Portable SSD Drives : Pre-built or DIY enclosure?

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With portable SSD drives becoming more commonplace now, which one should you buy? In this video I'll be comparing a pre-built portable SSD against a DIY enclosure.
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@royalarmy1837 2 года назад

I like the SSD with enclosure because of the flexibility. You can also choose SSD brands with DRAM and you can later put it in a laptop or desktop.

@syncmonism 2 года назад

Yeah, you can get a better quality and higher performing SSD to go inside of it. Among other things, that Adata drive and the Samsung drive (and many others like them) have 5 year warranties as well. If anything does go wrong with them, maybe don't mention that you were using it in an external enclosure if you have to do a warranty return. However, they should have very high reliability even in an external drive which sees heavy usage.

@CliffCarmichael 3 года назад

One of the most underrated channels on RU-vid. This content is GOLD!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for your support!

@MagnetonJjungle 2 года назад

What a chill video. Dude is like the Bob Ross of SSDs.

@duongnguyen7570 3 года назад

I see Ninja Cat. I upvote.

@joshuap.s.748 3 года назад

Can we use it mac book pro 2019 for applications..

@Nate-qc8kb 4 года назад

This dude needs more subs.

@MuhlisErtugrul 3 года назад

He has some great potential.

@jankoch 3 года назад

and he is not yelling at you for a change...

@Vocalovigour 2 года назад

I think your processing speed of hearing him is kinda SLOW

@当时的照照 4 года назад

很不错的视频。我分享一下自己的使用体会： 1.Mac会比Windows快。我自己有一个DIY外置硬盘是SSK +WD SN500 500G, 测速都可以到900MB/s +，但是Windows上,在使用雷电接口的情况下实际传文件大概是500MB/s，而在我同学的MAC上可以跑800MB/s左右。据说是因为Windows的笔记本通常会把雷电控制器、SSD和USB之类的其他接口都挂载在DMI总线下，带宽不够。但是我换了一个有USB3.1 Gen2的台式机（里面有三星 960 Pro），实际传输速度也只有600Mb/s. 2.DIY可以更便宜。因为USB的限速，没必要买那么高端的SSD，比如WD SN550就很好了，这样和直接买品牌的SSD比差价就更大了。 3.除了自己爽，用处不大。要达到1GB/s的速度对电脑也有要求，实际情况是周围人电脑普遍老旧，根本发挥不了这么快的速度。以上！谢谢制作视频

@Neothejew 3 года назад

Super useful content, even broke down the price into US dollars. Definitely worth a like and subscribe!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for your support! Glad the video was helpful.

@Emilmarch 3 года назад

The Sandisk is very easy to crack open. Slightly bending the case (company logo facing upwards and bending the other way) will cause the plastic cover pop-open. Inside only 1 screw holding the board and the SSD. Difficult part is they are taped together :). Once you pop, you can't stop and can upgrade it.

@cafephin2024 3 года назад

Just saw another video that people cracked open as you said but SanDisk glued the M.2 card to their USB C interface card and the guy could not separate them. I think if he applies more force it may/may not separate but also the chance of destroying the whole unit as well.

@christysarai-tk6pq 9 месяцев назад

sandisk E61 I wanted to know if one can replace the M.2 NVSE SSD with a faster one. Will the newer M.2 SSD from some other brand work with this "Enclosure"?

@crbts116 4 года назад

Great high quality video! Very informative and thorough. I saw on Reddit you’re getting a 27GN950. Can’t wait for the review!

@ZenTechLife 4 года назад

Thanks! 27GN950 review will be out very soon!

@crbts116 4 года назад

@@ZenTechLife Can't wait! Great videos BTW. Keep it up!!

@Mehwhatevr 3 года назад

the enclosed SSD seems like it's also smaller/more portable. and you always have the option of putting it in your laptop later if you want. I'll have to do like you say, just check the prices in the local currency. For me, as long as it comes from a reputable brand, whichever is cheapest in China is good enough.

@syncmonism 2 года назад

It might also be easier to re-sell that way as well. These external NVMe enclosures are going to continue to be very useful for many years, even if they're bottlenecking the speed of future NVMe SSDs. The m.2 form factor is just not as convenient as Sata 3 unfortunately, but with an m.2 NVMe SSD enclosure, it becomes a lot easier to be able to read or write to or from an NVMe SSD, mitigating the awkwardness of m.2 NVMe drives (especially the fact that most computers are only going to have one spot for them, which in many cases can be extremely difficult and time consuming to physically access (sometimes it's actually underneath the motherboard, such as with many ITX motherboards). You can also buy PCIe adapter cards for m.2 NVMe SSDs (and also for sata m.2 SSDs), but those are still probably a lot more awkward and time consuming to work with than an external NVMe enclosure. I would recommend buying a good quality NVMe enclosure which is built to last, because it's going to be useful for a long time to come, but hopefully which also has easy and tool-less installation.

@lasotamusic Год назад

Your voice is so calming, btw. Thank you.

@ZenTechLife Год назад

Thank you too!

@Daddy-dh4lf 3 года назад

Your presentation quality is top notch !! Edit: Most indepth and well explained video out there !!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it!

@Daddy-dh4lf 3 года назад

@@ZenTechLife ❤️🙏

@L.Scott_Music 3 года назад

I've seen the Orico enclosure on sale for about $24 USD. So if you aren't in a hurry. AN other advantage to the DIY is if you are upgrading an NVMe drive in another computer you can make an external drive out of the old one.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Very true! Always a good way to reuse older NVMe drives.

@shamamaibtesam3860 Год назад

In India the pricing is a different story: External Samsung t7(500gb) - ₹5500 ~ $67 Sandisk (1tb) - ₹6500 ~ $80 Internal with enclosure: Western digital green SSD (500gb) + orico enclosure - ₹1800+₹500=₹2300 ~ $30 So it's cheaper to buy internal with enclosure.

@XS_01 9 месяцев назад

Do you use internal ssd with enclosure ? If yes pls tell combination of ssd and enclosure And also comment on durability/reliability for the same

@peterchong7007 4 года назад

非常高汁呀👍Really helps my mind on struggling which SSD drive should I buy

@ZenTechLife 4 года назад

Glad I could help! What did you decide on?

@tinman6182 3 года назад

@@ZenTechLife Will this workon 2009 Mac 27inch El-Capitan 10.11

@AydieProdStudio Год назад

Perfect video in the internet ❤❤❤

@nancytan780 3 года назад

My first time to watch you video. Love how you explain the SSD 👍

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ricochetdre Год назад

This was so well made. Thank you for answering my questions

@ZenTechLife Год назад

Thanks for the kind words! Glad it was helpful to you 👍🏼

@guillermocesarsaladino2470 3 года назад

Super clear, and practical also. Thanks

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for your support!

@troreen2154 2 года назад

Love your energy, for some reason you made me smile. Thanks kind sir, and have a nice day!

@jeboks777 9 месяцев назад

If you were uploading more regularly, you would have subs in the 100k+ minimum. All the best!

@ZenTechLife 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the kind words. Sadly, family duties take priority, but I hope to be back soon!

@jeboks777 9 месяцев назад

@@ZenTechLife i subbed hopefully to obligate you. We are your children too haha keep safe!

@iggytse 2 месяца назад

There is another consideration now I have gone and built a DIY SSD. For whatever reason the enclosure I got doesn’t always auto mount in windows. You have to manually assign a drive letter via windows disk management the first you use it. Out of 4 computers I test I needed to do this for 3 of them. The 4th computer mounted and I tested transferring videos from a NAS. After a couple of minutes a time out error occurs and also it disconnects the diy ssd. When I tried to reconnect the laptop freezes. On the other hand a Samsung T7 worked flawlessly as a removable drive. So now I will only use this diy ssd for fast backup and transfers for my own computer and maybe other PCs I test.

@maxlee6986 8 месяцев назад

I am just a big fan of building and crafting stuff, diy in general is always my first option, but I did notice that the pre-built external ssds are more cost effective

@swapnil72 2 года назад

This is exactly the kind of video i was looking for

@joeindrajitconnolly3505 Год назад

Nice presentation, informative and well done! Thank you, i look forward to hearing & seeing your next video.

@saainp 2 года назад

It's soooo helpful!!! So informative. Thanks so much.

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Glad it helped!

@omaralomar8041 Год назад

This guy deserves a loooot mores subs !! GREAT info Bro Keep it up 👍 with this pure benefit

@ZenTechLife Год назад

I appreciate that! Thanks for the kind words!

@ItsEthanMarques 3 года назад

Really great video, worth a sub!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@MotiurRahman-ku4yt 3 года назад

You answered a lot of my questions... Thanks mate

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Happy to help!

@riyasvkd2236 3 года назад

Great video Got answers for questions in my mind

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@riyasvkd2236 3 года назад

@@ZenTechLife your efforts deserve more subs and view I'm sure one day this channel will reach high ..

@venuslnd 3 года назад

Nice presentation, please give up the good work and thanks for sharing.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thank you too! I'm trying to find time to keep creating more videos.

@chueki5874 Год назад

No one is comparing the heat dissipation between these and it is a concern

@izzfoshizz9982 3 года назад

Fantastic content. Thank you so much for the video

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for your kind words!

@Autotrope 2 года назад

You are paying premium for the NVMe interface both on the drive and enclosure even though the USB connection won't let you use most of the extra speed. DIY external SSDs become even cheaper if you use a SATA SSD and SATA enclosure of the same capacity. The effective speed won't be much different as it's still over USB, and you can choose between 2.5 inch and m.2 2280 form factors (both form factors have SATA drives and enclosures available and at present, are a similar price). If you do this, you can beat the price of pre-manufactured portable SSDs quite significantly. SATA USB3 enclosure are as little as $15 for reliable brands

@dadultv7258 Год назад

recently purchased silicon power 1TB nvme gen 3 ssd for 43$ and 10Gbps type c enclosure for 15$. enjoying 900+ MB/s speed for $58 which is insane . 😊😊

@bhoqeem1975 3 года назад

Wonder how you dealt with the rather extreme heat the NVMe SSD generates inside the enclosure. I use the Ugreen enclosure with 500Gb of Samsung 970 EvoPlus. The heat is WAY burning (over 75C) I have to put a computer USB Fan on top of it and manages to cool it own to 37C max, all day long.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! You're right about the heat. The DIY enclosure's heatsink gets quite hot during heavy operations, I haven't measured the temperature precisely, but it feels similar to when you hold a hot cup of coffee. So far I've used it for 6 months and haven't noticed any problems yet, but at least I know the heatsink is working and pulling heat from the SSD! I don't really touch the SSD enclosure when I'm working, so I haven't really been too bothered by the heat.

@darksprout1106 2 года назад

Great review! This is amazing! I bought a Dell XPS 9510 and decided to use that for my vid and photo editing. For work, I’ll get my m.2 nvme from my pc and buy an enclosure with 3.2 so I can just plug and play. Still deciding on the Sandisk and Samsung eternals. Thanks for helping me make a decision! Sub’d and liked to Zen!

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Thanks for your support!

@definingslawek4731 3 года назад

Such professional content, love your style :)

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words!

@JustinEspejo 3 года назад

This was super informative!!!!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@tysonprice 2 года назад

very nice no nonsense video keep it up

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Thanks a lot! Appreciate the kind comment.

@charlesm835 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks for this

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@chrisipad4425 3 года назад

Great video with interesting facts!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@Overonator 2 года назад

Opening up your devices does not void your warranty. That would be a violation of the law if it did. The manufacturers may say that but they have the burden to show that you opening actually broke something for your warranty coverage to be legally denied. Those warranty void stickers are illegal.

@premiumutube9674 2 года назад

Depending on where you live in. In the US, this doesn’t void your warranty. But in countries without this consumer protection, such as HK, this May void the warranty.

@Overonator 2 года назад

@@premiumutube9674 Yeah I was talking exclusively about the USA

@premiumutube9674 2 года назад

@@Overonator Thank you. Yes, I had issue in Hong Kong, where I purchased an Asus and upgraded my SSD & RAM. Warranty got voided. Consumer protection is weak here. I doubt this would happen in EU / US. So just a reminder for those to check their country’s consumer laws before doing what I’ve done.

@jmcmob608 2 года назад

Excellent... Thank you very much...

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Welcome!

@carlosrios5162 Год назад

Very well made video man !

@ZenTechLife Год назад

Appreciate it! Thanks!

@Crackoneopen 3 года назад

Thanks for this video. I'm actually looking at the ASUS ROG STRIX Arion Aluminum Alloy M.2 NVMe SSD External Portable Enclosure Case Adapter. Undecided as yet though..

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

I’m not familiar with that enclosure but ASUS have a good reputation for building some great products, especially their ROG label!

@brucecggallagher1949 2 года назад

some good points. Cheers from British Columbia

@somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985 2 года назад

Trying to find an external enclosure or reader for my Lenovo SSD, but trying to find the correct pin configuration is proving a challenge. It’s not M.2 but instead, it’s almost square

@hitherefrompointswest4805 3 года назад

Great video….it is also a consideration that while more expensive, by a lot, the throughput of internal is above 2000 MB is it not?

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Yes you're right, the internal SSD can hit over 2000MB speeds! To match the internal speeds, you'd need a Thunderbolt drive, which my new video covers here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYJWL3JL4rg.html

@caviar_dreamz 3 года назад

Great video, you earned yourself a sub :)

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Awesome, thank you for subbing!

@KevinMillard68 Год назад

DIY Drives are the best and are cheaper over all and run faster as well and also last longer to .

@BruBoyz 2 года назад

Thanks! this helped out a lot 🏁

@dearmodi1325 3 года назад

This was a great video. Thanks. 👍

@werner77wda 2 года назад

Good Info here! If you use a USB 3.2 40GB enclosure with good heat sink you'll reach around 2.500 MB/s with this very SSD. Thanks

@bassmanjura 3 года назад

Nice test but it would be much better if you would also measure temperature under load, both internal from sensor and external with some infrared gun. I would be very interested if the Sandis casing give better heat spread than the enclosure.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

I'll definitely consider the operating temperatures for similar products in my future videos. Thanks for watching!

@bajnaj73 2 года назад

Excellent video! You touched on the bottlenecks that I have been looking for!

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@nathakp7223 3 года назад

Awesome information

@TMicxd 3 года назад

Great video!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thank you kindly!

@TabalugaDragon Год назад

When it comes to - pre-built drives, I have a Samsung T5, has noticeably lower price per GB than T7. When it comes to DIY - I think Sata ones should have been mentioned. Right now the best idea for getting an affordable, external ssd would be buying a 2.5 drive enclosure(with type c connector and 3.0 interface at the least) and a Samsung QVO 2.5 inch Sata ssd. It gives you really high capacity for the money, super high reliability and really good read speeds if you're using a 3.0 usb port. Thanks for the video!

@_Dive_Bomb_ Год назад

Great video, thank you!

@ZenTechLife Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@MattEngland-e4q Год назад

Thank you for a great video

@mannyguerra2028 2 года назад

WELL DONE

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Thank you!

@FranklinColmenaresSilva 3 года назад

thanks for this

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@raufaliyev9202 11 месяцев назад

bro I made and external ssd for my 8/256 gb MacBook Air m1 which is actually faster than original ssd of MacBook. It is great to use for edits.

@CountDain7 3 года назад

Very helpful

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Glad it helped!

@atorbtech 3 года назад

Awesome video

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks!

@iancurrie8844 2 года назад

2:29 incorrect. USB 3.2 Gen 2 does not achieve this speed. There is overhead. Actual speed is about 1000MB/s

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Thanks for clarifying that. Makes a lot of sense as to why drives don't always achieve their "claimed speeds"!

@joes8275 3 года назад

Great job with this video.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks and glad you liked it!

@CLOSEUP001 9 месяцев назад

Best video ❤❤

@makatogonzo 3 года назад

Suggest to upgrade your mic.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for the feedback. I'll have a look at how I can improve my audio setup!

@jacksonblackford3564 3 года назад

Will it be considered a “local hard drive” I’d it runs through usb

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

On my MacBook it appears as an ejectable hard drive. Not sure if that answers your question!

@mpa324 Год назад

I remember having a portable WD HDD, it was hardware encrypted, if the enclosure fails, your data is lost, no way of recovering it cause of the encryption. Something to think about, I don't know if other brands does the same.

@D1amondeyes 3 года назад

Very good video

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks! I appreciate the support!

@DazLane123 2 года назад

What about Thunderbold Housings ? thanks

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Hi Darren, I made a follow up video that looks at Thunderbolt options! Here is the link to it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QYJWL3JL4rg.html

@spitsparrow 3 года назад

great content just needs better audio. Bit Crackly,. If you sort out your microphone and run audio correction software you will likely get more subs.

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I'll see if i can sort out my microphone setup so it's cleaner.

@DB-wx1zs 7 месяцев назад

Hi can you please help, I have a DIY enclosure with a fast NVMe M.2 ssd in it, but when i plugged it in and tested the speed the read and write test said 42 and 40. Why is it so slow? Is it because I have a Mac OS software installed on it?

@creativespecies7032 2 года назад

USB3.0 to Mac SSD Enclosure USB3.0 Aluminum Alloy SSD Enclosure for 2013/2014/2015 MacBook Air/Pro/Retina for Apple SSD Case Box is there a better SSD For 2015 MacBook Pro cheaper??

@Dr_Mario2007 Год назад

Sometimes DIYing your own SSD may be better options, as some SSD enclosures have better options like supercapacitor power loss protection which very few PCIe SSD enclosures offer, such as DockCase SSD enclosure which is kinda a must have for PCIe SSDs that also have their own RAM memory chips, just so they can safely flush their RAM memory contents onto NAND flash chips. Nevertheless, store-bought USB SSDs are still okay for every day use. I just went with WD Black SN750 SSD, as I needed something reliable and efficient and I got 1 TB SN850X instead for my Ryzen Threadripper workstation, so I didn't want to waste the 500 GB SN750 SSD anyways, and yes I got the 10 second version of DockCase SSD enclosure also, which is massively better than the cheapo USB flash drives, especially cheaper when you have a PCIe SSD lying around for a while (Sabrent tool-less USB-C 3.2 PCIe SSD enclosure is like $30 a pop, generally).

@rickfuzzy 2 года назад

Have you tested extended write speed? I have tried to transfer 400GB to the orico adata cobo and it slow to a crawl after about 100GB. I assume due to the heat which gets hot quickly. Wondering if that affects the pre-built as well.

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Can’t say that I’ve tried extended write operations! But your assumption is probably correct about the heat causing the SSD to throttle itself. The prebuilt SanDisk featured in the video definitely runs cooler than the Orico, so my prediction is it should sustain high transfer speeds for a longer period too.

@Notfullyevolved 2 года назад

Is there an updated video ?

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Sorry, I haven't planned an update to this video yet. But definitely I might consider for 2022!

@Raamyeon Год назад

tldr. which is cheaper and better?

2 года назад

Is the cable connection still good at ur enclosure? Some report that over time they have some connection problems... Another point for the purchase of an enclosure would be an update of your system... From 500gb to 2tb for example... So the extra m.2 SSD can still be used as an external drive... 🤗👍🏻 Greetings from Taiwan 🙋🏼‍♂️

@spitsparrow 3 года назад

Am i missing something - here in australia a sandisk extreme pro 1tb will cost you $400, the DIY 1tb Nvme costs $160. the enclosure costs $50. So the difference is massive. I have no idea why your DYI costs more??

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Regional pricing differs a lot! Also, this video was made over a year ago, so maybe NVMe drives have come down in price since then.

@hextobyte 2 года назад

Considering it’s capped to 1GBps, a much cheaper nvme drive should be plenty

@samsungtech6116 Год назад

🙏 👍

@flookoco2008 3 года назад

Nice video, just subbed hope you get a lot more!

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate your support!

@matthew6674 2 года назад

So why does it advertise 10gb/s but will only give you less than 1gb/s

@EZBIGOFFICIAL Год назад

I have an orico and mid editing it disconnects and stops it feels so hot... what to do? I tried using it as my OS but my Adobe premiere keeps not responding... my SATA was more stable when used as OS.... now I do not know what to do with my new NVME SN570 wd blue

@maromorostar6621 2 года назад

whats the difference between usb 3.1 gen 2 and usb 3.2 gen 2??

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Pretty much nothing. They simply renamed USB 3.1 Gen 2 to USB 3.2 Gen 2 - all you need to know is that they both offer up to 10Gbps transfer speeds 👍🏼

@simpsons721 Год назад

2tb nvme $81 + 20 enclosure

@hermes8258 Год назад

Thanks. But would for example the Acasis 10-in-1 SSD enclosure wuth SSD added even work on a MBook Air 13" that has only two USB-C ports and was built in 2020?

@firesaberful 2 года назад

good vedio

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

Thanks!

@najibkattan7291 2 года назад

👍

@MyIronman8 2 года назад

Should gone to USB 4

@eladbari 2 года назад

any new good combo [enclosure] in 2022? For editing on Davinci

@mickaelsflow6774 3 года назад

Great review. I was very much looking into doing the same, but I am quite discouraged by all the longevity issue people raise in comments on those DIY enclosure. Any comments? Also, given the USB 3 cap on transfer speed, wouldn't it be worth looking into non-NVMe solution for DIY enclosure? Surely more economical and less risky.

@sylamy7457 3 года назад

Yup, if you are dealing with a USB 3.0 on your device than its not worth getting an NVMe since its a huge bottleneck, just go with a SATA 3

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

The SanDisk is definitely more robust and durable, but unless you throw your enclosure into a bag everyday, it should be fine. I've been using mine for 6 months, but I do put it into a tech pouch along with my cables and other miscellaneous items. And yes, with USB3.1 capping out at 10Gbps, a SATA SSD will definitely be more economical. However, SATA SSDs typically peak at around 550Mb/s, so if your workflow requires very fast transfer speeds, then this solution can provide noticeable gains. Hope that helps!

@gamaliwa8495 2 года назад

is there big enclosures out there that can have 3,4 or 5 SSD ?

@ZenTechLife 2 года назад

I haven't seen any portable enclosures that can hold more than one SSD. Any enclosure that holds 2 or more SSDs will usually need external power to, which makes it much less portable.

@SyncroScales 3 года назад

Should you use a thermal pad on a M.2 in an external enclosure? E.G.: ADATA swordfish M.2 (500GB - 2TB) come with the thermal pad included and on the M.2. You don't add it. With a Elite M.2 NVMe PCIe 2280 External Enclosure w/ 1x USB C 3.1 Gen2 M/M Cable and 1x USB Type C 3.1 to USB 3.0 A Cable?

@ZenTechLife 3 года назад

It depends if your enclosure has a heatsink or if the housing acts like a heatsink. The ORICO has a heatsink that sits above the M.2 SSD so I do use a thermal pad to help heat dissipation.