--- title: I transformed my unused SSDs into portable storage with... description: A personal account of repurposing old M.2 SSDs using a $14 Ugreen M.2 NVMe/SATA enclosure. The enclosure supports M.2 2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280 form factors,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-transformed-my-unused-ssds-into-portable-storage-with-this-14-external-case-uqpimzeaf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I transformed my unused SSDs into portable storage with this $14 external case | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of repurposing old M.2 SSDs using a $14 Ugreen M.2 NVMe/SATA enclosure. The enclosure supports M.2 2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280 form factors,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-transformed-my-unused-ssds-into-portable-storage-with-this-14-external-case-uqpimzeaf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uQPiMzEaF.png og:image:alt: I transformed my unused SSDs into portable storage with this $14 external case og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I transformed my unused SSDs into portable storage with this $14 external case **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of repurposing old M.2 SSDs using a $14 Ugreen M.2 NVMe/SATA enclosure. The enclosure supports M.2 2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280 form factors, offers USB 3.2 Gen 2 speeds (10Gbps), includes a USB-C cable, supports up to 8TB, and comes with a two-year warranty — making it a cost-effective way to turn unused internal drives into portable external storage. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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