INSTALL + BENCHMARK: UGREEN THUNDERBOLT 5 SSD ENCLOSURE I SAMSUNG 990 PRO I M4 Pro Mac mini + iOS

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video I am looking at the UGREEN Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD Enclosure in combination with the Samsung 990 PRO 4 TB SSD and my Mac mini M4 Pro - and find out how much speed this thunderbolt 5 combo can deliver. I’ll connect it to my M2 MacBook Air and even my M1 iPadPro to see how it fairs with a USB 4 connector. Enjoy every details from unboxing the components, installing everything physically and digitally, benchmarking for the ultimate speed comparison, a word about heat and fan noise and my final conclusion.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Everything you need for a fast external Thunderbolt 5 SSD
01:31 - Unboxing: UGREEN Thunderbolt 5 Enclosure
03:01 - Unboxing: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVMe SSD
03:26 - Installing the SSD
04:12 - Adding the correct Thermal Pad
06:13 - Formatting the SSD with Mac OS X
06:29 - BENCHMARKS
06:41 - Benchmark: M4 Pro Mac mini Thunderbolt 5
07:06 - Benchmark: M4 Pro Mac mini internal SSD
07:38 - Benchmark: M2 MacBook Air internal SSD
08:19- Benchmark: M2 MacBook Air USB 4
09:08- How about iOS? M1 iPadPro + UGREEN SSD
09:36- Will older computers work?
10:06- SSD vs Heat
10:34- Fan noise?
11:39- Conclusion

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