The VL716 mSATA enclosure lets you connect micro SATA drives to the Pi. These drives are an older type of SSD (usually seen in laptops) predating the M.2 slot but are still widely available and perform extremely well! Finally a total nightmare experience for me and many hours of wasted time which could have used for some useful stuff. This is a kit that comes with a drive and adapter. Rene confirms the adapter works including with non-Samsung drives. The adapter comes with support for UASP which allows for up to 40 percent faster write speeds over traditional USB 3.0. The protocol is supported on all major operating systems like Windows, macOS, and even Linux. UGREEN 2.5″ SATA to USB-C 3.1 “Protect What You Love” Case* ( AliExpress Listing*– Make sure to select USB-C 3.1)

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You can plug and play the USB to SATA cable directly. The data transfer rate is 480Mb/s. The cable cover is made of plastic. The cable length is 6.3 inches. There is a small LED to indicate activity status. It is ideal for data recovery. some say, that cases that have “RTL9210B” chip equipped can work ou of the box. Mine has 9210 (w/o A or B).Most types of adapters can be powered by the Pi itself. One notable exception is NVMe enclosures. Throughout the years we have had hundreds of comments from people who had no trouble powering 2.5″ SATA enclosures but couldn’t get a NVMe one to work at all without a powered USB hub.

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The USB 3.1 variant of the StarTech 2.5″ SATA adapter works well with the Pi 4. The USB 3.0 variant doesn’t have firmware updates available and is not recommended. One concern that many folks have with a generic adapter is the slow transfer speeds when dealing with older HDDs. Further, at times, the adapter can heat up quite a bit, leading to disconnections. Thankfully, that’s not the case here. Reviewers suggest that one can easily use the adapter for extended sessions without having to worry about disconnections. 4. Fideco SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 Adapter

I used this enclosure to benchmark M.2 SATA Lite-On and SanDisk drives — working great in 3.0 ports I've been testing a number of SATA to USB-C adapters, and I've settled on the UGREEN SATA to USB-C adapter cable for 2.5-inch SSD and HDD drives. Canakit has been making very reliable power supplies for several Pi generations now. Using a 3.5A power supply will give enough extra power for your Pi to power the drive without causing instability Make absolutely sure it’s the 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 version. There is another one that looks identical that is a USB 3.1 Gen 2 6Gbps that will not work. Confirmed working by RRT in the comments. The SATA to USB adapter supports 5 Gbps USB 3.0 data transfer speed, and when you connect to a computer that also supports UASP, you can transfer speeds up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0. The hard drive USB adapter is a portable solution that fits well into a laptop bag without the need for an external power supply.