Based on what I've read, the maximum amount of power that an M.2 SSD can draw is 10W.
Therefore, if your unnamed PCIe 5 SSD dissipates less than or equal to 5.25W in a 25C environment then the answer is "yes".
But let's try and use a real world example, shall we? The recently announced PCIe 5.0 SSD Samsung 990 consumes 11W according to toms. Therefore the AirJet line of products would not be able to cool it. The Sabrent Rocket 5 still hasn't been released yet and I'm unaware of any other PCIe 5.0 SSDs. So maybe you'll find one that is more conservative in terms of power dissipation, which will translate into lower performance, thus begging the question, why not just go with a PCIe 4.0/3.0 SSD?
EDIT: Seems my last read on the subject of power draw was a bit dated. SSDs can currently consume up to 15W with spikes being higher. Currently, work is underway to double that amount to 30W. See: https://sabrent.com/blogs/storage/ssd-power-consum...
It's probably because they are a relatively new startup, and don't have the capital to make a large factory. Companies like Apple, etc. demand that certain quotas be met, and Frore doesn't have that production capacity. They seem to be advertising heavily to the tech market in the hopes of investors. Either that, or be outright bought out by Apple, or Cooler Master, etc.
For now, they are being used to cool NVMe drives, and that Zotac box.
Because currently this is not really a solution. They have yet to prove that this can scale up and 5 watts can be passively dissipated. I am very sceptical to this solution. They themself state that they need to draw 20% of target dissipation. This is very inefficient. Like if a 150 W CPU-cooler needed 30 watts for its fans.
"Another significant upgrade of the AirJet Mini Slim is its intelligent self-cleaning system, which reverses the airflow to remove any accumulated dust in the filters to ensure consistent performance of the cooler itself as well as device it is cooling down."
So this is dust trapped on/in the dust filter, not inside the internals of the AirJet unit which presumably would be devastated if dust accumulated?
I mean I hear you, but given the $500 SFF computer I have to assume a $600 iPad-sized tablet is possible (I am assuming the margins are higher on the SFF computer to compensate for lower volume). Even at $650, it's competing favorably with the $750+ asking price for most x86 tablets from reputable vendors.
Also -- getting back to the 10 inch form factor with Windows would be lovely. I like my IdeaPad Duet 3i right up until I try and do any real multitasking.
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Orfosaurio - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
Great.Threska - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
Better chipset fans.Dante Verizon - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
Could two of these keep the temperature of a pcie5 ssd in check?ballsystemlord - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
Based on what I've read, the maximum amount of power that an M.2 SSD can draw is 10W.Therefore, if your unnamed PCIe 5 SSD dissipates less than or equal to 5.25W in a 25C environment then the answer is "yes".
But let's try and use a real world example, shall we? The recently announced PCIe 5.0 SSD Samsung 990 consumes 11W according to toms. Therefore the AirJet line of products would not be able to cool it.
The Sabrent Rocket 5 still hasn't been released yet and I'm unaware of any other PCIe 5.0 SSDs. So maybe you'll find one that is more conservative in terms of power dissipation, which will translate into lower performance, thus begging the question, why not just go with a PCIe 4.0/3.0 SSD?
ballsystemlord - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
EDIT: Seems my last read on the subject of power draw was a bit dated. SSDs can currently consume up to 15W with spikes being higher. Currently, work is underway to double that amount to 30W. See: https://sabrent.com/blogs/storage/ssd-power-consum...bernstein - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
What are those handful of devices? If the tech is as good as everybody claims, why hasn‘t apple (or anyone else) gobbled up the company??!!nandnandnand - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
Notably the Zotac ZBOX pico PI430AJ WITH AIRJET. Possibly some SSD products.meacupla - Friday, January 12, 2024 - link
It's probably because they are a relatively new startup, and don't have the capital to make a large factory.Companies like Apple, etc. demand that certain quotas be met, and Frore doesn't have that production capacity.
They seem to be advertising heavily to the tech market in the hopes of investors. Either that, or be outright bought out by Apple, or Cooler Master, etc.
For now, they are being used to cool NVMe drives, and that Zotac box.
MartenKL - Friday, January 19, 2024 - link
Because currently this is not really a solution. They have yet to prove that this can scale up and 5 watts can be passively dissipated. I am very sceptical to this solution. They themself state that they need to draw 20% of target dissipation. This is very inefficient. Like if a 150 W CPU-cooler needed 30 watts for its fans.nandnandnand - Thursday, January 11, 2024 - link
"Another significant upgrade of the AirJet Mini Slim is its intelligent self-cleaning system, which reverses the airflow to remove any accumulated dust in the filters to ensure consistent performance of the cooler itself as well as device it is cooling down."So this is dust trapped on/in the dust filter, not inside the internals of the AirJet unit which presumably would be devastated if dust accumulated?
meacupla - Saturday, January 13, 2024 - link
It's supposedly dust-proof internally, and it only needs a filter to prevent large dust particles from clogging the intake.lmcd - Friday, January 12, 2024 - link
Feels like the goals for this product are backwards. I want to see this used to clock up an 8-core Atom in a cheap plastic Windows tablet.nandnandnand - Friday, January 12, 2024 - link
Cheap it isn't. At least for now.lmcd - Saturday, January 13, 2024 - link
I mean I hear you, but given the $500 SFF computer I have to assume a $600 iPad-sized tablet is possible (I am assuming the margins are higher on the SFF computer to compensate for lower volume). Even at $650, it's competing favorably with the $750+ asking price for most x86 tablets from reputable vendors.lmcd - Saturday, January 13, 2024 - link
Also -- getting back to the 10 inch form factor with Windows would be lovely. I like my IdeaPad Duet 3i right up until I try and do any real multitasking.