SSKNVMe SSD Cloner, M.2 Duplicator Dual Bay NVMe Enclosure, Tool-Free 20Gbps USB3.2 Gen 2X2 SSD to USB Adapter M.2 Docking Station for M Key PCIE NVMe SSD Reader Supports Offline Clone

Having multiple functions in one device appealed to me, as an enclosure for adapting my SSD to my PCIe slot was not effective. My system only has one PCIe slot, anyway and I need it for a GPU upgrade, but warnings about my SSD failing can not be ignored. At only three dollars difference between a Samsung 512 GB SSD and 1 TB SSD, I went with the larger as a replacement. Buying a utility to format, partition and clone the new SSD was more expensive than this docking unit. So, I bought one to ease my pain over the failing drive (it just passed the warranty period a few months ago)!More pain was waiting, however. The SSK docking station I received was not fully functional. It would not reliably recognize and read an SSD in the Source bay. The Target bay worked fine, but obviously, cloning was not in the picture. I was able to format and partition my new SSD using the SSK docking station's Target bay.Unlike other reviewers, I did not feel the need to partition and format the SSD before the SSK docking station could use it. I interpreted the instructions as making the point that one needs to prepare the SSD drive for cloning, then, not for simple use! Further, NTFS is not specified in the instructions. So, there is no need to be very worried here.I contacted SSK both directly by email and through Amazon. Their responses were very quick and effective. The troubleshooting did not resolve the Source bay symptoms, though.Admirably, they sent me a replacement at no cost, not even for shipping. Further, they did not require a return of the original unit. It arrived in just a few days and I found it to work very well.The 512 GB SSD was cloned in less than 15 minutes. The cloned SSD worked perfectly fine in my desktop computer, booting and running everything as before.Now, considering the faulty initial fulfillment and the replacement, I must give SSK props for customer service and the overall product performance. Of course, quality control may need to be improved. Had a second replacement been necessary, I would not have kept the unit. I would have proceeded in a different direction. One bad unit would not repel me, though, as no brand is without a fluke. SSK could be attentive enough to monitor the frequency of disfunctional docking stations and take corrective measures. That's just good business. Customer support is as important as quality of product for me. If you take my money and forget about me, I'm going to forget about you. That's just the way it is.So, I will rate them fully five stars. I like a company that sees a problem and fixes everything quickly and professionally. Kudos for prompt response, good troubleshooting and acting responsibly with replacement product at no charge for anything. That's great performance in my book. Buy it and use it well-- there's no need to spend three or four times more money. Paying more does not always mean a better product. Use that saved money for some upgrade to your system.Be well.Be safe.

All I can tell you is WOW. When I was looking to upgrade my Primacy NVMe Drive, I was a little worried. I know that you get what you pay for. But, just because it is my primary drive, I was hesitant to do that.But, as I searched for the Cloning device and sorted them, the prices were very high. So, I sorted them Low to High, and this particular device came into view. But, being a Prime member, I decided to take a chance. Get the next cheapest device and if it does not work, send it back. But, the setup was very easy. The instructions were extremely simple and clear. I followed the instructions and WALLA !!! Inserted the newly cloned card in the machine and it worked the very first time. WOW. Great device at the best price.

I bought this NVMe M.2 dock to clone my windows C: drive to a larger SSD. At first it would not recognize my original SSD in the "source" slot. I contacted SSK ( [email protected] ) and described the problem I was having. They responded within a day with follow up questions and a suggestion that I update the dock firmware. They included a link to instructions, the firmware file, and the tool to do the update. It took me about 10 minutes to follow the directions and update the dock firmware. Once updated, it recognized my source SSD and performed the clone operation to a larger target SSD with no problems. I went from a 256GB source SSD to a 1TB target SSD and it took about 10 minutes, which I thought was very quick. Once I put the new larger SSD in my PC, it booted to Windows 11 without a problem. I then had to rework the partitions to take advantage of the additional space and once that was done it was smooth sailing! Great product and great support.

This review is for the SSK DK201 dual NVME dock with offline cloning. I purchased this unit to clone two Samsung 970Evo Plus (2TB) to two Samsung 990 Evo Plus (4TB) drives. Before I get into the technical problems, I've tested this unit with multiple drives which all work when installed either a laptop, desktop, or a different USB enclosure.When both drives are plugged in the first time, both bays light up like it recognizes the drives. When starting the cloning procedure, it acts like it's initializing the target drive, then the source drive starts blinking, but it never writes anything to the target drive.When plugging in the 990 for the second time, the drive bay never lights up. If I unplug the power and reconnect it, I get the same behavior the first time. Then the second time I reconnect power, it connects, but still won't finish the clone procedure.When using the dock as a USB adapter on my PC, it will initially connect and read data from the 970 drive, but if I try to read much data off the drive, it gives a red error light on the drive bay within 1-3 minutes.I've tried multiple drives, adding heatsinks to the NVME drives, using a larger 12V power supply than what it shipped with, and no change.I reached out to SSK for support and they were initially responsive asking for a screenshot of the Disk Management utility in Windows, but have gone completely silent for 3 business days when I started providing more information.Save yourself time AND money... just buy two normal USB to NVME adapters and some basic drive cloning software.I will update this review when/if the manufacturer gets back to me, but as of now they haven't even confirmed their device is compatible with Samsung drives.

Worked perfectly to clone. The USB-A to USB-C cable made things go crazy. Only use the C to C cable!