Thunderbolt SSD in usb 3.1 gen 2

noobCentral · June 6, 2020

So here's the deal.

I need an external drive for my laptop which has a thunderbolt port. For best speed (which matters for my application) I would like to go with a thunderbolt drive like the samsung x5.

Now my desktop does not have a thunderbolt port but rather 3.1 gen 2. Now I don't care about reduced speed when I connect to my desktop but I would like to know if it is going to work at all.

Thanks!

NewMaxx · June 7, 2020

USB fallback requires Titan Ridge (JHL7440). Most TB3 drives are Alpine Ridge (DSL6340), including the X5 on release. The one drive I know for certain has TR is the LaCie Rugged SSD Pro.