Way too big than it needs to be.

The question is which bridge chip is inside? Is there anything alongside ASM2464 or something new we have not heard of before?

$100

What the?

So pronounced in Dutch, this looks like and reads as 'Piss-drive' made by Piss-Tech

100$ for a case?!?!? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Tek-CheckThe question is which bridge chip is inside? Is there anything alongside ASM2464 or something new we have not heard of before?

ASMedia.
www.tomshardware.com/news/zikedrive-usb4-ssd-benchmarked

Iain Saturn$100

What the?

Early adopter tax.

I checked the ASMedia site for reference to the ASM2464PD and there is nothing listed. The only reference is to the ASM2464 which is a PCIe 3 x4 and not 4x4.

There is some mention by TechPowerUp and Guru3D about an announcement by ASMedia in 2022 of both the ASM2464PD and the ASM4242 which apparently are both PCIe 4x4 chip controllers. PCIe 4x4 should be twice as much data as 3x4

www.techpowerup.com/295030/asmedia-to-launch-usb4-host-controllers-this-year
www.guru3d.com/news-story/asmedia-to-launch-usb4-host-controllers-this-year.html

Based on different reviewers tests of the ZikeDrive using either the Samsung 990Pro or the WD SN850X NVMe M.2, is might closer to a PCIe 3x4 than a 4x4 controller. In one case Toms Hardware did a large file transfer test and the numbers where very close to each other:

When we copied 25GB worth of files using DiskBench, the ZikeDrive read at a rate of 1,270 MBps while the Orico delivered 1,219 MBps
www.tomshardware.com/news/zikedrive-usb4-ssd-benchmarked

We know that the Orico and the ACASIS enclosures both use the JHL7440 chip which is TB3

Has anyone visually confirmed that there is a ASMedia ASM2464PD chip in the ZikeDrive? Can anyone comment further whether this is what is claims to be on the funding site?

USB4 40Gbps Enclosure • Max 3.8GB/s Read and 3.1GB/s Write Speed • NVMe PCIe Gen 4X4 SSD
www.indiegogo.com/projects/zikedrive-world-s-first-and-fastest-usb4-ssd-drive#/

Am I missing something, or who has USB4 ports on their laptops, PCs, even with adapters??
Isn't this actually a Thunderbolt 3 device actually??

Prima.VeraAm I missing something, or who has USB4 ports on their laptops, PCs, even with adapters??
Isn't this actually a Thunderbolt 3 device actually??

The Mac mini supports both USB4 and TB4 through the USB-C plugs
Many of these external enclosures have two chipsets for backwards compatibility between TB3/4, USB 4/3.2/3.1/3.0/2.0
As far as what the enclosure has as a PCIe bus is a little unclear as there is no technical data on the ASMedia chipset yet and we are relying on a crowd fund site which states it supports PCIe 4x4. So far there is no easy way to verify the bus speed and chipsets used as everyone who apparently reviewed the unit had to sign an NDA.