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A status light on the case, and named drives it has been matched to

UGREEN M.2 NVMe enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10 Gbps stated, aluminium with a thermal pad and an LED

An aluminium NVMe housing with a thermal pad and a status light, sold against a list of named drives, whose own speed sentence prints megabits where the figure looks like megabytes.

UGREEN silver aluminium M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure with a USB-C socket and a status LED

UGREEN M.2 NVMe enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10 Gbps stated, aluminium with a thermal pad and an LED

An aluminium NVMe housing with a thermal pad and a status light, sold against a list of named drives, whose own speed sentence prints megabits where the figure looks like megabytes.

Supported drive protocols
NVMe PCIe M-key and M+B key — stated in the second bullet, which names 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 970 PRO, Crucial P1 and P2 and Corsair MP510 as compatible drives. M.2 SATA drives are not named as supported and are not named as excluded either
Supported drive lengths
Not published on the listing — no 2230, 2242, 2260 or 2280 designation appears in any bullet. The second gives a capacity ceiling of 4 TB and a list of drive models in place of a length range
Interface standard
USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the first bullet as a USB C 3.2 Gen 2 interface
Stated link rate
10 Gbps — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which adds in the same sentence that the enclosure can reach read and write speeds of up to 950 Mbit/s. The unit printed is megabits per second; this page reports the figure as it appears and does not convert it
Connector type
Type-C — stated in the title and in the first bullet
Case material
Aluminium — stated in the fourth bullet, which credits the high-grade aluminium housing with excellent heat dissipation
Thermal arrangement
A built-in thermal pad working with the aluminium case — stated in the fourth bullet, which says the pad helps the drive shed heat and protects it more effectively
Tool-free assembly
Tool-free — the fifth bullet says installation takes seconds and needs no tools, thanks to a built-in locking catch, and adds an LED indicator giving an overview of the operating status
Cables supplied
Not published on the listing — no lead is named in any bullet, and no requirement is stated for one either
Amazon reference
B09T97Z7DM (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6957303895410
  • Names six specific drive models it has been matched to, which no other enclosure here does
  • A status LED on the case, named only here and on one other listing in this hub
  • No drive lengths published at all, on a format defined by four of them

Best for: One of the six named drives being turned into a portable one, on a machine whose USB-C port is already known to be a fast one.

≈ $18 / £16 / 16 €
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Specifications

Supported drive protocols
NVMe PCIe M-key and M+B key — stated in the second bullet, which names 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 970 PRO, Crucial P1 and P2 and Corsair MP510 as compatible drives. M.2 SATA drives are not named as supported and are not named as excluded either
Supported drive lengths
Not published on the listing — no 2230, 2242, 2260 or 2280 designation appears in any bullet. The second gives a capacity ceiling of 4 TB and a list of drive models in place of a length range
Interface standard
USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the first bullet as a USB C 3.2 Gen 2 interface
Stated link rate
10 Gbps — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which adds in the same sentence that the enclosure can reach read and write speeds of up to 950 Mbit/s. The unit printed is megabits per second; this page reports the figure as it appears and does not convert it
Connector type
Type-C — stated in the title and in the first bullet
Case material
Aluminium — stated in the fourth bullet, which credits the high-grade aluminium housing with excellent heat dissipation
Thermal arrangement
A built-in thermal pad working with the aluminium case — stated in the fourth bullet, which says the pad helps the drive shed heat and protects it more effectively
Tool-free assembly
Tool-free — the fifth bullet says installation takes seconds and needs no tools, thanks to a built-in locking catch, and adds an LED indicator giving an overview of the operating status
Cables supplied
Not published on the listing — no lead is named in any bullet, and no requirement is stated for one either
Amazon reference
B09T97Z7DM (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6957303895410

On the listing

An NVMe M.2 enclosure with a USB C 3.2 Gen 2 interface supporting a transfer rate of up to 10 Gbps, stated to reach read and write speeds of up to 950 Mbit/s, offered for transferring large files and for migrating a system and its software to a larger drive; compatibility with NVMe PCIe M-key and M+B key drives, with 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 970 PRO, Crucial P1, P2 and Corsair MP510 named and a ceiling of 4 TB; UASP and TRIM support with an automatic sleep mode; a high-grade aluminium housing with a built-in thermal pad; and a tool-free installation with a built-in locking catch and an LED status indicator.

Six drives by name

The second bullet does something none of the other five enclosures on this shelf attempts: it names the drives.

970 EVO. 970 EVO Plus. 970 PRO. Crucial P1. Crucial P2. Corsair MP510.

A list like that is worth having because bridge chips and drives do not always agree, and a maker willing to print six model numbers is a maker who has put those six in the case. For anyone holding one of them, the compatibility question is closed before it is asked.

For anyone holding something else, it is a list rather than a specification — and the specification it stands in for is the one below.

The lengths that are not there

M.2 drives come in four standard lengths and every other NVMe listing in this hub names all four.

This one names none. There is no 2230, no 2242, no 2260, no 2280 anywhere on the page.

That matters mechanically rather than electrically. A short drive has to reach a standoff at the right position and a long one has to fit the case at all, and a buyer who pulled a 2242 module out of a small laptop has nothing here to check against. The six drives named are all full-length parts, which hints at an answer without giving one.

The pad, the aluminium and the light

The fourth and fifth bullets cover the two things an NVMe enclosure is actually judged on.

Heat first: an aluminium housing with a built-in thermal pad, which is the pairing that gets warmth out of the controller and into the metal. Four of the six enclosures on this shelf name a pad or a heatsink; this is one of them.

Then the LED. It sounds trivial and it answers a question that comes up every time — is it doing anything? A sealed aluminium box with no light is a box that looks identical whether it is copying a hundred gigabytes or has quietly dismounted itself. Two listings on this shelf mention a status indicator.

Nine hundred and fifty of something

The first bullet gives the read and write speed as up to 950 Mbit/s, in the same sentence as the 10 Gbps interface figure.

The unit printed is megabits. Nine hundred and fifty megabits per second would be under a tenth of the interface class quoted beside it, which is an unusual thing for a maker to advertise; the same number read as megabytes per second would sit comfortably under a ten-gigabit ceiling.

This page prints what the listing prints. The distinction is a factor of eight, and if the throughput is the reason for the purchase it is worth a question to the seller.

Before ordering

Ask which drive lengths the case accepts, because the page never says and the six drives it names are all one length. Confirm what the USB-C port on the computer actually is — the 10 Gbps figure assumes a fast one. And ask what lead is in the box, since none is named.

Availability

Priced from 16 € to 22 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores the day this page was checked.

It is stocked on the American and British Amazon stores as well, in that country’s own currency. The range above leaves those out: it counts euro stores and no others.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa held on the day this page was last updated. Stock and prices move without warning.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 10 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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  • ACASIS aluminium open M.2 docking station with a drive slot on the top

    FREEGENE ACASIS AC-M04, open M.2 dock for NVMe and SATA, 10 Gbps stated, aluminium

    The only M.2 housing in this hub that reads both protocols and the only one that is not a sealed box: an open dock a drive drops into, which is how it stays cool and how it stops being portable.

    Supported drive protocols
    M.2 PCIe NVMe in M-key and B+M key, and M.2 SATA — stated in the title and in the fifth bullet, which names it as an NVMe adapter and an M.2 SATA adapter in the same line. It is the only listing on this shelf that accepts both
    Supported drive lengths
    2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 — all four named in the fifth bullet, which gives a ceiling of 8 TB
    Interface standard
    USB 3.2 with a Type-C connection — stated in the first bullet
    Stated link rate
    Up to 10 Gbps — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which gives backing up a high-definition film in seconds as the case for it. No condition on the cable or the host port is published
    Connector type
    Type-C — stated in the first bullet as a USB 3.2 Type-C connection
    Case material
    Aluminium — stated in the second bullet, which credits it with excellent heat dissipation and says it outperforms plastic alternatives for reliability and cooling
    Thermal arrangement
    An open horizontal layout — stated in the third bullet, which describes a toaster-like design whose open form improves air circulation and promotes heat dissipation, working with the aluminium construction. No thermal pad and no heatsink is named
    Tool-free assembly
    Tool-free and driver-free — stated in the third and fourth bullets, which describe a drive being pushed in and pulled out of the slot without tools
    Cables supplied
    Not published on the listing — no lead is named in any of the six bullets
    Amazon reference
    B084ZKLQR8 (same reference on 3 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0705338038977
    • Reads both M.2 protocols, so a drawer of mixed drives needs one device rather than two
    • The open format lets a drive be swapped in seconds without opening anything
    • An open dock is not a portable enclosure, and the drive sits exposed in it

    Best for: A desk where M.2 drives are read, imaged and swapped often, rather than a drive that has to be carried anywhere.

    ≈ $26 / 28 €
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  • ICY BOX aluminium NVMe SSD enclosure with a write-protect switch and a USB-C socket

    ICY BOX IB-1807MT-C31, NVMe enclosure up to 2 TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2, write-protect switch, combined cable

    The only enclosure in this hub with a write-protect switch on the outside, and one of two that names the lead in the box — a combined cable covering both socket types.

    Supported drive protocols
    NVMe SSDs — stated in the title and in the first bullet. M.2 SATA drives are neither named as supported nor named as excluded anywhere on the page
    Supported drive lengths
    Common sizes up to 2280 — stated in the first bullet, which gives the capacity ceiling as 2 TB. The individual lengths below 2280 are not listed
    Interface standard
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the third bullet
    Stated link rate
    Up to 10 Gbit/s — stated in the third bullet, which gives copying large volumes of data as the case for it. No condition on the cable or the host port is published
    Connector type
    Type-C — the fourth bullet describes the supplied combined cable as Type-C to Type-C and Type-C to Type-A, which makes the socket on the enclosure a Type-C one
    Case material
    Aluminium — stated in the title. No wall thickness and no finish is published
    Thermal arrangement
    Not published on the listing — no thermal pad, no heatsink and no fin pattern is named in any of the five bullets. The aluminium in the title is the only thermal statement on the page, and it is a material rather than an arrangement
    Tool-free assembly
    Tool-free — the second bullet says the drive is installed without tools and without small screws, which it credits with saving the nerves
    Cables supplied
    A combined cable, Type-C to Type-C and Type-C to Type-A — stated in the fourth bullet, which says the right connection is always immediately to hand. It is one of two enclosures on this shelf to name its lead
    Amazon reference
    B0B4DQNVCX (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    4250078172925
    • A hardware write-protect switch, which nothing else in this hub offers
    • Both leads in one combined cable, so no adapter is needed for an older machine
    • Two terabytes, the lowest ceiling on this shelf against eight elsewhere

    Best for: A drive that has to be read from a machine without any risk of being written to — a disc image, an archive, evidence of any kind.

    ≈ £20 / 22 €
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  • SABRENT NVMe SSD enclosure with an aluminium heatsink and a USB Type-C socket

    SABRENT NVMe-only enclosure, 2230 to 2280 up to 8 TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2, aluminium heatsink, Type-A adapter

    The enclosure that puts its own exclusion in the title — NVMe only, no SATA — and ships an adapter so that an older machine with no Type-C socket is not left out.

    Supported drive protocols
    M.2 PCIe NVMe only — stated in the title as no SATA, and again in the first bullet, which says M.2 SATA SSDs are not supported and asks the buyer to check the interface before use
    Supported drive lengths
    2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 — all four listed in the first bullet, up to 8 TB. It is one of two enclosures on this shelf to state an 8 TB ceiling
    Interface standard
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the second bullet
    Stated link rate
    10 Gbps — stated in the title and in the second bullet as a high data transfer rate over USB-C. No condition on the cable or the host port is published
    Connector type
    Type-C, with a Type-A adapter included for older systems — both stated in the title and in the second bullet
    Case material
    An aluminium heatsink combined with an ABS body — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, which gives better heat dissipation, reliability and long service life as the reasons
    Thermal arrangement
    An aluminium heatsink — named in the title and in the fourth bullet. No thermal pad is named, which is the part that carries heat from the controller into the metal
    Tool-free assembly
    Tool-free — the third bullet describes installing or replacing the drive without screws, and calls it suited to travel and to portable upgrades
    Cables supplied
    A Type-A adapter is included, stated in the title and in the second bullet. No data cable is named anywhere on the listing, and the fifth bullet says no drivers and no external power supply are needed
    Amazon reference
    B0F933F1G8 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0840025274563
    • Puts the SATA exclusion in the title rather than in a bullet
    • A Type-A adapter in the box, so an older machine is not a second purchase
    • A heatsink is named and no thermal pad, which is what connects a drive to it

    Best for: An NVMe drive that has to work on two machines of different ages, one of them with no Type-C socket at all.

    ≈ £12 / 20 €
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Others worth having spare

  • Veetop flat white Cat 7 patch cable of 10 m with gold-plated RJ45 plugs

    Veetop 10 m flat Cat 7 cord, 750 MHz stated, gold-plated plugs

    The cheapest cord on this shelf and the only one quoting 750 MHz, sold on a flat profile meant to disappear under a carpet — with no word anywhere about the metal in the pairs or whether it is solid or stranded.

    Category
    Cat 7 — stated in the title and in four of the five bullets, with an operating frequency of 750 MHz and a transmission figure of 10 Gbps given alongside it. Downward and upward compatibility with Cat 5 and Cat 6 is claimed by the maker
    Conductor material
    Not published on the listing — the word gold appears twice, both times about the plug contacts, and no bullet says what metal the eight conductors are made of
    Conductor construction
    Not published on the listing — nothing separates a solid core from a stranded one. The bullets describe the cable as extremely flexible and extremely thin in section, which is a shape rather than a construction
    Shielding code
    STP — stated in the second bullet as the reason for low susceptibility to interference and noise. The letter code that would say what is screened around the bundle and what around each pair is not printed
    Length
    10 m — stated in the title twice over. The fifth bullet lists ten lengths the range is sold in, from 1 m to 50 m
    Sheath material
    PVC — stated in the third bullet as a flexible PVC jacket that protects the cord against kinking
    Boot type
    Not published on the listing — the kink protection described in the third bullet is credited to the jacket, and no separate boot or snagless latch cover is named
    Connector plating
    Gold-plated — stated in the title and again in the second bullet, where the maker gives corrosion of the contact surfaces as the reason for it. No plating thickness is given
    Amazon reference
    B00XVQJNRQ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0799491265912
    • Publishes an operating frequency, which three of the seven cords on this shelf never do
    • Names its sheath material outright, and names the flat profile as the reason for it
    • No conductor metal anywhere, which is the line the buying tip for this shelf says to look for

    Best for: A long run that has to lie flat under a rug or along a skirting board, where the profile matters more than the specification sheet.

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  • BIGtec small metal four-port Cat 6a patch panel with shielded RJ45 sockets

    BIGtec four-port Cat 6a mini panel, IDC strips for 22–26 AWG, wall, desk or DIN rail

    The panel for a cupboard that has no rack in it: four shielded Cat 6a ports in a small metal box that screws to a wall, a desk edge or a length of trunking, with a DIN rail adapter as a fourth option.

    Port count
    Four — stated in the title and in the second bullet, which describes four shielded RJ45 sockets. It is the smallest panel on this shelf by a factor of three
    Rack units
    Not published on the listing, and there is nothing to publish: this is not a rack panel. The fourth bullet names wall, desk, cable trunking and DIN rail mounting instead, the last of them needing an adapter, and says screw holes are provided
    Termination method
    Insulation-displacement strips — the third bullet names four IDC strips for round installation cable of 22 to 26 AWG. The panel is terminated from the back with a punch-down tool, not populated with modules
    Category rating
    Cat 6a — stated in the title and in the first bullet, with the second citing ISO/IEC 11801 for the sockets and listing compatibility with Cat 5, Cat 6, Cat 6a, Cat 7 and Cat 8 cable. No frequency figure appears anywhere
    Shielded or unshielded
    Shielded — stated in the second bullet, which describes the four sockets as screened, with the first naming a metal housing. No earthing point is named
    Rear management bar
    Not published on the listing — no cable management bar is named. On a box this size the cable arrives directly at the IDC strips, and the fourth bullet describes screw holes rather than any strain relief arrangement
    Labelling provision
    Not published on the listing — no labelling strip, no window and no marker field is named. Four ports is few enough to remember and there is nothing on the page to write on
    Fixings supplied
    Supplied — the fifth bullet lists the delivery as the four-port mini panel, an instruction sheet and fixing material. The DIN rail adapter named in the fourth bullet is not in that list
    Amazon reference
    B0G5GXGTSC (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    4051687063358
    • Four mounting options, of which three need no rack at all
    • Fixing material and an instruction sheet are both listed in the delivery
    • The DIN rail option needs an adapter that is not in the delivery list

    Best for: A four-room house where the cable arrives in a meter cupboard and there is no rack to put anything in.

    ≈ 20 €
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  • deleyCON black 24-port Cat 6 shielded patch panel for a 19-inch rack

    deleyCON 24-port Cat 6 shielded panel, 19-inch 1U, LSA+ termination, earthing lead supplied

    The full-width panel on this shelf, twenty-four screened Cat 6 ports terminated by punch-down, sold with its earthing cable named and its outer dimensions written out to the millimetre.

    Port count
    Twenty-four — stated in the title and in the first and second bullets, described as twenty-four screened LAN ports
    Rack units
    1U — stated in the second bullet. The fourth names 19-inch rack installation and gives the width as 48.3 cm, and the fifth gives the full outer dimensions as 483 mm wide, 44 mm high and 110 mm long
    Termination method
    LSA+ insulation-displacement — named in the second bullet as the connection technique and detailed in the third as an 8-pole IDC contact at the rear for rigid installation cable up to Cat 7, accepting solid conductors of AWG 22 to 26. Stranded conductors are not named
    Category rating
    Cat 6 — stated in the title and in the first and second bullets, with a transmission rate given as 1 Gbit and 250 MHz. The first adds compatibility with Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6a and Cat 7 cable standards. It is the lowest category on this shelf
    Shielded or unshielded
    Shielded — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which describes twenty-four screened ports. The fourth names a metal housing and an earthing cable providing a secure connection, the only earthing lead named on this shelf
    Rear management bar
    Not published on the listing — no cable management bar is named at the rear. The third bullet describes the IDC contacts and the conductor range and stops there
    Labelling provision
    Not published on the listing — no labelling strip and no marker field is named. The colour markings for TIA568A and TIA568B described in the first bullet state a wiring order rather than identifying a port
    Fixings supplied
    Not published on the listing — no screws and no cage nuts are listed. The earthing cable named in the fourth bullet is the only accessory the page mentions, and it is described as a feature rather than as a contents line
    Amazon reference
    B01N5OB4B2 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    4250580128724
    • Every outer dimension is printed, so it can be measured against a cabinet before ordering
    • An earthing cable is named, which no other panel on this shelf mentions
    • Cat 6 with 250 MHz, the lowest rating on this shelf, at the same price as a Cat 6A panel beside it

    Best for: A 19-inch cabinet where two dozen fixed runs come home to one place, and where the installation is gigabit rather than ten-gigabit.

    ≈ £56 / 50 €
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