Are you a Mac Mini Dock / 8in1 Dock / SSD Enclosure customer of ours & also an M1 chip computer user?
You might want to take a look at the SSD compatible list attached. Especially if you're looking to purchase an SSD that would be used in a Mac OS environment / with an M1 computer. As there are numerous reports of M1 computers do somehow limit the WRITE speed of an SSD while the READ speed is normal. We strongly believe that the issue would be corrected in the next Mac OS update, hopefully. Do note, even the SSDs listed as "COMPATIBLE" ones, the WRITE Speed might still be limited / degraded if used with M1 computers. We suggest that you have a look at the forum links below before getting your SSD for storage expansion.
Should you decide to try out the "Compatible" ones on the SSD compatible list to see if it works without the WRITE SPEED LIMIT on an M1 chip computer, please do purchase the desired SSD(s) from an SSD seller that allows return if the purchased SSD(s) is somehow under-performing or showing lowered WRITE speed due to M1 chip WRITE speed limitations. We do not accept product return if it's solely for the reason of WRITE Speed Limit on an M1 chip computer. In which it's something that Mac should be rectifying.
So far, we do know that Samsung 970 Pro, Samsung 980 Pro, Corsair MP400 SSDs are working well and not affected by the WRITE speed limitation on M1 computers.
LINKS:
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NVMe Slow WRITE speed on M1 computers - https://www.trebleet.com/forum/technical-support/nvme-slow-write-speed-on-m1-computers
DO NOT use Sabrent SSD in MacOS environment - https://www.trebleet.com/forum/technical-support/do-not-use-sabrent-ssd-in-macos-environment
Tested the speed of the internal SSD of a Mac Studio with M1 Max chip - https://www.trebleet.com/forum/tb3-mac-mini-dock/tested-the-speed-of-the-internal-ssd-of-a-mac-studio-with-m1-max-chip
Latest SSD Compatible List - https://www.trebleet.com/forum/thunderbolt-3-usb-ssd-chassis/latest-ssd-compatible-list
NVMe SSD Models NOT having Slow WRITE Speed issues on M1 Computers - Updated 27FEB2023 - https://www.trebleet.com/forum/tb3-mac-mini-dock/nvme-ssd-models-not-having-slow-write-speed-issues-on-m1-computers-updated-27feb2023
I have installed a Western Digital SN850X Gen 4 and it's working really fine.
Black Magic disk test display 2800 mb/s for read and write.
I have also added a Be Quiet MC1 Cooler which fit perfectly in the Mac mini Hub.
Ok, sure. Let us know if the 2TB MP400 is working like how it should there when it arrives. =)
We were trying to look from Amazon's end to try to find out more about Samsung 980 PRO. It's a little strange to find out that the 1TB version would perform and reach the full PCIe 3.0 speed, whereas the 2TB version of the same brand and model just able to reach half of its write speed. It's a little bizarre to look at, but that's the review we could find for now.
When it’s stated that the Samsung 980 Pro work well, does that mean it can reach the full TB3 speed in read and write?