M.2 SSD Adapters & Enclosures

Explaining M.2 PCIe adapter cards, and USB enclosures, that can be used to access an M.2 SSD when it cannot be plugged into a motherboard slot. You can learn more about SSDs, and their interfaces, form-factors and technologies in my video here: And I have a video all about PCIe slots here: The CrystalDisk Mark test software I used is free to download from: The products I purchased and tested in the video were as follows: Glotrends M.2 PCIe NVMe 4.0/3.0 Adapter (for a x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slot) -- Amazon US: & Amazon UK: This is the PCIe x4 model. Glotrends M.2 PCIe NVMe 4.0/3.0 Adapter (for a x1, x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slot) -- Amazon US: & UK: This is the PCIe x1 model. Orico M.2 USB enclosure. Amazon US: & Amazon UK: I have also added these items to my Amazon US storefronts: Amazon US: Amazon UK: Please note that as an Amazon Associate I earn a commission from any qualifying purchases that you may make. For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can learn about becoming a channel member here: More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: @explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: @explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:52 M.2, SATA & PCIe 07:19 PCIe Card Tests 11:20 USB Enclosure 15:17 Cloning Tools #SSD #M2 #PCIe #NVMe #Adapter #Enclosure #explainingcomputers