UGREEN 2.5 Inch Hard Drive Enclosure, USB C SSD Caddy Tool Free SATA 6Gbps Type C Hard Disk Case UASP External HDD Enclosure Compatible with 2.5 SATA SSD HDD Kingston Crucial WD Blue EVO 870 PS4 Xbox

I have two of these running a software md RAID 1 (mirror) under Ubuntu Linux on a HP Microserver Gen10+. Not only are they fast enough to max out the SATA interface on my Samsung EVO 970s but they have been rock solid reliable without any issues. In addition the case is a really nice design. Completely tooless, quick and simple to use. Would definitely recommend for Linux users.

Excellent enclosure but came in different designs not a huge deal. Easy to use and fit a drive to and feels sturdy

PROS The drive is pretty sleek and well designed. The padding for the drive is very good (may be a little too good as it was a bit tight to install the drive at first) The usb/sata chipset is the ASM 235CM, and is a great performer, supporting USB 3.1 gen 2 connections (10Gbps) though bear in mind SATA III is limited to 6Gbps and further limited by the Drive Speed depending in its type. It also is UASP, which is important for performance with systems/OSs that support it. My system supports and uses UASP with this drive. The crystal mark Screenshot provided (567MBps seq read, 530MBps seq write) is my Samsung EVO 870 2TB drive inside the caddy, using USB 3.1 Gen 2, and compares very well to direct SATA speeds and shows pretty much full saturation of the SATA III interface, with that being the bottleneck. In fact it seems to be slightly faster on seq read/writes verses my EVO 870 4TB connected that I have connected direct to SATA 3 on my motherboard, and slightly slower on random. On USB 3.0 (gen1) 5gbps it gets about 445MBps seq read, and 411MBps seq write, showing the USB3.0 Gen 1 5Gbps interface being the bottleneck, and the speeds being quite respectable for a USB 3.0 interface. Things to be aware of: Only a USB A to USB C cable is provided, and whilst some USB A ports may have GEN 2 (10Gbps) support, many computers (such as mine) only provide 10Gbps via USB C ports, so if I needed to get the most absolute performance from a fast SATA SSD, I had to source my own USB C to C cable. Would have been helpful if a C to C cable was also included. Though for those using traditional HDDs in this, this woudl be a moot point for performance as those will not reach USB 3 speeds anyway, but may provide convenience. Cooling, the case is made of plastic, and there are no vents. Whilst my Samsung SSD is pretty cool, I do have a concern about possible overheading when used with HDD over longer periods of time and activity (shrter times and low activity shoudl be totally fine) For the above I have docked a single star Nevertheless is a great product, and at a good price.

Good quality recommend

I bought this to repair an external Seagate USB 3.0 hard drive that I have connected to my TV loaded with media which had a faulty cable port - A very common issue on external Drives, and would lose connection if you walked passed it. This enclosure replaces the fragile USB 3.0 micro port and replaces it with a reliable USB C interface and would permanently fix the issue. Dismantling the old drive was a little tricky as the Seagate was held together with strong doublesided tape, but once it was out it was very easy to install into the new enclosure. The TV recognized it immediately although the drive name now shows as a Ugreen drive instead of a Seagate drive but that is not a problem. It works well and have completely fixed the issue without me having to resort to buying a new drive or soldering in a new port.

This was one of the few enclosures I could find that supported: 1. TRIM - ensures you get maximum life & performance from your SSD 2. USAP - increases speed over USB 3.0 connections 3. USB 3.1 Gen 2 - combined with USAP means this enclosure has a faster connection than most SSD drives available today need. It supports speeds up to 10Gbps whilst most SSD drives can only get to around 4-6Gbps, which is 500-750 MB/S - confusing I know as SSDs are all compared on MB/s (Megabyes per second) but USB standards are quoted in is Gbps (Gigabit per second) - TIP: if you want to find our the conversion for your SSD speed just google "mb/s to gbps" and you'll get an online conversion tool. I'm getting real world speeds on my Samsung Evo 850 1TB drive connected to an iMac thunderbolt/USB 3.1 port of Sequential write of 456 MB/s and reads of 513 MB/s. The official specs for this drive are 520 MB/s write and 540 MB/s read but from what I understand from reading online reviews is you never get these speeds in real world situations. It's great value for the price as I saw some enclosures that were 2x or 3x the price for the same spec. To make sure you get the best performance from the drive make sure you get a good quality USB 3.1 Gen 2 cable that can support the 10 Gbps speed and if you're using a Mac then you will have to get your hands dirty with some simple Terminal commands to turn on TRIM or download one of the TRIM enabler tools available online. My only one criticism is the drive comes with a USB C to USB A connector but to hook it up to a fast USB C/thunderbolt port on a Mac you need USB C to USB C cable - would be great if they offered a different version with this cable like some of the competing drives, but it still works out good value if you add in the cost of a £10 USB cable.

Envoi très rapide et soigné. Toujours content des produits UGreen👍. Acheté pour remplacer un boîtier entrée de gamme Seagate (1To 5400trs) J'apprécie l'arrêt de la rotation après 15mn sans activité :) Je peux l'oublier, il fera pas le tour de la terre. Bonne électronique. C'est mon 3 ème, pour faire des disques baladeurs. J'ai aussi un excellent boîtier Ugreen de 3,5", (le seul à avoir pu discuter avec un disque dur planté :) qui drive un 6To 7500trs et ça va (4 ans, onduleur). Ces boîtiers s'ouvrent sans outils, on peut changer rapidement de disque. Zéro souci pour moi, je conseille. C'est pas bien les soucis :) Livré avec un câble USBA/usbC de 50cm.

I use it and it is Very good and speedy...

amazing

Prodotto perfettamente conforme alle specifiche presentate dal produttore. Acquistato per il riuso di un HDD interno dopo l'upgrade che ho fatto da HDD a SSD. -Spedito neii tempi di consegna stimati -Confezione originale del produttore che garantisce una buona protezione durante il transito. -Robusto -Ottimo il contenimento dell'HDD al suo interno grazie alla splendida funzionalità Anti-Shock -Ottima qualità dei materiali -Viene riconosciuto quasi all'istante dalla maggior parte dei PC (sia tramite la porta USB 2.0 sia, ovviamente, da quella 3.0) -La trasmissione tramite Porta USB 3.0 funziona perfettamente; questo l'ho riscontrato tentando il passaggio di 20 GB di materiale sia tramite la porta USB 2.0 che tramite quella 3.0, con una straordinaria differenza di quasi il 50%. -Rapporto Qualità/Prezzo: 100% Sembra di avere tra le mani un HDD esterno di quelli che si acquistano già assemblati dai produttori nei negozi. Sono molto soddisfatto di questo acquisto e lo consiglio tranquillamente a tutti quelli che hanno intenzione di non accantonare un eventuale disco interno e sfruttarlo al meglio non spendendo cifre esagerate. P.S. Funziona Benissimo con qualsiasi Hard drive di diverse generazioni...ma è giusto precisare, date le specifiche tecniche di ultima generazione di questo Case Esterno, che avrà un maggior rendimento se l'HDD (o SSD) che viene inserito al suo interno sia anch'esso (a livello di scrittura/lettura, e più in generale, di tecnologia implementata) di una recente generazione.

works great with my 860 evo, easily secures the hdd and uses usb c cable.