M.2 NVME Enclosure, Beikell Tool-Free 10Gbps M2 SSD
M.2 NVME Enclosure, Beikell Tool-Free 10Gbps M2 SSD Enclosure USB 3.2 Gen 2 NVMe to USB Adapter for 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD of M-Key or M+B Key with USB C to C and USB A to C Cables
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| Dimensions: | 13.1 x 9.1 x 1.7 cm; 120 Grams |
| Model: | B6315 |
| Manufacture: | Beikell |
| Dimensions: | 13.1 x 9.1 x 1.7 cm; 120 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
I was surprised how easy this enclosure is to open and close. No tools at all required. Inside the box, the enclosure is supplied in is 2 USB cables, one USB-A to USB-C and a USB-C to USB-C, though both are quite short. The manufacturer has included a user guide, though if you are familiar with the NVME enclosures, I doubt you will even bother opening it. In addition, there is a heat spreader and a spare retaining device if your SSD isn’t full sized.
In use there is a small blue LED to show activity by flashing and just lit if powered up. Performance is excellent for both read and write, though this is partly down to your SSD as well.
The Beikell M.2 Enclosure is a portable device for you to use your spare M.2 drive in, it is designed to be screw-less and the M.2 can be installed in the most simplest time saving way. The outer case is made of smooth brushed metal, If I had to guess I think its Aluminium. There is a small button to press on the front to slide out the body of the casing which is made of plastic, that is where you house your M.2, it supports all three different sized drives.
Installing my chewing gum sized Samsung m.2 2280 500gb was a breeze, I just slid it into the socket and then pressed down and there is a little rubber clip that held it securely into place.
Using the drive was simple, there is 2 cables included, for both USB C and USB A, the drive connector was USB C. I tried plugging the drive in to my iPad Pro, Samsung Fold 4 and Windows PC and they all instantly recognised the drive.
Overall this enclosure is fantastic, it feels great and does exactly what it says, without the need of any screws. Brilliant piece of kit.
Very simple to put my drive into it. I was able to test it with my old laptop’s SSD M.2 drive, and it worked instantly flawless and it is superfast. It comes with 2 USB cables: 1 USB-C-to-USB-C and 1 USB-A-to-USB-C. Also, it has a competitive price compared to others in the market. 5 stars to me.
This M2 NVMe enclosure works exactly as described. It is simple to install a compatible SSD, easy to use and transfer speeds appear to be as described though does depend on various factors so your mileage may vary in this regards.
For the price it’s well worth your consideration in my opinion!
This enclosure has one of the best controllers I’ve come across. I was able to get 1047 MB/s read and 940 MB/s write during sequential tests using Crystal Diskmark. These speeds are pretty much at the theoretical limit of the 10Gb/s bandwidth specified in the item description.
The best part is the fact that it works with B+M key SATA SSDs.
There are also two – USB C to C, and USB C to A – cables included in the packaging, and also a thermal pad for cooling.
This is a solid product, and don’t really have any qualms with it.
This is a very nice M.2 caddy, being NVMe compatible make this very easy to use as a quick storage device or even to clone a drive.
The caddy is extremely easy to use with a simple push release button to open the caddy and a lever to hold the M.2 drive in place instead of a fiddly screw.
Pricewise this is currently listed at 17.99 for the silver version and 19.99 for the white.
One issue I do have is the colour of the device, you can clearly see in the picture I have provided that the product is not white but grey, however the packaging does state this is a white item and if you had paid the extra money for a white item you may well be a little disappointed.
Overall despite the colour issue this is a very capable M.2 caddy and does it’s job very well.
If you’re looking for a relatively fast and well-built external SSD enclosure, this option should be on your radar too!
I’ve been quickly testing this thing out and the speeds are very good! Thanks to the USB C connection – but make sure you try a USB-C to USB-C cable; if you’re even more picky about speeds, make sure you use a GOOD cable.
It works with just about any size M.2 drive, whether it’s NVMe or SATA SSDs. So if you’ve got some spare solid state drives lying around, this thing lets you put them to good use. It’s compatible with Mac & Windows – but I don’t have a Linux to try out [I assume that if it works on Mac, it’ll be fine also!].
The aluminium alloy body feels sturdy and the built-in heat dissipation keeps it running cool without much concern but one thing that could be mentioned as a minor flaw is that the thermal pad does not fully fill the gap between the drive and the case but as I said, it’s a minor concern and did not trouble the 1tb transfer I used to test this item with!
Installing drives is easy – just slide and lock. But handling that rubber pin gave me some trouble until I got the hang of it – for some, it may take some patience.
At the end of the day, if you want fast external storage in a portable form factor that won’t break the bank [unlike some of the higher end competitors], this enclosure delivers. Swapping drives is a cinch and it’s way cheaper than a pre-made external SSD. The speeds seriously impress. If you’re moving lots of large files, I highly recommend..
Right off the bat, the competitive pricing of the Beikell M.2 NVME Enclosure stands out. In an industry where accessories can often be surprisingly pricey, it’s refreshing to find a product that offers good value without compromising on functionality.
The build of the enclosure is decent and feels sturdy in the hand. The graphite colour lends it a sleek and professional look. The tool-free design adds to its user-friendly appeal. The USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 NVMe to USB adapter works like a charm, and the inclusion of both USB C to C and USB A to C cables is a thoughtful touch, offering flexibility to the users.
However, I stumbled upon a minor quirk during my usage. When I shook the enclosure, I noticed a slight rattling sound. It was unexpected and raised some questions. Could it be a loose part, or perhaps something to do with the design? It’s hard to say. While this didn’t affect the performance in any noticeable way, it didn’t inspire confidence either. In the world of tech, silent operation and secure assembly are usually hallmarks of quality, and any unknown sound can be off-putting. Therefore, even though this is a small issue and doesn’t seem to affect the functionality, it did make me raise an eyebrow.
In conclusion, the Enclosure delivers in terms of performance and value. It’s a handy accessory for those looking to house their 2242/2260 M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD of M-Key or M+B Key. However, the unexplained internal sound does cast a small shadow on an otherwise solid product.
Very good quality, I was actually impressed by the product mainly because it has a button to press, slides the device out replace quickly close and off you go, very quick to install any M2 into it, my only downside is that the screw to hold the M2 drive was all rubber and I wish it was metal or any bolt-type screw.
The item comes in with silicon to place on top of the M2 whenever you install one and acts as a heatsink.
Transfer rate consistent, tested with an M2 drive of 2TB to transfer 1.5TB onto it in and out.
The product worked very well for me and I am certainly very happy with it.
Very easy to install an SSD into this enclosure. The material in ABS plastic and it comes with a silicone pad to attatch to the SSD while installing to avoid a melt down. The instructions are not that great but Google is your Friend.
Although slightly longer than other M.2 NVMe enclosures I’ve had, I like this one.
It seems more robust.
It’s easy to open and close via a push button.
The latch (and spare) to hold the drive in place is good as is the heatsink pad.
Decent value
Nice NVMe drive case , do check you have the right type of NVMe drive first, obviously.
The housing is metal and it is an easy no tools type , with the drive just sliding in and then a rubber stopper to hold it in place. Comes with usb leads and a thermal strip for cooling , although most drives come with these.
No price at the moment , however it is well made.
The enclosure itself is nice and sturdy, with a finned design to help passively dissipate heat. It’s easy to open and insert an SSD, but as is typical, you only receive a single thermal pad. I always think ones that are as easy as this to swap the drives in should include multiple thermal pads or make the pad stick to the top of the inside of the enclosure itself, as large capacity SSDs have become very affordable and their speeds make them attractive as storage solutions for very large files, but there we are. Otherwise it works great, coming with both a USB A to C cable, aw well as a C to C, so you can use the best one for your needs.
I keep this enclosure in my IT kit bag to allow me to do data recovery or checking to M.2 drives.
It is well made and does exactly what I need it to do and it doesn’t break the bank at 18.99 at time of the review.
It is a simple plug and play design and you can use 2 of them at the same time to allow you to do data transfer or upgrades to new M.2 SSD.
Recommended.
This adapter is easy to install, the cables fit perfectly. Sturdy and durable material. Lightweight and compact. Very good sound quality.
his works well with my Kingston 512GB NVMe.
I love that it comes with a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable included..
I now have a fast external half gig SSD drive
It is a sturdy enclosure and comes with little rubber tabs to hold the ssd in place as well as a cooling pad.
Perfect for cloning a drive to nvme if you don’t want to open up your pc case or as a fast external backup drive.
Very pleased with the purchase.
Managed to get it for under 10 and it does the job so what else do we need? Bought this to run some SSD’s health checks. All fine.
Bought just to move data as I had a spare drive but find it very useful as transportable storage
Easy to install, comes with spare parts, two usb cables 1x usb C 1x usb A. Comes with thermal pad. Great build quality.
Highly recommend.
I bought a new PC that supported an NVMe drive. My old PC had a mini PCIe SSD. I used this to transfer everything from the old drive to the new nvme one easily.
Super handy device that allows you to use a nvme SSD as a portable storage device. Easy to take apart and fit. Being metal it will survive a knock or two and keep your precious data safe and secure. Much more resilient and safer then standard hardrives that need care and attention. Overall great value and super handy to have
Had a drive that I pulled from a dead laptop, the only way I was able to get the files back from this before was to take apart my own laptop and boot from it not having a spare slot anywhere to plug this in.
Pleased to see this was a simple plug and play design with a neat swivel screw to hold the drive in place.
Have used to store some files on for now, its much smaller and lighter than some of the other USB drives I have around – haven’t done much testing on the throughput but it seems good enough for my needs.
Works like a charm for testing and quickly swapping in between M.2 SSD drives or as a permanent external storage.
I haven’t used the thermal pad as it will be a swappable m.2 enclosure, but temps have been reasonable without it, hitting highs of 60C on USBC to USBC cable but this was with minimal airflow to the device and hitting it heavily with a benchmarking tool.
I’ve noticed speeds vary depending on whether it’s over USBC to C or C to A.
Looks like around a 500mbps cap on USB-A and around a 1000mbps cap on USB-C however this is more than enough for me.
It also has a little blue LED when its powered on which is nice as you know its working then in case of errors with an m.2
Its adjustable to different sizes of m.2 as well
Overall I’m really impressed with the product and will work great for me testing and swapping between m.2’s.
At the current deal price of under 12 it offers fantastic value for money.
I hope you find my review helpful
As above, it was so simple, I installed an nvme drive, and it was available for use instantly
Really handy to move over 200gb of games on PC.
If you use this to move your Steam games just hit “verify game integrity of game files” when done and it will fix any missing files.
If your M.2 SSD has a large heatsink (the one that I had in the system) then you wont be able to use close the case of the Enclosure.
See attached image.
Bought this yesterday to house a cheap 2TB SSD- well constructed no screw driver required at all. Came with USbc lead and USB standard lead. Also has a heat sink tape but haven’t used it and the casing has been cool so far , well pleased especially at this price.
A great compact enclosure
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Out of the box I was impressed by just how nice this feels. It has a cold metal feeling and ridges on one side which act as a heatsink. A thermal pad is included inside but I didn’t use this as I feel like it could make the NVMe a nightmare to remove. The transfer speeds are rapid and a lot better than traditional external hardrives.
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My only complaint is regarding the USB C to USB C cable. I think it’s disgusting that the cable has to be a certain way up to make the most of the full speeds, it completely defeats the point of USB C. It doesn’t clearly say anywhere that it’s really important to put the cable one way up and I don’t think you have this issue with other cables
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Besides that (and if you don’t use the USB C like me), it’s a great enclosure and at a good price
I’d recommend this aluminium case and TBH compared to a cheaper one I paid for a month or two back it is light years ahead in quality and ease of fitting. I added a 240GB SSD and didn’t bother with the instructions. Easy. Comes with everything you need including a heat sink. It’s cheaper than some and more pricey than others, so a quality item at a fair price. Easy 5*****.
Installing an sdd in this enclosure was hassle free.It was quite easy to use as well.It’s when I start to use the product, issues started popping up.I installed a 1TB western digital SN850 drive in this and I was getting a read and write speed of 35MBps and 30MBps respectively. I tried my other enclosures ,in every other enclosures,I was getting more than 500MBps read and write speeds.So there was clearly something wrong this enclosure.I ordered one more to check whether the issue is with this particular unit or something else.I received the second unit and as I was suspected the issue was with the first unit,the second ssd enclosure worked flawlessly,I was getting around 300MBps read and write.The seller was quick to resolve the issue.So,I will give an additional star to the seller.
Overall there are quality control issues with the company.I’m gonna return the first unit and keep the second one that I ordered,though I’m worried about the longevity of the product.
Easy to install and works perfectly 🙂 Nothing to say. Amazing produc
This SDD enclosure enabled me to clone my 500MB SSD in 16 minutes. Easy to use and install. Build quality feels solid.
With M.2 devices having been around for quite a while now, we may have upgraded the earlier smaller storage ones for bigger storage ones. This leaves the smaller devices sat collecting dust while they could still offer high speed storage in a more portable way.
This M.2 drive enclosure arrives in a small retail box. It comes with two USB leads (one Type-A and the other Type-C), a heat sink sticky pad, a couple of fixing buckles, and some instructions. The case is of a toolless design and very easy to use. Simply push the button and the case slides apart and exposes the M.2 socket. Most M.2 drives are 2280 and can be fitted with ease. Shorter ones will need a rubber fixing buckle to be fitted in the corresponding hole.
This enclosure is capable of working with both SATA and NVMe drives. I’ve tried both forms and they worked faultlessly. Obviously, NVMe drives will offer a better transfer speed, but if you have a SATA one then at least you can make use of it.
There is a single Type-C socket on one end of the enclosure. Note, this is a USB 3.2 Gen 2 socket, so it’s capable of working at up to 10Gbps if plugged into a suitable USB port. However, it is full backward compatible and will work fine, albeit at slower speeds. Even with the 10Gbps connection, you will lose the performance that the average NVMe drive is capable of supplying. Check one of the photos for the performance figures of an average NVMe drive being used in this enclosure. You can see that maximum read rate is clamped at 1GB/s but is more than capable of handling speeds of 3.5GB/s.
Overall, a great M.2 drive enclosure. I hope that helps.
Glad I did not buy 1 cheaper plastic adapter. This one is made of aluminium and is heavy enought to give good protection in case of dropping. Set include everything you need to run on the go. Additional protection clip and silicon heatsink. Get 180MB/s from WD Green to Samsung 970 Evo via UBS 3.0 but you know WD Green is not the best. Used only 17 hours at this moment to erase data from WD but definitely will get bigger SSD and will use as external super fast backup disk.
5 stars well deserved.
Personal tip: do not get cheap plastic adapters. Aluminium is the best.
After a couple of upgrades to my internal NVMe drives, I’ve been left with a few spares. A super-fast external USB drive sounded like the ideal use.
Another caddy by a well-known brand seemed good at first, but quickly began to experience instability, slowdowns and disconnects. With a lesser-known brand I worried the same or worse would happen, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Drive installation is mostly straightforward. The far end is clipped into the appropriate hole for the drive length via a swiveling piece of plastic (see photo). It doesn’t click into place, but seems a friction fit. If you’re then applying the included thermal pad on top, that would keep it pressed in place even if the clip moved off.
The case slides over the thermal pad pressing against it as it does, so you need to be slightly careful not to pull it away from the drive. It clicks into place at the other end. I’d prefer a screw attachment, but this is definitely a personal preference and not a necessity.
The drive connection is USB-C, and you get a short C-to-C cable supplied along with the usual C-to-full-size cable. I ran full Blu-ray-standard movie files through this to a TV and it performed perfectly without any pauses or disconnects. This is absolutely something my old caddy struggled with.
Speed testing this with a SN750 inside over a USB-C 3.1 1×2 connection showed that it’s fully capable of maxing out the 10Gb connection; that’s gigabit, for an effective encoded rate of 1,000MB/s. This is something I didn’t expect, a drive that actually reaches the speed it says it will!
Very pleased with this, and it’s become my new current high-speed transfer and playback drive. It feels good in the hand too, and with the heatsink fins on the top side it doesn’t run as hot as my other one did either.
Having recently upgraded the drive in the Steam Deck, I had this pesky 64gb drive doing nothing, so this NVME M.2 drive enclosure is exactly what I am looking for.
Inside the box you get the drive enclosure, a thermal pad, USB C to USB C and USB C to USB A cables, plus a spare plastic drive holder screw and the instructions, showing which drive sizes are supported (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) and how to fit them (although that part is relatively easy).
Opening the case is s a simple press on the open button and the case slides apart. Insert the drive into the slot and using the screw provided, turn it and that’s it. There is a thermal pad that is supplied that you can attach to the drive for better heat dissipation although I have not done that as I wont be using the drive for much other than external stuff on the steam deck.
Read and write speeds are acceptable, although i would likely use a different cable than the ones provided as these are not great.
Overall though, this is a great external enclosure for your spare M.2 drive
Only used twice but seems decent, I get about 640MBs of actual transfer speed.
Contains heatsink pad, totally screwless. Comes with usb-c and usb 3 cables. Using usb c the case benchmarked my drive correctly . Very happy so fa
On the one hand, it’s currently on sale for under 12, which makes it one of the cheapest NVMe enclosures I’ve seen. And when it works, it’s brilliant. However, I’ve had some real problems getting it to that stage with certain cable/port combinations. For reference, I’m using it paired with a Lexar NM620 (3300MB/s) NVMe SSD.
In summary, it worked with most cables and ports I used it with, but not all — including the supplied USB C to C cable. When it did work, speed tests were successful and the enclosure achieved very close to the theoretical max (10Gbps, 1125 MB/s) when using 10Gbps+ ports on my computers. The design is fine but there are one or two shortcomings you need to be aware of.
In more detail:
This enclosure is rated at 10Gbps, which translates to a max speed of 1125 MB/s as long as it’s plugged into a port capable of at least 10Gbps. (For your information, a standard [usually blue] USB 3 type A port is 5Gbps, but there are faster USB 3 type A ports that can go at 10 or even 20 Gbps and are often coloured red. The type C ports on a computer can also be rated at 5, 10 or 20+ Gbps.)
The included USB 3 type A to USB C cable has worked fine for everything, returning read speeds of 1015.6 MB/s when plugged into a 20Gbps port and 466.24 MB/s when plugged into a basic (5Gbps) USB 3 port. However, the supplied USB C to C cable has had real problems when plugged into the USB C (5Gbps) port on the front of my desktop PC. It had no problems plugged into the rear USB C 3.2 2×2 (20Gbps) port and no problems plugged into the 5Gbps port on my laptop. But for whatever reason, it didn’t like being plugged into the front port. And it really is the combination of that supplied cable and that front 5Gbps port — using a different (20 Gbps) cable in that same port worked fine. Interestingly, the drive would not function correctly when connected to the 20Gbps port using a short 40Gbps extension cable either.
Design: The design is a mainly aluminium body with a fin design to dissipate heat from the SSD. Of course, this only works if the SSD is in direct contact with the solid metal body. In order to enable this, they have included an SSD-sized thermal pad. The inside of the enclosure slides off, allowing you to insert the SSD, apply the thermal pad and slide it back together toollessly. This is where the problem I encountered occurred. After applying the thermal pad, sliding the aluminium body over the top becomes a tight squeeze and crucially, the direction you are sliding applies pressure that pulls the SSD out of the m.2 socket. So when I tested the enclosure before applying the thermal pad, it worked fine, but after applying the pad it would not function. I had to reopen the enclosure, reseat the SSD and then reclose the enclosure while applying pressure to the end of the SSD to keep it in place while the enclosure was closing. A fold-down enclosure design (as opposed to slide-in) would have avoided this problem.
Do I recommend it? Well, I don’t think you’ll get an m.2 NVMe enclosure for cheaper than 12 and it does work consistently with the right combination of ports and cables. However, I think the fact that you get an enclosure, two USB 10Gbps cables and a substantial 2mm+ thermal pad all for 12 means that they had to cut corners somewhere and I think the quality of the USB C to C cable is probably where those corners were cut. If you don’t mind troubleshooting, this is great value. But if you are time-limited, you might be better off spending a bit more.
The bad first:
* The USB-C to USB-C cable this comes with is badly designed. Speeds drop to USB 2.0 Speeds if you orient the cable wrong. As USB-C means it fits both ways, this is not obvious and to anyone just plugging in the device, they won’t understand / go through lots of troubleshooting. Speeds went from 40MB/s consistently, then a little over 300MB/s when connection flipped. Using another cable I had spare works fine.
* Not really bad, but just make sure you know what connection type your SSD uses – As this doesn’t support all.
The Good: – There’s lots
* The design of the enclosure itself, with it’s fins and aluminium construction allow for heat dissipation much better than something made of plastic. Also has ventilation holes as well. I wasn’t concerned at all when monitoring thermals.
* Comes with a thermal pad.
* Comes with 2 x USB cables. 1 x USB-C to USB-C and 1 x USB-A to USB-C. But, I would use another USB-C to C cable.
* Support for 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 sized M2 drives, including holes to secure each size.
* I was able to max out my USB 3.1 speeds.
Overall:
* Yes, I recommend. Just make sure you try different cables if you run into speed issues.
Not too much to say about this one, other than it’s ease of use.
I had a spare M2 NVME drive kicking around after upgrading one of my laptops, so got this to use as an external drive.
The case slides open easily with a little pressure on the release point. The NVME drive then slots in, and is held in place with a plastic tab that you rotate. Much better than the more common screw to hold it in place.
Once assembled, you can use one of the two included USB cables to connect it to your device. If you haven’t got a spare USB C connection, then use the other cable.
Speed-wise, it is as I would expect for anything going through the USB C connection on my laptop, and I have no complaints on that front.
Very useful little caddy if you happen to have a spare NVME drive.
If you have an old NVME SSD drive lying around and have need for an external USB drive, then this will give you exactly what you want.
Using USB flash drives or memory cards are often really slow, however using this will allow you to take advantage of both the fast read and write speeds associated with most NVME SSD drives.
I was able to clock up around 500MB/s read and 250MB/s write speeds with my drive plugged into this. However do be aware that your drive itself may limit the trhoughput figures.
Looks smart, doesn’t get too hot, universally compatible and only around 18, very little not to like about this. Definitely recommended.
It was easy put a spare drive into this enclosure and it then connected eassily to my PC for cloning my existing SSD.
Last time I looked for onme of these they were up in the 60 range, so the price asked for this one makes it a real bargain – works well and can be recommended
This M.2 NVME external drive enclosure is quite affordable compared to others out there but it does the job very effectively. The enclosure, like others, is made from aluminium alloy and is cool to the touch. The case opens without tools and you can add a drive without tools (if you have the screw in the right hole for the size of drive you are looking to add).
The enclosure comes with some spare screws and charges via a USB socket at one end. The enclosure also comes with a choice of charging cables – USB-C to USB-A or USB-C to USB-C. Also included is a thermal pad to help dissipate heat from the chips on the drive to the aluminium case which will act as a heat sink.
I like this enclosure and it’s superior to my older style caddy, and it’s very very similar to others from better known brands, which are more expensive.
This enclosure is very good indeed. This has been designed to allow for fast data transfer speeds and you will get maximum benefit when utilising the USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 protocols, that’s if your PC/laptop or external storage device can cater for this. I’ve used a 2TB card in this enclosure and have connected this to my WD NAS enclosure which supports a third party external storage device via the USB 3.1.2 connection as well as the usual 10GB ethernet connection to my network. My initial tests of dumping files onto this card in the enclosure gave me an average speed of 921MB/s, boom!! Now that’s what I’m talking about, the initial write was slow measuring around 400MB/s but after a second the speed multiplied, after which the transfer looked very even with no major peaks or decline in the rate. Read speed was very impressive offering around 1050MB/s. Of course I’m used to fast data transfers on my network as my NAS drives and router are extremely fast using 10Gb ethernet with the desktop incorporated the card to cater for this.
It isn’t always that I wish to store data on the NAS drive itself and can be beneficial to just store it on an external drive or move it over if the need arises. It’s rare that I’ll connect any storage device to my PC and much prefer connecting them to my NAS drives as the data transfer speeds are much faster.
The quality of this enclosure is very good indeed, a single clip allows for the panel to open and installing the card is very easy. Some clips and thermal material is included in the pack if needed, probably beneficial to use if the card is going to be used constantly as that’s when the temperature can build thus the thermal pad becomes very useful, if you value the long-term running of the card. Having said that, the design of the enclosure has got good heat dissipation in mind and the designed grill allows for much greater surface area and will enhance the heat transfer from the card.
Overall, 18.99 is a good price to pay, based on my usage of the thing and the performance I observed then I’m happy to recommend it and it’s worth placing on your shortlist.
The enclosure comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable, a USB-A to USB-C cable, a thermal pad, and an extra retaining bolt.
It is easy to install. Just open the enclosure, insert the SSD, turn the retaining bolt(can be moved to fit various sizes), slide closed and done.
The enclosure is of great quality. It is like a heatsink, with fins on one side for heat dissipation. There is a button for opening the case, which slides out easily.
Highly recommended, works perfectly, and is tool-free, so you don’t need a screwdriver to install it.
This enclosure does not need any screws to fit in your m.2 drive. It has a movable twistable lock instead. The outter body is made of metal and acts as the heatsink while the inner body is plastic and holds the controller and m.2 drive.
Both of these parts are held together by press button lock.
There is a thermal pad included that will fit a full sized drive and is the perfect fitness that doesn’t hinder taking the drive out or putting it in.
The controller has a USBC port and will negotiate power on most devices plus still works if you convert down to a USBA.
As a bonus test:
This won’t work with the Steamdeck unless you provide extra power to it, as this is a device that doesn’t negotiate well (could be a general Linux problem?)
Worth while buy if you need a m.2 drive to be portable.
USB C with transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. Applicable to M.2 NVME/SATA SSD, supported hard disk size: 2280/2260/2242/2230.
It has good heat dissipation thanks to the aluminium body and the groove design.
It is easy to install, no extra tools required. Come with 1*0.5M USB A to USB C cable and 1*0.5M USB C to USB C cable, no need to carry cables.
You can see from the video that I haven’t experienced any issues with installing my M.2 NVME SSD. I can access it from a laptop via type c or USB or phone via type c.
Very handy to have.
I have plenty of 2.5 enclosures/caddy’s but I have been slowly upgrading my PC to have just M.2 ssd’s to clear up some sata and power cables from my PC.
I was able to copy all my data to the m.2 using this enclosure quickly and safely.
It does the job and will be a useful addition to the setup.
I remember looking for m.2 enclosures a long while ago and refused to pay the price they were at the time but now these are great value.
I would recommend.
The Beikell tool free M2 SSD enclosure is a quality product, it has a metal body with a finned heatsink on one the top which improves heat dissipation. It is very easy to open requiring a simple push and slide on the black plastic button on the bottom of the enclosure.
It comes with a USB type C to USB type C lead, a USB type C to USB type A (USB 3.2) lead, a spare plastic SSD retaining clip and unusually, a thermally conductive pad.
The SSD is easy to fit and the plastic retaining clip works well.
I haven’t used the thermal pad yet because I felt once installed, it may be very difficult to open the enclosure.
The first speed test was performed using my media PC and the USB-C to USB-C cable, the result was disappointing, I only measured a read speed of 36MB/s which is typical of a USB 2.0 connection. After that, I rotated the USB-C connection by 180 degrees and tried again, this time I achieved a read speed of 125MB/s. Although that is slow for the SSD fitted, it is not too unexpected when using my media PC.
I also tried a different USB-C to USB-C lead to the one supplied and was able to achieve consistently high speeds regardless of orientation.
I connected the enclosure to my desktop PC using the USB-C to USB-A lead and achieved a respectable peak read speed of 319MB/s and an average speed of 230MB/s. Those results weren’t affected by the orientation of the USB type C lead connected to the enclosure.
My PC is only supports USB 3.1, which means that I would not see read speeds of over 500MB/s even though the SSD that I used can support speeds of up to 3200MB/s and it simply isn’t fast enough to test the top speed of the enclosure.
This is a good SSD enclosure which has some nice extras, it is let down slightly though by the USB-C to USB-C lead, because the speed is affected by which way round it is inserted.
I got this to use as a way to get my OS migrated to a new M2 SSd hard drive.
The case opens by pressing the button on the end and it neatly slides open.
It is a metal case so it looks good and is strong enough to protect your ssd should it be put in a bag.
You seat the SSD in the slot and push it in flat then twist the little rubber thing at the end to stop it popping up.
Then just slide the case closed.
It connects to the laptop via either its usb A to C cable or its USB C to C cable which are both 21″ long
On first plugging it in, you see it pop up straight off in the new drive detected watchamacallit on windows, so it is plug and play .
There is a small Blue LED on the end to show its connected.
You still need to tell your computer what it is if its a new unofrmatted drive.
This works perfectly well with my new SSD and also with the old one I am swapping it with.
Its for the narrow drive kind not the wider 2 1/2″ one so check sizing first.
PRO’s
* Support for both SATA and NVME SSD’s
* Compatible with different length M.2 SSD’s – 2280/2260/2242/2230
* Up to 10Gbps per second data transfer speeds (This is dependent on the speed of the inserted SSD. SATA will achieve around 600Mbps max. NVME drives have potential for higher). See Screenshot – I got faster Sequential speeds with this compared with my last cheaper enclosure.
* Supports TRIM. My previous enclosure didn’t seem to support this feature which is good for the long term health of the SSD
* Includes both USB C to USB C and USB C to USB A connection cables
* Fins on the bottom of the drive enclosure, and thermal silicone pad to help keep the heat down. Some NVME drives can get extremely hot.
* Easy tool free enclosure. This is very very good,especially the rotating part that means you don’t need to screw the end of the SSD down like you normally would. Makes for very quick swapping.
* I have now tested 3 external SSD enclosures, and this one is the best quality.
CONS
* Given the very reasonable price there is nothing really to complain about.
Hope this is helpful to you.
This Beikell M.2 NVME Enclosure came well packaged in a white branded box.
What’s in the box?
Beikell NVME Enclosure.
USB C to C Cable.
USB A to C Cable.
User Manual.
This NVME Enclosure is all aluminium, so it has the best heat dissipation possible, the housing acts like a heat sync transferring the heat away from the SSD, it even has grooves on the bottom of the outer housing like a heat sync so it should perform well at heat transfer.
There are also little vent holes in the plastic casing tray, near the usb controller to let the heat escape from the controller, as usually it’s the sata controllers that fail on an enclosure.
So clearly they thought of this when they engineered & designed this product.
I’ve taken an image of these holes so you can see them in my images.
The Enclose is tool free, so just press the button the tray will slide out, install your nvme SSD, and you are done. It’s that simple.
This is a fantastically built SSD enclosure and I can definitely recommend it.
This is one solid M.2 NVME enclosure with USB cables ,complete.Quality solid aluminium and pvc combination build adapter for SSD card .All I need now is to find a suitable 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD to test it in full.