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Cable Matters Premium Aluminum USB-C Hard Drive Enclosure - 10Gbps Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible, MacBook Pro/Air, USB-C/USB-A Cables Review

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Description of Cable Matters Premium Aluminum USB-C Hard Drive Enclosure - 10Gbps Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible, MacBook Pro/Air, USB-C/USB-A Cables

USB C 2.5 External SSD Enclosure supports a 2.5" SATA SSD or HDD drive; portable external hard drive in a sturdy aluminum housing protects the SSD drive and assists with heat dissipation. Portable USB 3.1 SSD enclosure offers convenient and fast data back-up for temporary or long-term use; Diagnose internal SATA SSD drives for replacement or repair with this SATA HDD adapter. Tool free SATA hard drive enclosure offers a data transfer rate up to 10Gbps with a compatible computer; 10Gbps data transfer rate is 2x faster than USB 3.0; Thunderbolt 3 computer compatible with the included USB C cable; Supports the maximum SATA III 6Gbps data transfer rate. SSD hard drive USB C to SATA storage solution is compatible with Windows or Mac computers as a Thunderbolt 3 hard drive enclosure; USB C SSD enclosure provides a cost-effective solution for adding additional memory without opening up your laptop; UASP, TRIM and S.M.A.R.T support with compatible computers, drives and OS for increased data transfer speeds, improved CPU utilization and failure detection. 10 Gbps USB C hard drive ENCLOSURE is compatible with SATA SSD or HDD drives up to 9.5mm, including 7mm; SATA to Thunderbolt 3 hard drive enclosure is compatible with SATA drives such as the Samsung 860 EVO, Kingston A400 SSD, SSD Plus, Crucial MX500, WD Blue 3D NAND PC SSD

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent Value for USB 3.1 gen2 Enclosure

***Upgrade*** Enclosure comes with two (2) cables. USB C to C cable and USB 3 to C cable. At this price you should expect them to fail after a few flexes. A stronger cable will cost more than the case itself. The USB-CC cable was so bad that it didn't send enough power to the case right out of the box. The status LED didn't light up and the drive didn't mount securely unless I unplugged/plugged it in a few times. After replacing the cable with a known-good cable, the drive is securely installed

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  • Hard Drive Accessories
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  • Negative Impressions

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Easy installation, comes with TWO cables, partly plastic

I'm happy with this case, but maybe it's just me, I was surprised that it's not an aluminum case. INCREDIBLY EASY DRIVE INSTALLATION. I am using a Samsung SSD. It literally takes 10 seconds. No tools. PLASTIC BASE AND BACK. The entire sliding base plate, including the back with all the holes, is made of plastic. I'm not sure if the front part with the electronics is metal or plastic. The silver item is made of metal. I think it makes sense that the sliding floor is made of plastic. I only…

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  • Electronics
Cons
  • Something else

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The fastest external SSD enclosure I've ever used (Samsung 860).

I had a $500 Crucial 2TB SSD that could be used as a bootable backup of my MacBook Pro, but that SSD died last week. The Crucial Inatek SSD backs up about 530 GB per hour for a 1.6 TB backup (3 hours). I've had to temporarily switch to partial clone backups with my smaller 1TB Samsung 860 SSD in a similar Inatek case (no iTunes media backup) and saw 600GB per hour using my 16" MacBook Pro ( updated processor, GPU, 32GB / 2TB). So Samsung was a bit faster. Well I bought this Cable Matters case…

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  • Hard Drive Enclosure
Cons
  • Infinitely Slow