[Upgraded Version Support UASP] Ultra Slim USB 3.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure [Black] (EC-UK30)

This Thunderbolt 3 NVME M.2 SSD drive enclosure has been a solid, passively cooled, reliable workhorse for many years now, I have taken it on planes, trains, and to many different states in many different conditions. THIS IS NOT WATERPROOF, however it is very durable, and has not overheated on me. I keep PC Games and photos and videos on mine and it's quite fast. The enclosure features a completely tooless design, which has aided in drive formatting and setting up new windows images or cloning drives from my laptop. Seriously this was a great buy and I should have reviewed it sooner, worth every penny.

Ok, for the price, it's a really good case. First of all it's like a black anodized aluminum case, just big enough to fit the 2.5" drive. There is like a small rubber pad on the inside that seems to isolate it and hold it in place, nothing else holds it in place on the inside. The electronics plugs right into the sata interface on the drive, and is the other end of the case cover as well. It ships with 2 small screws and a small phillips driver which didn't work well, i used a slightly larger one i had at home and was able to screw it in tighter. Comes with a short usb 3.0 cable, the standard size on both size (rectanguler), plugged it into my laptop and at first nothing. But i forgot, it was from a ps4 so i had to go into the computer management and repartition the drive, and format it, then it worked fine as an external. It comes with with a vinyl like case to carry the drive around. So overall, it's sort of made cheap, but for the price, it's a great little case in my opinion. I noticed the the usb port was a little wonky as i almost plugged it in backwards (thought i broke the connector) but it's still working (tiny blue led shows disk access). Going to buy a few more of these for my extra drives i have sitting around, and the drive is powered by the usb cable as well, so couldn't be easier then that to add some storage to stuff like your tv, blu ray player, to store all the smart tv apps and things, or to your network router as a network drive. So far working well, and formatted as my F: drive. Update: Ok, assembled 4 of these so far. I did read that one person had problems with the circuit board touching the aluminum case. When you attach the drive, and insert it into the case, try both ways, flip it around, i always found that it fit better one way rather then other for whatever reason, but they all assembled fine. None of mine touched the case, BUT, if the 2 screws get loose, i can see the small soldered ends possibly can touch. So what i did, was the cases come packed with like this black foam, i cut just a super thin layer of it, to cover the ends and just shoved it on top, i'll see if i can take a pic and post it, but it's just the foam, i just pushed it on there, super thin layer lol. So far though, i have one on my ps4 pro, i have one on my network router, i'm using one as a small backup for my laptop, these are great so far. using 3 2.5" drives, 2 standard, 1 ssd, 1 hybrid, they all work fine.

Had previously ordered the plastic case version of this mode and returned it. This aluminum case model is slightly better built and I had no problems with the enclosure screws. It works fine and I recommend it as an inexpensive option for an external USB 3.0 enclosure.

This thing is a snap to put together. I had it assembled in, I kid you not, under a minute. It took me longer to get out of the package and to unbox the SSD itself. Putting the disk into the enclosure takes seconds, and locking it in place with the super clever twist lock takes less than that. I wish motherboard manufacturers would use that little twist lock for SSDs! The outer door of the enclosure, where you see the thumb ring thing, snaps right into place and locks easily. The hardest part of that? If you're not paying attention, you can easily put it on upside down. If you do that—like I did—it will have a propensity to fall off. This is *not* their fault. They clearly mark with little triangle arrows, right there on the door and the case, how not to do this. I was just being a dope. It's ROCK solid. You could probably throw it like an MLB pitcher and knock a seagull out of the sky, and it'd be completely unharmed when it hit the ground. The whole thing is a nice, substantial aluminum that feels meaty and protective without being overly heavy. From a technical standpoint, yes, it is Thunderbolt 3! This is distinct from USB 3. This is distinct from USB-C. Let me explain: If you have a port on your computer that looks like "USB-C" and you know it's Thunderbolt 3: it will work at ridiculous full speed, way faster than a "USB SSD." You're getting an NVMe device directly on your bus. If that same port is TB4: It'll work just fine but you won't get the extra speed of TB4. It'll just be the same as above. Honestly, there aren't that many TB4 compliant devices out there yet, and definitely not at this price point. If you have a port that looks like "USB-C" but it's some vague, unspecified "USB 3", or if you have a port that looks like "regular USB," but probably has like a blue part inside the socket and then you use an adapter cable: You'll get... okay speed. I can't write a massive treatise for you on the complete mess that all the different things "USB 3" could mean (and it's a MESS because of dumb marketing reasons), but the possibilities here range from being acceptable performance to "hm, not bad!" This thing's got one major weak point: they give you a *ridiculously* short little cable with it. Like, absurdly short. It's an okay quality cable, vinyl rather than braided unfortunately but still okay, it's just that it's stupid short. Anyway, if you're looking for a Thunderbolt 3 SSD enclosure, and you're poking through all the different no-name brands and thinking you might just go with one of the major brands like this one (btw, Sabrent is a major brand) the answer is: YES. THIS ONE. But when you put it in your cart? Add a longer Thunderbolt 3 cable.

Erfüllt seien Zweck zu einem günstigen Preis.

Preso questo enclosure per nvme perché thunderbolt e assicura una velocità di 40gbs, non ce ne sono molti in giro e soprattutto molti riportano la velocità senza specificare che magari è condivisa tra più porte presenti sul dispositivo. In questo caso la porta thunderbolt è unica e rende perfetta l'accoppiata con qualsiasi Mac o iMac in circolazione. PRO: - Dimensioni: appena oltre la grandezza di un nvme 2880 - Facilità di installazione: si apre attraverso un anello che ruota e l'nvme va inserito nel connettore e fermato con un comodo gancetto all'altra estremità - Materiali: scocca in alluminio, robusta e ben fatta, perfette le finiture, ma si sa che Sabrent non sbaglia - Velocità: il chip gestisce perfettamente anche i dischi con velocità oltre i 5000mbs, ovviamente da il meglio di sé, se utilizzato con cavo e connessione thunderbolt CONTRO: - Temperatura: sotto stress la scocca raggiunge temperature elevate, nonostante sia fornito un kit con un pad di pasta termica da applicare (in due spessori) - Peso: essendo la scocca in metallo, il peso non è dei più leggeri, complessivamente accettabile ma non il più leggero in commercio - Compatibilità: è compatibile solo con nvme m2 formato 2880! Attenzione al disco che volete installare.... - Costo: corpo in alluminio, connessione thunderbolt 3/4 e marchio probabilmente spingono il prezzo un po sopra la media; ma si sa che la qualità si paga CONCLUSIONI: un enclosure perfetto sotto quasi tutti gli aspetti, non per tutte le tasche, ma se cercate un contenitore per nvme thunerbolt 3/4 perché possedete un computer di casa Apple e volete sfrutture appieno la velocità di trasferimento, non ci sono molte alternative valide sul mercato. Voto: 9

Ottimobcase, adesso ne ho 2, da apprezzare la struttura in alluminio e la facilità d'uso.

Variante mit Thunderbolt 3 Ich wollte für meinen neuen iMac ein schnelleres Laufwerk, da dieser nur ein lahmes Fusion Drive eingebaut hat. Da ich während der Garantie aber das Gerät nicht öffnen wollte, musste eine externe SSD her. Sinnvoll ist da nur eine Kombination von schneller NVMe SSD und einem Thunderbolt 3 Gehäuse. Das Gehäuse ist sehr hochwertig, massives dickes Aluminium. Es lässt sich ohne Schraubendreher öffnen und mithilfe der Thermo-Pads kann man die SSD auch über das Gehäuse kühlen. Das war bei der von mir gekauften Samsung 970 Evo Plus auch dringend nötig. Diese SSD ist unglaublich schnell (3.500) und verbraucht entsprechend viel Strom. Da sowohl der Stromverbrauch, als auch die dadurch bedingte Hitze ein Problem sein können und die Samsung 970 Evo Plus in der Vergangenheit mit Mac-Computern Probleme bereitete, war ich auf das Ergebnis gespannt. Aber kein Problem, die aktuellen Evo Plus haben bereits die neue fehlerfreie Firmware drauf, ein Update war nicht nötig. Es lief sofort einwandfrei. Die Stomverdorgung reicht und die Wärme wird sicher über das massive Gehäuse abgeleitet. Der iMac ist nun eine Rennmaschine. Gibt es auch Kritik? Naja, das Sabrent-Gehäuse könnte schneller sein. Die SSD schafft 3500, das Gehäuse nur 1500. Ich kann die Geschwindigkeit der SSD also nicht ausschöpfen. Aber intern würde der iMac auch nur 2000 schaffen. Die SSD ist einfach deutlich schneller als die Chipsätze der genutzten Geräte. Dennoch werde ich die SSD nach dem Ende der Garantie in den iMac einbauen. PS: Ich habe das Fusion Drive gelöscht und getrennt. Die interne 28 GB SSD nutze ich nicht, die 1 TB HDD nutze ich als Time Machine Backup-Laufwerk. Das funktioniert einwandfrei. Ich arbeite also ausschließlich mit der SSD über Thunderbolt 3. Aus dem iMac ist dadurch ein Formel 1 Rennwagen geworden. Ohne Garantieverlust.

works well. the one i received came with insulating foam over the diodes that were an issue for some reviewers. a few notes if i was being nitpicky: nothing holds my 7mm drive in place vertically save the sata ports. a 9mm spacer also did not fit snugly and would rattle around. horizontally there's thick foam that fits the drive snug. no rubber feet so the enclosure slides around too easily. the drive is inserted from the front/back and not the top/bottom. the latter would have allowed for thermal pads for better heat transfer.