Cable Matters Premium Aluminum 10Gbps Gen 2 USB C Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5" SSD/HDD with USB-C and USB-A Cables - Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 Port Compatible with MacBook Pro, MacBook Air

I bought this enclosure to use with a Crucial BX200 2.5 inch ssd and an old 2.5 inch Seagate hard drive, and the enclosure works as advertised.The enclosure is very easy to open and slot a drive into, and I have switched out multiple drives with this and all have worked. I have downloaded large files onto the Crucial ssd with no issues at a very reasonable speed. Now, I have not speed-tested this enclosure, so refer to other reviewers on that regard, but I do not believe my 2.5 inch SATA ssd can even surpass the advertised speed, so I do not believe I can even fully test this enclosure's speeds. I have also used this with a 500gb Seagate hard drive, which works great (for a hard drive, at least), and I have used this with another old hard drive as well. Included with the enclosure is a USB C to A cable and a C to C cable, both of which I have used and work well.The one complaint I have is the build quality. While the aluminum top is nice and works well for heat dissipation, the bottom plastic section has a very weak clip, and does not stay on extremely well. It stays, but a nicer clip, or a latch of some sort would be a much more elegant and functional solution. Also, most modern thin 2.5 inch drives will flop around in the enclosure if it is moved because of all the extra space in the enclosure. A very small insert is provided to aid in this regard, but once again, it is not a very elegant or practical solution and a better solution should have been provided.All things considered, these are very minor concerns, as the enclosure does its job where it counts, and has worked well in my testing. Now honestly any new ssd buyers should probably just opt for an affordable nvme ssd instead of a 2.5 inch drive as prices for nvme drives have been dropping rapidly in the past year, but for those who opt for a 2.5 inch drive, or in my case, have older 2.5 inch drives, it works excellently.

The Cable Matters Premium Aluminum 10Gbps Gen 2 USB C Hard Drive Enclosure is a great way to add external storage to your computer. It's compatible with a wide range of devices, including MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and other Thunderbolt 3 ports. The enclosure is made of durable aluminum and features a sleek, modern design. It's also very easy to use, with no tools required for installation.I've been using this enclosure for a few weeks now and I'm very impressed with it. It's fast, reliable, and well-built. I've had no problems transferring large files or using it to back up my data. I would definitely recommend this enclosure to anyone looking for a high-quality external hard drive enclosure.

I never knew that installing an SSD drive was so easy! I ordered this enclosure (and a Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SSD drive), and it was dirt simple. Plug the SSD into the enclosure (there's only one way to do that!), then plug the included 1 foot cable into the enclosure, and the other end into the laptop (or hub, if you're using that), and that's it! Note that you'll need to reformat the Samsung drive to Mac format if you need to. Also, note that not any cable will work with this enclosure. It has to be a high-quality cable (I needed a longer cable, and tried several before I got one from another vendor that did work). but the enclosure works perfectly!

Works fine, good speed and compatible with Linux. Does not go into sleep mode automatically as some do.Downside - bad design for activity light. The activity LED is extremely faint - not invisible in ambient room lighting - because it is a surface mount LED on the board and the light must go straight up and then make a right turn through a pinhole size activity aperture cut into the plastic. So, I modified it by adding a light pipe made from a clear pen clip (sanded and polished) glued directly to the top of the SMD LED and cut a rectangular hole in the case directly above the LED and glued the other end of the light pipe there as well. Sure my warranty is voided now, but have an indicator light that is visible in room level lighting. Additionally, the power down (or eject) function works well in Linux and the activity LED displays a slow blink when the enclosure is safe to remove.Other downside - as with so many usb drive enclosures, usb cable is really short. I use a longer quality usb cable and have not seen an impact on transfer rate or reliability compared the super short cable that came with the enclosure.