Store4PC via Amazon has select SABRENT USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C M.2 SSD Enclosures on sale listed below after corresponding promo codes. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.
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I have this very same model from years back. I really won't recommend this as it overheats, if I remember correctly it has a film solution along with it to help it cool, but for some heavy workload in term of read and write....
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves lots of reading writing and deleting on the drive at the same time.
Edit: also for those that think the cooling pad will be enough, it won't. You will have better luck just taking the top off and let it cool that way. It was a very poor design to have this enclosure on a fully enclosed METAL rectangular box of abomination with no ventilation in mind. Also If you buy this make sure you use usb-c to usb-c. You can use a usb-c to usb3.1 or 3.2 but you will experience random disconnects now and then which is not ideal for something that's specifically designed for fast speeds and heavy use with the portability it's supposed to be designed for.
This M.2 enclosure is a great addition to a tech bag. Supporting multiple SSD sizes and both SATA and NVMe is amazing to have in one device. It has come in handy a number of times.
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This M.2 enclosure is a great addition to a tech bag. Supporting multiple SSD sizes and both SATA and NVMe is amazing to have in one device. It has come in handy a number of times.
it's somewhat unclear from the pictures; is the special edition iridescent? i'm all about some iridescent shit, although i'd worry about it wearing off if it's just a thin coating or paint 🤐
I don't even have 20gbps motherboard (and no pci-e slots free for card, mitx board), yet the special edition is calling me for some reason.. I do have 2 of the 10gbps ones, work great.
rgb is bit wider and chunkier than the 10gbps. I think rgb is all metal though
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I have this very same model from years back. I really won't recommend this as it overheats, if I remember correctly it has a film solution along with it to help it cool, but for some heavy workload in term of read and write....
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves lots of reading writing and deleting on the drive at the same time.
Edit: also for those that think the cooling pad will be enough, it won't. You will have better luck just taking the top off and let it cool that way. It was a very poor design to have this enclosure on a fully enclosed METAL rectangular box of abomination with no ventilation in mind. Also If you buy this make sure you use usb-c to usb-c. You can use a usb-c to usb3.1 or 3.2 but you will experience random disconnects now and then which is not ideal for something that's specifically designed for fast speeds and heavy use with the portability it's supposed to be designed for.
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This looks good, but M.2 SSDs are getting a bit too expensive recently. Where are all those SSD deals with lower than $50/TB price point? Not going to buy this only to find that I need to buy a new SSD to fill it in😅
I have this very same model from years back. I really won't recommend this as it overheats, if I remember correctly it has a film solution along with it to help it cool, but for some heavy workload in term of read and write....
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves both reading and writing on the drive at the same time.
I have two of the 10gbps enclosures, one with a 2TB 970 Evo and one with a 2TB Intel 670p. Copied the same batch of 1.5TB files to each drive. The 670p got way hotter than the 970 Evo. The Evo barely got warm. How hot it gets under sustained loads depends on the SSD being used.
There are lots of much worse enclosures out there that seem to trap heat instead of transferring it to the case shell.
That said, when expecting extended work loads, I have taken to placing my NVME enclosures on top of my desktop when possible so it gets some airflow. Or I'll put the top down on my desk to help transfer heat that way.
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves both reading and writing on the drive at the same time.
Why would anyone in their right mind use an external drive to do video conversions and heavy work? That's not what you do in external drives.
I have this very same model from years back. I really won't recommend this as it overheats, if I remember correctly it has a film solution along with it to help it cool, but for some heavy workload in term of read and write....
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves both reading and writing on the drive at the same time.
I haven't seen that. Probably depends on the drive being used in the enclosure…I run pretty disk intensive stuff on several of these and have not once seen an overheating condition.
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These are super useful if you have any extra m.2 drives laying around just slap these in. I used them for gaming and storage perfectly good for that type of usage.
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Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves lots of reading writing and deleting on the drive at the same time.
Edit: also for those that think the cooling pad will be enough, it won't. You will have better luck just taking the top off and let it cool that way. It was a very poor design to have this enclosure on a fully enclosed METAL rectangular box of abomination with no ventilation in mind. Also If you buy this make sure you use usb-c to usb-c. You can use a usb-c to usb3.1 or 3.2 but you will experience random disconnects now and then which is not ideal for something that's specifically designed for fast speeds and heavy use with the portability it's supposed to be designed for.
that makes it much easier to align the thermal pad with the nvme and case. good cooling.
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that makes it much easier to align the thermal pad with the nvme and case. good cooling.
rgb is bit wider and chunkier than the 10gbps. I think rgb is all metal though
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Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves lots of reading writing and deleting on the drive at the same time.
Edit: also for those that think the cooling pad will be enough, it won't. You will have better luck just taking the top off and let it cool that way. It was a very poor design to have this enclosure on a fully enclosed METAL rectangular box of abomination with no ventilation in mind. Also If you buy this make sure you use usb-c to usb-c. You can use a usb-c to usb3.1 or 3.2 but you will experience random disconnects now and then which is not ideal for something that's specifically designed for fast speeds and heavy use with the portability it's supposed to be designed for.
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves both reading and writing on the drive at the same time.
There are lots of much worse enclosures out there that seem to trap heat instead of transferring it to the case shell.
That said, when expecting extended work loads, I have taken to placing my NVME enclosures on top of my desktop when possible so it gets some airflow. Or I'll put the top down on my desk to help transfer heat that way.
Like for example, encoding a video, editing, decoding etc, anything that requires sustained heavy read and writes for prolonged periods of time (several hours), you run the risk of overheating it and in my case it will run too hot disconnect, and corrupt the entire m.2 drive. Resulting in absolute rage when all the your files in your drive gets completely nuked and will have to force initialize it for it to be usable again (even that won't work at times)
In short: Get this if you plan on playing games fast, transfer files etc. Don't get this if you plan on using it for stuff that will require heavy use that involves both reading and writing on the drive at the same time.
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