SSK Aluminum USB 3.2 Gen 1 M.2 SATA SSD Enclosure Adapter, External NGFF Based M.2 Solid State Drive Enclosure Reader, ONLY for SATA SSD

READ THE DESCRIPTION and the MANUAL! This works perfectly IF you have one of the older M.2 Drives that are NOT nvme/PCIE. I had a Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SSD and it works perfectly in this enclosure. As a matter of fact, it was a bit of a challenge finding an enclosure that WOULD work with my older SSD. Very well packaged, seems well made and even includes a tiny little screwdriver for the microscopic screws included to secure the SSD and the case. I did have to go into the Computer Manager and Disk Manager to manually initialize the drive (As it says to do in the manual...) before it was recognized.

The aluminum housing dissipates heat well. After lots of use, the case just felt warm to the touch. It never got hot. The included heavy-duty 8-inch data/power cable and the USB-C adapter also worked well. I bought this M.2 SATA SSD enclosure adapter to upgrade my HP Elitebook 840 G3 laptop's storage from 256GB to 512GB. This conversion/upgrade was easy, went very smoothy and was completely successful. Since the laptop uses an M.2 SATA SSD, this enclosure adapter was the best inexpensive solution and ideal for the purpose. First, I placed a new 512GB drive into the adapter, and cloned my laptop's 256GB drive (with Macrium Reflect). Second, I replaced the laptop's internal 256GB drive with the newly cloned 512GB drive. Third, as a bonus, I put my laptop's old 256GB drive into this enclosure and saved 15 years of Google Photos on it. Since the process was so easy, and everything went so smoothly, I'm extremely satisfied with this product.

Bought this to use to get data off of a dying SSD with boot sectors errors. Got everything off that I needed. Quality construction.

Caveat - as you'll see in the review below, I did not get this to work with my hard drive due to my own mistake, but I'll review it assuming it would have worked.I bought this to recover the data on my hard drive when my laptop unexpectedly bit the dust. Unfortunately, I have an NVMe hard drive and it did not work with this enclosure, whomp whomp. That was my mistake. It does say in the description that it does not work with NVMe hard drives, only SATA, but I just went by the pictures of the slot where you plug in the drive - my drive looked like the pictures and I bought without noticing. So don't do what I did - pay attention to the description. I'm going to assume that it would have worked had I possessed a SATA hard drive because the computer actually *did* see that something was plugged in, it just wouldn't read the drive.The enclosure is pretty easy to use, but there are better ones for a few extra dollars (e.g. Sabrent feels sturdier and is easier to swap drives). I did not deduct a star for that since it is very reasonably priced, but keep it in mind depending on your needs. This enclosure feels plasticky, but sturdy. To get to the drive, you have to pull out the slot and it makes a grating noise when you do so. This is probably not a problem unless you plan to frequently switch out the drive. Inside there are several clips to secure the hard drive. As mine was the longest variety, I had some trouble getting the hard drive to seat down into the clip. After reading other reviews, I realized that the clips to secure the smaller size drives get in the way and cause the drive to bow slightly. You can bend those clips backward out of the way (and should if you have a long drive to prevent the drive from eventually warping). Once you've bent the clips out of the way, the hard drive fits fine, although then the clips do slightly get in the way when you slide the black portion back into the silver enclosure. Again, probably only a problem if you switch them out frequently. Finally, there is a tiny screw to secure the black and silver pieces together. They nicely provided an extra screw as well as a small screwdriver, which was a nice touch. Honestly, I probably won't even use the screw unless I'm transporting the drive - as I mentioned, the inner slot fits tightly inside to the point that it grates a bit when you pull it out so it's unlikely to fall out with normal use. A final note, the enclosure came with a USB A to USB C cord along with an adaptor to convert the A side to a C plug. That was a nice touch - rather than pick one they provided options. I do not know enough to know if the A side with C adaptor would affect the transfer speed (as opposed to C to C), but if you don't have a C port on your computer, a C to C plug would not work at all. It was a nice touch like the extra screw and screwdriver to ensure that you can use the enclosure out of the box without searching the house for tiny screwdrivers or cables.

good for its intended use, easy to assemble

What a great product! Seriously.This inexpensive little thing has a legit aluminum outer case. The plastic tray seems a little flimsy, but it does need to be flexible. If you watch the unboxing/demo video attached to the product info, I had exactly the same experience, only with more hair on my knuckles.The instruction manual isn't perfect, but the device is very straightforward and more or less intuitive. It arrived within 24 hours of my order and I was able to get on with my project with almost no complications or difficulty. I wasn't really sure how to bend the retaining clip "C" for the full-length M.2 drive, but I figured it out. And the rest after that was super easy and obvious.I think I'll also get SSK's NVME /PCI-E version next, even though I don't currently have a need for it. It'd be great to have it around for whenever the need might arise. Then again, considering how fast this one arrived, I feel confident I wouldn't have to wait very long if the need does come up.Then again again, for the price.... Yep, I'm ordering the NVME one too.

I used this to migrate from 128 to 512gb ssd on USB c port on my laptop. This is a solid case at a great price..

The drive worked as expected for just a little over 1 year. It was able to transfer data at 10Gbps between my Macs and my PC - no issues. Then, after using it on my Mac & disconnecting the drive (properly, with the Eject option), it stopped powering on. Its not recognized by any computer I have. I tried different SSDs in the drive, none worked. I tried the SSD which was originally in this one and moved to another enclosure: it works fine there. I tried different USB-C ports, and USB-A using an A-to-C cable: enclosure isn't recognized.I've got a different SSK-branded HDD enclosure (for 3.5" HDDs) and it's been ok, but I've only had it about 6 months. Here's hoping it lasts a while longer... Good while it works, just doesn't seem to work as long as the Sabrent or Orico branded enclosures.