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First off the blocks in the video above is the Icy Box IB-250. This is a 2.5-inch SATA HDD / SSD enclosure with support for USB 3.0, but it's also backwards compatible with USB and USB 2.0.

I used three different drives for the purposes of my tests: the 1TB Seagate SSD expansion card, a Samsung T5 portable SSD (500GB), and a Western Digital My Passport external hard drive (4TB).

SSD dimensions are usually listed in the specifications, which is why you’ll see something like “M.2 2280.” Occasionally, you’ll find SSDs with different dimensions, such as 2230 or 2242.

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