Review on 🔁 StarTech.com Dual M.2 SATA RAID Adapter Converter with TRIM Support - 2x M.2 SSDs to 2.5in SATA (6Gbps) Converter with RAID Capability (25S22M2NGFFR) - Black/Silver by Trey Ali

The unit appears to be well assembled and looks very nice. The supplied screws for the M2 could have been mounted on the board to save us some hassle as they are very small and quite difficult to align and secure properly. Configuration was easy for me. I installed a pair of Micron M600 M.2 256GB SATA SSDs, set the jumpers to RAID 0, plugged in the SATA cables, and booted my computer. Disk Management opened and immediately offered to initialize the new volume. I used GPT mode and was able to format the new volume without any problems. I haven't tried it as a startup disk (MBR mode) and my drives have never been initialized, so your mileage may vary. Now for the most important part: performance. To be honest I haven't had a chance to use this thing in real life scenarios but you can check my CrystalDiskMark results side by side with a single 256GB Micron M600 test - as you can see they are not that different. Slightly faster write speeds, but far from what you would expect from RAID 0! I've also noticed that the case feels noticeably warm even after the drive has been idle for a while, and I'm wondering if this can become a problem over time. So is it worth it? I haven't decided yet. I already had those M.2 SATA drives laying around collecting dust, so I might keep them for myself, but if you're planning on buying new SSDs to use with this device, I wouldn't recommend it.