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just purchased an m4 Mac mini base and I'm trying to find an m.2 NVMe enclosure and an external ssd to expand storage and don't know where to start! I have researched the internet and amazon a concerned about compatibility. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance!
Mac mini, macOS 15.2
The empty OWC Envoy Express is a good choice.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/envoy-express/thunderbolt-3
For other OWC Thunderbolt enclosures and storage options.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-storage#drive-configuration:single-bay-1-drive
I’ll second den.thed’s recommendation and add another.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-express-1m2
It’s an m.2 enclosure that advertises 3151MB/s real world performance. Buy what you need or buy the enclosure and build your own.
In my opinion OWC is the premier supplier of ultra-fast SSD drives for Macs. Every one I’ve had performs as advertised and I’ve never had an issue.
I have a 2TB Envoy Pro FX that gets over 2100MB/s on the Blackmagic Speed Test app on my M1 Studio Max.
First thing: do you aim for passive storage (just to store stuff) or active storage (for instance ongoing video work)?
if just to store photos or anything you aim to pull out once in a while, there’s probably no reason to go for some expansive ssd.
In terms of compatibility, almost any external drive would do the job.
Another decision point is how ut connects: usb-c / usb-3 ? Be careful as many drives out there will say TB but that often just refer to the connexion type (usb-c ports are often also TB): such drives, even though they connect to these ports, simply don’t carry the TB specs for speed traffic.
trying to expand the storage for my M4 Mac mini base
