Sabrent USB 3.1 Type-C PCIE-based

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.2 Plug 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 Portable NVMe PCIe M.2 Internal Samsung PM951 1TB I'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 2 Sabrent Type-C Enclsoure for NMVe PCIe M Key M.2 SSD QNINE NVMe M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2 SHINESTAR NVME NMVe PCIe M Key M.2

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.

I purchased the Crucial 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD drive (https://amzn.to/2MFKRCl) and paired it with this Sabrent enclosure. The enclosure is extremely well made and has some heft to it as it is an all-aluminum construction. The installation of the drive couldn't have been simpler or more straightforward. The rubber feet on the bottom have great anti-slip stick to them and the included USB-A to USB-C cable with the USB-A/C adapter is nice. HOWEVER, I wish it came with two separate dedicated cables than with an adapter and here's why: After I installed the Crucial 1TB SSD, I plugged the drive into my iMac via USB-C to USB-C with the included adapter. I reformatted the drive and was up and running. I went straight to Blackmagic's Speed Test app and was (briefly) thoroughly confused and disappointed. The drive and enclosure combo was capping out at 41 MB/s, which made absolutely no sense to me. "This should be a blazing fast system!" I thought. So I unmounted the drive, disconnected the adapter, and plugged it back in going straight USB-A to USB-C (bypassing the adapter). These speeds were MUCH better at an average of around 460 MB/s. Still perplexed by the 41 MB/s cap with the adapter I unmounted the drive, reconnected the adapter, and plugged the drive back in via USB-C to USB-C with the included adapter. This time it was a MUCH different story. I was now averaging read/write speeds at 932 MB/s through USB-C, where as it was capping out at 41 MB/s a couple minutes earlier. All that to say, if you use the included USB-C adapter make sure the it is fully seated and connected at all points. Again, I wish it were two separate dedicated cables rather than adapter, but oh well. OVERALL: the enclosure is very well built, compact, and FAST (once you make sure all connections are secured with the included adapter). I'm also including a photo of the Sabrent enclosure on top of my G-Drive for size context and a screenshot of the speed test with a properly connected USB-C adapter. I would definitely recommend this enclosure but with a dedicated USB-C to USB-C cable. TLDR; The included USB-C adapter temporarily capped read/write speed to 41 MB/s. After disconnecting and reconnecting the adapter the speeds shot up to an average of 932 MB/s. Make sure the USB-C adapter is securely connected at all points. Overall, incredible enclosure and definitely recommend.

Update: I tried a higher-end cable and got scorching fast speeds topping out at 3714 MB/s Read and 3536 MB/s Write (see image). So yeah, the cable matters. Unfortunately, there's no brand name on the cable. I'm getting more cables and will report back on testing. Note that Windows transfer speeds are slower, which is typical. I'm getting around 600 - 700 MB/s. That's considered pretty good from what I've read. Cables with High Data Transfer Rates: Silkland USB C Data Cable 20Gbps, Short 1FT USB3.2 Gen 2x2 High Speed Data Transfer, [5K/4K 60Hz] Monitor Cable, 240W PD Fast Charging, Type C Data Compatible for SSD, Hub, Dock, eGPU Cable Matters [USB-IF Certified] 40Gbps USB 4 Cable - 3.3ft, Supports Up to [8K@60Hz / 4K@240Hz Video, 240W Charging, 40Gbps Data Transfer] USB4 Cable, White, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4, MacBook -------------- The first one I bought performed terribly--I tried 3 different M.2 NVMe drives all with the same result. I returned it (easy to do) and got a replacement the next day. The second enclosure works beautifully. It feels very solid and transfer speeds are decent--getting nearly 1,000 MB/s Read/Write speeds (CrystalDiskMark) and 600 - 700 MB/s Windows transfer speeds. Also, the enclosure gets quite warm after extended use, which is a good thing--it's doing what it's supposed to, acting as a passive heat sink, meaning that it's transferring heat from M.2 drive. I've seen a few reviews complaining about the quality of the cable . I disagree. I've spent good money on high performance cables and I tested my best cable against the one provided with the enclosure--no difference in performance. And the cable comes with a handy, attached USB-C to USB-A adapter. If you get a poor performer the first go-round, maybe try again--clearly the first one I received was faulty (it happens). Definitely recommended!

This review is for the Sabrent USB 3.1 Aluminum Enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSD in Silver (EC-NVME). I purchased this external enclosure on sale after reading multiple tech magazine reviews that had it rated amount top two or three enclosures at the time. I purchased it on sale well before I had a need for it. I've dealt with enough HDDs & SSDs to know that eventually they will all fail and that having an external enclosure on hand when they do pays off. I had a pair of Samsung 970 EVO 2TB NVMe drives setup in a RAID 1 Mirror. After 2.5 years of medium usage a message came up indicating one of the two SSDs fell out of the RAID array. It turned out that the SSD had completely failed. The second SSD starting causing random BSODs shortly after the first SSD died. Unfortunately, since these SSDs were sold out at many locations at the time of purchase, both were bought from the same store and most likely came from the same manufacturing batch which would explain why the second SSD starting failing so quickly after the first one died. So I put the second SSD into this Sabrent external enclosure to recover what files I could. I've connected this external enclosure with the failing SSD to two different systems. It worked perfectly fine connected via USB-A and USB-C. The included USB cable with attached USB cable with USB-A to USB-C adapter is very convenient and appears to be a decent quality cable. Windows file transfer status was showing files transferring as fast as 700 MBs. The files that were being transferred were combinations of office documents, photos, video, and systems photos. So for the most part mostly large batches of smaller sized files. When it gets to a corrupted file the drive disconnects from the computer, and then I just have to unplug the USB cable and plug it back it to be recognized again. The disconnects are presumably being caused by the failing SSD and not the enclosure. Overall this is good and solid enclosure. The aluminum block the enclosure is made from along with the included thermal pad do transfer heat from the NVMe SSD. NVMe SSDs do get very hot. If the aluminum block had fins it would increase its surface area and heat dissipation. A mini screwdriver is included with this kit as well. There is a tiny blue LED indicator light next to the USB-C port on the enclosure. It would have been better if the LED were on the top of the case. In my layout I don't have a way to turn connect the enclosure and turn it around 180 degrees so that the cable and LED are facing towards me. If the LED were on top, then it would be visible regardless of the orientation. After I finish recovering files and rebuild the system with the failed SSDs, I will probably keep a 1 or 2 TB SSD in this enclosure and use it as an external backup device.

I was pleasantly surprised by this enclosure. It was a bit pricier than competing products, but it was better reviewed and it is pretty high quality. It's made of solid aluminum and is easy to install a drive in. I used a 256GB Samsung NVME that came in my laptop but I swapped for a higher capacity drive. This drive isn't the fastest and its SLC cache fills up quickly, but the initial burst of transfer speed is in excess of 700MB/s over a thunderbolt 3 connection proving the enclosure is capable of handling plenty of bandwidth. The drive I used apparently puts out a decent amount of heat, because after transferring over 100GB worth of data the case was fairly warm. The solid aluminum housing helps dissipate heat and it comes with a thermal pad to help transfer heat to the exterior casing. Attached is a photo of how warm it was after a few minutes of solid writing with my example drive. The included USB C cable with USB A 3.0 adapter is a nice touch, and the enclosure feels heavy and quality. I have no worries of carrying it around and tossing it into a backpack. This unit deserves the five stars since it delivers on everything I wanted it to.

Used this to have external SSD storage with the 2019 iMac 5k. Works great with the intel 660p. Speeds are as expected with USB 3.1 gen 2. Installation is easy. You just pop in the nvme stick and then use the provided screw driver and screws and screw on the cover. It feels heavy and well built. Decent amount of heat builds up when doing heavy writes and reads, but these drives make a decent amount of heat to begin with. Hot to touch but not burning. Cord provided is mediocre. It is a USB 3.1 gen 2 but also has an adapter at one end for previous generations. It would connect but whenever it was slightly moved, I'm assuming due to the adapter, the drive would disconnect.

The enclosure does not meet the basic requirement of a portable storage device. Let me explain, I had purchased this enclosure to repurpose my 256GB NVME SSD (SKhynix OEM) from my laptop when I upgraded to a 2TB NVME SSD as my laptop had only 1 NVME slot. To summarize the problem with this drive is a sentence, It's extremely UNSTABLE period. It's unstable to the point that you are better off trusting your $3 flash drive than using this. The device gets ejected randomly. And by randomly I mean randomly, you are playing a video from the drive and suddenly it stops playing and the device gets ejected, you are copying a file and the transfer will stop abruptly because the device got ejected, and you might as well forget playing games using this enclosure, even if the drive is idle, it will get ejected in sometime. And the worst part is that when a drive gets ejected the only way to reconnect is to physically disconnect the connector and reconnect it back to the USB port. I first thought there might be a problem with the cable, but unfortunately the cable was fine (checked with other external SSDs and enclosures). Then I thought, it might be a defective unit as a reputable manufacturer like Sabrent (late realization: not really reputable) would not product such a device, so I order a replacement. And I was dead wrong, the replacement had the exact same issue that I had with the first one, so the design itself is faulty. The generic NVME to USB 3.1 gen2 and this device uses the same bridge chip from JMicron but some how Sabrent managed to mess things up. I did call the customer care of Sabrent to check if they had any way to fix things via a firmware update or any other techniques, the person was apparently half asleep and had no clue about this device. I've tried the exact same SSD in exact same conditions (same data) with other generic enclosures in the market and I've had much better luck there. Not to mention that they cost half of what this costs. It's a shame as the metal body of the enclosure looks and feels good but that's where the goodness of this device ends.