Consider using an external SSD as a boot drive instead. Thunderbolt 4 SSDs are blazing fast, rivaling the speed of soldered Mac SSDs. External drives can be a great way to 'upgrade' your Mac.

Apple's new Mac mini with the M4 Pro chip and MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips feature support for the faster Thunderbolt 5 specification, and reputable accessory maker OWC is ready ...

LaCie With an external Lacie Rugged SSD Pro 5 ... We are delighted that Sonnet followed its great SSD-packing Thunderbolt 4 dock with this pro-level Thunderbolt 5 model. There are plenty of ...

Sonnet this week announced its latest Thunderbolt 4 dock, the Echo 20, and one of its key features is an internal enclosure for an M.2 NVMe SSD. This allows the dock to double as an external ...

At COMPUTEX 2025, lots of brands started ramping up and showcasing new products that are using Thunderbolt 5. Other World ...

It supports Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 3 and 4, and USB4. The SSD is also built for durability ... which makes it suitable for users in need of reliable external storage in harsh conditions.

Satechi has released an affordable Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub that offers fast data transfer rates and external monitor support ... making it easy to mount an SSD into the enclosure.

Iodyne has just introduced its new Pro Mini: a new Smart Drive external SSD with both USB4 and Thunderbolt 4, offering sustained 3GB/sec of read performance when you're on-the-go. Check it out ...

But those in the market for the fastest available external storage should read Howard Oakley’s explanation of the technologies in play and recommendation of SSDs that connect using Thunderbolt 3, ...

We already mentioned the new 32Gbps SSD connection speed ... whilst sending display data to an external monitor. Thunderbolt 4 is also backwards compatible with all other forms of USB-C.