Orico Transparent M.2 NVME USB-C SSD Enclosure - Silver USB3.1 Gen.2

It gets pretty hot, but it should be fine.
You also have to set up the SSD, but it's pretty easy if you know what your doing.
Little bit worried about the cover sliding off in my bag.
Also connecting the usb type c to my phone did not work which would have been cool. It gets pretty hot, but it should be fine.
You also have to set up the SSD, but it's pretty easy if you know what your doing.
Little bit worried about the cover sliding off in my bag.
Also connecting the usb type c to my phone did not work which would have been cool.

I have numerous M.2 enclosures and these are my favourite.
They are solid, have a built in heatsink and retain the M.2 drive securely.
No tools required to install the drive and it comes with both a USB A and USB C cable. I have numerous M.2 enclosures and these are my favourite.
They are solid, have a built in heatsink and retain the M.2 drive securely.
No tools required to install the drive and it comes with both a USB A and USB C cable.

From a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port (in theory up tp 10Gbps) the Windows 10
Handy when upgrading M.2 NVMe drives by cloning.
Test results using Crystak DiskMark with Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 drive:

CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
[Read]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 862.680 MB/s [ 822.7 IOPS] < 9707.56 us>
SEQ 128KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 605.270 MB/s [ 46...view more From a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port (in theory up tp 10Gbps) the Windows 10
Handy when upgrading M.2 NVMe drives by cloning.
Test results using Crystak DiskMark with Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 drive:

CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
[Read]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 862.680 MB/s [ 822.7 IOPS] < 9707.56 us>
SEQ 128KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 605.270 MB/s [ 4617.8 IOPS] < 6920.68 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 31.051 MB/s [ 7580.8 IOPS] < 66895.36 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 28.841 MB/s [ 7041.3 IOPS] < 141.74 us>
[Write]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 833.713 MB/s [ 795.1 IOPS] < 10025.28 us>
SEQ 128KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 589.183 MB/s [ 4495.1 IOPS] < 7103.02 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 48.520 MB/s [ 11845.7 IOPS] < 42873.95 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 41.818 MB/s [ 10209.5 IOPS] < 97.71 us>

Compared to a 500GB SATA III drive in ADATA external USB 3.1 Gen 2 port:
* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
[Read]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 68.499 MB/s [ 65.3 IOPS] <120876.63 us>
SEQ 128KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 67.850 MB/s [ 517.7 IOPS] < 41262.49 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 0.505 MB/s [ 123.3 IOPS] <849629.78 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 0.458 MB/s [ 111.8 IOPS] < 8912.43 us>
[Write]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 67.045 MB/s [ 63.9 IOPS] <120543.70 us>
SEQ 128KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 68.083 MB/s [ 519.4 IOPS] < 42198.14 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 0.678 MB/s [ 165.5 IOPS] <683463.78 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 0.679 MB/s [ 165.8 IOPS] < 6015.30 us>

Quick and easy to set up and works ok. Gets quite hot but that's expected when you push the drive. Unfortunately only got 5Gbps (660 MB/s) even though connected via Type-C to Type-C cable to a Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 port with a 5000 MB/s read speed internal drive and 2400 MB/s write speed drive set up in the Orico enclosure. Quick and easy to set up and works ok. Gets quite hot but that's expected when you push the drive. Unfortunately only got 5Gbps (660 MB/s) even though connected via Type-C to Type-C cable to a Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 port with a 5000 MB/s read speed internal drive and 2400 MB/s write speed drive set up in the Orico enclosure.

Bought this to reuse my old M.2 drive when I bought a new one. It's now my go to external drive for movies and TV shows. Bought this to reuse my old M.2 drive when I bought a new one. It's now my go to external drive for movies and TV shows.

By: Lillian_G 03/11/21

Verified Owner

Mounting the M.2 drive was easy and the device worked perfectly without issue. Plug and play, no other setup required. Mounting the M.2 drive was easy and the device worked perfectly without issue. Plug and play, no other setup required.

Comes with both C to C & C to A cables, small screwdriver, and a thermal pad, and has a built in heatsink...a great value enclosure
Works sweet with smartphones too, great for backup if switching phones etc. Comes with both C to C & C to A cables, small screwdriver, and a thermal pad, and has a built in heatsink...a great value enclosure
Works sweet with smartphones too, great for backup if switching phones etc.

Easy to use Easy to use

I needed to rescue some of my old data from a previous laptop and this worked. I also plan to reformate the ssd drive so its a small little portable drive for uni I needed to rescue some of my old data from a previous laptop and this worked. I also plan to reformate the ssd drive so its a small little portable drive for uni

Fails to operate in UASP mode.
Transfers max out at 83 MB/s, and frequently locks up. Its a brick.

Waste of my money.
Save yours! Fails to operate in UASP mode.
Transfers max out at 83 MB/s, and frequently locks up. Its a brick.

Waste of my money.
Save yours!

Unlike other enclosures this can be used to BOOT both MACs and PCs.
I spent many hours unsuccessfully trying to set up an external boot drive, for an old iMAC, using a proprietry WD external USB-C drive.
Switched to this Orico enclosure and the iMAC's old drive cloned perfectly booting first try!
It is very fast if correct cable and port is used.
The price is an amazingly good deal for what you get.
Great for backups, upgrading NVMe drives, etc.
I would give it 10 Stars if the ratings went that high! Unlike other enclosures this can be used to BOOT both MACs and PCs.
I spent many hours unsuccessfully trying to set up an external boot drive, for an old iMAC, using a proprietry WD external USB-C drive.
Switched to this Orico enclosure and the iMAC's old drive cloned perfectly booting first try!
It is very fast if correct cable and port is used.
The price is an amazingly good deal for what you get.
Great for backups, upgrading NVMe drives, etc.
I would give it 10 Stars if the ratings went that high!

No issues. It works as expected. Setup was easy and transfer speeds seem decent. Gets warm during use, but nothing major. Fine for the price. No issues. It works as expected. Setup was easy and transfer speeds seem decent. Gets warm during use, but nothing major. Fine for the price.