Features:

  • 【Applicable SSD 】- This M.2 SSD Enclosure only for NVMe M-Key M.2 SSD (PCIE-based). Applicable to sizes 2242 / 2260 / 2280 solid state drivers. Does not support M.2 SATA based SSDs, M.2 PCIe AHCI SSDs, M.2 PCIe devices such as WiFi and capture cards, mSATA SSDs, and non-M.2 form factor SSDs.
  • 【Type C interface】- Both side can be inserted; USB-C Gen 2 10Gbps or Thunderbolt 3 are recommended for extreme speed performance. One HD movie transfer only takes 2 seconds; Backward compatible with USB 3.1 Gen1 and USB 3.0 up to 5Gbps.
  • 【Aluminum Alloy Shell】- Adopts aluminum alloy shell, slim design, durable and excellent heat dissipation, be portable and easy to carry;
  • 【Blue Indicator】- Blue Indicator shows the data transfer status, easy and clear;
  • 【High Quality Master Chip】- Adopts high performance controller IC, Complies with UASP, Trim which can effectively improve the speed and exteend the lifetime of SSD. Compatible Multi OS, Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10/ Linux/ MAC. * Pls kindly noted all of our products we provide 1 year warranty. We promise to replace a new one or refund all money for any quality issue, please e-mail us whatever problems you have. Pls feel free to order.
Excellent device

This is a well crafted device. It does require screws for the case and to secure the M.2 drive in place, but these are supplied. Screws require a #0 Phillips driver. The fastener for the drive (stabilizing the D-shaped cutout on the end of the drive board) utilizes a nut on the "back" side, which is a threaded cylinder. I found long nose pliers to be the best tool I had to position the nut and hold it while the screw is tightened. There is a self-adhesive insulating pad, which is intended to be attached to the SSD itself. While this would certainly prevent vibration, it also makes the case less effective as a means of swapping more than one SSD for use. For now, I've just slid the pad in with the drive. The vendor is very responsive to comments.

Fast, easy, and works with USB-C, USB-A, and Android

I put a 256GB Samsung 960 EVO in this after upgrading to a 1TB SSD in my main PC. The USB-C connection on this external drive is blazing fast if you have a USB-C connection to your device. I successfully used it with a USB-C to USB-A cable for legacy USB connection as well as connecting it to my Android phone with the USB-C port. All I had to do was format it on the Android device first.

Great way to reuse old laptop ssd

I upgraded my laptop to 1tb and put the 512gb in this. It makes for a small, quick supplemental storage device. My only issue was placing one screw took a few tries because of my big fingers. Be sure to purchase the correct model. You may need a small screwdriver so buy one also if you don't have one. The manufacturer sells models for the different types of ssd's and shows pictures of what works on each model.

Impressed

Surprisingly well made for the price. High quality metal enclosure, solid circuit board and connector, nice cable (though short). It’s a decent match to Apple Space Gray MacBook Pro, too... just a few shades lighter.

Quality product

Very nice quality, handily includes extra screws in case you are prone to losing them like me. Works well, seems sturdy, for NVME (m keyed) ssd only.

Solid build, outstanding customer service.

Solid build, excellent customer service. Apparently the order was lost in shipment. Seller sent a replacement after I already bought another similar one. Obvious he cares about outstanding customer service. Very well built enclosure and far superior to replacement I purchased. Does not cut corners on build. Highly recommended!

Amazing customer support, adapter works with Intel 600p

The adapter itself, once I got a working one, worked for converting my laptop's old Intel 600p NVME SSD to an external drive. Using CrystalDiskmark, I get about 450 MB/s read and write. This is almost exactly the same as a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD on my laptop, which is probably the best I could hope for. The adapter goes together pretty well and includes the screw (and an extra) for attaching the SSD to the adapter. A piece of thermal tape is included; you stick it to the top of the SSD, and when you slide it into the metal sleeve of the adapter, the SSD and tape touch the enclosure, helping to make it a heatsink. The metal sleeve does get hot while the drive is in use, which I think means it's helping to dissipate the heat. As for the customer service, it was an amazing experience. The first adapter I got had a weird issue where it would intermittently not recognize the SSD and it only worked with the cable in one direction. I contacted the company and they quickly sent out another via 2 day shipping, but unfortunately it still had the same problem. Finally, the company did some additional research and sent me a third adapter directly from China (via Fedex even!), which worked correctly! And throughout this entire process, they typically responded in a few hours. I also found out after a bit of searching that my SSD, the Intel 600p, has a power state that is right near the limit of the minimum power guaranteed by USB 3, which is probably why I was experiencing issues in the first place. So the fact that the company made adjustments to their product to make it work, and went through the trouble of sending me two replacements, is impressive. Overall, I am quite happy with this adapter and especially with the customer service.

Worked out of the box, but read description carefully

Does exactly what it says, although on my NVME SSD I'm ony seeing around1GB/s read throughput. Plug-n-play on Linux. Only regret is I didn't realize my SSD was a 2230, so although it works it's not bolted to the adapter board. Since I only plan to use this occasionally not a big deal, and my fault for not reading closely.

On Par with SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, Your PC interface is the limitation

With the costs of SSDs becoming more affordable, I have been upgrading my PC's internal and external storage to SSD. I have a Dell Inspiron 7570 laptop with Win10 Pro 64bit OS. Internally my PC has a M.2 NVMe connection and a SATA 3 connection for internal hard drive connectivity storage. On the internal M.2 NVMe connector I have a Samsung 500GB 960 EVO SSD for my OS which is blazing fast, with CrystalDiskMark reporting speeds around 3300 MB/s Read, 1800 MB/s Write. I had previously purchased a SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable SSD which is supposed to be one of the fastest external SSDs currently available and I was kind of disappointed when CystalDiskMark was reporting speeds of 440 MB/sec for the SanDisk as compared to my internal Samsung EVO M.2 NVMe which was getting 3000 MB/sec speeds. Knowing the fast speeds of M.2 NVMe SSDs, I purchased this SSK enclosure to be paired with an 512GB Intel 660p M.2 NVMe in hopes of getting similar SSD speeds from my external storage as the speeds as my internal Samsung SSD was providing. However, you soon learn without being able to connect the SSD to an actual M.2 NVMe connection directly, that is just not possible. My PC has USB 3.1 GEN 1 external connections which has a MAX theoretical speed throughput around 640MB/sec (ie 5Gbps). The Intel 660p M.2 NMVe SSD paired with this SSK enclosure is getting similar speeds as the SanDisk Extreme SSD. I come to find out that the SanDisk Extreme portable internally also has their 600X M.2 NMVe SSD as reported by SanDisk's SSD Dashboard app. So the speed bottle neck of these external portable devices is really not with the SSD or the interface controller (SSK enclosure) they're connected to, but is more a limitation of the port on your PC you're connecting them to. If you have a USB 3.1 "Gen 2" port on your PC, which is able to get up to 10Gbps (1280 MB/sec) throughput speeds then I would expect you may be able to get double the speed that I am seeing with the USB 3.1 Gen 1 port. Also USB 3.0 speeds are the same as USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds. Interesting enough, I also purchased a SanDisk 1TB Ultra Internal SSD which connects to a SATA 3 connection. I come to find out that SSD enclosure also has a SanDisk 600X M.2 NVMe SSD mounted inside of the box which just adds a SATA 3 interface converter. That internal SATA 3 connection provided 550 MB/sec read speeds. Therefore both of my PCs internal SSDs are faster than both of my external SSDs Overall, the size and build of this SSK enclosure is good. I posted a pic of it next to the SanDisk extreme portable where it's longer but thinner than the SanDisk. Performance wise they're about the same when connected to the same USB 3.1 Gen 1 port on my PC. Price wise I paid $60 for the 512GB Intel 660p M.2 NVMe SSD and $30 for the SSK NVMe 2280 enclosure for a total of $90. I also paid $90 for the 500GB SanDisk Extreme portable SSD. So total cost was exactly the same. I got 11GB of additional storage with the Intel SSD over the SanDisk. The only real benefit I can see of going with either a pre built external SSD such as the SanDisk extreme or a roll your own approach by purchasing this SSK enclosure is that as SSD sizes continue to grow and their prices continue to lower, is that the roll your own approach with the SSK enclosure will allow me to replace the internal M.2 NVMe SSD to a larger size in the future and save me about $30. I'm kind of disappointed that I was unable to gain any cost savings going with the roll your own solution while at the same time I'm happy the roll your own approach provided me similar speeds as one of the top external SSD solutions such as the SanDisk Extreme. Endurance comparison: There is a lot of confusion to sort through in regards to SSDs and their life expectancy. It typically boils down to the type of NAND flash the manufacturer uses for the SSD. TLC NAND is the lowest cost while having the least amount of life expectancy. SanDisk is not straight forward in publishing the type of NAND flash they are using in their SSDs. QLC NAND is the latest lower cost type of NAND while having a higher life expectancy over TLC NAND. I'm unsure of what which type of NAND flash SanDisk is using, so I thought I was doing myself a favor by purchasing the Intel 660p SSD since it specifies it is using QLC NAND. However, once I dug into the specs further you will see each manufacturer publishes a "TBW" spec. TBW= TeraByte's Written. For the Intel 660p it's TBW=100. Given the size of SSD is 512GB, this translates that I should be able to fill up the Intel a total of 200 times before I start seeing problems. The SanDisk Extreme's TBW=200 and since it's a similar 500GB in size, that translates to I should be able to fill up the SanDisk Extreme 400 times before I start seeing problems. So while I originally thought I was doing myself a favor by ensuring I was getting an SSD with QLC NAND by purchasing the Intel 660p SSD, that does not seem to be the case.

Inexpensive solution for Nvme SSD drives.

Excellent product. Well made, allowed me to mount an Nvme SSD externally, inexpensively.

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