Pros & Cons
Pros
The included heat sink is a bit finicky but happy to have it. The thermal fin requires a bit of force which can be nerve-wracking.
Highlights
Quality
In this enclosure i have been using it for 6 months almost daily as a backup and external drive for my laptop, and yes it gets ... Read More
This one doesnt have that problem and comes with all tools required to install and use.
By not reading the instructions, i fried my old ssd (nvme) card and lost everything on my laptop.
0 5gbps enclosures were 390 to 415 mb/s.
Price
However, applying the thermal fin requires a bit of force which can be nerve-wracking when handling a $300 ssd.
Shipping
In less than a week the vendor i received the missing part.
Also, the kit did not arrive with the silicone plug mentioned in the instructions, only three metal screws.
Saying that, when i first got the enclosure i spent a lot of time with orico because the write speeds were super slow.
Although the item did not meet my needs their prompt and courteous customer relations was refreshing and in doing so renewing m... Read More
Competitiveness
I purchased a second enclosure and installed a samsung 980pro 2tb which is very similar in performance.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 41 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 25 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However applying the thermal fin requires a bit of force which can be nervewracking when handling a 300 ssd
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also the kit did not arrive with the silicone plug mentioned in the instructions only three metal screws
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Apart from that its fairly good a dissipating heat and is nearly as fast as my internal nvme
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not the fastest of drives and also a drive that most all enclosure manufacturers list as a not recommended drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Saying that when i first got the enclosure i spent a lot of time with orico because the write speeds were super slow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You need to enable better performance and write caching in hardware policies for the external drive inside the enclosure
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You can do this in explorer or device manager and i have shown you how to do it in explorer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
By not reading the instructions i fried my old ssd nvme card and lost everything on my laptop