ineoM.2 NVMe (PCIe) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Rugged Waterproof Shockproof Aluminum Cover SSD Enclosure [C2594-NVMe]

So this product as a whole was excellent, the build quality is superb, easy to install the SSD into the device itself. They include thermal tape so it won't overheat. The only downside is, it's USB only with no adapter for older computers that may not have it. This is more a 4.5/5 as I knew going into it that it wouldn't have it, but maybe as a great option, include the adapter so people can use this with stander USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports.

The pictures flatter the product.Let me start that this has the "outdoors, rugged" feel.However, I opened it up to realize, essentially here is what you have.1.) Your M.2 PCB is decent, this is using a quality solid state thermal transfer pad (this is good.) It mates up perfectly with the outer Grill style enclosure.2.) once you have installed your Drive, you have a drive sanwhiched to a PCB, wich is sandwiched to the grill.. Wich then has a rubber "condom" holding that altogether, no screws, no plastic molded frame, literally a rubber skin mounted around a hot, PCB and Grill..Here is my Big issue and why I have it 2 starts.This would have served great as a low cost external storage, However, The way in wich its designed makes it run HOT!!!So, I recommend this does not house important data, or an expensive drive, it will cause premature death.On that note, if your looking for a cheap, external drive for non intensive workflows (not video editing, rendering, or playback.) then this will suit you well.I wish they would have atleast used more plastic then rubber it feel like an external drive if it was made by fisher price.

Step 1. install your chosen m.2 drive into the spare slot in your desktop.Step 2. check device manager to make sure the drive is there.Step 3. open disk management and format the drive. Complete the steps, figure it out.Step 4. remove m.2 drive from desktop computer.Step 5. Install m.2 drive into the enclosure without the cover on.Step 6. Plug into desktop, check to make sure desktop recognizes drive. then unplugStep 7. Install thermal strip and cover, do not tighten screws all the way,leaving slight gap.Step 8. Plug back in and if recognized slowly tighten screws with drive still plugged in. check the gap between screws and housing for even torque.Step 9. unplug drive, check screw gaps,plug back in and recheck connection. (if no recognition repeat strep 7-8 leave the thermal strip alone)Step 10. If good connection unplug and drop device bouncing off the desk onto the floor.Step 11. Plug back in and check the screw gaps repeating step 10, 2-3 times. lightly tighten screws with drive plugged in.Step 12. unplug drive and drop test one last time. plug back in and check gaps. If satisfied and good connection Enjoy your blazing fast custom external M.2. You earned it!

Assembly takes a few minutes, and the device feels incredibly sturdy. The cord wraps around and tucks in and it seems like it could live in a backpack or duffel back without any risk of injury or serious crushing concerns.Speed is great ... a USB 8TB platter disk was giving me 180MB/sec and to another SSD I was getting 300+ on sustained writes.However, copying files back and forth between my PC and this device, just really testing how it worked out and the device was getting very warm. I bought this because the thinner / cheaper enclosure didn't seem sufficient, and I thought the fins / passive cooling offered here would be better, but it reached 51c / 124F and I just don't want to do that to my hardware. My internal M2 was cruising around 27-30 C at the same time based on a read of CrystalDiskInfo. Back it goes.

I would have given 5/5 but am giving 3/5 because of how bad the documentation/instructions were.Overall the thing feels great and like it may be very well built, but the SSD installation instructions provided with the device were quite bad. I personally was able to put this enclosure together and get it up and running as I knew a lot about how these work already, but someone that may not be as familiar with this stuff will be missing things and damage their M.2 stick. For example, there's zero mention of what/where/how the thermal pad is to be used, or the little spacer that is accompanied with the packaging and how to use it. The instructions go quite literally like this:1. Open top cover2. Insert M.2 SSD3. Screw in M.2 SSD4. Close top cover5. Installation complete.What about the thermal pad and spacer that was provided? Hell, even the "Package Contents" section of the instructions don't even list them. Just the enclosure, screw kit, manual, and "Guarantee Card" are listed.... like, holy shit is this bad. Anyways, I'm just saying that if I were pretty new to this I would have completely skipped those things and be left wondering at the end what the heck they're for, and then probably a few months down the line, why my SSD stopped working/malfunctioned. Otherwise it (so far) seems like a great enclosure and feels great.