SABRENT USB 3.1 Aluminum Enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSD in Silver (EC-NVME)

This is one of my favorite enclosures. It's built like a tank and is machined from solid aluminum. Unlike a lot of others I've tried, it stays reasonably cool without fans or vents, which makes it more ideal for me working in environments where dust or dirt could be an issue. Works like a charm (tested on windows, mac, and linux) and performs at advertised speeds as long as you use a reliable brand-name NVME SSD.

It's a very nice and solid enclosure. I'm using it with Samsung 970 EVO PLUS...There are way to many VINE reviews for this product. Normally if product is really good it should have tons of USER ( Non Vine ) reviews... Vine users are sponsored to get reviews... Doesn't matter if they're unbias, they're not natural users who come to amazon to buy the specific product in question so their reviews / use are different than a regular user who comes to amazon looking for a specific to use...This summary is primarily for those who will be copying large files ( 60GB to 500GB + ) from the Enclosure ( which are reads ) to any other device. The copies always abort prematurely in the middle of copying when enclosure is connected to USB-C port that supports USB 3.1 Gen 2..If Enclosure is connected to regular USB-A port that supports USB 3.1 Gen 1, then copies ( read from enclosure ) works 90% of the time, meaning copies do not stop / abort in the middle...I'll update refine and update this review later and make it more succinct later...I spent a lot of money trying to get reads ( copies from the enclosure while it's connected to the USB-C port USB 3.1 Gen 2 ) to work... To eliminate and isolate issues, I purchased and tried following: two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe PCIe, M.2, one Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe PCIe, M.2, one Dell XPS 15 9570 32GB Mem, 1TB NVMe, PCIe, M.2 SSD )... I've tried three different NVMe, PCIe, M.2 enclosures and they all exhibit the exact same behavior:Write / Copy large file from any source to enclosure with 970 EVO or 970 EVO plus installed while the Enclosure is connected to USB-C port USB 3.1 Gen 2 and writes / copy to enclosure " ALWAYS " works 100% of time no issues whatsoever...However, then try to copy the exact same file that was written to enclosure with 970 EVO or 970 EVO Plus NVMe, PCIe, M.2 to any other drive ( internal or external ) and the copy will start but ALWAYS files to complete... ALWAYS fails to complete no matter device / memory / drive it's being written to...Irony is the Samsung T5 1TB enclosure with 1TB inside it NEVER FAILS when copying from it...Also there are no thermo issues as I have fan blowing directly on enclosures and it's cool to cold during whole duration of copy...More details below. I will update this review later...Anyway,Nothing to complain about except fact that this enclosure as well as the others below " ALWAYS " fail during middle of copying when trying to copy large files from the enclosure ( which are READS from Enclosure ) to any of the following drives when the enclosure is connected to a USB-C port that is Gen 2 10Gbps and also Thunderbolt...Windows 10 Pro, Dell XPS 15 9550 & 9570 both systems: 32GB Mem, 1TB SSD NMVe, PCIe, M.2Plug Sabrent Enclosure with 970 EVO Plus in Enclosure to USB-C port...WRITES to the Enclosure are very, very fast as expected and never, ever fail or stop prematurely during writes ( copies ) to the enclosure...However, when trying to copy ( for purpose of backing up file ) the exact same file that was just written to the enclosure, copy from enclosure fails in middle of copying from the enclosure to Internal Drive in XPS 15 ( NVMe, PCIe, M.2 SSD 1TB PM951 ) and it also fails in middle of copying from enclosure when copying to any of the following USB devices:USB 3.1 devices: Seagate 5TB Portable, Seagate 8TB HUB, WD 4TB PortableNVMe PCIe M.2 Internal Samsung PM951 1TBI've tried numerous times, trying to copy from enclosure while it was in the USB-C Port I've retrimmed the internal drive in the XPS 15s before copying from enclosure and writing to the internal drives PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2...It ALWAYS FAILS TO COPY same large file that was just written to enclosure. File sizes between 80GB to 450GB...Steadily copies ( 100GB to 500GB+ ) file from enclosure to internal drive in XPS 15 at 750MB/s then abruptly starts slowing down, then stops 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% of way ( completed ), but never successfully completes copying...IT NEVER COMPLETES COPYING FROM USB-C PORT SAME EXACT FILE THAT WAS WRITTEN TO IT TO ANY DEVICE....HOWEVER, IF ENCLOSURE IS CONNECTED TO USB-A PORT USB 3.1 it will successfully copy from the enclosure the same file 90% of the time to any drive internal or external at approximately 375MB/s...This enclosure isn't the only one affected. I've tried following enclosures and they all exhibit the same behavior so I suspect there's something about the USB-C port that saturates and dies during middle of copying... I saw other reports and reviews on web concerning iMac and MacBook Pro's Copies FROM the enclosures only work when not in a USB-C port USB 3.1 Gen 2Sabrent Type-C Enclsoure for NMVe PCIe M Key M.2 SSDQNINE NVMe M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2SHINESTAR NVME NMVe PCIe M Key M.2

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I bought a computer in 2019, booting from a super-fast NVMe drive. Duh. It's the future. The problem? Tiny NVMe card. But NVMe cards are getting cheap. So it's worth going through the effort to install a bigger NVMe in your new laptop. The bigger NVMe cards (such as 1 tb) are quite a bit faster too.You want to install a new hard drive, and boot your OS from it? That means backing up all your data, making a flash recovery usb drive for your OS, plus a recovery drive for your machine-specific drivers. It also means tracking down your Windows key, if that's the OS you're using. Right?Wrong. If your fancy new laptop already uses NVMe, it's super easy to just use this NVMe enclosure to clone everything, down to the last bit, to your bigger, faster NVMe drive upgrade.Step 1: buy this NVMe enclosure (it's the best I know of) and a larger-capacity NVMe replacement drive.Step 2: download Macrium Reflect, Easeus Partition Manager Free, or similar.Step 3: install your large-capacity drive into this external NVMe enclosure, and connect it via included usb cable to your pc/laptop. (note: for this step, you do not need to screw the lid on this external enclosure down. The one screw that secures the NVME card to the board is sufficient.)Step 4: Use the aforementioned programs to clone your existing boot drive to your newer, bigger, NVMe, housed in your enclosure. Marvel at the speed of 2 NVMe drives transferring data over USB 3.1 gen2.Step 5: Now that your boot drive's been cloned to your larger NVMe card housed in the external enclosure, you can swap out the smaller card and install the new NVMe in your pc/laptop. Boot your machine, enter Windows, and run the "disk management" program. you may need to use a program like Easus to re-arrange your partitions so that you are able to use the "disk management" program to expand the boot partition from your old NVMe to fill your newer, larger, NVMe. Google for details.Step 6: At this point, you've got a larger, faster NVMe drive installed in your machine and functioning as your boot OS drive. Now what to do with this sleek aluminum NVMe enclosure, and your older, smaller NVMe card?Say goodbye to USB flash drives forever.Install the older, smaller NVMe drive that you don't need anymore, into this NVMe enclosure. Screw the lid on the enclosure this time. Connect via USB, and use the "disk management" program to format your old drive. Don't worry, you cloned everything important to your new drive already.Now you have a super-fast NVMe flash drive that can transfer data at insane speeds over usb 3.1 gen2. When you want to upgrade your boot drive again in the future, for say 4 or 8 tb, your old drive can be cloned and then formatted into a usb flash drive yet again. In other words, owning an NVMe enclosure is like owning a USB flash drive that's future-proof in terms of raw transmission speeds over USB 3.1 gen2, but also upgradable every time you upgrade to a new boot NVMe drive. The enclosure also makes the process of installing a new NVMe drive SO MUCH EASIER.This enclosure is super nice. It seems durable and like it'll last. It has way more weight than it needs, but it makes it feel important, substantial. Like an Apple product. Probably a good heat sink as well. I find myself holding this enclosure in my hands, softly caressing it, feeling the smooth aluminum, wishing I had more practical reasons to use USB flash drives to transfer data.10/10 would recommend.