Thunderbolt 4 has integrated USB4 compatibility ... It gives them a convenient and cordless method of attaching the external SSD to their phone while using the drive. At speeds of up to 4,000 ...

And, of course, for a lot less cash than the 20Gbps/40Gbps options. If capacity means more to you than top performance, then ...

Consider using an external SSD as a boot drive instead. Thunderbolt 4 SSDs are blazing fast, rivaling the speed of soldered Mac SSDs. External drives can be a great way to 'upgrade' your Mac.

Another thing to take note of is whether the SSD connects via Thunderbolt 5, 4 or 3, and USB 4 or USB-C ... with OWC’s Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 external SSD. Thunderbolt 5 itself is backwards ...

And a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD is exactly what’s inside ... at the moment — more trustworthy 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4, including our top-rated external drive, the Adata SE920.

Using both Thunderbolt and USB4 external drives ... laptop with Thunderbolt 4, and connectivity was equally flawless. For example, when the Corsair EX400U USB4 SSD was attached and CrystalDiskMark ...

At this year’s NAB Show, Sonnet will showcase its first Thunderbolt 5 products, present first looks at its 2024 Mac mini ...

The other drive to beat the Atom Pro SSD was the Sandisk Pro-G40 it was a close contest. Among all external SSDs, including Thunderbolt 4/5 and USB4 models, Glyph’s entry placed 11th.