Question High-quality USB4 NVME Enclosure that's as fast as possible and won't overheat.

[vnce]

I have been searching for the past few days for an NVME enclosure that will deliver true USB4 speeds, that I can easily swap NVME's out of. I saw the ZikeDrive, Satechi, and OWC Express 1M2. I don't have a lot of confidence or trust in deciding between any of these. There might be newer options, but that isn't that important. I need something reliable but a lot of the reviews in these kinds of drives can be very misleading. The negative reviews specifically involve a lot of user errors. I was hoping someone more informed could assist in selecting an enclosure I could trust.

 

[Dragos Manea]

This protocol is very new, i think you have a bit more to wait until a big player will involve in lunching something you described.

 

[vnce]

What would a big player look like? I have seen the same brands in the lower-end enclosure market. For enclosures such as USB3.1-3.2.

 

[js2]

I have been searching for the past few days for an NVME enclosure that will deliver true USB4 speeds, that I can easily swap NVME's out of. I saw the ZikeDrive, Satechi, and OWC Express 1M2. I don't have a lot of confidence or trust in deciding between any of these. There might be newer options, but that isn't that important. I need something reliable but a lot of the reviews in these kinds of drives can be very misleading. The negative reviews specifically involve a lot of user errors. I was hoping someone more informed could assist in selecting an enclosure I could trust.

Make your own. Seriously, get a Startech USB to nvme cable and head over to thing verse to print an enclosure for it.

 

[dwd999]

I have been searching for the past few days for an NVME enclosure that will deliver true USB4 speeds, that I can easily swap NVME's out of. I saw the ZikeDrive, Satechi, and OWC Express 1M2. I don't have a lot of confidence or trust in deciding between any of these. There might be newer options, but that isn't that important. I need something reliable but a lot of the reviews in these kinds of drives can be very misleading. The negative reviews specifically involve a lot of user errors. I was hoping someone more informed could assist in selecting an enclosure I could trust.

Orico has a few options with fans:

https://www.newegg.com/orico-com2-u4-gy-bp-enclosure/p/0VN-0003-002W0?Item=9SIA1DSK5N5046

 

[vnce]

Make your own. Seriously, get a Startech USB to nvme cable and head over to thing verse to print an enclosure for it.

I was wondering about this. How hard could it be to make my own? Well, the first question I have is the board these enclosures use. I know the ZikeDrive uses an AsMedia ASM 2464PD Controller (

View: https://youtu.be/opPNKCh_Evo?si=P1adsD1O_QbgRpv6&t=100
). If I just get a Startech cable, then what are these controllers for?