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Name: StarTech.com - USB 3.1 Drive Enclosure for M.2 NGFF Solid State Drives - Black/Silver
Brand: StarTech.com
SKU: 5768704
Price: 45.99 USD
Rating: 4 (25 reviews)

StarTech.com - USB 3.1 Drive Enclosure for M.2 NGFF Solid State Drives - Black/Silver

Model:: SM21BMU31C3; |
SKU:: 5768704

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QuestionWill this enclosure work with the Samsung - 970 PRO 1TB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 (NVMe) Solid State Drive with V-NAND
Asked 5 years ago by MrBeadz.
- Answer No, the SM21BMU31C3 supports standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSDs and will not work with PCIe NVMe based SSDs. Atha, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionHello, Is this computable with Samsung model# MZ-JPV1280/0A6 - 128GB MLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)? (NVMe Hard Drive for Apple MacBook Pro 2013-2015, MacBook Air 2013-2017, iMac 2013-2017)
Asked 5 years ago by hip.
- Answer No, the SM21BMU31C3 supports standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSDs and will not work with proprietary PCIe NVMe based SSDs. Atha, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionIs this compatible with the Samsung 860 EVO M.2, model MZ-N6E1T0BW? Thanks!
Asked 5 years ago by MadMikeee.
- Answer Yes, SM21BMU31C3 will work with any standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) / (SATA, B+M-Key) SSD including the Samsung 860 EVO MZ-N6E1T0BW. Atha, StarTech.com Support.
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionWill this work with a Crucial P2 m2 2280 drive
Asked 3 years ago by RICHE.
- Answer The Crucial P2 is an NVMe SSD. The SM21BMU31C3 will only work with SATA based M.2 SSD and is not compatible with NVMe M.2 SSD. Brandon, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 3 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionWill this work with a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD?
Asked 4 years ago by AndrewE.
- Answer No
  Answered 4 years ago by memory
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QuestionI have an ASUS T-100 10 inch laptop. I need 20 gb to run SIMS 4. Will this work?
Asked 5 years ago by Simmer.
- Answer The SM21BMU31C3 is an enclosure and does not include an SSD. The SM21BMU31C3 will work with any standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSD. As long as the SSD follows this requirement, the SM21BMU31C3 will work. Atha, StarTech.com Support.
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionIs this compatible with hard drive Samsung 128gb Flash SSD model MZ-JPV128R/0A2 from Apple MacBook Air A1466 I'm trying to transfer data to my other Macbook air 2017 1.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 from the hard drive listed above^^^
Asked 5 years ago by sage.
- Answer No, the SM21BMU31C3 supports standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSDs and the Samsung MZ-JPV128R/0A2 SSD uses a proprietary connection. Atha, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionDoes the enclosure drive support M key PCIE SSD drives.
Asked 7 years ago by Matthew.
- Answer No it only supports SATA type NVME with B key
  Answered 7 years ago by Anonymous
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QuestionWill this enclosure work with a Dell M.2 PCIe NVME Gen 3x4 Class 40 2280 Solid State Drive - 1TB card for cloning existing 1TB Dell system card to the new Dell card?
Asked 3 years ago by dgp.
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QuestionWill the SKHynix_HFS256GD9TNG-L3A0B work in this item?
Asked 3 years ago by SKHynixHFS256GD9TNGL3A0B.
- Answer SM21BMU31C3 is strictly for SATA based M.2 SSD. It will not work with PCIe/NVMe based M.2, such as the SK Hynix HFS256GD9TNG L3A0B. Brandon, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 3 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionMy laptop does not have a USB-C port, but it does have a standard sized USB 3.0 port. Will this enclosure work if I use an adapter that connects your USB-C cable to my laptop's standard USB 3.0 port?
Asked 3 years ago by Dan400Man.
- Answer The SM21BMU31C3 can be used with a USB-C to USB-A adapter if necessary or you can purchase a USB 3.0 Micro-B to USB-A cable like the USB3SAUB3BK. Brandon, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 3 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionWill this device work on a Dell XPS 15 7590 Laptop with a 2TBPCle Solid State Drive?
Asked 4 years ago by customer.
- Answer No, the SM21BMU31C3 supports standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSDs and will not work with PCIe NVMe based SSDs. Atha, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 4 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionI purchased this, as i was told to by Best Buy, for my Microsoft 256gb ssd card for my Surface Laptop 3. It DOES NOT fit in your M.2 enclosure. Why do you advertise that it will fit? Its a 2230 M key ssd card. You say your item takes 2230 ssd cards. Why?
Asked 4 years ago by CJmeiz.
- Answer The SM21BMU31C3 only supports M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) / M.2 SATA (NGFF, B+M-Key) SSDs and will not support an NVMe SSD which is included with the Microsoft Surface 3. Atha, StarTech.com Support
  Answered 4 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionWhen using a proper M.2 type drive as directed, will this device provide faster speed than using a standard 7mm SATA SSD in a USB C drive enclosure? In other words, aside from being more portable, is there additional benefit to your device?
Asked 5 years ago by cburd1.
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QuestionWill this work with a M600 M.2 SSD model #MTFDDAV256MBF (from an ASUS UX301C Notebook PC)?
Asked 5 years ago by Papachocat.
- Answer The SM21BMU31C3 will work with any standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSD. As long as the SSD follows this requirement, the SM21BMU31C3 will work. Atha, StarTech.com Support.
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionI have a Biwin G6312 SSD that I need to retrieve data from. Will this device interface with this SSD?
Asked 5 years ago by Julius.
- Answer The SM21BMU31C3 will work with any standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSD. As long as the SSD follows this requirement, the SM21BMU31C3 will work. Atha, StarTech.com Support.
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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QuestionDoes this support the 2 M.2 SATA SSD connector on the SAMsung - 860 EVO drive. Model MZ-N6E500BW SKU 6211737
Asked 5 years ago by donw.
- Answer Yes, SM21BMU31C3 will work with any standard M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) SSD including the Samsung 860 EVO (MZ-N6E500BW). Atha, StarTech.com Support.
  Answered 5 years ago by StarTech.com Support
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Questionwill this work with a Samsung 960 EVO??
Asked 7 years ago by RoastyToast.
- Answer No, this product only supports SATA type NVME with B key. The 960 Evo (Pro) is a PCI-e SSD, which is faster and more complicated that SATA based M.2 drives.
  Answered 7 years ago by PhilC
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StarTech.com - USB 3.1 Drive Enclosure for M.2 NGFF Solid State Drives - Black/Silver

Q: QuestionWill this enclosure work with the Samsung - 970 PRO 1TB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 (NVMe) Solid State Drive with V-NAND

Q: QuestionHello, Is this computable with Samsung model# MZ-JPV1280/0A6 - 128GB MLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)? (NVMe Hard Drive for Apple MacBook Pro 2013-2015, MacBook Air 2013-2017, iMac 2013-2017)

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with the Samsung 860 EVO M.2, model MZ-N6E1T0BW? Thanks!

Q: QuestionWill this work with a Crucial P2 m2 2280 drive

Q: QuestionWill this work with a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD?

Q: QuestionI have an ASUS T-100 10 inch laptop. I need 20 gb to run SIMS 4. Will this work?

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with hard drive Samsung 128gb Flash SSD model MZ-JPV128R/0A2 from Apple MacBook Air A1466 I'm trying to transfer data to my other Macbook air 2017 1.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 from the hard drive listed above^^^

Q: QuestionDoes the enclosure drive support M key PCIE SSD drives.

Q: QuestionWill this enclosure work with a Dell M.2 PCIe NVME Gen 3x4 Class 40 2280 Solid State Drive - 1TB card for cloning existing 1TB Dell system card to the new Dell card?

Q: QuestionWill the SKHynix_HFS256GD9TNG-L3A0B work in this item?

Q: QuestionMy laptop does not have a USB-C port, but it does have a standard sized USB 3.0 port. Will this enclosure work if I use an adapter that connects your USB-C cable to my laptop's standard USB 3.0 port?

Q: QuestionWill this device work on a Dell XPS 15 7590 Laptop with a 2TBPCle Solid State Drive?

Q: QuestionI purchased this, as i was told to by Best Buy, for my Microsoft 256gb ssd card for my Surface Laptop 3. It DOES NOT fit in your M.2 enclosure. Why do you advertise that it will fit? Its a 2230 M key ssd card. You say your item takes 2230 ssd cards. Why?

Q: QuestionWhen using a proper M.2 type drive as directed, will this device provide faster speed than using a standard 7mm SATA SSD in a USB C drive enclosure? In other words, aside from being more portable, is there additional benefit to your device?

Q: QuestionWill this work with a M600 M.2 SSD model #MTFDDAV256MBF (from an ASUS UX301C Notebook PC)?

Q: QuestionI have a Biwin G6312 SSD that I need to retrieve data from. Will this device interface with this SSD?

Q: QuestionDoes this support the 2 M.2 SATA SSD connector on the SAMsung - 860 EVO drive. Model MZ-N6E500BW SKU 6211737

Q: Questionwill this work with a Samsung 960 EVO??

QuestionWill this enclosure work with the Samsung - 970 PRO 1TB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 (NVMe) Solid State Drive with V-NAND

QuestionHello, Is this computable with Samsung model# MZ-JPV1280/0A6 - 128GB MLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)? (NVMe Hard Drive for Apple MacBook Pro 2013-2015, MacBook Air 2013-2017, iMac 2013-2017)

QuestionIs this compatible with the Samsung 860 EVO M.2, model MZ-N6E1T0BW? Thanks!

QuestionWill this work with a Crucial P2 m2 2280 drive

QuestionWill this work with a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD?

QuestionI have an ASUS T-100 10 inch laptop. I need 20 gb to run SIMS 4. Will this work?

QuestionIs this compatible with hard drive Samsung 128gb Flash SSD model MZ-JPV128R/0A2 from Apple MacBook Air A1466 I'm trying to transfer data to my other Macbook air 2017 1.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 from the hard drive listed above^^^

QuestionDoes the enclosure drive support M key PCIE SSD drives.

QuestionWill this enclosure work with a Dell M.2 PCIe NVME Gen 3x4 Class 40 2280 Solid State Drive - 1TB card for cloning existing 1TB Dell system card to the new Dell card?

QuestionWill the SKHynix_HFS256GD9TNG-L3A0B work in this item?

QuestionMy laptop does not have a USB-C port, but it does have a standard sized USB 3.0 port. Will this enclosure work if I use an adapter that connects your USB-C cable to my laptop's standard USB 3.0 port?

QuestionWill this device work on a Dell XPS 15 7590 Laptop with a 2TBPCle Solid State Drive?

QuestionI purchased this, as i was told to by Best Buy, for my Microsoft 256gb ssd card for my Surface Laptop 3. It DOES NOT fit in your M.2 enclosure. Why do you advertise that it will fit? Its a 2230 M key ssd card. You say your item takes 2230 ssd cards. Why?

QuestionWhen using a proper M.2 type drive as directed, will this device provide faster speed than using a standard 7mm SATA SSD in a USB C drive enclosure? In other words, aside from being more portable, is there additional benefit to your device?

QuestionWill this work with a M600 M.2 SSD model #MTFDDAV256MBF (from an ASUS UX301C Notebook PC)?

QuestionI have a Biwin G6312 SSD that I need to retrieve data from. Will this device interface with this SSD?

QuestionDoes this support the 2 M.2 SATA SSD connector on the SAMsung - 860 EVO drive. Model MZ-N6E500BW SKU 6211737

Questionwill this work with a Samsung 960 EVO??