Which nvme external enclosure?

Cyber-Mav · 27 Nov 2021 at 16:57

Looking to make a fast usb nvme drive for copying stuff like films and system images real quick.
Need good compatibility and heat venting.
Iv seen some orico branded ones which seem decent on price. Some use realtek some use jmicron controller.
Which is good to go for? What options you recommend?

Cyber-Mav · 2 Dec 2021 at 08:42

Does drive get hot in it?

Cyber-Mav · 8 Dec 2021 at 17:23

Cant be dealing with flimsy usb connector so sabrent is out of the list.

Cyber-Mav · 8 Dec 2021 at 21:07

Cool. Iv been eyeing up the orico one and just remembered that there is YouTube video reviews of this sort of stuff so time to get binge watching

Cyber-Mav · 9 Jan 2022 at 15:43

Yea cant be dealing with data corruption

Cyber-Mav · 24 Jan 2022 at 08:02

Still looking for an enclosure since i need to clone some nvme usb enclosure is ideal.
Reliability is main thing i need. Not fussed if its not the fastest. 150mb read write speed is enough for my needs.

Cyber-Mav · 12 Feb 2022 at 08:35

so asus is ruled out since i need compatibility with all nvme drives. plugable seems to be the best bet. how much should i look to be paying for it?

Cyber-Mav · 3 Jun 2022 at 17:34

still on the hunt for an enclosure. the RTL9210 chipset seems to be the better one since it has smart info support. gonna use for cloning drives so need data integrity and reliability. dont matter if its slow as long as its not usb2 speeds slow lol. any other options people can weigh in on? it would be ideal if its got nvme and sata support.

Cyber-Mav · 3 Jun 2022 at 23:09

@matja what do you think of the Sabrent EC-SNVE? it seems to use the realtek chipset.

Cyber-Mav · 4 Jun 2022 at 09:24

after watching some youtube reviews of the Sabrent EC-SNVE iv ordered one. £27 inc delivery its one of the cheaper ones too. all reviews saying it uses the realtek controller which is most reliable one out there so far. should work out well for my work purposes.

Cyber-Mav · 4 Jun 2022 at 12:57

Yep will do tests. I got a slow old 128gb nvme to use in it for now but will be putting 50gig images on it so will check it for corruption.

Which enclosure were you using that gave corruption?

Cyber-Mav · 4 Jun 2022 at 15:13

darael said:
First the RSTECH RSH-329, then the Asus ROG Strix Arion.

I still wonder if it's my cable, despite the same one never corrupting data on my Sabrent EC-TFNE. Or it could be a conflect with my motherboard and the Realtek chipset. I'm half tempted to just order one and see what happens.

that rstech one uses the realtek chipset so shouldnt be any issues with it. worth trying another cable to be on the safe side. are you overclocked or undervolted if on am4 platform?

Cyber-Mav · 4 Jun 2022 at 16:17

@darael odd thats a decent setup should be no issues with it. only thing left is try different cable.

Cyber-Mav · 4 Jun 2022 at 23:42

darael said:
Just ordered the same enclosure as you. If this one corrupts data, it's going straight back and I'll just have to live with a dodgy connection on my Sabrent EC-TFNE.

I'm half tempted to try a PCIe USB-C card to see if that fixes anything.

Odd that ec-tfne uses jmicron control chip which has loads of reports of issues. If its working fine for you then things really are topsy turvy

Cyber-Mav · 5 Jun 2022 at 00:58

darael said:
First the RSTECH RSH-329, then the Asus ROG Strix Arion.

I still wonder if it's my cable, despite the same one never corrupting data on my Sabrent EC-TFNE. Or it could be a conflect with my motherboard and the Realtek chipset. I'm half tempted to just order one and see what happens.

what firmware version is that rstech running?

Cyber-Mav · 5 Jun 2022 at 09:56

darael said:
That's something I didn't check. I see that Sabrent offers a firmware update tool for the EC-SNVE that we've both ordered. So if I get any corruption issues, I'll see if an update is available and whether or not it fixes the problem.

have a look at this forum post onwards:

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apparently generic realtek firmware can be flashed which is more updated then sabrents own firmware. this firmware should also work for your RSTECH enclosure if it uses the realtek bridge chip. huge changelog also posted there with some rather interesting fixes.

Cyber-Mav · 5 Jun 2022 at 10:42

The cable i got is a bit dodgey when used with phone. If wiggled phone stops charging and reconnects. I could do with a higher quality one but the cables i have are type c and usb2 speed only. Usb3 speed ones cost a lot.

Cyber-Mav · 5 Jun 2022 at 14:26

Mine supposed to come tomorrow but iv not checked the tracking

Cyber-Mav · 5 Jun 2022 at 17:43

Power output would depend on usb port from computer and cable wire awg. At this point you could try a usb hub and see if that sorts everything. If it works then you know its lack of power from usb port.

I have a usb power analyser so will test it when my enclosure arrives. Also can be down to the ssd itself on how much power it uses.

Short cable working means its either a power loss issue with the long cable or shielding issues on data side of the cable.

Cyber-Mav · 6 Jun 2022 at 10:17

@darael got my enclosure today and testing with sk hynix 128gb ssd i seem to be stuck on usb2 speeds lol. Will try another port in few mins but looks like the cheapo cables i got may not be certified for proper usb 3 5g speed. May have to invest in a proper cable