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Grey aluminium Thunderbolt 3 enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSD, 90 by 50 by 15 mm

Avolusion

Avolusion SSDTB900-PRO Thunderbolt 3 portable SSD enclosure

SKU CH-VXX1-NYPR4 MPN SSDTB900-PRO

A portable enclosure that turns an M.2 NVMe SSD into Thunderbolt 3 storage with up to 40 Gbps transfer speeds

  • Thunderbolt 3 interface delivers up to 40Gbps transfer rate
  • Fan-less aluminium design keeps the drive cool and quiet
  • Accepts PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD for custom capacity
  • Bus-powered through the Thunderbolt 3 port — no external adapter needed
  • Compact 90 mm × 50 mm × 15 mm enclosure fits in a pocket

Thunderbolt 3 enclosure for M.2 NVMe

This Thunderbolt 3 enclosure accepts a PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD and connects to Mac devices with a Thunderbolt 3 port. The drive is not included so you supply the capacity and performance you need. Bus power from the Thunderbolt 3 cable runs the unit without an external adapter. A fan-less aluminium body dissipates heat silently during sustained transfers.

Upgrade from USB external drives

Replacing a USB-attached portable SSD with this enclosure raises the interface ceiling to 40 Gbps, cutting large-file copy times when the installed NVMe drive can saturate the link. The jump is worth it for video editors, photographers and developers who move multi-gigabyte projects daily and need consistent throughput. Casual backups or light document syncs will not show a noticeable difference over USB 3.1 Gen 2.

Limited by drive and host capabilities

Real-world speeds top out at the installed NVMe drive's rated 1900 MB/s read and 1000 MB/s write, so a slower drive caps performance below the 40 Gbps interface maximum. The enclosure only works with Macs that have a Thunderbolt 3 port; PCs with Thunderbolt 3 may function but are not officially supported. No active cooling means prolonged heavy writes can thermal-throttle the bare M.2 module inside the slim 15 mm chassis.

Highlights

  • Thunderbolt 3 interface delivers up to 40Gbps transfer rate
  • Fan-less aluminium design keeps the drive cool and quiet
  • Accepts PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD for custom capacity
  • Bus-powered through the Thunderbolt 3 port — no external adapter needed
  • Compact 90 mm × 50 mm × 15 mm enclosure fits in a pocket

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

What size M.2 NVMe SSD does the 90mm by 50mm by 15mm aluminium enclosure accept?

The enclosure fits a standard M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD; the 90 mm length and 50 mm width match that form factor exactly.

Does the Thunderbolt 3 enclosure need any driver or external power brick before the Mac recognises the installed NVMe drive?

No driver or external power is required; the unit draws power from the Thunderbolt 3 port, so you insert the SSD, close the lid, connect the supplied cable, and macOS mounts the drive automatically.

The fan-less aluminium case runs silent, but will the thermal pad or the Thunderbolt cable need replacing after heavy daily use?

The thermal pad is a permanent interface between the SSD and the aluminium shell and is not a service item; the Thunderbolt 3 cable is a standard passive cable that can be swapped with any certified 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3 cable if it ever wears out.

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