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External enclosure for SSD (PM951, M2)
Hi All,
I've extracted the SSD from my XPS 15 and i'm trying to find an external enclosure for it so i can carry it around like an external HD. I've been to a lot of computer shops around London and nobody seems to stock an enclosure that fits.
The SSD h/w specifications are: 256GB PCIe,Samsung PM951, M2, Product Number MZVLV256HCHP. I've found a page with more details of the specs here.
I'd appreciate it if anyone could help me find an enclosure online that fits. I found this, but it says it's not PCIe compatible, and i'm skeptical of buying without a second opinion.
Thanks,
Seng
ejn63
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September 19th, 2017 07:00
If the system(s) you intend to use have thunderbolt ports, you can mount the drive on a PCIe card that has M.2 NVMe support and into this:
www.sonnettech.com/.../echoexpressseltb3.html
If you're looking for NVMe to USB -- I think you're out of luck; all the USB enclosures support SATA drives - not NVMe.
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September 22nd, 2017 12:00
Thanks ejn63. Are there cheaper options? I was expecting it to be as simple as connecting to an enclosure and plugging that into a laptop the same way your would as if it was an HDD, so I didn't budget for this.
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September 27th, 2017 17:00
Anything cheaper and you may as well use the NVMe drive internally and buy a SATA SSD to use externally -- anything USB or eSATA will simply let the NVMe bandwidth go to waste.