66 SkHynix 256GB PCIe NVMe 2230 SSD (HFM256GDGTINI) (OEM)

East installation and a nice inexpensive upgrade for my base model Steam Deck!

For me its super easy to install, the ssd isnt going to change that, and its the best value for size.

Used this to upgrade my Steam Deck and it worked.

Perfect upgrade for the steam deck using the 64gb eMMC m2. Installation was straight forward and recovery of the OS was fairly easily. Plenty of how to videos on you tube so that helped me out. Only had it in for a day and still downloading content, but so far so good. Way faster than the 64gb. Highly recommend!

Great storage used for steam deck

I havent had a chance yet to check data speeds or really put it through its paces, but so far so good. Installation wasnt too bad for a newly purchased 64gb steam deck. Theres plenty of how-to vids on youtube. If youve ever done phone surgery, this SSD install is easier. Comparable to popping open the bottom panel of a laptop to work on the innards. I ended up flashing the OS from a mircoSD card. Most installations recommended a USB C thumb drive which I didnt have so I took a shot with a 32gb microSD card and didnt run into any problems. I ran into some minor snags with the OS install so this review may help some. The initial boot/Black install screens went through without problems. A couple times when it got into the steam OS to do an install it gave me some errors, but I kept retrying and it went through after a few attempts. The bigger problem I ran into was the final OS install/update while in Steam OS. The install status bar kept making it to almost the end but then go back to the beginning. After it did this a few times I figured something was wrong. Fortunately, there was a comment in the youtube vid comments section that saved the day. If this final install endless loop happens, turn off the deck completely and then get to the boot menu (I wanna say power up and vol up button at the same time, maybe vol down), then go to boot drive options. Theres two options for sk hynix with long alphanumeric designations. Just pick the one WITHOUT the steamOS title in it (I think it was the 2nd one for me). After that the final install went fine. The commentator that saved me also reported using a sk Hynix (512 gb version), so maybe this is a sk Hynix quirk. In the end I had I think 222gb free space, although I wonder if theres a leftover partition from the install that I can remove. I got this drive when it dropped to $20. Even at $35, this is a steal compared to the extra $130 you have to pay to get the 256gb model from steam.

A steal for the price! If youre tech savvy, buying the 64 gb model and throwing this card in is the way to go!

no issue installing steam OS or into steam deck

I bought the $400 steam deck and used this to upgrade and it works fine

I had a question about ssd performance, seller responded very quickly. Once item was shipped got it quick. Working as promised!