Fantom Drives VENOM8 2TB SSD NVMe Gen 4 M.2 2280 for PS5 Storage Expansion, Gaming PC & Laptops - Up to 7400MB/s - 3D NAND TLC 2TB M.2 (VM8X20)

Simple plug and play modification for a PS5. Use the RED heat pad though, not the singles, or the blue one. The instructions say to use the blue one but its not thick enough. Use the RED or itll end up dead.

Great drive! Installs quickly. Love the shape and design of heat sink. When installing heat sink make sure to use the original screw from PlayStation. The supplied screw won’t secure the supplied heat sink of new drive! Product advertisement is correct on description. Highly recommend this product if you’re looking to upgrade the drive.

I bought the 2Tb with heatsink for my PS5 drive version. It was really easy to install. The only thing that I actually had to look up was, which thermal pad to use. Just inserted the NVMe drive, put on the blue thermal pad, and installed the heatsink. At first, I thought the heatsink mount screw wasnt going to install, but just had to move the heatsink around till screw holes were actually lined up. Format was easy to do, and drive read speed was 6386. Reformatted again and got the same read speed. This drive is fast and worth the price, being that its just as fast or even faster than some other well-known name brands. Now if only the PS5 Wi-Fi speed could keep up when downloading my purchased games for PS4 with the PS5 version. So, I havent had a chance to play any games, yet. The only con to this is on my part, I couldnt afford the 4Tb version. As I have already said, this drive is worth it.

REVIEWER ABILITY LEVEL: Im someone who was a self-taught geek, comfortable with figuring out/resolving software issues in computers. Hardware has always been intimidating because oopses cost more. As for mechanically inclined? Lucky to even know what a screwdriver is. Now I am operating with a brain injury making cognitive tasks more difficult. Been installed in unit for 1 week. Installed in 1st gen PS4. In my experience process was easy. The hardware swap took less than 10 minutes start-finish. Software took 30 minutes. Downloading...think Ill be doing that for the rest of my life but I am on rural internet (think dial up and be grateful - all games say 99+ hours for update files). TIPS: Other reviewers covered most so I will cover what I did not see (as I read a LOT of the reviews): - Perform this in a clean environment so you dont get dust/fur/food crumbs inside your machine/foul connections - File you want to download title = Full Install File 5.01 from the website listed in the instructions - Follow instructions exactly and youre golden. Dont? You might need to come back & buy a new HD kit or PS4. - One reviewer said there was a gap? No gaps/seam issues in my install. My finished product looks stock. Is not. :-) - When re-installing games or update files, if like me and long download times I might suggest not running it constantly for long periods of time as it might overheat or burn out while you sleep causing the HD to fail or motherboard/other components to overheat or fail (esp. if older model). - Mine had a nice little bag for the 500 HD enclosure - Screwdriver & screws are in small bag that you have to look for (mine were in baggie for HD bag which was inside empty baggie for 500HD case - didnt find till almost end of install). CONCLUSION: 2 TB drive is running well, no issues so far. Will be nice (some day) to have all my games on there. haha Is nice to no longer have everyone go flying past me in Destiny or be throwing grenades at me angrily as I sit there with LOADING... flashing across my screen and my Fireteam saying nasty things to me. Working up the guts to crack my machine (& not fry it) took more time than actually installing the HD. The average adult can install this, even those who would define themselves as mechanically challenged. A second person might be needed but only to help find the screws if you drop them (before the cat does!) and someone has to be the first to go down once the gaming can commence. Have fun and game on!

Had to buy seat sink

Replacing the hard drive wasnt a hard task to complete, you slide the left cover off (thats on the top left when playstatiyion is laying flat on upright). What you will need to do when the new drive is installed is go to playstation.com and find the software download and install it on a USB drive it is something like ps4update.pup. Then plug in the USB into the blue 3.0 usb port,, you turn the playstation on and put it into safe mode. You hold the power button down and release it when you here 2 beeps. Once its in safemode, you will select option 6 or 7. And then the software will begin to transfer. Now you will need to back up your saved data before you attempt this, this will wipe the playstation. You will be able to use the same usb for this. After all this, 2 or 3 hours later lol you will now be able to enjoy a larger hard drive. Now is all this work worth it, if you dont want to fool with an external hard drive, with connecting it and proper disconnecting it from the playstation then yes. This product is priced right and it does come with directions thats clear and precise. I highly recommend this product, Ive had this installed for some time now and havent had the first issue with it. If any questions please connect, I dont mind the questions.

Easy to install. Nice little kit for ps5. Price wasn’t to bad compared to competitor drives. Very satisfied

Got this for my PS5, there are a lot of videos showing how to install a NVMe, thats not a problem. I gave it 4 stars as it comes with multiple different thermal pads and no instructions what so ever about which one to use.

Packaging ensures safe delivery. Easy install-plug and play. PS5 does everything else.

We were super excited to have the extra space! Great packaging and awesome deal!