40Gbps NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB4 M.2 Aluminium Case

A fast NVMe drive in a slow enclosure is a fast drive you never get to use. This one runs USB4 at 40Gbps, roughly four times the ceiling of the 10Gbps enclosures most people end up with, and that gap is the difference between a working external drive and an archive you quietly dread opening.

At that speed you can edit video directly off the drive rather than copying projects across first, run a photo catalogue from it, or move a 100GB project folder in the time it takes to refill a glass. The aluminium body is the heatsink, with a built-in cooling vest pressed against the drive, because sustained 40Gbps transfers generate real heat and an NVMe drive that overheats throttles itself back to a crawl. Installation is tool-free: the M.2 drive slots in and the shell closes.

Takes standard M.2 NVMe PCIe drives and works with USB4 and Thunderbolt ports on Mac and PC, falling back gracefully on older USB-C machines. The drive itself is not included, which is rather the point. You choose the capacity and the brand instead of paying a markup on someone else's.

• Interface: USB4, up to 40Gbps
• Drive support: M.2 NVMe PCIe (drive not included)
• Cooling: built-in cooling vest with aluminium heatsink body
• Installation: tool-free, no screws
• Compatible: USB4 and Thunderbolt ports on Mac and PC
• Best for: video editing, photo libraries and large project transfers