SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB High Performance PCIe 4.0 M.2 2230 SSD [SB-2130-1TB]

After installing the drive into my steamdeck i not only noticed the increase in speed over the 64GB emmc but also improved battery life.

Had it installed and up an running in about 10 min.

I initially purchased the 1TB Sabrent Rocket 2230 to upgrade my Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ from its stock 128gig SSD to the 1TB Sabrent. While it was fast (included picture is benchmark in my Surface) and worked great, there are compatibility issues with Gen 4 SSDs and Microsoft Surface. This is not just a Sabrent thing, this impacts other brands of Gen 4 SSDs as well!! Unfortunately the tweaks and changes posted on line did not FULLY resolve my reboot issues so I had to go back to the stock drive. The drive also works great in an external enclosure, like the Sabrent EC-SNVE, for portable external storage. It maxes out the USB-C interface speed. Rather than returning, I decided to use the Sabrent Rocket to upgrade/replace the older Gen 3 SSD in my Desktop to this Sabrent Rocket. Its working GREAT! and a very nice speed upgrade too! Over all, while it didnt fit the purpose I originally intended, Im very happy with it! IF/When Microsoft fixes the issue impacting the Surface devices, Ill buy another Sabrent Rocket 2230 for my SP7+.

64Gb drive isnt enough space. It was on sale and with points on my card. I got it for 40 dollars. The installation is super easy. Work just fine.

Bought my daughter a steam deck and upgraded the internal drive. Worked like a charm.

was super easy to install into steam deck. hardest issue was not stripping the steam decks screws they must be made with some sort of butter. word of advice if anyone is putting this into the steam deck. the steam deck screws to the back shell are SELF TAPPING. so do not over tighten them or you will strip them out. the screws the selves are like butter as well and one even came pre stripped from factory. the hard drive works as it should. was silly easy to install after getting the back cover off. if you are pealing the cover off like i had to with out a plastic shim start pealing it awake from the vent fan as its very easy to get fingers in that. DONT FORGET TO USE THE IFIX IT WEBSITE TO SHOW HOW TO DO IT. MAKE SURE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY!

SABRENT provides a great how to video. the process itself was childs play. the Drive works flawlessly, performance is much faster then even the quickest SD card (as youd expect). Storage related stutters i was experiencing in some games have disappeared.

Deck has 1TB ssd now. Reimagine process took longer than the actual physical install. I didn’t have a setup to clone the SSDs. Don’t freak when the Deck boots up from the reimage. Only my touchscreen was working. None of the buttons worked before an update occurred. After the reimage, an update occurre, everything worked! Time will tell how much faster the SSD is. I think I’m limited by the deck’s SSD bus.

I was worried that it would mess up my steam deck, or that I would mess it up installing it. I just followed the instructions online. Make sure to take out your micro SD card and make sure to unplug the battery! And replace the metal heat shield from the stock one to your sabrent. No difference in battery only better faster storage!!!!

My original order was lost by UPS. Amazon refunded me and I placed another order. This time the item was shipped Fedex overnight. I didnt ask for it but someone there must have figured it out and gone the extra mile to make sure it didnt happen again. Its appreciated. I havent opened the drive yet but everyone seems to think its one of the best for the ROG Ally I plan to install it in. Im sure it will be great because it seems like the people at Sabrent actually care. Theyve earned my future business turning what was a negative experience into something positive. Thank you