M.2 SATA SSD to USB 3.0 External SSD Reader Converter Adapter Enclosure with UASP, Support NGFF M.2 2280 2260 2242 2230 SSD with Key B/Key B+M(Can't Fit for PCIe NVMe/PCIe AHCI with Key M)

I bought this product to transfer some data from my old m.2 SSD onto a new computer.The quality of materials seems very good with a strong metal enclosure, the only problem I could imagine someone having with this is in a place that shakes or vibrates a lot as the internal parts are not fastened to anything and are held in place by rails it can slide on. That being said, for most people this will not be a problem in a static position.The only issues I have are that there are no instructions that came with it although it was easy enough for me to figure out; the combined standoff/m.2 screw part did take a minute to figure out. Also, the USB cord that comes with it is very short (maybe 3 inches) and pretty stiff out of the box.Overall, this worked perfectly for my needs and was easy to use but could be a little easier with instructions.

Finally one that actually works with B+M SATA drives. I have tried three readers that claim to support B+M SATA and they don't work. This one does.

I bought this solely to extract user-created files from a working SSD (Samsung MZNLN256HCHP - 256GB M.2 2280 SATA III NGFF) in my wife’s otherwise dead laptop. For that, it worked flawlessly. As others noted, it came with no instructions but it wasn’t hard to figure out. I slid the SSD into place (I didn’t use the enclosure), plugged it into a powered USB 3.0 hub and Windows recognized it immediately (Windows assigned two drives letters which I assumed matched partitions on the SSD). I copied about 42GB of standard user-created-files from the old SSD onto an attached external drive in under two hours. Zero issues. Once the wife’s new computer arrives and I’ve confirmed a good transfer to it, I’ll slide the package into its enclosure, format it and see how it holds up as external storage

If you plan to use this with a Raspberry Pi 4, you will find it will boot only on USB2.0 ports, unless you apply a tweak on the Pi. Since Amazon will not allow links in reviews, all I can say is search on this and you will find the answer. "Raspberry Pi 4 only boots from SSD over USB 2.0, but not over USB 3.0"

I installed a brand new Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SATA drive into the unit, closed it up, and plugged it in to my laptop. The system saw it immediately, I successfully partitioned the drive, and successfully did a small file copy to the drive. However, when I started a very large file copy operation, the unit abruptly stopped working after a few minutes. The system logs report that the USB device spontaneously disconnected from the host, causing the file transfer to error out (and probably corrupting the filesystem as well).I opened up the case and double-checked that the M.2 drive was seated properly. I also inspected the board under a magnifying loupe, but didn't see any solder blobs or other obvious manufacturing defects. I tried the unit once more, and it once again disconnected in the middle of the file transfer.I did notice the unit becoming somewhat warm during the file transfer. During my inspection, I found no heatsink on the main controller chip, nor was the chip in physical contact with the aluminum case -- a technique used by some makers to dissipate heat. My *guess* is that the controller chip in the housing is overheating, causing it to fail.So, alas, this unit will be returned.

It worked for my M.2 SSD that came from a dead laptop. So I'm happy about that -- I was able to get the data off of it and wipe it so I could sell it on eBay.However, the enclosure has two tiny screws that hold the cover on. I mean, really tiny. It does come with a tiny screwdriver for them, but when you work on this, be sure to work somewhere where you'll be able to find a screw if you drop it. Carpet is not good. Also, it helps if you magnetize the little screwdriver so it will hold the screws. Run the blade of the screwdriver over a strong magnet a few times to magnetize it.

Quick shipping, easy to install.I had tried unsuccessfully to transfer files from my old computer through windows. Just would not work for the very large batch of files I was dealing with. Even tried to take to back up file and back to new computer, still very poor results with hours wasted.But with this I was Able to retrieve all the files from my old computer. Really made it easy.And they are saved and safe on my original SSD if I ever it need in future.