External SSD unstable, really really slow
Hello. I got the Mac mini m2 pro a couple of weeks ago and it’s awesome. I’ve come from windows.
I bought a 2tb nvme m2 ssd and an orico enclosure.
ssd:
Solidigm™ P41 Plus Series 2TB PCIe GEN 4 NVMe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (2TB, M.2 80mm, PCIe 4.0 x4) https://amzn.eu/d/0JwHfYq
enclosure:
ORICO USB 3.1 (10Gbps) External... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092LXZJH9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
When I plug it in and initialise it to APFS, it would hang everything in the system. Sometimes crashing finder. When I try to transfer something, it takes forever to start. Also ages for the drive to show up.
I then ordered a decent enclosure and reformatted it to exfat.
SATECHI USB-C Aluminum Tool-Free... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BC2JX9ML?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It’s slightly better, but still extremely slow. I’m getting maybe 8mbs write and even slower read speeds.
have I done something wrong? Does anyone have any idea? Everything is brand new.
thanks in advance.
Mac mini, macOS 13.2