Manufacturers continue to launch products updated with new technologies to adapt to current markets. Thunderbolt 5 It was presented in September of last year with great new features, but the first products with this port did not They would see the light until 2024. Under this connectivity, Sabrent has shown off its external drive that uses this Thunderbolt 5 connection, the Rocket XTRM5 SSD.
At the moment he has not given much information about the product, in the video we can see that it uses the Thunderbolt 5 interface, but it is not known if you use the dual 80 Gbps channel or if on the contrary you use the option of 120 Gbps in a single channel reducing the other to 40 Gbps. This would be ideal for obtaining higher read and/or write speed at the cost of reducing the speed in the other direction (writing and/or reading respectively). In the video we can see how he connects it to a Mac with Thunderbolt 4, reaching almost 3000 MB/s reading and writing.
Will also be compatible other older versions of Thunderbolt 4 and 3as well as with USB 3.2with its respective speed reduction adapted to the maximum of each interface.
This unit comes in a aluminum housingcovered by a silicone case to protect and prolong its durability. At the moment no other details are known such as its maximum speed using Thunderbolt 5, its availability or its price in the different capacities in which it will be available.
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