Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure for M.2 PCIe NVMe and SATA SSDs (EC-SNVE)

Easy to use, works as advertised. I have tried it with both m.2 2280 and a small 2230. It works great. Keeps the ssd from over heating and is fast. Very easy to install and use. Would definitely recommend for anyone needing portable or extra storage.

First and foremost, it works as advertised! Just plug an M2 SSD in, close the door, connect to computer, use windows Disk Management tool, configure the SSD, DONE. Afterwards, it shows as an external drive. It's got an external aluminum body which makes it sturdy and works as a heat sink. As such, it gets warm to the touch which is to be expected. It's about 4-5/8" (11.7 cm) long and 1-1/4" (3.2 cm) width and 1/2" (1.2 cm) thick, so it's very small and portable, and so MUCH more convenient than a common USB memory stick. It comes with a small USB-C to USB-C cable. Tested on my HP laptop with USB 3, I get 523 MB/s sequential read speed 192 MB/s write. This of course depends on so many things that it's only useful to show that it works fast. Your conditions can be much better or much worse. Be sure to use a USB 3 port for maximum speed.

I needed an enclosure that could handle the blistering speeds of my new Samsung 990 EVO SSD while keeping my workflow portable. The key requirement was simple: it had to be reliable for demanding tasks like video editing and music production. Installation: Truly Tool-Free and Instant The SABRENT USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure (EC-SNVE) lived up to its name perfectly. The installation was truly a matter of seconds. Zero Hassle: No tiny screws, no specialized tools, and no fiddling required. I simply opened the housing, inserted the M.2 NVMe drive, and slid the cover back on. The entire process took less than a minute. Secure Fit: Despite the tool-free design, the drive sits securely inside, giving me confidence that my valuable assets are protected. Performance: The Ultimate Bridge This enclosure acts as a perfect bridge, ensuring that the incredible speed of the Samsung 990 EVO is fully utilized by the USB 3.2 Type-C connection. High-Demand Use: I use this enclosure to house the drive that stores all my APFS-formatted video project files and assets. It maintains a consistent, high-speed connection that is essential for real-time editing on my Macs. There is zero throttling, and the speed is equivalent to an internal drive. Compatibility: The fact that it supports both PCIe NVMe and SATA SSDs makes it a versatile choice for anyone looking to repurpose old drives or install the latest high-performance models. The Final Verdict When choosing an enclosure for a premium drive, you want convenience without sacrificing performance or safety. The Sabrent EC-SNVE delivers on all counts. If you need a simple, durable, and lightning-fast home for your M.2 SSD, this enclosure is the definitive choice. No complaints whatsoever.

Very satisfied with this Sabrent m.2 enclosure... the fact that it is tool free to swap out the m.2 drives is great for anyone that needs to do so. It would have been nice if they included a usb-a to usb-c cable (they only include usb-c to usb-c) but fortunately for me I have several usb-a to usb-c cables from other enclosures that I can use. The enclosure feels solid and so far (for the past 6+ months), it has been working well.

I bought this Sabrent branded enclosure because I planned to upgrade my daughter's HP Pavilion "Gaming" PC model 790-0010. I also bought this HP PC from Amazon circa June 2018. The stock loadout of this HP PC had a 1TB WD Blue SATA HDD. Not too long into the life cycle of this HP PC, I bought a WD Blue M.2 SATA 512 GB SSD and installed it into the HP PC's vacant M.2 socket and migrated the WD Blue 1TB HDD "boot" drive to the M.2 SATA SSD and turned the WD Blue 1TB HDD into a data drive. This gave a nice performance boost to this HP PC. Fast forward October 2023 and my daughter is telling me how the 512GB SSD is always full. My daughter who is not overly PC savvy didn't even realize that the 1TB HDD was still there for data storage of things like pics, videos and things of that nature. Still, she managed to fill her 512GB M.2 SSD with Steam and Blizzard games and needed more space. I purchased a 2TB Crucial P3 drive during Amazon's "Prime Day in October 2023" event. Per Crucial's website this NVME drive would work in the HP PC even though it was NVME and not M.2 SATA. I used Clonezilla Live via bootable USB thumb stick to clone the M.2 SATA SSD to the M.2 NVME Crucial drive. So let's talk about the Sabrent enclosure. I selected this because it supports BOTH M.2 SATA and M.2 NVME drives. Other products that I saw supported one or the other but not both. I also have other Sabrent products such as usb to SATA/IDE cables for connecting drives via USB. The handful of Sabrent products appear to be of good quality. They may cost a few bucks more but I like the piece of mind of having a quality product. The enclosure is easy to open up and install a M.2 drive into. Here is my minor quibble and why I removed one star from a perfect 5 from my rating. And this is more on me an not Sabrent. So the product page on Amazon has pictures of the product and has a product video that is officially from Sabrent with a guy named Mike in it. The guy says his name is Mike so I assume that's his name. Mike is happily demoing and showing off the enclosure. It's a great video and I am glad to have watched it. That said, it falsely put me under an impression about the product's use that was not true. To be clear though, the false impression that I was under is clearly documented in the included enclosure product manual. Had I consulted the enclosure manual first, I would have had no confusion. Still, Mike's charisma and charm were intoxicating and I was instantly captivated and trusting of anything Mike was telling me about this enclosure. During the video, Mike claimed that this enclosure supports multiple size M.2 drives. To accomodate this , the video indicates how easy it is to move the "locking pin/nub" to the appropriate locking hole in the enclosure so you can accommodate those shorter M.2 drives. Fantastic! This is great! So the video gave me the impression that regardless of the size of the M.2 drive you are working with, you will have to install a locking pin/nub into the correct locking hole to hold your drive in place so as to close the enclosure. This is not the case. I gather that most M.2 drives are of the 2280 size and the enclosure has permanently installed a turning locking pin at the front of the enclosure that will lock a 2280 sized drive in place. The included locking pin/nub for a shorter drive is in the packaging but not needed nor installed by default in the enclosure. The vide with Mike in it gave me the impression that the locking pin/nub had to be manually removed and reinserted each time a drive was put into the enclosure. That is not the case. Again, the manual calls this out clearly. But I didn't look at the manual because Mike told me everything I needed to know. When it became clear that the turning locking pin/numb in the enclosure is not removeable and then when I consulted the manual, it all made sense. So the confusion is clearly on my end. I should have looked at the manual first. That aside, this is a great product. If you need to clone an M.2 drive to another M.2 drive, you need this in your PC toolbox. I wish the enclosed USB C to USB C cable was a tad longer but not a big deal. I would happily buy more of these and use them as glorified thumb sticks for discarded M.2 drives I have from other upgrades. Great product. Thanks again, Mike! I still trust and believe in you.

This enclosure is perfect. I put a 2TB SSD in it and I use it to store Steam games and photos/videos/documents/etc. I've used it everyday for 4 months and have had no issues. Very easy to use, takes up very little space, makes no noise, data transfer is very fast. It gets warm, but doesn't get too hot. If you need an SSD enclosure, this is the one you should buy. It's perfect.

Quite sturdy and easy to setup. I've had one of these with an installed M.2 drive in my cluttered backpack for a good year and a half, and it's stood up flawlessly. It's nice not having to worry it'll break with rough usage or storage, I ended up getting another. Looks cool too

Perfect Tool-Free Solution for Expanding Boot Storage – No Heat Hassle, Just Works I needed more space on my boot drive, but my motherboard only has one M.2 PCIe NVMe slot. So I replace it with a 1TB NVMe. The SABRENT EC-SNVE aluminum USB 3.2 Type-C enclosure was exactly what I wanted — no thermal pads, tape, or paste to fuss with. Unboxing & Setup (5/5): The hardest part? Peeling off the plastic wrap — seriously. The tool-free design is brilliant: slide open the aluminum shell, drop in the M.2 (NVMe or SATA), lock the clip, slide it shut. Done in under 30 seconds. No screws, no thermal goo, no guessing. Performance & Build: Connected via USB-C and immediately hit ~1000 MB/s read/write (matching my internal NVMe speeds). The brushed aluminum body acts as a heatsink — stays warm but never hot, even during large file transfers or cloning. Feels premium, not cheap plastic. Cloning & Repurposing: Used Macrium Reflect to clone my 500GB boot drive to a 1TB NVMe, expanded the partition, then swapped them. System booted without issue. Why This Over Others? Truly tool-free • Aluminum = better heat dissipation • Supports both NVMe AND SATA M.2 • USB 3.2 Gen 2 = full 10Gbps • Worth every penny. If you want a no-drama, high-quality enclosure that just works — buy this one. Highly recommended for anyone repurposing internal NVMe or SATA M.2 or building fast external storage.