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SSD to USB-C Adapter

I have a SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 NZMe drive that I need to connect to my laptop externally. My laptop has a Type-A USB 3.0 port and a USB-C port.  Either is fine, I just need it connected.

 I understand that without using Thunderbolt 3 I may not get the same transfer rate, but at this point I just want a connection.

What do I need?
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Just need an M2 to USB adaptor. Loads available, such as: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZTC-Thunder-Enclosure-NGFF-M-2/dp/B00KQ4LNJC
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Presumably where you have put NZMe you meant NVMe? I don't think there is such a thing as a NVMe to USB adapter and I doubt anyone will ever make one as USB defeats the speed/purpose of NVMe in that NVMe is directly connected to the PC/server's PCIe bus.
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Andy, you are correct in correcting my typo.

I agree a NVMe to USB would effectively cap the data transfer speed, but how else would one hook it up externally?   I have a corrupt drive (the SSD in question) and my plan is to hook it up externally to another laptop to perform maintenance and run the required tools.  I do understand your point about the bus though, thanks.
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Thanks Andy M, I've ordered it.
You've ordered something that says *** Not PCIe compatible *** to plug a NVMe PCIe SSD into?

Look at the "often bought together" picture on that page of Amazon you can see a SATA M2 card plus that adapter, not a MVMe M2 card - you can tell by the notches in the card as they don't show the socket.
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Arghhh!  Unfortunately I don't have possession of the drive at the moment so I couldn't compare notches.

So, there is no way to hook up this drive to another computer without a traditional pcie mobo port?
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