Vantec NexStar Gx USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C 2.5” SATA SSD/HDD Enclosure for 9.5mm & 7mm Height Drive; Comes with C to C and C to A Cable; Aluminum Casing; (NST-271C31-BK),Black

A solid high quality 2.5 inch enclosure from Vantec. It comes well packaged and requires the use of a screwdriver to install the drive and secure it into place. The screwdriver and screws are provided. One of the screws provided in my package had no thread on it, but the others provide enough grip to keep the drive secure. In all it took me about 5 minutes to install the drive. One thing to note is that the provided self-adhesive rubber feet are used to cover the screws holding the outer case together, hiding the screws completely. This is fine until you need to remove the drive from the enclosure again (e.g. to swap in another drive). At that point the rubber feet may no longer have enough adhesive for a second use. This and the screw-based assembly process mean that this enclosure is best suited to applications that will not require hot-swapping of the installed drive. Read/write speeds are good. Using a Samsung 850 Pro SSD in the enclosure, connected to my PC via USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, I am getting nearly the same sequential read speeds as an identical internal drive accessed via the PC's internal bus. Sequential write speeds are maybe just 10% less than the internal SSD drive. Random read/write speeds were reported as only around half the PC's internal SSD speed though. Connecting to a PC using a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port was found to be 20% quicker than a USB 3.1 Gen 1 port, as might be expected with that connectors increased bandwidth. All-in-all I'm happy with this enclosure. It might seem harsh but I'm inclined to knock a star off for the inconvenience of losing the rubber feet if you try to swap the installed drive out. That said I can recommend this a good quality, well built enclosure.

Housing a Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 6 Gbps 2.5" SSD with stated 560 MB/s read and 510 MB/s write; using the NexStar GX (NST-271C31-BK) enclosure the disk speed test (5 GB file) achieved 527 MB/s read and 475 MB/s write. The USB 3.0 enclosure that I was using prior to the NST-271C31-BK achieved around 400 MB/s max. for read and write. Very happy with it ;)

ｍSATA 2枚でRAID1を構成する変換カードを介して使う予定で、放熱のよさそうな本機器を購入しました。 残念ながら作動しませんでした。 一般的な使い方ではありませんので、返品はしないで保管中ですが、無駄使いでした。 昨年購入したプラスチック製のもっと安価な、UGREEN 2.5インチ HDD ケース 製品型番 70499、ASIN B07Y9BLTBPでは問題なくRAID1動作が出来ますので、そちらで放熱シートを張りまくって使っています。 メーカーからの自主的なリコールとして、全額返金・回収の依頼が来るのを待ちますが、無駄でしょうね？

Vantec appears to have upped their game, this case is pretty good! Solid aluminum construction, the use of plastic and glue are long gone, and now it has some open space space to allow for ventilation! The on/off switch is becoming something of a rarity in 2.5" enclosures, but this one has one AND a USB-C connection! A little annoyed that the rubber legs cover the access screws for the case, so I can't really install them. This is one of the better-made enclosures I own, and one of the more expensive ones. If you need a solid enclosure to permanently install a harddrive in, this is a good choice.

Rock solid enclosure and easy assembly. Came with all the screws and tool needed. Came with both usb-a and usb-c cables. The unit works as advertised flawlessly. The aluminum enclosure helps dissipate what little heat the ssd generates. I have had fantastic read/write transfer rates with a MacBook 12" and XPS 9365. I don't know if that was due to the SanDisk 900GB drive or the controller in the drive enclosure. In any event, it's the fastest external speed I have ever seen and I have seen plenty over time. I have about 20 external drives. The one thing I don't like about the enclosure is that it is on the bulky side. It easily weighs 3x to 4x what the ssd weighs and it is industrial looking. You can view this is an advantage if you want a strong enclosure. Just make sure you don't drop it on your foot because it will hurt. The cable could be a tad longer as well to give some flexibility, but at least the shortness of it helps keep it away from dangling too close to your feet.

Me gusto mucho el case, lo estoy utilizando con un SSD adata en una iMac con usb 3.1 (thunderbolt 3) y funciona de maravilla, las velocidades de transferencia ascienden a los 500 mb/s reales. Lo único malo es que el conector del case está un poco flojo entonces cualquier movimiento puede desconectarlo fácilmente. Recomendado para una estación de trabajo de escritorio.