How Fast is an M.2 Hard Drive Enclosure?

Aug 31, 2021

As a digital-product guy, I often buy newest gadgets so there are always some “left” computer accessories. The way to re-use them is what I am eagerly looking for. Recently I have a M.2 solid-state drive that has been replaced. After inquiring some of my friends, I just got the perfect way – to get a sound M.2 hard drive enclosure to make it a portable hard drive. One of the best enclosures on the market is ORICO colorful RGB M.2 hard disk enclosure.

When you buy a ORICO M.2 hard disk enclosure, you can see an enclosure, an instruction manual, warranty card, a small leather head for fixing the hard disk, a screw, a hexagon screwdriver, a heat sink, two pieces of data Line for Type-C and USB-A interface with the package.


Put the ORICO colorful RGB M.2 hard drive box in the palm of your hand, it’s kind of heavy with the aluminum alloy case. The surface texture is not only beautiful but also increases the heat dissipation area. The back of the hard disk enclosure also uses a matte surface made of aluminum alloy, and product information is engraved on the bottom, which effectively improves the performance of the product.107*40*14.5mm in size, it looks like turtle back at first glance – delightful design as it is.


ORICO colorful RGB M.2 hard disk enclosure uses Type-C of USB3.1 GEN2 protocol, with the theoretical transmission speed up to 10Gbps. A computer test will be carried out later - after all, a hard disk box cannot just look from the outside light.



What are there inside a hard drive enclosure?

Get the 6-angle screwdrivers included in the package, we are ready to open the ORICO colorful RGB M.2 hard drive enclosure. "You should sharpen your tools before doing a fine work."


Open the ORICO’s colorful RGB M.2 hard disk enclosre, you can see multiple solid-state hard disk installation card positions, which can be compatible with a variety of M.2 NVMe specifications of solid-state hard disk sizes including 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 - One enclosure can meet the needs of different users. The main control part is under the base with the Realtak RTL9210 master control solution, which supports up to 10Gbps transmission rate.


With the instruction manual, the M.2 solid-state hard drive is installed – there is a rubber tip to fix the tail to reduce vibration. Good design.



After installation and assembly, let's weigh it. The weight of 88 grams, after all, is a pure metal shell.

Equipped with old device, the test speed is a bit slow. But this rate is already very good. My old computer with this speed is actually quite satisfying.


Colorful RGB makes it beautiful. It will flicker quickly when reading and writing; it will enter sleep mode after three minutes of no work, breathing in blue; in standby mode, red, yellow, green, blue, and purple will alternately change slowly.


ORICO colorful RGB M.2 hard disk enclosure can also be used on a variety of devices, using the data cable that comes with it making mobile phone reading easy. Compatible performance under multiple systems is very good, no need to drive, plug and play, convenient and powerful. Smart TVs, set-top boxes, routers, and even game consoles can be expanded using it.


The mobile phone equipped with solid state makes the mobile phone cloud space no longer needed. It also saves a lot of money. A hard drive is so easy with a portable enclosure.


This is a brilliant M.2 hard drive enclosure made by ORICO. First, it solves the idle M.2 solid-state mobile hard disk; then, it ensures that it can better obtain excellent transmission speed; finally, it supports the glare RGB lighting effect. Then a cost-effective hard drive came. As a premium product of self-made hard drives, ORICO Colorful RGB M.2 Hard Drive Enclosure is worthy of any electronic guy.