ASUS ROG Strix Arion Aluminum Alloy M.2 NVMe External SSD Holder Portable Enclosure Case, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps), USB-C to C and USB-C to A Cables, Fits PCIe 2280/2260/2242/2230 M Key/B+M Key

If you're looking for a good and safe SSD enclosure, this one is definitely worth considering. It offers excellent build quality and reliable performance, making it a solid choice for protecting your SSD.

Solid product, worked like a charm for me. Cloned my 250 gb sdd to a 1 tb verbatim SSD and booted up my higher capacity laptop without issue. Didn't heat up much either during the procedure which is good. People should know however that this case has issues with the crucial p5 sdd, so if u have one of those don't buy this. I'll keep my 250 GB western digital safe somewhere as backup and purchase another SSD to use with this enclosure for regular file transfer. Happy customer here 🙂

I was looking for an SSD and getting an enclosure along with an nvme drive made the most sense. The speeds are comparable to Samsung/Sandisk SSD’s and you’ll even save some money using multiple drives with this enclosure. It’s very easy to swap drives and the build quality is pretty good as well. The aura lighting is a bonus.

The functionality, and the build quality are pretty good. The product comes with metal and looks premium. But be careful of static electricity when in use. The speed and compactness is satisfactory and no issues were faced.

Update Oct 2021: At first, I thought it was a driver issue with Windows 11, but no i think the enclosure has gone bad. This drive has been causing my system to freeze up and I keep getting Blue Screen errors since the OS update. I tried multiple working NVMe drives, a Samsung 960Evo and and Kingston A2000. I even tried it on Linux, drive still freezes and causes kernel panic. Lasted less than a year. I'll try to RMA it with Asus. Original Review April 2021: I like the design, and assembly is easy enough. Full body aluminum should work well for heat dissipation. Works well, transfers are pretty fast as you'd expect. I didn't do speed tests, because i frankly couldn't care enough. One odd thing i noticed was about the included cables. The USB-C to A cable is labeled as USB 3.0 (so USB 3.2 Gen 1), and the USB C to C is USB 3.1 (USB 3.2 Gen 2). The enclosure is rated as USB 3.2 Gen 2, so I would assume the included cable should have the same rating. I haven't gotten around to testing if it actually makes any difference, but theoretically Gen 1 is half the speed of Gen 2. Maybe I'll do it eventually and then update this review. A sim ejector like tool for opening the case would not have been my first choice. It is easy to lose and you'll be left looking for one down the line if you need to change out the drives.

Fantastic item

This ROG Arion is very strudy and doesn't get any scratches. it has lighting, which can be controlled through Armoury Crate. it fits in the pocket perfectly and doesn't get much heated while using Gen 5 2TB SSD and transfer at very fast. no questions about speed, depends on you ssd. also no problems in connectivity, just make sure to eject through windows first before directly unplugging it. totally Worth it for the quality and branding. cheap ones are also good but this one is something else.

Old 2021 make refurbished product

Perfecto y elegante

GOOD QUALITY. ITS JUST WHEN I INSTALL THE SSD INSIDE, I CANT CLOSE THE COVER PROPERLY.

Received in 1 day with regular prime so I'm really happy with the speedy delivery. It's has a bit of heft to it and is made of aluminum. I installed a 1tb Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 in mine. The product went together in a matter of seconds. You must pay attention to the instructions. The thumb screw has a groove in it that fits into the notch for screwing it down. If you don't do this, the thumb screw will stick up too high and prevent the cover from closing. See my included images for help understanding this important aspect. It warms up when in use depending upon how hard the M2 drive is working. Running a movie from it or copying a very large file will heat things up far more than moving 1 or 2 pictures on or off it. The RGB light is fun. It will require you update a driver using Armoury crate software. Click the bell icon on the bottom left corner of the apps gui to find the update. Then you can go to Aura sync to manage the lighting effects. It sometimes doesn't detect in Aura sync after a reconnect so rescanning in devices/addressable headers will help find it again. These are the things I figured out to have everything work right. Hope this helps you. I recommend this enclosure hands down.

Easy to install and use, looks sturdy and durable, only have been using it for a month though, but so far works perfectly, no overheating or anything. Love the design and the RGB lighting.

Item as per description, comes with everything, 2 wires, c to c and c to usb a. Worked flawless after installation, delivery was fast too!