Satechi's new SSD Enclosure Boasts a Remarkably Compact Design with Write Protection

[GGforever]

A prominent maker of smartphone and computer accessories, Satechi, has introduced yet another product to its lineup. The Satechi Mini NVMe SSD enclosure boasts an impressively compact design, with USB-C connectivity that allows it to be used with PCs, Macs, smartphones, etc. Interestingly, the product features a read-only mode, thanks to its physical write protection switch.

Owing to its diminutive form factor, the NVMe enclosure can only accommodate M.2 2230 drives. Satechi claims speeds of 10 Gbps, which is decently fast for most use cases, and a maximum capacity of 2 TB. Somehow, Satechi has also managed to pack active cooling into the product, which can spin up to a claimed 10,000 RPM when needed, thereby mitigating the woe of thermal throttling when the drive hits 50° C.




As mentioned, the enclosure is remarkably pocketable, at just 35 grams with dimensions of 5.6 x 1.4 x 3 cm. While the product does not include a SSD drive, it does come with a braided USB-C cable that is 20 cm in length. In terms of build quality, there is hardly any room for complaint, considering that the enclosure is made of aluminium and tempered glass. Priced at $60 on Amazon US, the product seems to offer compelling value for its intended audience.

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[Chaitanya]

Given Satechi generally targets users of certain fruit company with overpriced goods, will give this enclosure a pass since there are better options on market already in form of Dockcase, Sharge, etc...

 

[eidairaman1]

Given Satechi generally targets users of certain fruit company with overpriced goods, will give this enclosure a pass since there are better options on market already in form of Dockcase, Sharge, etc...

Never heard of them until now

 

[Chaitanya]

Never heard of them until now

Couple of my colleague use their Thunderbolt docks(only thing that seems to priced inline with competition) for their Macbooks thats why I know about them. Most of their products are quite expensive to overpriced which seems to be typical for companies making dedicated accessories for the fruit company.

 

[AcE]

Couple of my colleague use their Thunderbolt docks(only thing that seems to priced inline with competition) for their Macbooks thats why I know about them. Most of their products are quite expensive to overpriced which seems to be typical for companies making dedicated accessories for the fruit company.

That's true for a lot of companies and if this were a dedicated product for "fruit company" it would have Thunderbolt not USB-C. It's a average product with higher quality, nothing special.

 

[Chaitanya]

That's true for a lot of companies and if this were a dedicated product for "fruit company" it would have Thunderbolt not USB-C. It's a average product with higher quality, nothing special.

This 2230 enclosure is not thunderbolt, its extremly similar to Sharge enclosure which is priced well below $40 mark.

 

[ErikG]

 

[GreiverBlade]

so... basically a copy of a Sharge disk from Sharge with rounded edges but the exact same mechanism to close it and write protection, while being 11g heavier bigger W/D/H (luckily it is bigger, otherwise how would they have managed to fit a 10k rpm fan, like the Sharge Disk) and no protection sleeve (2m fall test and IP54 plus protecting the USB-C connector)

also same lanyard/cable but the link at the end seems fragile

This 2230 enclosure is not thunderbolt, its extremly similar to Sharge enclosure which is priced well below $40 mark.

aye

 

[AcE]

This 2230 enclosure is not thunderbolt, its extremly similar to Sharge enclosure which is priced well below $40 mark.

Seems to be a bad copy then.

 

[nageme]

A physical write-protect switch is a good idea.

Would be nice if it were more common in USB disks and enclosures.
Maybe protect flagged partitions and not others?