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Review on Portable M.2 NGFF SATA SSD to USB 3.0 External Reader Converter Adapter Enclosure with UASP - Key B/Key B+M (M.2 SATA SSD to USB 3.0 Black) by Hikeboy Ramey

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works as advertised but compare.

I ordered 2 of these for use with M2 SATA drives. This enclosure works as advertised, but I didn't get the throughput I expected with either the 120GB Kingston M2 SATA drive or the 500GB WD Blue drive. Theoretical (and manufacturer-verified) throughput for both drives exceeds the nominal limit of 550 MB/s, but I couldn't achieve that with the host's Shuttle SH97 USB 3.0 hub. Both drives using this enclosure showed higher throughput on other machines (AMD), but again they didn't hit the upper limit. Users should be aware that there are several factors that determine USB 3.0 throughput, most of which are beyond the user's control. I'm not sure what controller chip is used, but I find 450MB/s pretty good. This case runs cool, during my ATTO testing it ran at 82 degrees Fahrenheit which is pretty cool. I would buy them again.

Pros
  • 1 year trial
Cons
  • Weight