AOKO NVMe to USB 3.2(10Gbps) SSD Reader Docking Station – Portable M.2 SSD to USB Adapter External NVMe SSD Enclosure for M.2 PCIe NVMe and M.2 SATA SSD, Compatible with 2.5'' SATA Dirve

As someone who works in IT and frequently handles data recovery, this docking station has been a lifesaver. It supports both NVMe and SATA M.2 drives, eliminating the need to carry multiple adapters, a particularly convenient feature when you’re unsure of the drive type you’ll encounter. Transfer speeds are excellent, taking full advantage of USB 3.2 for fast and reliable data movement. In practice, I’ve been able to copy large files and images quickly without any bottlenecks, which is critical when working in the field. The unit is completely plug-and-play, requiring no external power. It’s compact, small enough to fit in a pocket, and includes a USB-C to USB-A adapter, making it compatible with both modern laptops and older systems. I originally purchased one for myself, but after seeing how useful it was, I had my company buy four more for our vehicles and offices. That way, everyone has access without needing to borrow mine. Between the speed, portability, and versatility, this dock has more than paid for itself. If mine ever breaks, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another.

I’ve been looking for something like this for years that supports both SATA and M.2 and so happy this worked for me for both types of drives. My older adapters only worked for one or the other. I recently used this to come one drive to another, cloning an older SATA NVMe drive to a M.2 and it was so easy and painless. I had two of these used on the same computer to transfer between one directly to the other using Clonezilla in KDE Neon Linux. No special drivers were needed in either Linux or Windows either :) If I had to gripe about one thing, and it’s really very minor, it would be that these only included one USB cable which is a USB type C male to two USB type A male adapters, one for data and one for power. The secondary for power only seems to be needed when working with older SATA drives and likely only the 3.5” drives that require additional power beyond SATA, unlike 2.5” which typically can run off SATA alone. But that’s really not even a problem because this cable does exactly what’s needed. I just would have preferred another USB type C to USB type C like many others offer but it’s not a big deal because you typically have a few on hand.

I was able to use this device to transfer data from an old NVME to a new NVME after doing a replacement. I have used this adapter successfully for both M.2 SSD and NVME drives. Although keep in mind that it shows up as a mass storage device and NVME tools won't work when connected to the adapter. One thing I would have liked to do would be format namespaces for securely erasing data. In fact you don't even see the namespaces so I assume it's only exposing namespace 1? This limitation might not be possible to overcome unless you have a USB-4/Thunderbolt adapter and it gets exposed as a PCI-e device. I had this connected to a USB-C 3.1 port, which offers 10Gbps (which is the link speed I was seeing on the port in Linux), but the transferred speed was around 300 MB/s, occasionally rising to 500MB/s. When the drive was previously directly attached being a PCI-e 4.0 NVME drive it was getting up to 4 GB/s.

I have a rather large NVMe that I couldn't fit anywhere. With the AOKO NVMe it works great and my large 990 Pro fits with USB connection. Glad I bought it.

works great for updating and running a separate removable hard drive.

I tried to use it with my M1 MacBook Pro. Because it doesn't have type A USB ports, I had to use a powered Anker USB hub. It would appear, then disappear on my laptop. I tried every which way and sometimes it would appear, let me click into the drive, but then hang up when attempting to read the main folder and then eject itself. So then I tried connecting it to my Samsung Galaxy, and had to format the drive (I'm using it on a Blackmagic camera only). After this, I attempted to connect it back on the MBP one last time, and it asked me to format the drive, which I did to EX FAT. After the format, it seemed it would work. I placed it back into the camera, recorded a quick video, connected the drive back into the MBP, and the whole ordeal started again. Sending this back for a refund.

Worked good. Cable that comes with it only works a certain direction. Instructions came with it and made it easy to understand.

Muy bueno