ORICO M.2 2230 NVMe SSD Enclosure, 10Gbps USB C 3.2 Gen2 to NVMe Adapter Compatible with iPhone 15/16 Pro Max ProRes, M.2 Reader Supports UASP, Trim, M-Key(B+M Key) - TC20

I trust Orico and buy many of their other products. They are also responsive if you ever need to contact them through Amazon seller channels.As a PC tech, I often get orphaned 2230 NVMe drives and they are about impossible to move to other boards that cannot mount them. I then took one of those drives, wiped it and made it into a portable backup. It is NOT a travel backup, but what I use to sync my images collection on an image server that sits on my desk.

It's inexpensive and the built pretty good. It's about the smallest 2230-type enclosure I could find. Performs identical benchmarks to it's larger 2280-type enclosure. Only problem is this enclosure is so small, it's tough finding a carrying case that's just as small. Perfect for travel companion for storing movies and videos....

It's a great small SSD enclosure. I use it with my VR headset

The heatsink is centered in the case but not centered above the NVME drive. Thee gap between the drive and heatsink is about 3mm, so using a 2mm pad is too thick, and a single 1.5mm pad (supplied) is too thin. With both pads stacked, the screws hit the top bad and can't close, so the top had has to be offset. I don't think I'm going to bother keeping this.

Make sure to decrypt ssd before replacing it. Perfect to convert ssd internal to external storage.

The enclosure works well enough, although you can not get SMART data unlike many others that Orico has made. The biggest problem is the that the plastic shell is cracking. You can see the cracks radiating out from the screws. The thing is I barely had these for less 2 months and the plastic is falling apart. This is very disappointing. There is some serious quality control issues.

Works ok. Does not dissipate heat well. Added in some extra thermal pad material to improve contact area and that did help, but the enclosure holds too much heat and the SSD will either thermal throttle or just stop all together.

Worked great for turning my extra ssd into an external and easy to tell when its properly connected thanks to the built in light. I recommend getting a separate heat sink kit though, the included one wasn't thick enough. With just the included heat sink kit it overheated fast.