCI SSDs into an external Thunderbolt 3 storage solution
- Data transfer speeds up to 40Gbps w/8Gbps PCIe lane dedicated to each drive
- Downstream TB3 port | DisplayPort output w/resolutions up to 4K 60Hz
- Thunderbolt 3 Certified works w/TB3/TB4 MacBook Pro 16/13/Air/Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon/T Series/ Dell XPS/Latitude/Precision/HP EliteBook
- Includes: 72W EPS power supply | 3.3 ft Thunderbolt 3 cable
- Vented metal w/ thermal pads and fan
- Reply within 1 business day
- Volume & business pricing
- Shipping across Canada & US
Overview
4-Drive PCIe M.2 Enclosure | Thunderbolt™ 3 | 72W EPS Power Supply & 2.3 ft (70 cm) Thunderbolt 3 Cable Included
This Thunderbolt™ 3 to 4x M.2 PCIe SSD enclosure enables you to turn four M-Key PCI-Express based M.2 NVMe or AHCI solid state drives (SSDs) into a high-performance external storage solution.
The SSD enclosure is self-powered with an included 72W EPS power supply that powers the enclosure, the connected drives, and provides up to 15W of power to any downstream Thunderbolt 3 devices. A 2.3 ft. (70 cm) Thunderbolt 3 Certified host cable is also included, to connect the enclosure to your computer.
High Performance M.2 Storage via 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3
The enclosure is compatible with 80mm M.2 PCIe based (M-Key) single/double-sided SSDs. Create an external storage solution that utilizes the high-performance bandwidth available to your Thunderbolt 3 port, providing combined data transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps for up to four drives. The vented metal enclosure features thermal pads and a cooling fan to ensure your SSDs are operating at optimal temperatures.
Dedicated 8Gbps Throughput for Each Individual Drive
A single 8 Gbps PCIe lane is dedicated to each connected drive. This ensures consistent read/write performance across the entire enclosure, regardless of individual drive activity. The enclosure also supports software RAID with storage management systems like Storage Spaces (Microsoft), RAID Assistant (macOS), or mdraid/mdadm (Linux). The support for software RAID, combined with exceptional drive performance, makes this the ideal enclosure for creative professionals working with large files such as high-resolution graphics, video, and CAD files.
Thunderbolt Certified
This enclosure is Thunderbolt Certified to ensure an optimal user experience and compatibility when connected to a Thunderbolt 3 host device, such as a MacBook Pro 16, 13, Air, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon / T Series, Dell XPS / Latitude / Precision or HP EliteBook. The external drive enclosure is also forward compatible with Thunderbolt 4 devices (at Thunderbolt 3 performance).
Additional Ports for Workspace Flexibility
The enclosure features a DisplayPort output port, enabling you to connect a DisplayPort monitor to your computer through the Thunderbolt 3 enclosure, with resolutions up to 4K 60Hz. The enclosure also features a downstream Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy chaining an additional TB3 device or connect an additional TB3 compatible display (up to 5K 60Hz).
M2E4BTB3 is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty, with free lifetime North American based multilingual technical support.
Notes:
• This device is not compatible with SATA based (B-Keyed or M+B Keyed) M.2 solid state drives.
• This device does not support Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 1 host devices using interface adapters.
• This device only supports 80mm M.2 SSDs.
• Connected downstream devices share bandwidth with connected SSDs and may reduce overall data transfer performance when connected.
• Apple Mac computers with M1 processors can only support one external display connected through the SSD enclosure. However, Apple Mac computers with Intel or M1 Max / Pro processors can support dual external displays connected through the SSD enclosure.
The StarTech.com Advantage
Specifications
Storage
- Number of storage drives supported
- 4
- Storage drive size
- M.2
- Supported storage drive interfaces
- M.2
- Supported storage drive lengths
- 80 mm
Ports & interfaces
- USB connectivity
- Yes
- USB connector type
- USB Type-C
- USB connector gender
- Female
- USB ports quantity
- 2
- DC-in jack
- Yes
Design
- Product type
- SSD enclosure
- Product colour
- Black
- LED indicators
- Activity, Power
- Number of fans
- 1 fan(s)
- Fan diameter
- 4 cm
Performance
- Data transfer rate
- 40 Gbit/s
- Chipset
- Intel - JHL6540, TI - TPS65983B
- Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 50000 h
- Noise level
- 34.5 dB
- Plug and Play
- Yes
Power
- Compatible power plug types
- AU, EU, JP, UK, US
- AC adapter input voltage
- 100 - 240 V
- AC adapter input current
- 2 A
- AC adapter output voltage
- 12 V
- AC adapter output current
- 6 A
Operational conditions
- Operating temperature (T-T)
- 5 - 45 °C
- Storage temperature (T-T)
- -20 - 50 °C
- Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions
- Width
- 160 mm
- Depth
- 120 mm
- Height
- 20 mm
- Weight
- 610 g
- Package width
- 234 mm
- Package depth
- 157 mm
- Package height
- 132 mm
- Package weight
- 620 g
Packaging content
- AC adapter included
- Yes
- Cables included
- AC, Thunderbolt
- Manual
- Yes
Technical details
- Compliance certificates
- CE, RoHS
Logistics data
- Harmonized System (HS) code
- 84733080
- Master (outer) case width
- 540 mm
- Master (outer) case length
- 260 mm
- Master (outer) case height
- 380 mm
- Products per master (outer) case
- 8 pc(s)
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