Storage these gaining interest

[Photofarmer]

Probably great for serious pro photographers with thousands of images a day

https://www.chargerlab.com/first-and-fastest-review-of-zikedrive-usb4-ssd-enclosure/

 

[Hali]

Probably great for serious pro photographers with thousands of images a day

https://www.chargerlab.com/first-and-fastest-review-of-zikedrive-usb4-ssd-enclosure/

Very interesting reading and probably great for, as you said, pros that shoot thousands a day, especially wedding photographers.

On another note -beware cheap USB-C cords, apparently they often carry spyware.

This USB-C Lightning cable should terrify you

Yes, this normal-looking USB-C Lightning cable works—but it can also spy on your laptop, phone, or tablet.

www.pcworld.com

 

[Only RF]

Wow. Well that will get me to the local computer store more often.

 

[StevenAunan]

I got one of these back in 2023 as part of the IndieGoGo campaign, and it is FAST. My MacBook Pro M2 only has a 512GB internal SSD, and the Zike gives me another 2TB at Thunderbolt 4 speeds (without Apple's $750 price tag).

 

[Only RF]

I must be missing something. I went to their site and can't find the storage capacities.

ZikeDrive USB4 40Gbps NVMe M.2 SSD Enclosure Z666 with Long Cable

ZikeTech launches world’s fastest ZikeDrive 40Gbps USB4 NVMe SSD enclosure. Supports USB4/Thunderbolt 4 high-speed SSDs. It is faster than the current fastest thunderbolt 3 SSD, with 3.8 Gbps read and 3.1Gbps write speed, and transfer 1TB file transfer in just 5 minutes. Comes with 2 high...

ziketech.com

 

[StevenAunan]

I bought the empty Zike enclosure and a 2TB drive separately (any M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe should work).

 

[Only RF]

I bought the empty Zike enclosure and a 2TB drive separately (any M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe should work).

Thanks!