SatechiM.2 NVMe Mini SSD Enclosure with 10Gbps Transfer Speed, Up to 2TB SSD Storage, Active Auto Cooling, Compact and Portable USB C Case, Supports NVMe 2230 SSDs, (SSD Not Included)

Satechi, as usual of course, high-end high quality product. Super small size, compatible with windows 11. As for the ease of installation, it depends on which nvme 2230 you are using. I used it with my OEM Microsoft surface pro 11 ssd. The problem is that the OEM ssd has a heatsink, big one! So that tiny rubber thing intended to hold it down, didn’t work very well.I suggest that Satechi redesign this in their new release maybe.

It's a great product. I really like it. I’ll have to repurchase it later.

The media could not be loaded. Joke of a product. There's no real heat sink or thermal pad included. The fan gets really loud, the SSD gets really hot. That fan blows on nothing towards the solid PCB, it is even indicated in their own marketing image. Additionally, there is zero warning on SSD compatibility, one such case is in their marketing image a SN770M from WD is shown, attached to an iPhone. In reality, said SSD cannot be reliably powered by iPhone due to high transient power draw. This is why the iPhone shown was in standby, not in recording, because once you hit record, it will fail. I have written sincere product feedback to their support, and all I got was a generic "Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will provide insight to our developers to implement product improvements." instead of them actually correcting the misrepresentation, and faulty design.

For what it (actually) is, this thing ROCKS, and I *highly* recommend it.That said,► I've only had this for a 1½ days, so I cannot speak to long-term use.► This is NOT a Thunderbolt enclosure; it is "Thunderbolt-compatible", which means that this is a USB-C device; the description here is somewhat misleading. This will be fine for photo editing and shuffling files between systems, or even running an OS (it's faster than an internal SATA SSD), but if you're looking for an external drive that can handle professional video editing, this ain't it.► The cable housing is cheap and brittle plastic; it IS going to break and become unusable much sooner than later.► The rubber retaining "clip" (the bit that holds the drive to the board) is shaped oddly; it works, but I struggled for 2 to 3 minutes to get it spun around to where it would actually hold the drive in place.► The magnet that secures the lid isn't the strongest I've ever encountered (even at this size), and I can see where the lid might come off due to jostling inside my backpack. In theory, so long as the drive is locked-down in the housing (see my note immediately above), this isn't a huge deal, but it's something that might give you pause depending on your use case.► With the above 2 bullets in mind, I certainly would never clip this thing to the *outside* of my backpack as shown in the product images.Other Notes:► Another reviewer here mentions that a drive in this enclosure can't be formatted; I can say empirically, with 100% confidence, that such a statement (even if it's just reiterating the support page) is false. Drives in this enclosure can *absolutely* be partitioned and formatted on Windows (11) and on Ubuntu. Partitioning and formatting my drive in this thing was the very first thing I did. ☺► The cable whip housing is hinged at the lanyard end and pulls apart at the cable end. This was non-obvious to me, and I will sheepishly admit that I initially struggled a bit to get the cable out of the housing.

This is a very impressive device and it is worth the price. I was expecting only the enclosure and didn't realize that the strap was also an extension type C cable in a protective housing. The only downside of this is the rubber know for securing the SSD, it's too stubby for my fingers and I had to fidget with it for a while to pull it out, put the SSD in place and then push it back in fully.

First, the good. This tiny drive works well with small 1 or 2 TB SSD's and includes a cable (in the lanyard) to let you use it in crowded slots as in the MacBook Air.So, far, so good.And now the bad. Satechi manages to mix a clever idea (using the cable as a lanyard so you won't lose it) with really maddening customer service. I couldn't;t figure out how to release the cable from the lanyard clip without damaging it, but when I appealed to Satechi all I got was a canned response promising a reply.Despite my reminder prodding, that was the end of that, Nada. Zilch.I couldn't believe others hadn't experienced the problem, and, sure enough, a YouTube video came to the rescue and the solution was simple. You grasp either side of the cable loop and pull firmly sideways -- it pops open the silicon retaining case (which I'd rightly feared might be damaged if I'd attacked it directly) and the cable comes free. Hurrah!But why couldn't Satechi have made this clear in their (minimal) written manual or just responded with the necessary one-sentence advice via email? Suppose I'd had a REAL problem with this drive -- go figure.The next problem is down to a really poor engineering choice. Getting the little SSD into the drive is supposed to be a tools-free matter and it is -- up to a point. The magnetic glass cover slides off and exposes the pins which accept the SSD as you'd expect, at a slight angle. You then press the SSD flat and the problem begins. The easy (and best) way is to attach the SSD with a locking screw. But that wouldn't be "tool free" so Satechi decided on. a flawed alternative, A small silicon plug is used instead of a screw and you have to (CAREFULLY!) maneuver the SSD into a little ridge of the plug to secure it. This means rotating the plug while pressing the SSD down. IT's do-able but slightly dangerous as I discovered when the plug popped loose from the drive and had to be re-inserted into its hole. This was a surprisingly difficult little maneuver and takes caution and digital dexterity, in my case a long ten minutes of swearing. The correct rotation of the plug so that its ridge correctly grasps the SSD to keep it flat, Again, do-able, but SO much more exasperating than simply providing a retaining screw and using a screwdriver.This design flaw could REALLY be a deal-breaker if you intend to change or swap the SSD in this drive often. Sastechi has managed to convert what should be a simple and swift operation into a decided nuisance.Feel free to talk to Satechi's service department. And the very best of luck to you!