NVME Enclosure ['Tough Guy' Quality] 10 Gbps Solid Aluminium Alloy Case for M-Key PCIe NVME SSD, SETMSPACE Screw Fixed M.2 Enclosure with USB C/A Cable, External NVME Enclosure for 2230/2242/2260/2280

I have tried several times over the past 3 days to perform a Macrium Backup of the new D: drive on my laptop with a Sabrent aluminum enclosure and SK Hynix P31 Gold 2TB only to fail after approximately 30 minutes into the backup on every attempt. This is when I finally decided to try this product. I removed the P31 drive from the Sabrent and installed it into this case. The backup completed without a problem and I didn't do anything to keep this enclosure cool. I was very happy with this outcome and have decided to pick up 3 more of these. I received a message from the company and it appears that they are willing to assist with questions if it's not working as expected or stand behind the product should there be a problem.Rather than leave a review with 5 stars and only praise, I shall mention a few things that I feel could be improved on. Before I go any further, I can't comment on the quality or functionality of the included cables since I have other usb-c cables that I prefer to use. First, the case could use some small rubber feet or something to elevate it to allow ambient air all the way around the case for added heat dissipation, not that this appears to be an issue. Second, I noticed out of the 2 cases I currently have (the other 2 are on the way) the lid on one has a bit more movement than the other. It isn't machined to the same tolerances but this doesn't seem to be an issue when the screw is secure. Different machines during production could account for the variation in manufacturing. Lastly, the rubber plug to secure the ssd. Yes, the drive is secure with the lid on but it isn't exactly ideal, IMO. It makes sense to have the plug on a tool free case but I prefer a screw to secure the ssd on a case that already requires a screwdriver to assemble. Yes, I also understand why it didn't happen since it would require a redesign to accommodate a screw. I feel these perceived flaws are an acceptable compromise at this price point, especially since they don't appear to be causing any issues.Now I shall make some observations and comparisons between the SETMSPACE at $21 and the Sabrent at $45. I have added a picture while backing up 1.02TB to the P31 inside this enclosure. In this screenshot, according to the clock in the bottom right corner, the complete backup took less than 50 minutes which was an average of almost 2900 mbps transfer rate in Macrium, while the Sabrent was looking at around 75 minutes before failing with the exact same ssd. I know the Sabrent has a different chipset so this may or may not have come into play in some way. The 2nd picture shows the Sabrent is noticeably thicker aluminum and the weight of the Sabrent is 4.62 ounces while the SETMSPACE is 2.84 ounces. Initially, I thought this might be a disadvantage for the SETMSPACE since I thought the heavier, thicker case would aid in pulling more heat from the drive. After performing the backup in the new enclosure, I now question whether the Sabrent is too thick to disperse heat effectively, trapping more heat around the drive due to the added mass and heat retention. The Sabrent case stayed warmer far longer than the thinner SETMSPACE. It felt as if the SETMSPACE case was less hot while maintaining faster speeds and cooling off much faster after completion. At no point during the 45+ minute backup did the ssd throttle from excessive heat. The bottom line is that I am very happy with this enclosure compared to what I've been using. Being less than half the cost is just an added bonus.EDIT 7/14/23: I am adding that I did have to contact customer support after receiving all 4 enclosures due to an issue that I ran into with one of them. I found customer support to not only be very receptive to my concerns but they also went above and beyond to take care of me as a customer. I am happy not only with the product(s) but also with the outstanding customer service that I received from SETMSPACE.

Very well made . Solid aluminum construction.

This enclosure is the most beautiful, well-made enclosure I've ever seen. It's truly amazing. All metal and probably able to withstand being run over by a truck, this enclosure checked ever box for me, except the one that required it to work.I ordered this enclosure to utilize an extra 1024GB PCIe Gen3 x4 Western Digital SN730 NVMe drive I was upgrading from. I installed the drive in the enclosure, which was stupid easy, and plugged it into the PC utilizing the included USB-C to USB-A cable. Nothing. Didn't work.I booted Linux, formatted the drive to NTFS, and then plugged it into a Windows 10 PC. Hangs the computer.I plug it into the USB-C port and it works! Great! I copy some files over to it and the speed quickly drops from several hundred MB/s to single digit speeds. I use a laser thermometer to measure the temperature and the outside of the enclosure is 106 degrees Fahrenheit after about 15 minutes. I plug it into the USB 3.1 port, and it works this time (it never worked again)! But the speeds started high, in the hundreds, and quickly dropped to single digits. Then the speed oscillated between low hundreds and single digits.I uninstalled the drive and used it in another enclosure and got instant recognition in Windows 10 and rock solid speeds at about 400 MB/s over USB 3.1. Also no heat issues.I also wonder about the effectiveness of a heatsink that dissipates into the air inside the enclosure. The heatsink on the inside of the enclosure doesn't appear to touch the enclosure. Without touching the enclosure and without heat dissipating fins or anything directing heat from inside the enclosure to the outside, is it helpful?It seems like a heatsink that just dissipates heats inside the tiny space of the enclosure would be about as effective as no heatsink at all. The small space inside the enclosure heats quickly, and the extremely thick metal of this enclosure is slow to absorb and release heat, at least slower than an enclosure of thinner metal. I think in this case the build quality of the enclosure could actually work against it.Regardless, the enclosure didn't work for me anyway so the point is moot. Maybe I received a lemon. I don't know. But I can't recommend this drive no matter how beautiful and well-made it is.