ineo M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Built-in Cooling Fan [C2598-NVMe Series] (10Gbps)

I have been running this USB drive enclosure for over 1 year, so far no issues. I have a 4TB m2 drive installed. I backup my PC to this drive every night for the last year. Installation was easy. The drive stays cool as well. I feel there is good value for the money, as it is built with heavy duty, its got some weight to it.

This little Ineo NVME Enclosure is 1. Built like a tank, 2. Quality Materials and Craftsmanship, 3. Thoughtful Design. 4. Gets the Job Done. I opened the package and installed my drive with no need of reading directions, All within 10minutes, I probably could have finished sooner if I hadn't stopped so frequently to admire the engineering put into this enclosure. The aluminum chassis is the perfect balance size, weight and material. It absorbs any heat without feeling hot or warm. on the top or sides. The built in fan is whisper quiet. I had to hold the unit next to my ear to hear a pleasant whisper telling me it is there. I attached a 6ft. 20GB's USB C cord so I could sit the enclosure on my desk and connect it to my Mid Tower which sits on the floor beside my desk. AJA Speed Disk showed nearly 20 GB's on every file.1GB, 4GB and 64GB full size 4k 10bit video files. I installed the Lexar 790 4TB which is much faster than this enclosure can handle. However it's one of the better 4TB drives out there for the money if your doing an enclosure. (The Teamgroup MP44 is another great value). Other reviewers have had the same success with this little baby, I opted for it after doing my homework, Get this and you'll save yourself and your drive from being overheated with a cheap one that may have style but no function,

First and foremost, fantastic product. For that price, I did not expect that level of quality. It came wrapped in sealed plastic, and did not give me the impression it was thrown together. It had some weight to it and the packaging was very professional. the enclosure itself felt high quality and not flimsy or thrown together like other products I got in the past. So here are the pros and cons:Pros:Solid enclosure - it fits together perfectly, no gaps and all screw-holes lined up perfectlyComes with everything - It actually comes with the screwdriver, and even a thermal pad so your drive makes contact with the heat sync top.Quiet - seeing a fan, i was afraid it would be loud, but in reality, in a quiet room, I cant hear it right in-front of me.Fast - No issues with speed at all. Its quite fast even though USB3Appearance - It is a good looking enclosure without being hokey. No LEDs, no clear plastic, so it doesnt look like a cheap toy.Cons:The fan guard - this is the only con. The fan guard seems to have been over tightened during manufacturing, and caused the fan not to run. I had to remove the fan guard, flatten the waves in the fan guard, and reinstall it. Because this is affecting the functionality of the device, I had to give it 4 stars. If it was purely visual, I would not care. It was a simple 5 minute fix.Final thought:If you need an external enclosure, simply put, get this one. Its high quality, it cools the drive, and it.s fast. I have bought others, and dollar wise, this one just makes sense. I have only been using it for a day and a half, if anything changes, I will update this review.

I am cheap. And if you are looking around for a sub$50 enclosure, you finally came here. I read every review. Saw that some people must be doing something wrong. Because others are getting speeds like i am.1. It is quiet. I would expect to hear the fan more. But the design is to pull air into the unit and out of the fins, rather than blowing hot air out. This makes it quiet and efficient. BUT, there is still a slight high pitch wine from it. And it seems to stay on/running. I put mine behind the screen and that helped.2. Speeds are great. Just what they promised. My EVO can do more than it can. But this is fine for now and I run FCP through it.3. Construction. Like others say, "It is a tank". Guessing the strong thick metal is how they managed to make it so small.4. Cable is fine. Some people reported the cable is a bottle neck. Not mine.5. Install. Worked great. Easy to install SSD.6. Did not read instantly. Had to follow instructions. Who reads those? I had to. Simple. If you can install an SSD you will figure out the configuration to get it to read.Very happy. Just wish I would have bought a 4gb instead of 2. Like I said, I am cheap.

Not working on 2 AMD Linux systems:I installed a WD 750 1TB SSD.(5 tiny screws, no spares. SMH.)A10 System running Ubuntu, kernel 5.4.Drive recognized, but parted misdetects alignment (65535 is never ok)Forced 32M alignment, partition ok, align min 1 ok.Format ext4 froze! Log showed errors on this device. Using UAS driver, A10 does not support UAS.After several auto resets, it mounted ok.Read scan showed no errors, fsck ok.Moved to another system w. Ubuntu, 5.11 kernel. Format errors again, then works, but it switched to USB2 speed.Unplug & replug.Reads at 444MB/s on USB-C,350MB/s on USB 3.0Replug on USB-C, now 44M/s.Log says USB high speed device (USB 2).I asked about the Linux UAS driver, was told asmedia chipset is recognized, but devices that lack a large can capacitor are never reliable (I see no caps in it large enough to see).Smartctl will not read drive temps behind asmedia nvme chipset, all values read 0 (It only mentions support for jmicron nvme chips).Fan moves very little air,Sometimes cycles on & off rapidly.(WD 750 power draw is moderate, case temp seems ok)FYI: Thermal pad seems too hard for a non-flat nvme ( like a very hot 970plus) but seems to work for WD 750.Case fits my WD tightly but may not adjust to a thicker drive without work.Temp sensor under drive for fan.