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Review on πŸ’¨ ineo M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Enclosure with Built-in Cooling Fan and Write Protection Switch [C2598-NVMe+] by Antonio Lofton

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Awesome highest quality USB Gen 2 NVMe chassis you can find (so far)

Awesome rugged chassis. I like another similar case from this brand (which looks like a flashlight) so much that I decided to try this one too. Both cases are very well designed. I like this one a little better as it doesn't have a (stupid, pointless) light and the top half of it falls off after removing 4 screws and uses pogo pins to send power to the fan in the top half (no wires). Bandwidth tests on both give the same results. These two cases seem to be much better designed than 95% of the cases. Nice to see well thought out technology. I'll check out this vendor's other listings in case they have other good stuff. Get 990GB/s with the included Type-A to Type-C cable, with or without an adapter. There are so few A-to-C cables that support 10 bps, but this one is on its head either way (nice). I've tried 10 other Type A and C cables, 6-3ft, and they all worked well (speeds decreased slightly with length). Use a perfectly good cable (the price you paid means nothing). Those who speak of a case and/or cable (with or without an A-to-C adapter) also prevent Gen2 speeds: 1 - bad cable or case (very unlikely) 2 - misunderstanding Gen 2, Type A or C (probably not. Don't assume your Type-C PC port needs to have Gen2 (10Gb/s) capabilities (don't assume, look for "10"). Your Type-A PC port Connector MUST have Gen2 (10Gb/s) capabilities (not a Type-A PC) Gen2 connectors usually have RED plastic inside the PC connector (not sure if this is a 100% rule).If your PC port is black it is most likely USB 2 (480MB/s) Cables are ok, your SSD is probably ok If you get 400-500GB/s you are connected to a Gen1 port ( period). If you get 50 Gb/s, you are connected to a USB2 port (period). Any cable longer than 1m will usually cause problems (but there are rare e exceptions). 0% of cables longer than 1m cause problems - poor manufacturing or mislabeled as Gen2/10Gbps. I tested 20 cables and about 20 of these cases and all cases were fine, but half of the cables turned out to be junk. See attached photos of tests.

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  • 1 year trial
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  • Quality