SABRENT USB-C Hub & SSD Enclosure (HB-6PNV)

This feels like a well made product. The top of the case appears to be aluminum metal but the bottom tray is plastic. The tray is hinged at one end and can be opened like a clamshell at the other end.

The star ratings for this product do not relate to the intended purpose of what this adapter does. The three star ratings are for Capacity, For gaming, and Easy to Install. The first two have nothing to do with what this product does so be cautious of looking simply as star ratings. There is no capacity because it’s a drive adapter and does not come with a drive. Also, I don’t see how this could be used specifically for gaming other than transporting saved game files or install files

This product is an M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD) ADAPTER. M.2 is a style of SSD that mounts directly to the motherboard of a computer. When not connected to a motherboard, you can’t access the drive without an adapter such as this.

The underside of the top lid has a kind of thermal tape which presumably transfers heat to the aluminum lid and is dispersed. While the top of the lid has grooves which “look” somewhat like heat fins, they are too small to really do anything. I mention all of this because this product can get quite warm to the touch.

There are three screw options for different sized M.2 drives like the 42mm version. The adapter does come with a single screw for this type of mounting.

Whar this product does not come with and which you may need is a USB C (female) to USB (Male) adapter. The product comes with an 8 inch USB C male to male cable. Without the aforementioned adapter, you can’t connect it to you PC unless you have a USB C port on your computer.

One thing you want to be careful of is not to try to open the adapter while the USB C cable is attached. When the cable is attached, it blocks the hinge from rotating and you could damage the cable or the female connector inside the adapter.

I would not use this as a portable drive as it gets too hot for my liking and there are far better options for this. The reason I bought it is that my M.2 drive that was my C drive on my PC became damaged and would not load windows. There were files on that drive that I wanted to retrieve so this adapter basically turned it into a large USB drive and I was able to get then without issue.

Hope that helps. This product did what it said and overall I am happy with its performance.

I used this with Sabrent’s new 2130 M2 drive. It literally took less than a minute to seat. It fits well…. that is, I did not feel like it barely fit in the case, or could be damaged when the case was closed (like some other enclosures I have used). Part of the reason for that is that the heat sink (pad) is attached to the cover, so it does not need to be held in place as you slide the cover on. What’s more, you do not slide the cover on. There is a hinge on the end. To install you just open the cover, seat the drive, and close the cover.

This year I lost several computers, and near all of my data, photos, music and other media, to microsoft updates. I am in the process of retrieving what I can from old drives, cards,phones. This (with a Sabrent 2130 drive) is making that process very much less painful. It is very fast, easy, portable. I wish it had come with a C to A cable because most of my older equipment does not have a C port. Fortunately my Sabrent card reader came with an A to C cable, so I was able to use that with no loss of speed… except that due to legacy drives/; ports ion my older equipment.

This is the easiest drive enclosure I have used yet and it works flawlessly with Sabrent’s new M2 drives. ( I can’t comment on any others, since I used with with a Sabrent 2130).

I got this SSD enclosure because my drive was failing, and I needed to replace it. The drive still works, so I wanted to use it as a backup for my files until I was sure everything got transferred to the new drive and is working fine. I had purchased a different SSD enclosure initially, but it was more difficult to use and access. I returned it and ordered the Sabrent. I’m glad I did. It’s so easy to use, and the lights look awesome. Plus, the different colors indicate different activities. The lights are not just for show. The enclosure does stay very cool when in use. So far, this enclosure is working great for me, and I’m super happy with this purchase.

I recently bought the SABRENT USB 3.2 10Gbps Type-C Enclosure for my MacBook, and I’m really impressed. The tool-free design made installation quick and hassle-free, and it works perfectly with both NVMe and SATA SSDs. I use it for fast backups and file transfers, and the speeds have been fantastic. It’s lightweight and portable, so I can carry it around easily. I give it 4 stars because while the performance is great, it does heat up a bit during extended use.

I got this after reading/ seen several reviews, comparing with another cases…
It’s really solid, aluminium made case, totallys tooless so install was a breeze. I have some concerns about heat on M2 but it runs cool at touching the case, a few degreess more than my skin only…
Reading/writing is also as advertised connected to a USB C port, around 1000 wich is ok for an external HD. I’m running a Samsung 990 Evo M2 on it.

Cable is USB C in both ends with no adaptors, very short but I have no problems because I’m using it on a laptop.
When connected to USB C to A cable performance falls down a lot of course… I will get a longer USB C to connect to a desktop PC’s back USB C port to get the performance advertised.

Nice quality, worth a bit more money than cheaper alternatives