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Plugable USB-C M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure; Tool-Free & Driverless. USB 3 Type-C, including Thunderbolt and USB4, at 10Gbps. For M.2 NVMe SSDs 2230 to 2280 PCIe Gen 3 and 4. USB C and USB A cables included

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About this item

  • Super Speed: Connect your NVMe SSD to a USB-C, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, or Thunderbolt 4 port, achieving USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps speeds; performance over 900MB/s read and write with popular NVMe SSDs; includes USB Type-C and USB data cables
  • Tool-Free Design: First tool-less NVMe enclosure for quick M.2 NVMe SSD installation; compact, portable, with removable cable; sleek black design, aluminum heatsink with low-profile cooling fins
  • Compatibility: Install M.2 NVMe SSD 2230, 2242, 2260, or 2280 (not included), PCIe Gen 3 or PCIe Gen 4, any capacity; connect to USB 3.0 or USB-C hosts, including Thunderbolt and USB4, up to 10Gbps data rate; not compatible with M.2 SATA, M.2 PCIe AHCI, or non-NVMe M.2 PCIe devices
  • Operating Systems: Compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS; no driver installation required; SSD must be formatted with compatible file system for host OS; new NVMe SSDs require manual partitioning and formatting before use
  • Unlock NVMe Speed: Experience blazing-fast data transfer rates with this tool-free NVMe enclosure, perfect for upgrading your storage solution and enhancing system performance.



Product Description

Fastest USB 3 Storage with Tool-Free Installation

Backup, save, and transfer files at up to 10Gbps with this M.2 NVMe SSD to USB 3 enclosure. Includes USB Standard-A and USB Type-C cables for connectivity with a wide range of computers and ports: USB 3, USB Type-C, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4. USB 3 10Gbps and NVMe SSDs read and write files twice as fast as traditional USB 3 5Gbps external SATA SSDs, and much faster than typical USB Flash Drives. The innovative tool-free design allows quick installation of an M.2 NVMe SSD in seconds. Simply remove the aluminum cover using the locking latch, insert the SSD and secure with the flexible peg, then reinstall the cover. The peg can be moved to support multiple M.2 NVMe SSD form factors: 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230. Includes three thermal pads to improve heat transfer to the aluminum heat sink cover.

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Compatibility

  • Compatible with M.2 NVMe SSDs; PCIe Gen 3, and PCIe Gen 4, of any available capacity
  • New NVMe SSDs do not come partitioned or formatted and will require manual partitioning and formatting before the file system will be available in Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder.
  • SSD SMART data can be read from the installed NVMe SSD and TRIM is supported for compatible file systems.
  • Non-NVMe M.2 drives (PCIe ACHI, or SATA), and M.2 PCIe non-storage devices are not compatible with this enclosure

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System Requirements

  • Including both USB Standard-A and USB Type-C data cables for connecting this enclosure to a wide range of desktop and notebook computers.
  • We recommend computers with USB 3 5Gbps or 10Gbps, USB Type-C, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, or Thunderbolt 4. The enclosure can be used with USB 2.0 however performance will be limited to about 40MB/s read and write.
  • Current versions of Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS all include UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) drivers built into the operating system, no additional driver of software installations are necessary.
  • Not all file systems are supported by all operating systems, to share a drive between Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS we recommend formatting the drive with a exFAT file system as this is used by all operating systems and offers good performance.

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Versitile

Whether you are upgrading your computer to a new, larger NVMe SSD, or just need some additional storage for your notebook. This enclosure can help.

Upgrade your computer's internal drive: Install the new drive into this enclosure, then use the SSD manufacturer's provided cloning software to clone the internal drive to the new drive. Finally install the new drive into the computer and the computer's original NVMe SSD can be used in this enclosure for backups, or portable storage.

External storage: install a new NVMe SSD into this enclosure, connect to the computer to partition and format the drive. The NVMe SSD becomes a high-capacity flash drive, the fastest USB external hard drive for data storage and can be used for transferring data between computers, system backups, or external storage.

Take this enclosure with you to have access to your data on the go!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this drive enclosure compatible with M.2 SATA SSDs?

No, this enclosure is only compatible with M.2 NVMe SSDs. Retail drives will have the NVMe logo on the packaging and the SSD label, drives removed from a computer (OEM) may not specify if they are SATA or NVMe.

What is the maximum capacity of this enclosure?

NVMe does not specify a maximum capacity like older hard drive technologies, so long as the drive conforms to the NVMe standard it can be used in this enclosure.

Does this enclosure support USB4 PCIe mode?

No, this is a USB 10Gbps enclosure, when connected to a USB4 or Thunderbolt host the drive will operate as a USB 3 device at USB 10Gbps speeds.

NVMe SSDs run hot compared to SATA drives, how does this enclosure manage heat?

The enclosure includes three adhesive-backed thermal pads, these may be attached to the top of the NVMe SSD to provide a direct path for heat to be transferred from the SSD to the aluminum cover which acts as a heat sink to dissipate heat.


Jeff Atwood
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2024
I went crazy deep on external USB SSD enclosures with the Chia cryptocurrency and this is one of the few that actually works -- you can connect an external SSD and put it under *heavy* disk load and this enclosure can handle it fine. A lot of other SSD enclosures, surprisingly, cannot! This one was far and away the most reliable and easy to use/install of all the SSD enclosures I tried, reinforcing Plugable as a reliable brand. Other enclosures worked fine for simple file copies (which is all I think most people do with these enclosures) but if you put the SSD under heavy real world I/O load... strange, unexpected things would happen over time. It's subtle but I can vouch for this enclosure, for real, under heavy I/O workloads it performs fine -- and dissipates heat. I just bought a few more because I trust this one so much.
B J S
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2024
I'm using these to replace thumb drives as my portable drive of choice.Works great for making a bootable drive (ventoy etc) for OS ISOs. I fit 50+ ISOs on one drive for Linux distro hopping.Used another one for copying files from one system to another. Sustained write speed depends on the SSD you choose though. Cheaper brands won't have good write speed for long transfers. Look up testing data for brands/models with good sustained write speed, like WD Black for example.
Prasath
Reviewed in India on September 15, 2021
I request to all don't purchase this item I tried many possible ways for more than 3 days and it's totally does not support the data migration or cloning from old SSD to new SSD.Also, I have tried different cloning software but have not been used.So my best suggestion is if you need to extend your SSD size then the only option is to remove the old SSD in your laptop and put your new SSD then do the OS installation with activating original keys. Finally, install all your application by yourself.
Micha
Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2020
Mit Thunderbolt 3 kompatibel. Ist aber kein Thunderbolt 3.Mit USB C ab 3.1 Gen 1_ oder _ an Thunderbolt 3 Anschluss Lesse /~800 Mb/s _ schreiben bis~ 530 Mb/s.Mit USB C 3.2 Gen 2 oder mit Thunderbolt 3 Anschluss Lesse/~950 Mb/s _ schreiben bis ~700 Mb/s.Diese Werte können je nach M.2 SSD oder System abweichen .(+ -)Arretierung der m.2 sehr Praktisch - keine Schraube finde ich sehr gut.Einbau der m.2 sehr Praktisch - keine Schrauben _ Super.Nach 25 GB kopieren bleibt das Gehäuse noch kühl.Ein Gehäuse zum Empfehlen.
Andrew Scott
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020
This is my go to enclosure for testing drives and switching drives on the fly. I like this unit because it has a push button release, to slide the housing open and gain easy access to your SSD. Absolutely no tools required. Comes with both the USB-A to USB-C & USB-C to USB-C cables so you can connect to either a standard USB port or USB-C port. Speeds are comparable to most other USB external drive enclosures I have tested with the same drives. Your speed is really determined by the weakest link, speed of your computers port and or the speed of the drive itself.This is for NVME drives only, no SATA SSDs, but then again, who wants to use the slower SATA SSD's anyway, right?This unit comes with extra rubber stops that take the place of the SSD screw to hold the drive in place on the board so if you lose one or wear it out, you got backups.Now I will say, that if you use the drive for large transfers that run 5 minutes or longer, the enclosure does heat up quite a bit and may reduce the life of some SSDs over time. How much the SSD heats up is directly proportional to the model SSD and it's controller chip used including the controller interface on this Plugable Enclosure so it is a combination of several things that cause heating. I used Samsung SM961, PM981 and several different Toshiba X3 & X5 drives. The Toshiba X3 heated up very fast and hot to the point that the enclosure was too hot to hold more than a few seconds. The Toshiba X5 & the Samsung SM961/PM981 heated up as well, but took 5 to 8 minutes of constant writing before the drive got hot to touch, 107 degrees as measured with my laser thermometer where as the Toshiba X3 heated up to 118 degrees in the same time frame. So you can see that the heat generated by SSD's will vary. The Plugable enclosure is great for portability where you need to switch between different SSD's often. If you are using the same SSD all the time and do not have the need to switch between different drives, I would recommend an enclosure that has a larger heat-sink for better cooling.I placed a large CPU heat-sink on top of this drive enclosure without any thermal pad and that drew 100% of the heat away from the enclosure to the point that I never felt the enclosure heat up, even after 60 minutes of constant writing. I then placed some smaller NVME heat-sinks on the drive using a thermal pad between the two and this allowed the drive to operate for about 10 minutes longer before heating up. I secured my heat-sink to the enclosure with some tie wraps. (See attached photos) It doesn't look great but keeps the enclosure much cooler. Heat is your enemy when it comes to electronics and these NVME drives do heat up quite a bit.One thing I will note, this is the newer version of this Plugable Enclosure. Some YouTube videos show the older version which can open too easily. The new design locks into place and does not suffer from the older versions issue. The newer version shows (2) small white triangles pointing to each other with a black circle background. (See my photos for a picture of the new design). If it looks like this, you have the newer design.Overall I love this enclosure as it does exactly what I need it to do. I rated it (5) stars even though it heats up because I believe this was designed for IT Professionals in mind who want to switch out drives quickly and easily and are not using the drives in the enclosure for long periods of time with heavy use.Pros: Easy Swtiching of SSDs, No Tools Required, Push button release, Great for IT ProfessionalsCons: Poor heat dissipation for constant or heavy use
Fabrizio Romano
Reviewed in Italy on November 7, 2020
Preso perché consigliato da un tecnico informatico in in video su youtube.Prodotto eccellente per costruzione e modalità d'uso.
attouche
Reviewed in France on October 28, 2020
Très bonne qualité facilité d'utilisation
J
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020
EDIT: I am switching my review from negative to positive because Pluggable has switched from using the troublesome JMC583 chip to the RTL9210 in newer adapters! Be sure to check out the Pluggable product page for details. I now have a Realtek RTL9210 adapter and it's working perfectly in every instance where the jmicron adapters failed miserably. Buy a RTL9210 based adapter! The rest of my old review is below and was for the JMicron version of this adapter.None of this **** works! I bought three of these USB to NVME adapters and all of them have failed in one way or another.I tried:The SSK HE-C325The Plugable USBC-NVMEAnd the Sabrent EC-NVMEHere's what I learned.I tested these adapters with three different NVME SSD brands on five different computers with both Windows and Linux. I experienced random power-offs, disconnects, USB bus errors, read timeouts, and other reliability problems. In one instance a desktop boot looped when the EFI tried detecting bootable drives, until I unplugged the adapter. In another case my laptop warned that a USB device had exceeded it's power draw limit. Sometimes they would work fine for awhile, and then they just wouldn't. Putting a short USB extension cable in between the drive and a USB port would often induce USB bus errors. Using front-panel USB ports, otherwise working fine with other devices, would cause similar problems.All of these adapters were unreliable, and they all use the same chip manufacture inside. The SSK has a JMicron JMS562, and the Plugable and Sabrent use the JMicron JMS583.Between my own tests and other reviews and comments I am guessing there is something fundamentally wrong with the JMicron chips. They randomly disconnect, cause USB bus errors, will make your computer boot loop, and I've even read a number of reviews claiming that they killed people's SSDs due to overheating, though I blame the enclosures for poor cooling more than the JMicron chip for that.At this time there are four chips on the open market (that I am aware of) which provide this kind of NVME to USB bridge: JMicron JMS562, JMicron JMS583, Asmedia ASM2362, and Realtek RTL9210.Unfortunately I don't have any experience with the Asmedia or Realtek chips.There are very few choices for the Asmedia ASM2362 right now. Both UGreen and Syba have models using them here on Amazon, along with a pile of generic Chinese adapters. I have not tried these yet.Realtek RTL9210 appears to be the newest chip and there are accordingly the fewest options available for it, but there are at least two adapters here on Amazon and the JEYI i9 GTR looks like the best one to try. Asus apparently has one coming to market soon too but it looks... gamer-ish. I have not tried anything with this chip yet either, but I plan on doing so.FYI if you want smartmontools (smartctl) to check info on your adapter, you will need to use "-d sntjmicron" argument, and it will need to be version 7.0 or better. Future versions might not require the -d argument but for now it does.Overheating is a real possibility with these adapters. Take it seriously. I do not recommend slide-in type covers like the SSK and Plugable use. Get a "sandwich" style adapter like the Sabrent. Both the SSK and Plugable included thermal pads with adhesive so strong I assume they were meant to be permanent, because there's no way you could get them off without ripping any label which might be on your SSD, which is exactly what happened to me. Additionally, the thermal pads just didn't do a great job of conducting heat from the SSD to the metal housing. In the case of both the SSK and the Plugable I was able to cause my Samsung 960 EVO to hit it's 77C thermal limit and then it started throttling performance. I was able to get this down to 70C with the Plugable by adding my own custom thermal pads on the top and bottom of the SSD, but it was ugly, difficult, and time consuming. Just do yourself a favor and go with an adapter with a clamshell/sandwich style housing.The SSK adapter looked great but was the worst in regards to stability. It overdrew power on one of my laptop's USB ports and had the most stability/reliability problems.The Plugable adapter worked great in some computers, but putting a short USB extension cable or using front-side-USB ports caused it to fail. The adhesive on the thermal pads was also a nightmare to get off.In regards to the Sabrent EC-NVME, the USB C plug is too far recessed into the carrier, resulting in the cable making a poor connection. The plug on the cable can't be fully inserted because the wall of the aluminum carrier is too thick. This results in disconnects when I wiggled the cable or tried moving the adapter around on my desk.If it wasn't for this, the Sabrent EC-NVME might be a pretty good adapter. It's a big heavy hunk of metal, so I'm sure it would suck up all the heat from the SSD, and you can put thermal pads on both sides. The latch and cover can rattle around a little bit, but I'm sure that could be solved with a little bit of tape or a dab of silicone. They just erred in the design by failing to use a USB port which would extrude slightly from the body so the cable could be fully inserted.If you are interested, you might check out the discussion on AnandTech's forums titled "*STABLE* NVMe - USB Adapter?", thread ID "stable-nvme-usb-adapter.2572973". It seems I'm not the only one having trouble finding an adapter that actually works well.I wasted hours on these adapters, and I feel bad for returning them all, but none of them are reliable.
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