The DotDisk is financially on par with other 80Gbps enclosures at $200 retail. By way of comparison, the OWC 1M2 80Gbps retails for $220, and the Terramaster D1 SSD Pro for $250. There are discounts available for those latter two (they’ve been available quite a bit longer) that close the gap, but the DotDisk is priced as it should be. At least with respect to the current 80Gbps market. I’d be remiss if I didn’t inform you that 40Gbps enclosures are about half the price of the 80Gbps variety, still pretty darn fast, and to us, the sweet spot in the price/performance ratio. 40Gbps SSDs are twice
Tested: Satechi's DotDisk enclosure houses super-portable, fan-cooled 80Gbps storage… Intel's still claiming that these Arrow Lake Refresh chips will deliver 15 percent faster gaming performance as a geomean versus the original Arrow Lake, as well as up to 103 percent multithreaded performance versus "competing CPUs." Both claims aren't worth much until properly tested. …
… Intel isn't really worrying about AI, with an NPU capable of just 17 TOPS, though the company claims the CPU, NPU, and GPU combined reach 40 TOPS of performance. Yes, laptops will use pricey DDR5 memory, but at the lower end: just DDR5-6400 speeds. …
… I’d be remiss if I didn’t inform you that 40Gbps enclosures are about half the price of the 80Gbps variety, still pretty darn fast, and to us, the sweet spot in the price/performance ratio. …
… We performance test them on their claims, be it charge rate, transfer rate, or display support. …
… Asus’ ProArt P16 gets my nod over the T1g, as it can be had with similar hardware at a similar price and offers better overall GPU performance. …
… The Pixio PX248 Wave distinguishes itself from other budget options with a colorful, stylish design, and solid motion performance, for an enticing price of $159.99. …