Interesting. YES, def related to thunderbolt ports. What speed SSDs cause issue? Have you noticed any other apparently inexplicable issues? For me it affected not only NVME disks, but -
- ALL external disks, NVME (10 gbps) and SATA, whether quite old, 1-2 years or brand new
- Wired internet connection and thus apps dependent on web access (e.g. dictation and AI functions within creative apps)
- Visual display (e.g. showing half an image, no thumbnail images within app, or windows getting stuck)
- Physical monitors (port burn on one, intermittent displays on another) and...
- ...literally anything else plugged into the ports, whether attached direct or via (3 different) hubs I've tried.
I always suspected h/w b/c (for me) it started with one port, then 2, then all 4... and happened again the same way after all ports replaced. However, that could also be coincidence I guess.
Good you've reported direct to Apple. Hopefully numbers will get users heard on this...