ineo M.2 NVMe (PCIe) SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Rugged Militarized (Picatinny Rail) Style Enclosure Built-in Write Protection Switch[C2597-NVME]

I've been using this enclosure for years and was so impressed with its performance that I recently bought another one. When connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, it consistently delivers fast speeds. The build quality is exceptional, being a single piece of aluminum that provides excellent heat dissipation. Despite being tossed around in bags, desks, and drawers and dropped on floors, my previous enclosure has sustained little to no damage. In fact, it's more likely to damage whatever it hits due to its sharp edges and the fact that it's made of metal. The only minor issue I have is that removing an SSD from the enclosure usually requires removing both end covers and pushing the SSD out. However, given its overall quality, I would definitely buy this enclosure again.

Worked perfectly. Good design. Snug fit with the thermal pad but that is a plus for heat transfer. This thing is HEAVY; much more than expected but that is not a negative for me.

I am not ashamed to say that have bought 5 of these so far. The rugged aspect was secondary to the write protect switch. I will simply not accept any USB media for my computer if it doesn't have one. That is why I keep going back to this.The main reason for this review is give a heads up to everyone buying longer cables for it. and then commenting it is slow. I needed a little reach so I bought some 3, 6, and 10 feet cables. That was a huge mistake for me and taught me a valuable lesson. Not all USB C are made the same. I need to find out if they have longer ones that the short ones they include.. The first image is with the factory cable. The next two are the same case, computer, and drive, using different non-Ineo cables in SS+ ports. I broke one (definitely out of warranty) so I have see where I can get a replacement. I will deal with the short cable for such a massive improvement in the speed.I hope one day they come out with a case of the same quality and features that holds two.

El artículo no sirve y no funciona. Ya pruebo con varios SSD y no funciona el lector.

I bought this SSD enclosure for performing an SSD upgrade on my Lenovo laptop. Sadly, a Win 10 update killed the OS -- none of the tricks explained on the web would work to revive the boot sector -- leaving me to replace the SSD, restore data, and reinstall apps. But I was planning to accomplish the "brain transplant" anyway because the factory 250GB SSD was anemic for my use. I removed the old SSD from the laptop, inserted it into the enclosure, installed the new 2 TB SSD into the laptop, then reinstall Win 10, then restored data from the old SSD to the new SSD, and then reinstalled apps (which is still ongoing). Finally, I kept the old SSD in the enclosure.The enclosure worked perfectly with the old SSD to restore data to the new SSD and now its role is a backup drive. There was no sign of overheating, and data transfer rate was excellent. Definitely a keeper.

The install was easy, heat dissipation is great, and durability is good. The USB-C cable was DOA though, at least it works with my other USB-C cables. Also, the item description states the end caps are carbon fiber, they are most certainly not. They are made from PCB substrate. Doesn't hurt the functionality of the enclosure at all, but if anyone is buying this for looks then that may change your mind.NOTE: The write protection switch only works if it is switched while the drive is disconnected. It is a manual switch that only works on drive initialization, not a software switch that lets you change it on a whim. This is a good thing as it is more secure. But if you don't know you have to disconnect the drive to write protect it, then you may be putting your files at risk.

Takes care of the three concerns I would have for such an enclosure: effective speed (my drive gets 465MB/s read, 345MB/s write with this enclosure. I don't recall what it gets directly connected to an m.2 slot, but this is more than adequate for my portable drive needs.), durability (I've had it for a good while (more than a year) and haven't broken it yet), and heat dissipation (requisite for sustained speed with SSDs) . Works well, I recommend.

As anyone who works with M2's knows, they can generate a boatload of heat. When you use them with a portable enclosure you dont have the computer's internal fans, which makes it even more important that they are able to get rid of the heat. On the good side, this is one of the best I have worked with for doing that. The enclosure is single-piece aluminum, and is very robust--no plastic other than the end caps. I did a 30 minute file transfer, and at the end it was rather warm, but still able to be touched easily.Now the not so good stuff, and why I had gave it three stars instead of five. Thank goodness for Amazon's return policy, because I had to go through four of these units to get two that consistently worked throughout the transfer process. One arrived DOA...it just would not boot up, and another kept going offline. That suggests to me that maybe their quality control for the USB boards could stand an improvement.Amended--The fourth unit referred to above went bad, but the good news is that a fifth one seems to be working ok. What I have learned not to do is to have them plugged in at start-up. Instead, plug them in after everything is G2G.My suggestion is that if you can deal with the frustrations and delays, then this is worth the effort, because the fact of the matter is that these enclosures have the most robust heat dissipation capabilities of their type on the market.