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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Akasa’s USB4 enclosure delivers speeds over 3.5 GB/s — heatsink and 8,000 RPM fan keep PCIe 5.0 drives cool

Akasa USB4 40Gbps Aluminium Enclosure for NVMe SSDs.

With the need for fast external storage, enclosures that can house the latest NVMe drives are always available. Akasa has listed an aluminum enclosure that promises to provide USB4 speeds up to 40 Gbps for PCIe 5.0 SSDs, hence supporting USB4 and Thunderbolt 3.

The enclosure includes a heatsink with a couple of thermal pads for NVMe drives between 2242 and 2280 spec and has a built-in fan. To take full advantage of the output bandwidth, the enclosure supports up to PCIe 5.0 SSDs. It has a USB Type-C port and a small Type-C cable, supporting multiple operating systems, including macOS and Android. The casing is made of aluminum and has vents on its sides to allow airflow.

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