Review on 💾 M.2 NVME NGFF SSD Enclosure Adapter - Tool-Free, RTL9210B Chips, USB C 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps NVME, 6Gbps SATA PCIe M-Key(B+M), Solid State Drive External Support UASP Trim - SSD Size 2242/2260/2280 by Jeremy Gums

As an IT consultant whose job it is to fix computers, I often find myself reading hard drives from computers that don't more work, and a growing number of these drives are card-type SSDs. I bought this case for reading NVMe drives (M.2 card type with PCIe bus). Please note that this enclosure ONLY works with NVMe drives; I have another enclosure that works with M.2 SATA NGFF drives. If you're expecting this enclosure to work with either type of drive, you'll be disappointed. (There are other models that will work with both. Read the descriptions carefully to find them.) One of the reasons I bought this particular case is that it requires no tools. Since I use this product for data recovery and expect to use a different SSD each time, it was important to me to be able to quickly slip the SSD into the case and connect it to my computer. I used to have an NVMe barebones SSD reader, which was essentially a card with a USB connector, an NVMe card slot, and a screw anchor. It was NOT comfortable. First you had to remove the screw (of course) with a screwdriver before inserting the SSD, being careful not to lose a tiny screw in the process. Second, I found the process more tedious than I thought it was when I bought it. It was harder than I expected to hold a bare card/socket/USB module in a way that I can plug in an SSD without damaging either. With that tool-less body, rubber plugs instead of screws, and a sturdier overall design, it's a lot easier to work with. (Two rubber stoppers are included, which is good to know in case you lose one.) I also like that this case connects to the computer via a USB cable. A bare-card NVMe reader might seem more practical, but it results in a very long and overly flexible device hanging out of your USB port. This increases the likelihood of accidental damage to the reader or USB port. The cable fixing design is more durable. Both a standard USB 3.x cable and a USB-C cable are included. Performance is okay, but be aware that you're going from NVMe, which runs at PCIe speeds internally, to USB 3.x. Your NVMe drive will not break any speed records with this connection as USB 3.x is much slower than PCIe. But to temporarily connect an NVMe drive to a computer for data recovery purposes, this case is what you need.