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Compatibility

Customers are overwhelmingly positive about the compatibility of this SSD enclosure with various NVMe drives, including Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, PNY, and Addlink. Users have reported significant speed improvements when using Thunderbolt 4/3 ports and M-Key Interface B. A few customers mentioned issues with formatting and user manual, but overall the satisfaction is high.

Build Quality

Customers generally have positive opinions about the build quality of this SSD enclosure, with some mentioning its solid metal build and quiet fan. However, there are a few customers who were disappointed with the provided Thunderbolt cable and found that it did not meet their performance expectations compared to other similar products.

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Thermal Management

Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the thermal management of the ACASIS 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure TBU 405AIR, with some mentioning that it runs warm but effectively manages heat through the use of thermal pads and a manual fan for cooling. The enclosure maintains high data transfer speeds while keeping the drive cool to the touch during long editing sessions or large file transfers.

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Quality


Solid metal build, tool less case, very quiet fan.


The tbu 405 pro with the fan maintains speed over long transfers or editing sessions and remains very cool to the touch.


Really this should have no bearing as all the drives are made to a compatibility standard.


Recognized the devices, but said unreadable (normal beacuse they need formatting).

Price


Worth the extra price for the peace of mind and actual functionality of your fast m2 ssd.


Great customer service had one of the fans go bad and they sent out a new one cant wait for their thunderbolt 5 variant will de...  Read More


3 4tb 3500 mb/s, $199 at time of posting.


Didn't have the money for a 4tb mac mini m2 so i went cheap and figured i'd use external storage for libraries or large files.

Competitiveness


Don't try and save $10-$20 by getting some other brand.


There were two points that i found puzzling, on the brand of the drive was limiting the transfer rates.


I compared several tb4 nvme ssd enclosures and the tbu 405 pro was the one i thought was best.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    pro, fast, good and external.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 5.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 687 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 17 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Didnt have the money for a 4tb mac mini m2 so i went cheap and figured id use external storage for libraries or large files


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Got my photos library whittled down so ill be using external for video library and storage backed up elsewhere


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I purchased a dual slot orico hub very nice but really struggled with the second ngff slot occasional disconnect and heat


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Wanted it to be the foundation of the expansion but in the end i had to return it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im no expert and there are so many variables but based on what i can see from drivedx and blackmagic this looks like it might be the one


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im leery of leaving it plugged in and just running for no reason these enclosures dont really turn off until you shut your computer down so heres my goofy workaroundmac mini m2 plugged into owc tb3 dockhooked into a convenient switched outlet with the acasis plugged into the dock


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When i get around to 34real34 work ill switch on the owc which will fire up the acasis


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The speeds are reduced through the hub if it gets bad ill just plug it in once a week to the back of the mini

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