Orico Intros CNM2-U4-GY M.2 NVMe to USB4 Portable SSD Enclosure

Orico introduced the CNM2-U4-GY, an M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure featuring the 40 Gbps USB4 interface. The enclosure seats an M.2-2280 SSD with PCI-Express 4.0 x4 host interface, which it wires out as USB4. Its controller transparently exposes the drive as an NVMe device in USB4 mode, or as a USB mass-storage device with UASP support when connected to 20 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 or older interfaces. The enclosure has mounting holes for 2280, 2260, 2243, and 2230 drive sizes, and capacities of up to 8 TB.

The enclosure features an aluminium alloy body with some amount of extrusion for heat dissipation, although the bulk of the cooling is in the hands of a 20 mm fan and its airflow. Under the hood, the enclosure uses an ASMedia ASM2464 controller, which is a single-chip solution for all interfaces and USB power management. The company includes a USB4 type-C cable which has a fixed type-C to type-A adapter, but when connected to type-A, the bandwidth drops to 10 Gbps. The enclosure is priced at around $70.