M.2 to USB Adapter, B Key M.2 SSD to USB 3.0 Reader Card, NGFF SATA Converter Support SATA Based SDD 2230 2242 2260 2280 No Cable Needed

works great

Summary: It just works as it should, with no frustrations.I needed this M.2 SSD holder to clone my laptop's 128GB drive to a larger SSD drive. The 1st USB board I purchased was unreliable and flaky and I gave up after 4 hrs (search for other reviews by me if you are curious which "recommended by Amazon" board you should AVOID). This one worked perfectly 1st time with zero issues. The retention hardware shipped with this board was easier to use. (Harder to find, it was buried in the bottom of the anti-static bag and almost missed it). You will need a small tip Phillips head screwdriver. I have several sets, and the replacement SSD and the hard case I purchased for future use for the old SSD both came with one.Recommended.6/11/20 follow-up: I used it to make a backup image of another drive and move it to a separate offline storage. Worked smooth and fast.

The board itself is kinda flimsy and for NVE drives with one notch, this did not seem to work. In order to plug the drive in, I had to turn my drive upside down and it did not register. Another drive I had had 2 notches and that finally worked. It's also very tough to actually plug the drive in at least the first 2 or 3 times. Once you get past those issues, it worked like a charm and I was able to get my drive cloned and working in about 20 minutes! Just be very delicate with this, a little too much force and you will snap it like a toothpick

I opened up my one-year-old laptop (non-functioning due to a Win 10 safe mode issue from my not having set up a password a year earlier). I found the SSD. It had "Kingston" and a lot of numbers, etc, all over it, but no indication of SATA (or NVMe). So I went to the Kingston site. I saw SATA SSDs. I looked at the SSD to USB adapters on amazon. I found this one matched the M&B key pattern mine had. I ordered one. The adapter arrived physically broken. Amazon's exchange process worked smoothly. The replacement arrived intact a week later. I attached my SSD. Device not recognized. Some rounds of back and forth through the very limited questions feature in amazon. More time wasted. Device not recognized. Searching deeper online, I found out: (a) newer laptops like mine use NVMe SSDs, not SATA, and (b) it is not a simple matter to learn the type of SSD just by looking at the SSD itself. I now learn I could have looked at the specs in my laptop order (also in amazon). It states mine is an NVMe SSD. Given the number of negative reviews saying this adapter does not work, I think the image (image #2) that states "Please check the SSD before your order," should direct you to your computer specs' details if the SSD came from a computer. That would be better for everyone. I think most people interested in this device are looking to get their data off an SSD from a computer. Oh, another thing, one of the answers said this will not work in Chrome OS nor Windows XP, but that contradicts the listing description.

Muy bueno el Adaptador M.2 a USB, B Key M.2 SSD a USB 3.0 Tarjeta Lectora, NGFF SATA Convertidor Soporte SATA Basado SDD 2230 2242 2260 2280 No necesita cable.Solo puedo decir que puede haber cierta incomodidad al conectar M.2 que no sea del modelo 2280, para con las tuerquitas y el tornillo.

good for upgrading ssd

and while it has one single memory chip in an area where they coulda put 3 more , it fits the full length. I like that you can split it to fit. One thing I'm not too font of is the M2 drive ends up on the bottom instead of the top , so it'd only work best if you have a sideways usb port. Otherwise it's bottom heavy and puts straing on a vertical usb port. Was interesting that my M2 has 3 RED led's on it that nobody will ever see when it's inside the laptop. But hey it supports a 1 TB SSD. Mines an off brand called Neo Forza. Not much is known of them but they do have a website. As my HP is in for service. I removed all the drives as it had nothing to do with actual hard ware, just the laptop housing had issues. So for privacy issues I removed the drives. The mechanical had to be removed because it has several Pending sectors , and for now had to be reformatted in full to get rid of them. Overall I'm really please especially with the price

I thought it was a good idea of getting this adapter with the little tools that go with it so I can put the hard drive in it. My problem is it’s very hard to unscrew screws to open it to get the hard drive into it so far that’s my only problem with it. I don’t know how it works until I get the hard drive into the case the adapter.