MAIWO MacBook SSD Enclosure, 12+16 PIN AHCI SSD to Type-C Adapter, USB 3.2 GEN2x2 20Gbps, for 2013-2017 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Pro, iMac from 2013 to 2017

Solid case and easy to install.

This hard drive enclosure save me a world of pain. I was unable to start my MacBook Pro. Bought this drive took the H/D out of my MBP moved some of the data off. Saved me from what I thought was a disaster. East to use👌🏾

When I was looking for USB adapters for an old Mac SSD, I was thinking that I was going to pay $20 give or take. But since the 12+16 pin SSD used for a few MacBooks are sort of the oddball, I guess it's not too surprising that the price for this particular adapter (and other manufactures' 12+16 adapters) is more than 2x the price. The good news, it worked flawlessly even though I had to install a kernel module on my Ubuntu 24.04 system to read APFS.

First, the materials look good. But it's just got good looks. I got this to pull data from an old mac SSD, which it says it's specifically for. So I don't know why they included an adapter to connect a normal M2 drive. The Apple drive barely fits in the enclosure, so I can't imagine how a regular drive would fit. Second, it doesn't work. I thought I might have gotten a dud; it happens, but the second was also not detected as a device on any computer. The most I got was an unknown device showing up for one computer, but the computer couldn't get any info about what was plugged in. The LED on the drive lit for a split second, but never came back on. Third, as others have noted. IT GETS HOT. I was trying to see if I could get it to work when I got called away from the computer. When I got back to it a couple of minutes later, it was hot enough to be immediately painful to touch. So it not only doesn't work but is also a safety hazard.

This product was excellent. I am an IT guy and work with a lot of different materials, computers, drives, drive form factors, etc. I was a little weary about stepping out into the world of ordering drive cradles for Apple Products, because apple drives are so strangely specific, even varying from model to model in older years. This product truly took the guess work out of it for me. Inside the nice packaging, there were some spare screws if you needed them, a USB-C cable, and of course the enclosure. I can't speak highly enough of the enclosure itself. It's sturdy, appears to be cut precisely, and machined perfectly to store the PCB inside. The included screws worried me at first about holding a drive in place, but they did remarkably well, fitting perfectly within the enclosure. You can tell this product isn't cheaply made, and if you're debating another product over this one...definitely choose this one. As someone who's been in the industry for 15 years...it's easy for me to recognize this as a quality product. The only downfall or shortcoming I could see to this product, was that inside the box there was not a USB-A connector. While USB-C is nice, and generally faster, USB-A is what's needed for most of these older macbooks, so I'd consider reworking that if possible, or just simply adding a USB-A connector into the box alongside USB-C.

The enclosure works as stated in the product description. My PCI SSD from the iMac 2013 was recognized immediately. The biggest flaw is the faulty construction of the enclosure. I had to cut off a corner of the SSD so that I could close the lid with the supplied screw (see picture). In general, there is no recess for the SSD to fit into the end of the case. The SSD rests on the edge that is intended for the lid. This leaves a gap, as can be seen in the pictures. Despite this flaw, I'm keeping the enclosure because I looked for it for a long time and couldn't find anything in Germany. I finally found it on Amazon USA and ordered it. The enclosure works as stated in the product description. My PCI SSD from the iMac 2013 was recognized immediately. The biggest flaw is the faulty construction of the enclosure. I had to cut off a corner of the SSD so that I could close the lid with the supplied screw (see picture). In general, there is no recess for the SSD to fit into the end of the case. The SSD rests on the edge that is intended for the lid. This leaves a gap, as can be seen in the pictures. Despite this flaw, I'm keeping the enclosure because I looked for it for a long time and couldn't find anything in Germany. I finally found it on Amazon USA and ordered it. (Translate with deepl.com)

I damaged my Mac Book Air with a hot cup of tea.....and did not hav my files saved to the I-cloud. Lesson learned. However this drive was my fast save. I took the hard drive out, installed it into the enclosure and had all my files within minutes on my new computer. It might seem $56.00 is pricy for a one time use, but it is worth it. A store wanted to charge me $90.00 to look at the hard drive without guarantee and if data recovery, it would hav been $130.00. Also, I can still use the cover and the old hard drive as external storage. So, it really is a long term storage use.....and not loosing my files and bank access data, saved me a ton of time and headaches....so well worth the $56.00.

Despite claims it works on the 2015 A1938, it does NOT work for 2015 MacBook A1398 with Samsung SSD, even though the pins fit.