1 00:00:00,00 --> 00:00:06,100 An external SSD rack for m.2 brought to you by ORINCO 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,900 It's called ORICO Lucian 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:23,100 Intro music playing 4 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:29,400 Today I've had the opportunity to play around and test an m.2 SSD rack 5 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:35,400 Basically this rack can be used with any type of SDD,an ordinary m.2 SSD or an NVMe one 6 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:42,400 In the included box besides the rack itself you will also find 2 cables 7 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:45,700 One USB C to USB C cable because the rack itself is has and USB type C input 8 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,900 and one USB type C to USB type A cable,3.0 and 3.1 iteration 9 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,400 Nonetheless I feel like I have to mention that I've tested it and things are a little bit questionable 10 00:00:56,500 --> 00:01:00,900 I've begun by removing the rack from its box and assembling the SSD inside of it 11 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,400 It's quite a simple process 12 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:06,400 Basically the top part of the rack has to be slid slightly forwards 13 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:10,700 Subsequently remove the PCB from the rack itself 14 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,600 Yes,it's a stupid design 15 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:19,900 Basically the case itself only has some platic clips and no screws 16 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:28,800 Honestly I don't how secure this mechanism will be in time,but for now it seems to hold the SSD in place firmly 17 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:40,800 Once you've opened the rack and placed the SSD inside of it,try to fasten the washer and screw behind the PCB 18 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:42,800 It's a very counter-intuitive way of doing things 19 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:50,300 Initially I attempted to mount it the usual way by screwing it in place from the top 20 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:55,500 Nope,only afterwards did I realize that in fact the screw is holding the washer in place which is holding the PCB itself in place 21 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:56,800 Anyway... 22 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:59,300 It's quite a simple process once you know how everything works 23 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:05,100 Basically the SSD is held in place on the PCB by that washer 24 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,100 It's a very questionable way of doing things 25 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:16,700 You'll also find 2 thermal pads provided in the box which helps the radiator that's mounted on top of the rack to transfer heat efficiently away from the SSD's cips 26 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:23,400 However be careful with the placing of the thermal pads,make sure all of the SSD's cips are covered and making contact 27 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:35,000 If you're not careful not all the cips will be cooled adequately and that may cause problems in the future 28 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:40,700 I initially placed the thermal pads in a diamond shape and used a square shape on my second mounting because I ended up testing the rack with two different SSD's 29 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:48,000 I'm going to tell you in a bit why I ended up testing two different SSD's 30 00:02:48,100 --> 00:02:54,600 The preliminary test was conducted using an SSD made by Seagate,more specifically a Seagate BarraCuda Q5 with 2 TB of memory 31 00:02:54,700 --> 00:03:01,200 The test was conducted using the USB type C TO USB type A cable both on a MAC and also on two different computers that were using Windows 32 00:03:01,300 --> 00:03:05,500 I've experienced somewhere in the neighbourhood of 400mb write and read speeds 33 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,500 In other words some typcal external SSD's speeds 34 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,500 I was getting the exact speeds on this SUREFIRE SSD 35 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:15,600 Once we've connected the rack provided by ORINCO 36 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,200 ORICO! O-RI-CO! 37 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:27,300 Once we've connected the rack using the USB type C to USB type C cable both on a ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and also on my desktop 38 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,900 The read speed remained the same (around 400mb) but the write speed climbed to allmost 1000mb 39 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,500 And this made made me wonder....what's the dead with these limitations? 40 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:42,100 So...I disassembled the rack and ran the same tests using and Intel SSD 41 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:52,200 An SSD which I know for a fact it operates at quite high speeds,somewhere around 3000mb read speeds and 2000mb in write speeds so it's quite a fast SSD 42 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:57,100 Using this Intel NVMe SSD this rack provided by ORINCO 43 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,600 ORICO! ORICO! ORICO! 44 00:04:01,300 --> 00:04:05,500 Using this Intel NVMe in the rack operated at the corect speeds(1000/1000) specified on it's box 45 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:15,300 I removed the current SSD and switched it back with the Seagate one believing that I must've done something wrong 46 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,200 And one again ran the same tests and received the same results 400/1000mb in read/write speeds 47 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:21,900 So be careful what kind of SSD you're planning to use with this rack 48 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:30,000 The rack operates at the specified speeds only when using and USB type C to USB type C cable and provided you have an SSD that can reach the specified speeds 49 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:34,700 If you're using a slower SSD like an NVMe one then the rack will operate at slower speeds 50 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:39,600 The same goes for those cases in which you're using the USB type C to USB type A cable,it's going to operate at a slower speed 51 00:04:39,700 --> 00:04:44,100 As some final conclusions,the platic is easily scratchable 52 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:53,700 The radiator is pretty small but it does a decent job at transferring heat 53 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,200 Unfortunately the informations from the SSD's sensors are not passed along 54 00:04:57,300 --> 00:05:03,100 The Realtek controller featured on this rack does not pass along the sensor information 55 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:11,600 Basically it's not possible to determine the internal temperature of an SSD 56 00:05:11,700 --> 00:05:20,900 Even so there's nothing to worry about if you're using an SSD that features read/write speeds of 2000/1000 57 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:27,200 Don't waste your money by mounting an PCIe 4.0 SSD in this rack,there's no point in it 58 00:05:27,300 --> 00:05:34,900 As I stated before just use one that dosen't exceed read/write speeds about 2000/1000 and verything will be just fine 59 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:40,100 It's pretty pricy for the quality that it offers but 60 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:52,600 If you are in the need of an external SSD with higher speeds that a normal SATA one this rack is a cheaper alternative and quite adequate solution 61 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:54,500 It's your decision to make 62 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:55,900 And that about wraps it up 63 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,700 If you have questions regarding this SSD rack leave a comment 64 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:03,400 If you have any other questions we also have a Discord Server,hop on and ask away 65 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:07,900 Don't forget to check out our Patreon Page if you enjoy our videos 66 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,900 I'm Lucian,we are VlogTehnica and see you next time 67 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,100 Bye! 68 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,000 Thanks for watching! 69 00:06:18,100 --> 00:06:19,600 Subscribe if you want to see more