USB 3.1 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Enclosure - ElecGear NV-C01 External Aluminum Cooling Case, 2280 PCI-E M2 M-Key NGFF HDD Card Reader Adapter, NVMe Hard Disk Drive Converter Caddy Box, USB Type A & C cable

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The fastest enclosure we've tested, the ZikeDrive uses an ASMedia ASM2464 controller to deliver USB 4 read speeds that are 20 percent faster than we've seen on the competition. Join the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. Its the best of the 10gbps nvme drives, it has better contact for cooling compared to tool less ones with little pressure, and its cheaper as well, but then isnt garbage like the skk. However, the ZikeDrive doesn't make the best list yet, because it's part of an IndieGoGo campaign and not available for general sale.

DockCase claims that its controller runs cooler than most other controllers, lowering the overall temperature, but we didn’t have a good way to verify this claim. The relatively slim enclosure slides open and closed, though it comes with a tiny Philips head screw (and screwdriver) to lock the pieces together for a more permanent placement.If you don’t have a spare drive or don’t want to deal with installing an internal drive into an enclosure, you can get one of the best external SSDs from our tested list. NVMe enclosure has two RGB lights, an illuminated ROG logo on the top and a small plastic fin on the side.

While you can reopen all of them and change drives at any time, you should consider an enclosure with a tool-less design if you think you’ll be changing the drive frequently. These show a pleasing pink and purplish light show which Asus markets as being part of its “Aura Sync” RGB ecosystem. A full-metal frame protects against external hazards and ensures the enclosure lasts through thousands of insertion/removal cycles.I have been on the lookout recently as a mate gave me his old 512Gb 2230 from his Steamdeck when he upgraded to a 2Tb. The drive comes with tiny rubber pegs that you must stick in one of these holes, but to pop the peg in, we had to pull the controller board out of the case and force it in. The SSD enclosure and its 10 Gbps USB-C port deliver performance that’s in line with more expensive competitors.

To help with cooling, the Orico BM2C3-2N comes with two sets of thermal pads and heatsinks to place on top of your SSDs. Iv found caddies that use the realtek rtl9210 and B varient work very well for stability and reliability. An aluminum rectangle with a couple of thin drawers that slide in and out to let you load in the SSDs, the BM2C3-2N is unremarkable apart from its ability to hold multiple drives.That brief window of time might be enough to allow the drive to finish writing some data and avoid corrupting your drive in the event of an ill-timed unplugging. However, there doesn’t seem to be any way to actually control the lights as the Asus Armoury Crate software we tested with did not recognize the drive.