MEITK USB 3.0 to SATA Support 2230 2242 2260 2280 M.2 NGFF SSD External Enclosure Storage Box with ASM1153E Chip Based SATA

Worked like a charm. Screws came out without stripping, It's bigger than I thought it would be, but it's sturdily made of metal. and has well positioned grooved on either side for the SDD card on the USB tray to slide accurately. I used Reflect (free) cloning/backup to clone my 512GB M.2 SSD to a 1TB SSD and the process completed in 37 min (there was 445GB of data on the drive). When I put the cloned drive back on the motherboard and fired up the PC, everything was like normal, except I had an extra half TB of space on the C: drive. I am very happy with the results, and now I have a very fast, but somewhat large, 512GB USB 3.0 thumb drive :)

It feels pretty cheap, is pretty cheap, and may or may not do what it says. I read one drive I tried and the speed was decent. It wouldn't read another, but I believe that was a failed m.2, so fair enough. I just don't use it often enough to be able to say if it'll work reliably. The method for screwing the card into place is cumbersome when you just want to read old data on an m.2 drive pulled from a working machine. Also, make sure you have a usb extension, because this is big and heavy and you don't want to just plug it in directly.So, I'm keeping it around for when I need to read m.2's since it was cheap enough to hope it works.

Installed the drive & it simply works! Too easy!

This MEITK m.2 SSD enclosure along with the Samsung Data Migration app made it so easy.SUMMARY of Steps:1. Mount Samsung 1TB EVO m.2 SSD onto MEITK SSD enclosure2. Plug MEITK enclosure into laptop USB3. Clone Windows 10 from smaller m.2 SSD to larger m.2 SSDs4. Swap m.2 SSDs in laptop5. Boot into new 1TB m.2 SSD - done!!!DETAILED Steps:Steps to mount the Samsung 1TB EVO m.2 SSD onto the MEITK SSD enclosure:1. Open up the MEITK SSD enclosure by...1a. Removing the two tiny Phillips screws (using the supplied tiny Phillips screwdriver) from the USB connector end1b. The small cover plate would come off1c. Gently wiggle & slide out the m.2 SSD carrier board (this is where the Samsung m.2 SSD will be mounted1d. If the last mounting hole is blank - look for the support post & screw in the small plastic bag that came with the SSD enclosure kit2. Unpack the Samsung EVO - use ANTI-STATIC precautions (wrist strap & anti-static mat)3. Mount the Samsung m.2 SSD to the MEITK circuit carrier board3a. Observe the notches - the Samsung m.2 SSD top side (side with most IC chips) would be facing DOWN3b. At about a 30-degree angle - gently plug the Samsung m.2 SSD into the MEITK carrier board3c. You may have to gently wiggle the m.2 SSD to get all the pins to seat properly3d. Once all the pins are seated properly, gently press the rear of the Samsung m.2 SSD down & screw it in using the support post & screw (found in step 1d above)Steps to cloning Windows 10 from 128gb m.2 SSD to Samsung 1TB EVO m.2 SSD1. Boot up your laptop into Windows 102. Download & install the latest Samsung Data Migration SW3. Plug in the MEITK assembly with the Samsung m.2 SSD mounted on it4. Launch the Samsung Data Migration SW5. Follow the Samsung prompts CAREFULLY5a. Since the Samsung Data Migration SW only look for a Samsung destination drive - the destination part is easy5b. For the source drive - pick the one that is smallest (since the laptop came with the 128 GB & the 1 TB storage drive)6. The cloning took about 15 minutes7. Once cloning has completed...7a. SHUT DOWN your laptop7b. Remove the MEITK assemblySteps to swapping the m.2 SSDs in the laptop (use anti-static precautions)1. Unmount the Samsung 1TB EVO SSD from the MEITK assembly2. Place Asus GL753VE (2017) top down (back side up)3. Using #2 Philips screwdriver - remove the 10 or 12 black screws3a. There is a HIDDEN silver screw underneath the "L" shaped rubber in the MIDDLE of the laptop bottom3b. Use a small screw driver or your nails to pride up the lower leg of the "L" shaped rubber - it is about an inch in size3c. Here you'll find the HIDDEN silver screw4. Once all the screws are out4a. Use a credit card (any stiff plastic card) or plastic putty knife and press in between the upper & lower laptop shells4b. While pressing in - slide the credit card or plastic putty knife along the entire perimeter of the laptop4c. You will hear & feel the small plastic clips (that holds the top & bottom shells together) releasing4d. When the top & bottom shells are separated - the bottom shell can be removed completely revealing the dual memory slots, the m.2 boot ssd, & the regular storage ssd5. Swap the m.2 SSDs (use anti-static precautions)6. Carefully reinstall the laptop back7. Boot into Windows 10 & done

Completely useless as delivered. The mounting screw is too long, and keeps the assembly from sliding back into the case.

This 2280 version worked flawlessly with the newly released Samsung 850 EVO 1TB M.2 SATA III SSD :https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-Internal-MZ-N5E1T0BW/dp/B01G844PC0/but you'll have to ***INITIALIZE*** the SSD for it to be recognized when plugged into a USB port of any host computer. After migration, this enclosure now allows the original factory-installed Samsung SSD CM871 M.2 2280 128GB system drive that was in my Dell XPS Skylake (9350) notebook to be used for external USB storage, esp. for relatively fast portable backup.I had originally bought METK's 2230 / 2242 form factor of this enclosure which has the same controller:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G51SATKBut that enclosure is too short for the Samsung 850 EVOs (some customers seem to have been simply letting the M.2 protrude 2 inches beyond the opened back of the case). In fact, I had tried that but the M.2 was not detected on both our laptops, and I wasn't sure whether the problem was with the drive or its enclosure. I returned that shorter version to Amazon because it was impossible to remove one of its 4 screws even with the provided screwdriver. MEITK recommended that I purchase this 2280 instead (that no one had yet reviewed).I had the same problem of non-recognition with this longer enclosure So, I took it with the 1TB SSD yesterday to the Geek Squad at Best Buy, where the rep. 'confirmed' that the drive was dead-on-arrival. Soon after I got home, however, I received an alert from Samsung that these SSDs do not come initialized out of the box. Once initialized with Computer Management utility on Windows 10, the rest was a breeze. I migrated the 128GB system SSD, swapped drives, and now have 128GB external storage for backup via USB using this MEITK 2280.The (1TB) SSD tends to get pretty hot on intensive use (e.g., during data migration), but the enclosure though still quite warm safely dissipates the heat. It sags when plugged directly into a USB port because of its length and weight (though still light). I've resolved this by plugging the enclosure vertically onto a powered USB hub.I've had no problems so far, but will revise this review if need be upon return from vacation end of Dec.