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The original Disk Pro was clever, but it was also opinionated. It arrived pre-populated with storage, used a fixed cable, and felt like a product where several design decisions were made for the user. The Disk Pro 2 corrects the biggest of those issues by moving to a user-installable M.2 NVMe SSD approach and a removable host cable. The Disk Pro 2 addresses several of the limitations of the original model. That matters because SSD pricing, capacity needs and brand preferences vary widely. A fixed-capacity portable dock can become awkward very quickly, whereas an empty enclosure lets users choo

The Asus Aiolos is a 20Gbps USB 3.2×2 SSD enclosure that will accept a single 2280, 2260, and 2242 (22mm wide, 80/60/42mm long) form factor NVMe SSD. The enclosure measures 4.55 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches (approximate) and weighs only around 1.4 ounces. “Tool-less” installation is a major Aiolos selling point. The enclosure opens easily for installation thanks to two spring-loaded latches on the side of the unit, which are shown in the first two images below. I put “tool-less” in quotes as there’s a caveat — the thumb screw that holds down the NVMe SSD took more than a bit of force to remove. Starting

The Asus Aiolos is the second fastest 20Gbps NVMe SSD enclosure we’ve tested, falling behind only Asus’s own TUF Gaming A2 by a slim margin. Yup. Fratricide. Regardless, it bested everything else and I have zero complaints about the Aiolos’s performance. CrystalDiskMark 8 rated the Aiolos as a very good sequential performer. You can read about the competing GlyphAtom EX20 here. On the other hand, the TUF Gaming A2 whomped it in the CrystalDiskMark 8 4K tests. The Aiolos isn’t bad, the A2 is just that good. In our real-world 48GB transfers, the Aiolos more than held its own. Both in Windows Exp

The 9100 PRO was Samsung's first shot at a full-fledged PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, and to say the company nailed the execution is an understatement. It's theoretically capable of hitting unreal 14,800MB/s read speeds and 13,400MB/s write speeds, and although those numbers may drop a bit in real-world practice, it's still an incredibly fast drive. Our friends at TechRadar reviewed the 9100 PRO when it launched last year, and it was awarded 4.5 stars and a Recommended Award. The TL;DR? It's an exceptional drive for professionals who frequently deal with oversized files and who don't want any hiccups in