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Best SSD and Hard Drive Enclosures
By Avram Piltch last updated
You can take any M.2 or SATA storage drive, put it in an enclosure and connect to a computer via USB. We tested more than a dozen enclosures to help you find the best one.

Fastest SSD Enclosure Tested: ZikeDrive Delivers 3,700 MBps via USB 4
By Avram Piltch published
Thanks to its ASMedia ASM2464PD controller, this enclosure offers the fastest speeds we've seen.

Seagate Launches Backup Plus Ultra Slim, SMR Hits The 2.5-Inch Segment
By Paul Alcorn last updated
Seagate unveils its latest super slim mobile HDD enclosure, which is the first 2.5" HDD to come with the density-enhancing SMR technology.

Satechi's $99 Mac Mini USB-C Dock Adds M.2, SD Card Reader, USB-A Ports
By Anton Shilov last updated
Satechi's Stand & Hub for Mac mini with SSD Enclosure adds M.2 drive, SD card readers, additional ports.

Silverstone's Raven SSD Enclosure: NVMe or SATA, Your Choice
By Myles Goldman published
The new Silverstone Raven RVS03 M.2 enclosure supports both NVME and SATA M.2 SSDS with transfer speeds up to 10Gbps.

Gigabyte Rolls Out Liquid-Cooled Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti External Enclosure
By Aleksandar Kostovic published
Gigabyte updates its Aorus Gaming Box with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Sonnet Launches DuoModo Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Boxes
By Anton Shilov published
Sonnet unveils DuoModo expansion enclosures with Thunderbolt 3 interfaces.

Akasa Thinks Someone Needs Active RGB Cooling for Their External SSD
By Nathaniel Mott published
Akasa has released an external SSD enclosure, the Vegas SSD Mate, that features an RGB-lit cooling fan.
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