NVMe

Due to the current high price of NAND, buying an enclosure and populating it with an NVMe SSD is a more enticing proposition than ever before, and it has always appealed to PC builders. Note that even a PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD will give you good performance in up to 20Gbps enclosures, though you'll need at least a PCIe 4.0 model to get the most out of an 40/80Gbps enclosure.

The D1 SSD is dirt cheap for a weatherized IP67-rated aluminum enclosure that runs super cool: $40. Of course, you’re on your own for the NVMe SSD. Anything PCIe 3.0 or later will work as any NVMe SSD will easily outstrip 10Gbps USB’s bandwidth. That said, I used PCI 4.0 and 5.0 types to test, and that allowed the following to occur.

The D1 SSD looks cool, runs cool, is weatherproof, and is super-affordable for such quality construction. I’m guessing you won’t be able to futz the NVMe thing after Terramaster updates the firmware, nor should you run the risk of trashing other drives on your system. That said, it was hella’ cool seeing a 10Gbps USB SSD read at 40Gbps. If you do try to mimic my results, which may stem partly from my talent for borking otherwise stable products (it’s a blessing, it’s a curse), I suggest that you never pull the drive off the system. Especially when powered on. I bear zero responsibility for any

PCIe is backward-compatible, which means even a Gen 5 M.2 slot can use Gen 3 drives, and vice versa. But like, upgrading to a PCIe 5.0 SSD isn't necessarily worth it if you're just upgrading your motherboard. It's a trap that I've fallen into with every platform upgrade, and really, the only reason you need to upgrade for everyday tasks is if you're running out of storage space. The jump from SATA to PCIe NVMe was a much more meaningful improvement on daily responsiveness, and honestly, even SATA SSDs are fine for daily use. Several of my systems still have SATA SSDs, although I've moved all m