Pros: The product is pretty much a dumb adapter for the PCIe SSD. It’s uncomplicated, and if your SSD doesn’t work after installation, your best best is to probably check for software problems (OS support, drivers, etc.), then your motherboard (certain configurations do not work), and if all else fails, find a friend with a machine that comes with an M.2 slot and test it there. It’s probably the SSD.

Cons: The mechanism securing the SSD is pretty hard to tinker with, and a slip will cause the SSD to catapult the loose screw to somewhere you will never look.

Overall Review: It’s pricier than other adapters of the same kind, but looks nicer than the plain Jane green PCBs.

Pros: These are pretty cheap. If you can get a large number of them and format it with a reliable file system like BTRFS, ZFS, or ReFS, then your data is probably going to be safe relative to getting a pricier, but more reliable drive of a same capacity.

Cons: Apparently, they have a high failure rate. Maybe I got a bad batch, but two out of the three drives that I bought less than 8 months ago have practically failed since my system doesn't boot properly with them plugged in. The last one is reporting a lot of hardware-corrected errors, but is still functional enough to read and write. All three of the drives reported temperatures about 9–20° C higher than the other drives in my case.

Pros: These are compact, do not block adjacent ports, and form a connection thats neither loose nor too tight. And I can feel comfortable tossing these into my backpack without worrying about crushing or cracking them.

Overall Review: Would get more and in larger packs if made available.

Pros: Unique product serving a pretty niche (IMO) need, and does the job.

Cons: The fan wiring is incredibly tight and makes it hard to connect the other cables. But the thing that makes me really want to facepalm is how the screws needed to mount the unit interferes with the movement of the drive loading trays. See the attached photo.

Overall Review: Get short screws. Youll want to avoid blocking the drive trays from going in or out.

Pros: 1. One of the few rack mount chassis with a USB-C port 2. 4Ujust barely tall enough to accommodate a large enough heatsink to cool a Ryzen 9 7950X

Cons: 1. The preinstalled fans are so loud, not including them would have added value to the product. 2. The 5.25 inch removable drive bay cage is a bit too long to keep in the case if the PSU is long; it causes problems with cable routing. 3. Keep a magnet on hand to pick up the little metal filings that drop to the floor as you work with the case.

Overall Review: This is a fine case, but you will need to purchase some Noctua fans to replace the ones that come with the case.

Pros: Works—technically not defective

Cons: The box clearly has “SATA” in big bold letters, but apparently this particular card does not play with SATA drives. Reading the little piece of paper inside the package, I found a bold line that said: “M.2 SATA based SSD CANNOT work with this PCI-e based Adapter.” Perhaps the Newegg listing has changed a bit since I purchased it last year, but I could not find any indication that this was not made for SATA drives before purchasing. They should print different boxes for different products. It shouldn’t be that hard.

Overall Review: Study the descriptions very carefully. The product packaging may not tell you everything. Now I have to go buy an adapter that actually supports SATA.