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M.2 SSD Enclosure: SATA US$3.35 (~A$5.15), NVMe US$4.76 (~A$7.31), SATA/NVMe US$7.60 (~A$11.68) Del @ Shop1102334052 AliExpress

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M.2 SSD Enclosure: SATA US$3.35 (~A$5.15), NVMe US$4.76 (~A$7.31), SATA/NVMe US$7.60 (~A$11.68) Del @ Shop1102334052 AliExpress
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Clear on 24/03/2024 - 16:31 aliexpress.com (5568 clicks)
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On sale for a really low price are these portable M.2 SSD USB-C enclosures and a perfect option for those who managed to get a $5 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD from Centre Com. Since this from a "Choice" store you'll get your order within 2 weeks.

On the listing there are SATA, NVMe and NVMe/SATA enclosures with the option of either a USB-A to C cable or a 2-in-1 USB-A/C to C cable. I recommend getting "Color: NVME-SATA" as it supports both M.2 SATA and M.2 NVMe SSDs.

In terms of speed the SATA enclosure goes up to 5Gbps, while the NVMe enclosures go up to 10Gbps.

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  • GTR12 on 24/03/2024 - 16:41

    Perfect, thanks

  • mazuko on 24/03/2024 - 16:46

    Nice. Thank you

  • anonym on 24/03/2024 - 16:55

    Thanks! Apart from a distinct lack of bling, this is a much better deal than the Amazon enclosure I posted!

  • The Magic Pudding on 24/03/2024 - 17:04

    I ordered the NVMe one but on checkout it seemed to be saying it was dual one for A$7, hopefully I won't get a Sata one.

  • Obs on 24/03/2024 - 17:11

    Thanks Clear. Picked up the NVME2-1 model. Hopefully it is what I need and was cheaper than buying just the USB-A cable model.

    • Beyond on 24/03/2024 - 17:39

      I believe it says the speeds for the 2-1 are 5gbps when using the USB-A connection.

  • ajs900 on 24/03/2024 - 17:35

    Thanks op

  • bydl on 24/03/2024 - 17:37

    What's the difference in the shop listed here, vs one that I found in the related items sections just under the product pictures?
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006357512526.html

    I can't see a place that has shop ratings to discriminate the vendors with good reputations from the ones without.

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 18:03

      You pay more from that shop.

      • bydl on 24/03/2024 - 19:16

        On my end, it's showing 0.76AUD for the NVMe-2-1 as opposed to the 6.10 AUD on the OP link, before shipping. Was just double checking if it was too good to be true.

        • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 19:22
          +2

          New user discount

        • JustAnExPat on 25/03/2024 - 12:23

          yep - I saw the $0.76 and thought "you bewdy"… then got to the payment section and all of a sudden it's close to $10, not the first time AliExpress pulled that trick… forgot about these 'new user shenanigans'

  • Beyond on 24/03/2024 - 17:43
    +1

    2.99 for delivery, is that just based on my location? I haven't heard others mention a delivery fee on their quick purchase. 🤔
    EDIT: My mistake, it didn't list the correct shipping fee prior to looking at it in the cart.

  • Cgyun2014 on 24/03/2024 - 17:44

    Nice, but why it keep saying oos when I ordered 3 in total and shipping fee applied if the order less than 15$.

    The waY to work around is order 1 and pay shipping cost… Sigh and the 2.99$ fee

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 18:03
      +2

      When I added one it showed free shipping at checkout.

  • FeZZa21 on 24/03/2024 - 18:15

    Thanks mate, had a sata SSD sitting around, this should give it some use.

  • donman92 on 24/03/2024 - 18:49

    Ty OP. Needed this for my laptop repairs. I'll need to remind myself to change payment method too after changing to USD lol

  • ChatCPT on 24/03/2024 - 19:21

    Thanks OP
    NVME with 2 in 1 cable delivered A$7.02

  • Af5ar on 24/03/2024 - 19:24

    Anyone know if this will work with Xbox?

    • albert0pia on 24/03/2024 - 20:32
      +1

      As storage for captures, yes. You cannot play games off the drive.

      • Bretttick on 18/04/2024 - 00:32

        I thought you can play games off the external, but not optimized for series

  • kungfuman on 24/03/2024 - 19:34

    why is it so cheap? is it going to break after a week?

    • furyou on 24/03/2024 - 19:45
      +8

      That's the biggest annoyance. If They break after a few months and then you have no protection from anything. All the ali and eBay sellers have gone to using the tricks whenever you have an enquiry. To keep asking different questions and ask you to send different stuff and then they keep saying wait a bit while they check something until your time goes out. I've had this from different sellers it seems like the standard Chinese play book.

      • jonkvh on 25/03/2024 - 07:25

        Got caught on eBay with that uniquely Chinese trick. Went to claim the money back even after eBay forced their store to close, no luck. Couple of hundred bucks lost.

      • triks on 25/03/2024 - 09:34

        new to Ali, thx for the tip.

      • Maxi Pad on 25/03/2024 - 10:23
        +1

        I purchase on Ali a lot. I have only had one dodgy item (fake, didn't work) - and the seller did try 'send it back' or 'we will refund you outside of Ali'. I kept insisting that they refund and said they had broken the law.

        Eventually Ali stepped in and refunded.

        Was a pretty painless process - but you do need to be on alert for sellers trying to game the system.

        • Bretttick on 18/04/2024 - 00:41

          I've had many dodgy sellers on Ali, items not received or wrong items. I dispute, reject there $0 offers and Wait for Ali to step in. I've had them all refunded but with difficulty, I leave sellers 1 star feedback and post dispute message history, I hate that the writing in the messages are blurred out but at the end of the day I get my refund and leave negative feedback

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 20:16
      +1

      Through this link prices start from US$14.30 if you think a higher price will be better quality.

      By putting "sourceType=562" at the end of the URL I'm making it become a price that should be an app only special.

      • anonym on 24/03/2024 - 20:31

        TIL, thanks!

  • roshanrbb on 24/03/2024 - 19:39

    Thanks Clear. Got the nvme sata 2-1 for around AUD 12

  • Harsh Deep on 24/03/2024 - 21:15

    got one for $6.12+0.90 = $ 7.02 Delivered , which seems to be cheaper than what op said, and i didn’t do any conversion to USD. is it just me or anybody else got for same price ??

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 21:19

      Is that your AUD or USD price and what one did you order?

      • Harsh Deep on 24/03/2024 - 21:25

        Aud price and bought the Nvme usb c to c one

        • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 21:29

          That one I didn't include in the deal. Seems to be US$4.56 so it's definitely cheaper than the A to C.

  • ocular on 24/03/2024 - 22:00
    +4

    Good explanation on the 4-5% paypal ripoff when paying in international currency. Make sure you dont miss the currency options in small font and ignore the meaningless warning from paypal that your card provider will be doing the conversion. Gave paypal a rev about no being able to set currency options to default to card provider, so dont just go click,click,click otherwise cost you 4-5% extra. Never got a reply from Paypal. Remember OZB warriors every bit counts.

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 22:14

      For a very long time everyone knew about it on OzBargain. Only in the last couple of years people seem to have forgotten and it needs to be said.

  • bar gain man on 24/03/2024 - 22:04

    @Clear Will this get too hot , any fire danger ?

    • Clear on 24/03/2024 - 22:13
      +3

      NVMe SSDs always run hot and that's completely normal. People only notice and complain because it's now outside of the computer and in their hand. No fire danger.

      If you really want it to be cool you can pay extra for a JEYI enclosure with a large heatsink case and thermal pads. Or even an enclosure with a fan.

    • amosmilburn on 25/03/2024 - 20:19

      will be stupid hot and thermally throttle, dragging down transfer speeds, buy an aluminium one or better still something like the Orico (20Gb version):

      https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ORICO+20Gb…

  • Low Punt on 24/03/2024 - 23:32

    On mobile. If I open the link in browser I see ops price. If however, I let it divert to the app then it goes the full price. Why?

  • mhz on 25/03/2024 - 11:16

    What is the difference between the NVME and the NVME2-1?

    • netsurfer on 25/03/2024 - 11:27
      +2

      The included USB cable is different. NVME2-1 includes an USB-C to USB-C cable with an attached USB-C to USB-A converter. It is unclear how good that converter is though. Most cheap cost effective enclosures would include a converter that's only USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) capable.

      NVME option provides only an USB-C to USB-A cable (should be USB 3.2 Gen 2, but not 100% sure).

      Do bear in mind:

      Dual protocol uses two kinds of cables, Type-C to Type-A (5Gbps) and Type-C to Type-C (10Gbps).

      This seems to imply the converter could be USB 3.2 Gen 1 capable only, even if you get the dual protocols with 2 in 1 cable. Dual protocols can support USB 3.2 Gen 2 and if you get branded external SSDs, they do provide one USB-C to USB-A cable that's USB 3.2 Gen 2 capable. It's just cost cutting for cheap cost effective enclosures (unfortunately, such practice is very common). It's generally not an issue as most people prefer USB-C to USB-C.

      You still need to get the NVME2-1 option even if you only want USB-C to USB-C (unless you have a spare USB-C to USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 cable).

      Price is really good, except the listing is a bit confusing so choose wisely.

  • Flying Ace on 25/03/2024 - 13:14

    I have an M.2 SSD sitting around that I couldn’t install on my motherboard’s second slot without it slowing down other PCI lanes (or something like that). Can I purchase this enclosure and keep it plugged in permanently to my USB-C port to use it as additional storage, or is that not a good idea?

  • Cheap Rich Guy on 25/03/2024 - 13:28

    If anyone has one of these, kindly post a speed test.
    Thanks!

    • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 13:31

      Just take into account the speed is going to be different for everyone due to SSD used, type of test run and how it's connected.

      You get idiots in AliExpress reviews who will plug these into USB 2.0 slots and wonder why it's slow.

  • sgltech on 25/03/2024 - 15:34

    Regarding "In terms of speed the SATA enclosure goes up to 5Gbps, while the NVMe enclosures go up to 10Gbps.", these sound like hypothetical maximum speeds. In my experience, enclosures can be USB 3 and have USB-C to USB-C cable, but still end up being really slow.
    Does anyone have a real-world test speed result available?

    • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 16:56

      Theoretical yes. Real world depends on your environment.

      I.e. the SSD (type of flash, DRAM, how much data is being written and type of test), the USB port on your computer (does it support Gen2 10Gbps?) and the type of cable used.

    • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 19:11
      +2

      Ok I've done a test. I've used this JEYI 10Gbps enclosure with a USB-A to USB-C 10Gbps cable. Paired with this random brand KOOTION X15 1TB SSD which offers a 3000~3300 MB/s read speed and 2400~2700MB/s write speed when used in a PCIe 3.0 slot. It uses TLC flash with no DRAM cache.

      So using CrystalDiskMark I've benchmarked the SSD with 5 tests of a 1GiB file and here's the results. As you can see the sequential write speed reached 1024MB/s and the theoretical maximum of 10Gbps is 1250MB/s, soo I'd say that's pretty damn close. Especially since the enclosure never exceeded 40 degrees due to the massive heatsink, double sided thermal pads and inbuilt fan.

      A real world performance file copy of ~40GB from my onboard PCIe 3.0 SSD resulted in a ~725MB/s speed.

      The issue with the enclosure in this deal is the lack of heatsink. I expect under heavy use this may throttle due to heat and you may get reduced speeds. One way to find out.

    • netsurfer on 25/03/2024 - 22:33

      There are 2 types of SATA enclosures. The really cheap ones ($8 or $3 if you got the el cheap clearance USB 3 to SATA dongle is limited to USB 3.2 Gen 1). However, USB 3.2 Gen 2 for SATA does exist. It does have some benefit, if you run it on USB 3.2 Gen 2 mode. Below is the detail.

      USB 3.2 Gen 2 Enclosure with SATA 3 SSD connected to PC USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) port: Max Read: 561MB/s
      USB 3.2 Gen 2 Enclosure with SATA 3 SSD connected to PC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) port: Max Read: 415MB/s

      My only spare SATA SSD not inside a PC has a slow write speed so I only provided max read results above.

      It does make more sense to use USB 3.2 Gen 2 with an NVMe SSD:
      So close to 6Gbps with a SATA3 SSD via USB is possible if the entire connection is USB 3.2 Gen 2 including the cable.

      USB 3.2 Gen 2 Enclosure with NVMe SSD connected to PC USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) port: Max Read: 985MB/s

      Real world copy speed is slower as Clear pointed out (~700MB/s).

  • amosmilburn on 25/03/2024 - 18:41

    i would give a miss simply because theyre made of plastic..nvme drives get stupid hot, i have a metal cased one and it still gets toasty when doing any large file transers

    • netsurfer on 25/03/2024 - 22:42
      -1

      I asked OP for help to find people a cheap enclosure because some people bought the Centrecom $5 256GB SSDs were looking for cheap enclosures. Requested cheap ones because if the SSD is $5, it doesn't make sense to spend $20 on an enclosure.

  • AreYouAWiiizard on 25/03/2024 - 21:13

    What the??? Mine is cheaper but I have to pay more than 50% tax? https://i.imgur.com/A5Q2lMQ.png

    • netsurfer on 25/03/2024 - 22:17
      +2

      Guessing GST is based on original price, before all discounts (including new user discount).

  • Clear on 25/03/2024 - 23:29

    If you're concerned about heat there's now a deal on this JEYI enclosure encased in a heatsink.

  • DarnyBoy1982 on 27/03/2024 - 08:29

    Thanks mate, paired the nvme version with this $5 nvme drive https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/837618

    $12 total for a portable 256gb ssd you cant beat that!

  • spal on 28/03/2024 - 08:52

    Slightly off topic. Anyone able to point me in the right direction for a free or reasonably priced disc cloning software. Other than Clonezilla, nothing else seems to be free. All get you to download and install saying it is free, but they don't do disc cloning. I am looking to increase size of my laptop's SSD, from Samsung to Samsung. The Samsung program says, can't clone encrypted drives, does not recognise the destination drive connected via USB C.
    Thank you.

    • Clear on 28/03/2024 - 08:55

      Disable bitlocker, once decrypted clone with Samsung Data Migration (now included in Samsung Magician) and once all done turn Bitlocker back on.

      That's always been my easiest method for free software. The encryption is doing it's job - you wouldn't want someone to be able to plug the SSD into their PC and read your data.

      • spal on 28/03/2024 - 11:25

        Thank you @Clear. How do I fix the issue that Samsung Magician is not seeing the replacement SDD connected via USB C (in an enclosure).

        • Clear on 28/03/2024 - 11:34

          Does Windows in Disk Management see if the SSD in the enclosure?

          • spal on 28/03/2024 - 11:35

            @Clear: I am not too tech savvy. Whatever I have learned, I have learned here. I will check that. Thank you for suggesting.

            • Clear on 28/03/2024 - 11:40

              @spal: Press Windows R to open the Run dialog, type in compmgmt.msc and click Ok. On the left sidebar click on "Disk Management" under Storage and the SSD should show up unformatted. It may even pop up and ask for it to be initialised.

              If it doesn't show then there's a problem. What enclosure do you have?

              • spal on 28/03/2024 - 11:44

                @Clear: Thank you Clear. The disk shows up in disk management. It is an Orico enclosure. It shows up in all paid versions of disk clonning software. I guess, once my disk is decrypted, it would show up in the samsung migration tool too.

              • spal on 28/03/2024 - 14:25

                @Clear: Managed to encrypt the disk, but the migration tool does not recognise as a Samsung SSD. Looks like I have no other option than to use paid software.

    • ahmedaman on 28/03/2024 - 08:58

      Have you tried Samsung’s Data Migration Tool?

      • spal on 28/03/2024 - 11:27

        Yes, I did. I will try the suggestion by Clear. Hopefully, it will work.

  • DarnyBoy1982 on 04/04/2024 - 15:00

    Added SSD to enclosure, getting average 300mb transfer speeds, but its inconsistent, probably because the cheap enclosure doesnt have a heatsink, so it starts to throttle. Either way it was cheap so not complaining

    • Clear on 04/04/2024 - 15:32

      That speed does depend on the size of the file, how many files and the SSD being used. I.e. a single large file will transfer pretty consistently at the same speed, while a whole collection of different sized files will jump up and down.

      I didn't actually order one so I can't test with all the massive ISOs 😅

      • DarnyBoy1982 on 04/04/2024 - 18:33

        Just now, x2 video files 29gb.

        Writing to the SSD via included USB C cable - 375mbps with one minute transfer time

        Copied the same files back to the PC - 440mbps

        Repeated the same process, all good. Not sure what happened in the earlier test but I was at work. So maybe I was transferring to a mechanical drive. The case is warm but not crazy hot.

  • ortusern on 06/04/2024 - 11:44

    The enclosure case is flimsy. The chip doesn't sit securely and keeps slipping out of the bracket at the bottom.

    • anonym on 06/04/2024 - 13:40

      I found that you can press the chip into the bottom bracket to secure it. The might be a little click as it settles into the bracket.

  • Alzori on 06/04/2024 - 15:01

    My NVMe case appears to be limited to 5Gbps rather than 10Gbps as advertised. Max copy speed of around 580MB/s when testing it just now.

    Bit of a shame but I like the case still so eh.

    Edit false alarm: was 580MB/s copying stuff onto the drive, but copying off the drive hit over 800MB/s so that seems good.

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