ORICO M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Transparent External Solid State Drive Adapter Enclosure for 2280 2260 2242 2230 PCI-E M2 M-Key SSD, USB Type C Converter Case-TCM2 Black

The ORICO TCM2U4 enclosure delivers exactly what it promises: high-speed performance in a smart, modern package. Designed for M-Key NVMe drives (2230 through 2280), this enclosure supports transfer speeds up to 40Gbps when used with USB4 or Thunderbolt 3/4 ports. In testing, I saw consistent read/write speeds in the 2.8–3.1 GB/s range—perfect for video editing, gaming libraries, or system backups.The transparent chassis is more than just eye candy. It's well-built and features a tool-free SSD installation process, making it easy to swap drives. The enclosure also includes a USB-C to dual USB-C/A cable, which adds welcome flexibility for different port types.What really stands out is the cooling system. With a built-in fan, aluminum heatsink, and thermal pads, this thing stays cool under pressure—literally. Even during large file transfers, it kept temps low and avoided any performance throttling.A few notes: it won’t work on USB 2.0, and older systems with legacy Thunderbolt or USB ports may not reach its full potential. But if you're working with modern hardware, it’s hard to beat.

Case works great. Easy to build. There is a heat sink on the case and a second one which you attach to the SSD with the included thermal pads. With the Samsung EVO 990 I am routinely getting over 3000 mb/s both read and write. Fan does have a high pitch wine but it is quiet. It doesn’t bother me personally but I am also using the drive in Starbucks, planes, ferries, etc so can’t hear it at all. In a very quiet room it is a quiet whine, so it is personal preference as far as if it bothers you or not. Overall great performance at a great price.

Item came in nicely packaged. You slide the lid off to place your SSD card in it. I inserted a 4TB SSD that I used on my Mac Mini M4. I also bought a doc that has an encasement for a SSD card that plugs into the Mac Mini, which can save spaces. The doc stopped working and reading my card, so I thought I'd try this encasement that was simple and with no bells and whistles so to speak. It does have an internal fan, which I thought was good since it reads/writes at 40Gbps, and I know they can get pretty warm when you load files onto it. This encasement worked wonderfully and then it stopped reading again and ejecting. Found out that the Apple Mac Mini's don't have enough power to power the encasement/SSD card, so I had to connect it to a hub and now it's great. I'm thinking my doc was probably still good as well but the mac mini couldn't power it along with other external drives I had connected to it. I really like the look of the encasement. It still gets hot when you load large files like video, but it does it super fast. You will need to place it somewhere cool and out in the open. Do not lay it on anything metal as the metal will not allow it to cool.

I had repeated overheating with this item when hooked to brand new mac mini m4. Using Samsung 990 NVME drive evo the temperature got to 160 F all the time. This was a consistent issue when hooked to thunderbolt4 and using both manufacturer cable and replacement thunderbolt 5 cable. The plastic case and ill placed fan are an oven. Putting an external fan on it dropped it to 125. My replacement Acasis thunderbolt 4 case does not go over 104 without a supplemental extenal fan. Poor thermal design characteristics. Bad choice for high speed Thunderbolt use. Overheating caused power supply overloading and repeated umount errors from Mac mini.The Orico unit is unsuitable for use as a thunderbolt 4 external item. It works ok on thunderbolt 3 or 10Gbps Usb.

works okay. enclosure is hard to use.

This enclosure works very well and holds my NVMe drive without a problem. Was easy to connect to the computer and runs fast. I don't know the exact speeds but it is fast enough for my needs and seems to faster than my other external drives. Holds all my files and there is still much pace to use. These are mostly photos I am using with Lightroom and I use these on my desktop and my laptop and it just like using the internal drive, there is no lag at all when loading the catalog upon startup.