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Posted 21 April 2023
ORICO M2 SSD Tool Free Enclosure NVMe 10Gbps M.2 SSD Built-in Metal Heat Sink £7.94 delivered with code @ Aliexpress / Orico Official Store
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Slightly better price than last time. Collect the voucher and select the 10Gbps version.
Also, there is another similar campaign now to the last one so ￡ 1.66 off every ￡ 16.55 (max ￡ 6.62)
(2)NVMe 10Gbps Model
Only support NVME PCI-E protocol M key/M&B Key SSD, with 30cm type-c to type-c cable.
Why choose ORICO M.2 SSD enclosures?
ORICO has been focusing on electronic products for 13 years, with a mature industry chain and innovative ability to keep pace with the times. We pay great attention to product quality and continue to innovate, and 1-year after-sales service. The M.2 SSD Adapter offers the possibility to use the M.2 NVMe SSD as an external drive only through the USB port of a PC or laptop.
Features unique to ORICO:
1. Heat Dissipation:Built-in Metal cooling vest + silicone thermal pad, heat dissipation is fast, and the heat dissipation efficiency is 20%-30% higher than that of ordinary ssd enclosures. PS: SATA 5Gbps Model is not included cooling vest and thermal pad.
2. With Metal Cap: Prevent the interface from being exposed and damaged, protect the interface and improve the stability of the structure.
3. Capacity: Supports up to 4TB NVMe ssd.
4. Acceleration Protection: Support UASP, TRIM, SMART, 70% faster than conventional USB 3.1 read speed, 40% faster write speed, automatically identify errors, ensure file data security.
5. Tool-free: Slide installation without tools.
A. Use the silicone plug to fix the SSD. Just align the silicone plug to the ssd interface and press it lightly to install the SSD. The soft silicone plug protects the SSD fixing hole and avoids abrasion.
B. Connect the hard disk case cover to the hard disk case bayonet, and close the hard disk case with a slight push. It is easy to take out and will not wear out the SSD.
6.Multi-color optional: Black / Blue / Silver / Pink four colors available.
Warm Reminder
1.M.2 SSD is NOT included.
2.NVMe model case is not compatible with NGFF SATA M.2 SSD, vice versa.
3.For new unused SSD, it's necessary to make a partition at first, otherwise it can not be recognized.
4.It (http://4.It) is normal that the aluminum case heats up when using, and it doesn't affect normal use.
Package Included:
1. M.2 SSD Enclosure*1
2. Package Box
3. Cable*1
4. Cooling Vest*1(SATA 5Gbps Model is not included)
5. Thermal Pad*1(SATA 5Gbps Model is not included)
6. Silicone Screw*2
7. Instruction Book
Few things to consider before you go ahead:
Customer Service
Disputes & Reports
Buyer Protection
Also, there is another similar campaign now to the last one so ￡ 1.66 off every ￡ 16.55 (max ￡ 6.62)
(2)NVMe 10Gbps ModelOnly support NVME PCI-E protocol M key/M&B Key SSD, with 30cm type-c to type-c cable.
Why choose ORICO M.2 SSD enclosures?
ORICO has been focusing on electronic products for 13 years, with a mature industry chain and innovative ability to keep pace with the times. We pay great attention to product quality and continue to innovate, and 1-year after-sales service. The M.2 SSD Adapter offers the possibility to use the M.2 NVMe SSD as an external drive only through the USB port of a PC or laptop.
Features unique to ORICO:
1. Heat Dissipation:Built-in Metal cooling vest + silicone thermal pad, heat dissipation is fast, and the heat dissipation efficiency is 20%-30% higher than that of ordinary ssd enclosures. PS: SATA 5Gbps Model is not included cooling vest and thermal pad.
2. With Metal Cap: Prevent the interface from being exposed and damaged, protect the interface and improve the stability of the structure.
3. Capacity: Supports up to 4TB NVMe ssd.
4. Acceleration Protection: Support UASP, TRIM, SMART, 70% faster than conventional USB 3.1 read speed, 40% faster write speed, automatically identify errors, ensure file data security.
5. Tool-free: Slide installation without tools.
A. Use the silicone plug to fix the SSD. Just align the silicone plug to the ssd interface and press it lightly to install the SSD. The soft silicone plug protects the SSD fixing hole and avoids abrasion.
B. Connect the hard disk case cover to the hard disk case bayonet, and close the hard disk case with a slight push. It is easy to take out and will not wear out the SSD.
6.Multi-color optional: Black / Blue / Silver / Pink four colors available.
Warm Reminder
1.M.2 SSD is NOT included.
2.NVMe model case is not compatible with NGFF SATA M.2 SSD, vice versa.
3.For new unused SSD, it's necessary to make a partition at first, otherwise it can not be recognized.
4.It (http://4.It) is normal that the aluminum case heats up when using, and it doesn't affect normal use.
Package Included:
1. M.2 SSD Enclosure*1
2. Package Box
3. Cable*1
4. Cooling Vest*1(SATA 5Gbps Model is not included)
5. Thermal Pad*1(SATA 5Gbps Model is not included)
6. Silicone Screw*2
7. Instruction Book
Few things to consider before you go ahead:
- Pay by credit card or PayPal (if the option available) so you could be protected in the case if something goes wrong
- Likely you will have a non-UK charger, and you will need an adapter or an adapter will be attached to your order
- Use a fee-free card and pay in USD to save a bit more
- Delivery can sometimes take a long time
Customer Service
Disputes & Reports
Buyer Protection
More details at Community Updates
Edited by sisqoboy, 21 April 2023
64 Comments
sorted byDrive performance from the NVMe slot on my motherboard is as normal:
Not a huge deal to me but not great. Might have to look at updating the firmware?
As you can see, plugged into the USB-C port the Orico/Samsung 980 combo performs well, but when I plug the same combo into the red USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports the performance goes to hell. I'd like to know why that is because the spec sheet shows both ports having the same speed (USB 10Gbps).
It's not a problem for me atm as I have a fast connection via USB-C while at home, but as this is a portable drive I do see a time when I need to travel somewhere remote and transfer a few hundred GB of data using standard USB. It's not happening.
I owned the B450 Tomahawk for a year, really great board. Looking at the official specifications it does say the board has the right hardware to get SuperSpeed from your Orico.
My initial, thoughts were the controller in the Orico encloser only plays nice with USB-C. I say this because when I plug in an older SATA SSD/USB.3 encloser to the same Type A ports I get decent speeds.
It doesn't make sense that a SATA SSD is ten times faster than an NVMe SSD when plugged into the same USB 3.2 Gen 2 port? (edited)
It does light up, the drive just isn't detected by windows. Swapped the ssd into my other Nvme enclosure and it was detected straight away.
I bought a similar Orico 10Gbps caddy last year to play with (M2PV-C3). In normal use, everything worked fine but I had some small issues with a Samsung 980 throttling when copying huge 500GB backup files, so I upgraded the thermal pad on my unit from a postage stamp size to a full-length piece. I believe you get a full-length thermal pad now along with an extra heatsink that my older unit doesn't have. Nice bit of kit for the money and should serve the typical user well.
Thanks for the heads up about upgrading the firmware. I didn't know you could flash these things. My firmware was v1.23.9 and is now 1.30.21. Not sure what the changes are but the drive benches slightly better than it did before.
If you have a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port on your computer then you can get a faster Orico 20Gbps caddy, but they cost a lot more, around £32. Horses for courses!
Make sure people that you are ordering the right one, or best to select the more expensive ones on the page that can cope with SATA and NVMe. (edited)
Would it really cost that much more to make the interface support both, like modern computers do?
With this sort of diversity I'm safer sticking with 2.5" SSDs.
Thank you
Can someone remind me is there a certain part/chip of the SSD that needs to be the focus of this cooling?
I faintly remember one part of the board likes/benefits to be kept cool but another part is ambivalent or even liking heat (but may be wrong or out of date knowledge!) (To elaborate slightly - the controller needs cooling but maybe the flash likes being hot?)
(Aware desktop MB approaches may not be appropriate to the tiny oven that this enclosure will functionally be) (edited)
If you are using either a motherboard NVMe heatsink or your own, do some test fittings to make sure the heatsink thermal pad is making good contact with the NVMe memory controller. If the thermal pad isn't making good contact with the components then obviously the cooling will be impeded.