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Review on πŸ“ Inateck NVMe and SATA SSD Enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C, FE2026 Space Gray by Brittney Reynolds

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Decently done, issues with older systems, no manual

I've had some issues with this case, but I honestly think it's mostly my old hardware. The case is quite solidly made, the outer case is a molded plastic cap with a sliding shell. The lower-quality plastic of the drive sled looks fairly cheap and has many creases, but it's an internal component that you rarely have to deal with in normal use. NVME drives are a nice bonus, but aren't needed for most full-size M2 drives. the kink in the body allows for effortless insertion of the m2. If you ever need to eject the drive, your best bet is to poke the backing through one of the holes on the back with an eraser and gently press. The kit includes small USB-CC and USB-CA cables. When connected, a blue LED will illuminate and the drive will attempt to connect. Unfortunately, that's where the good ends, at least for me. I tried two different M2 drives, one SK Hynix and the other Crucial, both with M key and neither worked. Hynix had problems from the start, but Crucial was recently bought. When connecting, the RTL based device driver and the Inateck driver were installed but the drive didn't appear in Win 10. I checked the instructions and they were four lines long on how to insert a disc into the slot in multiple languages. I think my PC is having trouble transferring data that fast and that's just a guess as the Crucial drive works fine on the laptop. The instructions gave the impression that it was more plug-in play than it turned out to be. The lack of information in the manual is irritating, as is the inability to work on an admittedly old 2012 PC, but the quality of the physical hardware looks good.

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