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B&H Photo Video has Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure for M.2 PCIe NVMe & SATA SSDs (EC-SNVE) for $19.99 (discount will show in cart). Shipping is free.

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Includes:
  • Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure for M.2 PCIe NVMe and SATA SSDs
  • USB Type-C to Type-C Cable (8")
Features:
  • 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 SSD Bay
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gb/s)
  • 100% Tool-Free Design
  • Bus Powered
  • Works with a M.2 NVMe or M.2 SATA SSD

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Sabrent EC-SNVE Overview

Use your own M.2 PCIe NVMe or SATA SSD with the Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Tool-Free M.2 SSD Enclosure. Featuring a tool-less design, you'll be able to fit a 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCIe NVMe or SATA SSD into this enclosure. The enclosure features an aluminum case with an ABS frame, which makes it portable and durable. Using a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C cable, this enclosure features data transfer rates of up to 10 Gb/s. You don't need an external power supply because this enclosure is bus powered.

Compatibility
This enclosure supports a single SSD in the M.2 form factor. It also supports both SATA and NVMe types. For M.2 sizes, this enclosure supports 2242, 2260, and 2280.
100% Tool-Less Design
Quickly install and remove M.2 SSDs without any tools.
Design
Designed to be portable and durable, this enclosure features an aluminum case with an ABS frame, making it ideal for travel.
Speed
This enclosure features USB 3.2 Gen 2, which can reach up to 10 Gb/s for steady and efficient data transfer speeds.
Plug and Play
No additional drivers are required. This enclosure is also bus powered so you don't need an external power supply.

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The "not a good price" thumbs-downs on this thread about Tom's rated best unit is one reason I no longer participate here. Meanwhile, the same unknowledgeable people will likely TU shilled garbage like uGreen.

Good deal, OP. Back to lurking.
These are the best USB C 3.1G2 enclosures for NVME. I own 4, may pick up a few more at this price. The reason they are great:
1. Mechanical design is a sandwich type, not slider, which allows excellent thermal contact with the NVMe.
2. RTL9210 chipset, most compatible
3. Tool less. Fast easy reliable instabll

Minor quibbles:
1. thermal pad is high quality, better than others but may not be the right height for your NVMe. In that case you may need to buy another thermal pad. This is also true for ALL enclosures
2. sabrent cable is sometimes flaky and is not USB-IF certified
3. Sabrent does not provide the latest firmware update for the RTL9210. You have to figure it out yourself,.

All in all an excellent drive for cheap. Get it. Highest recommendation of the enclosures out there.
20Gbps is rare.

Long rant:

Being a usb standard and not part of thunderbolt 3, or 4; it requires two usb 3.2 gen2 lanes being combined so the setup is usually referred as 2x2, the technology came, and went, it's dead in the water. I don't know of any laptops off the top of my head that support usb 2x2 but I have a MSI MAG B660M Mortar motherboard (ridiculous name, I know) that has just one 2x2 port. I'm guessing many laptop manufacturers didn't adopt it because you lose some lanes, adoption rate of 2x2 enclosures, and devices was small, and they figured people just wanted more usb ports instead. The enclosures I have seen range from $50 to $100, Might as well buy thunderbolt 4 or usb4 enclosure depending on your port technology and implementation because USB is a mess. USB4 is suppose to be 40Gbps but it's still considered USB4 if you only implement it to do 20Gbps (not to be confused with 2x2, it won't work on a 2x2 enclosure). Linus tech tips did a whole vid on it.

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09-11-2023 at 09:41 AM.

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09-11-2023 at 09:41 AM.
The "not a good price" thumbs-downs on this thread about Tom's rated best unit is one reason I no longer participate here. Meanwhile, the same unknowledgeable people will likely TU shilled garbage like uGreen.

Good deal, OP. Back to lurking.
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This is $29.99, am I missing something on the site?
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09-11-2023 at 12:08 PM.
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Quote from SmilingNest9368 :
This is $29.99, am I missing something on the site?
Discount is in the cart.
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Quote from SmilingNest9368 :
This is $29.99, am I missing something on the site?
33% Coupon Applied in Cart
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09-11-2023 at 12:29 PM.
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bummer its not 20Gbps still a good price
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09-11-2023 at 12:32 PM.
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I had 3 of these. One quit working. I do still like these though. If another fails I'll quit liking them. Works well with linux.
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Can I run steam games off this paired with an 2TB Intel 670p?
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09-11-2023 at 12:52 PM.
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Name brand for the same price as a generic. Same chipset as the cheap ones.
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These are the best USB C 3.1G2 enclosures for NVME. I own 4, may pick up a few more at this price. The reason they are great:
1. Mechanical design is a sandwich type, not slider, which allows excellent thermal contact with the NVMe.
2. RTL9210 chipset, most compatible
3. Tool less. Fast easy reliable instabll

Minor quibbles:
1. thermal pad is high quality, better than others but may not be the right height for your NVMe. In that case you may need to buy another thermal pad. This is also true for ALL enclosures
2. sabrent cable is sometimes flaky and is not USB-IF certified
3. Sabrent does not provide the latest firmware update for the RTL9210. You have to figure it out yourself,.

All in all an excellent drive for cheap. Get it. Highest recommendation of the enclosures out there.
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09-11-2023 at 01:43 PM.
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Quote from whodiini :
These are the best USB C 3.1G2 enclosures for NVME. I own 4, may pick up a few more at this price. The reason they are great:
1. Mechanical design is a sandwich type, not slider, which allows excellent thermal contact with the NVMe.
2. RTL9210 chipset, most compatible
3. Tool less. Fast easy reliable instabll

Minor quibbles:
1. thermal pad is high quality, better than others but may not be the right height for your NVMe. In that case you may need to buy another thermal pad. This is also true for ALL enclosures
2. sabrent cable is sometimes flaky and is not USB-IF certified
3. Sabrent does not provide the latest firmware update for the RTL9210. You have to figure it out yourself,.

All in all an excellent drive for cheap. Get it. Highest recommendation of the enclosures out there.
any links to firmware updates?
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09-11-2023 at 01:48 PM.
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google it. The reason I am not being more helpful is that the documentation is poor, the application is in french, and you stand a decent change of bricking the enclosure if you dont know what you are doing. I have bricked one enclosure (not sabrent) so far. Its not for someone who isnt going to do the reseach.
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Quote from deshwasi :
any links to firmware updates?
Seems there is a firmware update (via Windows) at Sabrent [sabrent.com] (see Downloads section).
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