Why Are There No M.2 NVMe Readers?

[mlhm5]

I cannot find one. Anyone know if they are even being made. Just how difficult would it be to have an M.2 NVMe to USB reader? They have the for non-NVMe M.2 SSDs.

 

[Billy Tallis]

USB to SATA bridge chips are cheap, readily available, widely used and pretty thoroughly standardized. USB to PCIe bridges that support NVMe are a niche component that is way more complicated, more power hungry and more expensive to produce. Hardly anyone needs one, especially with Thunderbolt NVMe enclosures becoming more common.

 

[mlhm5]

Is there an M.2 (m-key) NVMe enclosure to Thunderbolt available? I have been looking but cannot find one. The B+M keyed versions do not work with M.2 NVMe.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Most of this information was covered in the last thread you made 😀 There's a massive difference in time, volume, development and technical difference into why NVMe over USB has not been rapid and cheap to market. There are a couple of Thunderbolt to NVMe Storage devices since they port PCI-e between the device and the system. http://www.netstor.com.tw/product_info.aspx?PID=PID_171026055872595

They aren't cheap, but they'll get cheaper over time.

 

[mlhm5]

Most of this information was covered in the last thread you made 😀 There's a massive difference in time, volume, development and technical difference into why NVMe over USB has not been rapid and cheap to market. There are a couple of Thunderbolt to NVMe Storage devices since they port PCI-e between the device and the system. http://www.netstor.com.tw/product_info.aspx?PID=PID_171026055872595

They aren't cheap, but they'll get cheaper over time.

Apparently, they are not available either. I cannot find anyone selling them.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Apparently, they are not available either. I cannot find anyone selling them.

I don't know where you're located, but it's on Amazon and B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1381233-REG/dynapower_usa_netstor_na611tb3_thunderbolt_3.html

 

[mlhm5]

Thanks

 

[PliotronX]

That "enclosure" is basically a computer. A PCI-E bus needs a host processor and RAM to drive it which explains the sky high price. I'd sooner build an ITX box with a pentium and share over the network or find a NUC w/NVME etc. but that's me.