M.2 Pcie Nvme Ssd Enclosure
Reyes Grindberg
Thanks for reaching out to us, I am sorry but this SSD is not compatible with our USB-C to NVMe enclosure. While I cannot quite make out the model number, this appears to be a PCIe AHCI SSD. This type of drive can utilize 2 or 4 PCI express lanes and has an embedded single-drive SATA host controller built into the SSD itself, but is not compatible with the NVMe standards.
A quick way to check is to look for the NVMe Logo on the SSD, in this case the drive only has the PCI Express logo and no NVMe logo. We have a list of supported and tested SSD on our product page ( -nvme ).
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 256GB SSD
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 128GB SSD
M.2 SATA3 256GB SSD
This being a 128GB SSD points to it being an NVMe SSD, however I do not know if it will be compatible with our USB-C to NVMe enclosure as we have not tested any NVMe SSDs with a B-Key cutout. Normally the B-Key cutout is for 2 PCIe lanes and SATA devices while NVMe is most commonly uses 4 PCIe lanes.
I wanted to update my last comment. We have purchased a Kingston A1000 PCIe 2x Lane PCIe NVMe SSD and tested with our enclosure. The drive is correctly detected and can be formatted and used in our enclosure. Most of the PCIe 2x lane NVMe SSDs are classified as economy drives and have poor performance compared to the 4x lane NVMe SSDs, this is reflected in the performance with our enclosure as well. Even when connected to a USB 3.1 Gen 2 controller the PCIe 2x lane drives will have significantly reduced performance compared to a 4x lane drive.
Hello everyone
Im looking to figure out which one to choose
Buying an internal nvme with an enclosure to use it as external everyday use (for programs,games,one backup of photos etc)
Vs buy a samsung t7 or sandisk extreme external
Even as the USB spec catches up to bandwidth numbers offered by PCIe, you still must take into account latency. Depending on your use case, disk access latency might be big enough factor to sway the decision. You mentioned running applications - this is something that will be more sensitive to latency.
Just to give out a background
I use external HDDs to backup snd keep data
I also have external nvme thet i run games on even have windows installed on it in case it is necessary and im happy with it
So now i wanna add more capacity so i get my photos and games more accessible to my macs and laptops
Buying a nvme +external enclosure is cheaper and i feel it may be more reliable if something happens to enclosure to just put it in a new one or in a pc ti get dara out
Do you agree or should i stick with a new external drive
So I figured out the dual enclosure has separate usb connection so it defeated the purpose
So I went ahead and ordered
A $18 pcie 3.2gen 2 enclosure
And a samsung 980pro 2TB
Reviews mentioned it has Dram and it was more expensive than crucial and intel 670 and afew oyher brands
After that i saw a crucial external for same price but im goanna stick with my choice
Hopefully when it gets here i can confirm the Dram
And in general tried to avoid non known brands for safety