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This 20G Thunderbolt 2 four-bay external drive case from Akitio is designed for both 2.5" SSDs where speed is the priority - or for full-size 3.5" desktop hard drives when you want to maximize the storage capacity.
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The enclosures and backplanes didn't change much, so TBolt2 capable hardware reached the consumer market rather quickly.Īkitio ThunderBolt 2 SSD Enclosure Akitio Thunder2 RAID Enclosure Worse, most Thunderbolt 2 drive cases were primarily for 3.5" SATA drives, not the more common 2.5" SSD form-factor.įor many computer storage hardware manufacturers, the transition to TBolt2 only involved minor modifications to the PCB - Printed Circuit Board to accommodate next-gen 20G Thunderbolt 2 chipsets and spec-tolerant component modifications. With the transition to Thunderbolt 3, manufacturers are abandoning Thunderbolt 2 storage development so only a small legacy market remains of largely discontinued or used enclosures. Supports 2.5 & 3.5" SATA Drives + USB 3.0 Too Although the ThunderBolt storage makers made a rapid and relatively painless transition to 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 modifications to their existing product lines, it was short-lived. There's a dwindling selection of Intel and Apple Thunderbolt 2 drive cases and enclosures to allow users to assemble their own TBolt2 backup drive solutions with the off-the-shelf hard disk HDD or solid-state SSD drive of their choosing. Drive Enclosures With Thunderbolt 2 Ports