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Writes down the cable its own 10 Gbps figure depends on

xiaobi M.2 NVMe enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10 Gbps stated, UASP and TRIM, aluminium with a pad

The only enclosure in this hub that prints the condition attached to its own headline figure: ten gigabits, and a note saying which cable is needed to see them.

Xiaobi aluminium M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure with a tool-free latch and a USB-C socket

xiaobi M.2 NVMe enclosure, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10 Gbps stated, UASP and TRIM, aluminium with a pad

The only enclosure in this hub that prints the condition attached to its own headline figure: ten gigabits, and a note saying which cable is needed to see them.

Supported drive protocols
NVMe PCIe M-key and B+M key only — stated in the second bullet, which adds in a marked note that the enclosure is not compatible with SATA (NGFF) or mSATA SSDs and is not a card reader
Supported drive lengths
2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 — all four named in the second bullet, up to 4 TB, with Samsung 970 EVO and PRO and Crucial P1 and P2 given as examples
Interface standard
USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, with backward compatibility to USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0
Stated link rate
10 Gbps, given as up to about 1000 MB/s in the first bullet, followed by a marked note that a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for 10 G speeds. It is the only listing on this shelf that attaches a written condition to its own rate figure
Connector type
Type-C — stated in the title as a USB-C interface, and named again in the note about the cable required
Case material
Aluminium — stated in the fourth bullet, which describes a high-grade aluminium housing dissipating heat in combination with the thermal pad
Thermal arrangement
A silicone thermal pad working with the aluminium case — stated in the fourth bullet, which calls the arrangement active cooling and gives sustained load as the case it is for
Tool-free assembly
Tool-free — the third bullet describes a latch mechanism into which the drive clicks, with a marked tip that both OPEN buttons must be pressed at the same time to open the case
Cables supplied
Not published on the listing — no lead is listed in any bullet. The first bullet states that a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for the full rate without saying whether one is in the box
Amazon reference
B0FCRZ5Z5W (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0635393178632
  • States the cable its own 10 Gbps figure depends on, which no other listing here does
  • Says in a marked note that SATA and mSATA drives will not work, rather than leaving it implied
  • The cable is stated as a requirement and never listed as an inclusion

Best for: An NVMe drive being carried between machines whose USB-C ports are known to be 3.2 Gen 2, with a suitable cable already to hand.

≈ $15 / £12 / 14 €
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Specifications

Supported drive protocols
NVMe PCIe M-key and B+M key only — stated in the second bullet, which adds in a marked note that the enclosure is not compatible with SATA (NGFF) or mSATA SSDs and is not a card reader
Supported drive lengths
2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 — all four named in the second bullet, up to 4 TB, with Samsung 970 EVO and PRO and Crucial P1 and P2 given as examples
Interface standard
USB 3.2 Gen 2 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, with backward compatibility to USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0
Stated link rate
10 Gbps, given as up to about 1000 MB/s in the first bullet, followed by a marked note that a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for 10 G speeds. It is the only listing on this shelf that attaches a written condition to its own rate figure
Connector type
Type-C — stated in the title as a USB-C interface, and named again in the note about the cable required
Case material
Aluminium — stated in the fourth bullet, which describes a high-grade aluminium housing dissipating heat in combination with the thermal pad
Thermal arrangement
A silicone thermal pad working with the aluminium case — stated in the fourth bullet, which calls the arrangement active cooling and gives sustained load as the case it is for
Tool-free assembly
Tool-free — the third bullet describes a latch mechanism into which the drive clicks, with a marked tip that both OPEN buttons must be pressed at the same time to open the case
Cables supplied
Not published on the listing — no lead is listed in any bullet. The first bullet states that a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for the full rate without saying whether one is in the box
Amazon reference
B0FCRZ5Z5W (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0635393178632

On the listing

An M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure using the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface for transfer rates of up to 10 Gbps, given as up to about 1000 MB/s, backward compatible with USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0, with a marked note that a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for 10 G speeds; support for NVMe PCIe M-key and B+M key SSDs in all standard lengths from 2230 to 2280 up to 4 TB, with a marked note that SATA (NGFF) and mSATA SSDs are not compatible and that it is not a card reader; a tool-free latch into which the drive clicks, with a tip that both OPEN buttons must be pressed together; an aluminium housing with a silicone thermal pad; and UASP, TRIM and an automatic power-saving mode, plug and play on Windows, macOS and Linux.

The note after the ten

One sentence on this page does something the other eighteen listings in this hub never manage.

After the 10 Gbps figure, in a marked note: a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 data cable is required for 10 G speeds.

That is the whole argument of this shelf, printed by a seller against its own headline number. A USB-C plug is a shape and not a specification. Behind the same connector there are cables wired for ten gigabits, cables wired for five, and cables that carry power and almost no data at all — and none of that can be told by looking.

So the figure on the box is a ceiling that three other things have to agree to: the drive, the cable, and the socket on the computer. This listing names one of the three out loud.

And the note that says what will not fit

The second bullet carries a second marked note, and it is equally unusual: not compatible with SATA (NGFF) or mSATA SSDs, and not a card reader.

M.2 SATA drives and M.2 NVMe drives share a shape. One enclosure on this shelf takes the SATA kind and no NVMe; this one takes NVMe and no SATA. Neither difference is visible from a photograph, and both listings say so in words, which between them is the reason this hub publishes a protocol line before anything else.

Aluminium and a pad

The fourth bullet describes the thermal arrangement as a high-grade aluminium housing working with a silicone pad.

That pairing is what an NVMe enclosure lives or dies by. A fast drive in a sealed case produces heat with nowhere to go, and the pad is the only path from the chip to the metal; without one, the aluminium is decoration and the drive slows itself down to survive. Four of the six enclosures on this shelf name a pad or a heatsink, and two name nothing at all.

The bullet calls the arrangement active cooling, which is the maker’s own phrase for a case with no fan in it.

Four terabytes, and two buttons

Two smaller notes close the page out.

The capacity ceiling is 4 TB. Two enclosures on this shelf state 8 TB, so if the drive is a large one this is the line to check first.

And the third bullet ends with a tip: to open the case, press both OPEN buttons at the same time. A tool-free latch that needs an instruction is still tool-free, and it is a fair warning about the first five minutes with the box.

Before ordering

Find out what the USB-C socket on your computer actually is, because the enclosure has told you the rate depends on it. Ask whether a 3.2 Gen 2 cable is included, since the page requires one and never lists one. And check the drive says NVMe rather than SATA.

Availability

Priced from 14 € to 20 € across the German, French and Italian 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.

In the Spanish Amazon catalogue with no live offer against it: the reference exists, nobody is filling it.

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.

More nVMe enclosures

  • 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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  • 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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Others worth having spare

  • Soibke black 10 m Cat 7 patch cable with red shielded RJ45 plugs

    Soibke 10 m Cat 7 cord, copper-clad aluminium named, SFTP, 600 MHz stated

    The one listing on this shelf that prints copper-clad aluminium in its own bullet rather than burying it, with a 600 MHz figure, four foil-screened pairs and a jacket the maker states survived eight thousand bend cycles.

    Category
    Cat 7 — stated in the title and the first bullet, with support for bandwidths up to 600 MHz and a transfer figure raised to 10 Gbps
    Conductor material
    Copper-clad aluminium — stated in the second bullet, written out in full alongside its abbreviation. It is the only listing on this shelf to name this material, and the buying tip for this hub says it is normally found only in small print
    Conductor construction
    Not published on the listing — the third bullet calls it a round-wire cable suitable for passing through a wall, which describes the profile of the cord and not the construction of a conductor
    Shielding code
    SFTP — stated in the second bullet as four shielded aluminium-foil twisted pairs, with EMI and RFI named as what the screen is for. No letter code separates the pair screens from an overall one
    Length
    10 m — stated in the title and in the first two bullets
    Sheath material
    PVC — stated in the third bullet as a protective PVC sleeve, described as UV resistant and suitable for indoor use
    Boot type
    Not published on the listing — the fourth bullet names shielded RJ45 plugs at both ends and the third names the red plug colour as an aid to identification. No boot, sleeve or latch guard is described
    Connector plating
    Not published on the listing — the plugs are described as shielded and coloured, and no plating appears on the contacts anywhere in the five bullets
    Amazon reference
    B0CBJFMSC2 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0723496974531
    • Names copper-clad aluminium in a bullet of its own instead of leaving it to be guessed
    • Publishes an operating frequency, and gives the pair count and the screen material with it
    • Copper-clad aluminium is a different material with different behaviour from copper, and the price sits with the copper cords here

    Best for: A budget run where the material is known and accepted, rather than discovered afterwards.

    ≈ £14 / 17 €
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  • 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.

    ≈ 8 €
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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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