Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s (SU002TBP34A80M28AB)

Like others have said, this isnt a huge upgrade from a normal 2.5 SSD. The numbers in the specs makes it look like its 3-4x faster, but its really not. I upgraded from a 2.5 and it is faster, but its more noticeable when copying files or moving files around. Normal world use like playing games or running programs in general is faster, but not by much. I still recommend one, especially for a custom computer. It saves me space in my tower as its 1 less power cord connecting to my PSU. Im using a cheap aluminum heatsink I found here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078X8WCY2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. My normal temps are about 35C and after playing an hour or two of a game its about 45C which is definitely not bad. Installed Linux(Ubuntu variant) on it and everything works flawless.

Delivered on time and with no damage to the Philippines. Ive used it for about a month now and have not noticed anything wrong with it. I use it as a secondary drive to store my games and some of my files. I couldnt tell the difference playing with my games on it (PCIE 3.0) vs my main NVME storage (PCIE 4.0). I hope it lasts a long time. One of the best deals I could find on a 2TB drive since the cheapest ones on the local and online stores here cost at least twice as much. This is cheaper than some high end (1TB only) PCIE 3.0 NVME drives here.

Put it an external case-- able to format it & install a couple games on it. It gets very hot & loses connection to W10. All drivers are up to date & cables secure. I have a different brand case & smaller SSD that work fine.

There are two kinds of users when it comes to SSD storage. Those who have lost data and those who will lose data. I have moved from will, to have. Initially a few bad clusters started showing up then more and more with each use. I cannot trust this drive

*I bought the 512gb version* Ive had the ssd for a little over two months now and i use my laptop about 6hrs a day, and its work super fast and great load speeds it loads as if my apps were never closed! thats how fast! I had upgraded from an hdd, but i still use the hdd as storage and swapped the os and all my other applications on to the ssd so now all of my apps and os run at super high speed, pcie ssds are the first and best thing to upgrade when you want to make your computer faster. This nvme ssd is by far one of the most value for your money ssds out there I did tons of research on other products but I was also not wanting to spend $~160, becaase I was also buying some ram for my laptop (Also Silicon Power Ram!) The only trouble I had was with the copying and formating but theres tons of helpful youtube videos out there for it. Super easy to install to, theres also youtube videos on that to and also make sure you watch different kinds of youtube videos to gain all around specific knowledge and opinions to help mold you choices. great quality too!

System: HP Elite 800 G1 SSF (yes, very old) Combo with: * Dual M.2 PCIE Adapter for SATA or PCIE NVMe SSD with Advanced Heat Sink Solution,M.2 SSD NVME (m Key) and SATA (b Key) 22110 2280 2260 2242 2230to PCI-e 3.0 x 4 Host Controller Expansion Card * Kingston A400 240G Internal SSD M.2 2280 SA400M8/240G (used as boot and basic apps) * Silicon Power 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 (used as secondary disk for intense-hogging apps and caching) Warnings: * Will NOT work on older BIOS that dont support PCIe boot and UEFI. Not even with the SATA NVMe connection. Just not going work. Im lucky enough to discover that the latest 2.78 BIOS update actually allows PCIe to be detected and usable via the SATA NVMe portion (M or M+B key). * Will NOT work if youre depending on the PCIe NVME M.2 as the primary boot up because its faster for systems that utiliz old BIOS. Not going to happen. You MUST have the M or M+B Key SATA as the primary boot at max of 500MB/s read-write rate. * If youre purchasing for very old systems that dont have UEFI boot mode at bare minimum that supports PCIe NVMe, youre gambling with your money. With those warnings in mind, overall, the addon is quite awesome. Going from the SATA III with read-write at 120MB/s max, loading up at 500MB/s beats the old SATA III HHDs hands down. Paired up with M.2 500GB or 1TB, the system renewed with a new life to do light photoshopping/video editing for beginners as the read-write max out at 3282 MB/s. My old HDDs would have disk throttled at 90% to 100% constantly. With these additions, the HDD remains constant at 0% or max at 10% (for the booting SATA NVMe). Kids play games, and no hangup or bottlenecking like it was under the common SATA HDD. Compared to SSD and the old HDD temperature, SSD peaking out at 44C while the HDD roasts at 58C after 60 minutes. The provided silicone strips and radiating fins help with the temperature dissipation and maintained at 36C after 60 minutes. Not a bad deal.

So I purchased this NVMe SSD back in October with the original plan of upgrading my Acer Nitro 5s stock Intel NVMe SSD. Well, at the time work was pretty hectic and didnt have the time for a clean install. I prefer clean installs when possible just to get the absolute most out of an upgrade like this. Now that Ive gotten home from assignment and things have cooled off I decided to finally dig in. Backed up bookmarks, passwords and files. Ready to rock. I had no idea this thing would be so much faster and just really wanted the space increase from 256 to 512. The pictures tell the tale. 1500 to 3200MB/s Read & 450 to 2200 Write! Thats 2x the Read speed and 4x the writes for 59 dollars! Wow! SSD & Ram prices are supposed to go up this year so upgrade while you can guys! Boot & shutdown times were noticeably improved. Take a look at the Random 4K speeds. Effectively 4x faster than before. Programs though opened fast before seem to open even faster now. Honestly, Im very impressed by the upgrade. Heat is def something to be aware of as the increase in tempis noticeable. In my Acer I can clearly feel it heating up the bottom of the machine more than the old unit did. Dont worry about reliability as NVMe drives thrive in heat and this isnt something to be worried about. Temps only spike under heavy or sustained work loads but quickly drop to around 29c while idle or during light loads. So again, its not defective just a byproduct of NVMe drives. Ive got WD, Crucial, PNY NVMes in various other systems and they all run hot. So again dont worry about it. So overall... Im happy with this upgrade and look forward to putting this thing to work.

I had to return this SSD since it did not fit my Lenovo P53s laptop. The listing was not clear if this M.2 ssd was a single sided or double sided. It turns out Lenovo laptops only accepts single sided SSDs. Check your laptop specifications before ordering this item for compatibility. If you have one of those laptops that accept single sided M.2s, you need to make sure the SSD has chips on only on the top. the bottom needs to be flat. Other than that, the SSD is a good deal for the price and I was able to achieve fast read/write speeds through the USB-C caddy that I had.

I have had this for a few weeks and am loving the super fast boot time. Turning PC on from an OFF state, my boot time to login screen is 11 seconds and to use-able desktop about 18 seconds. Copying large files from folder to folder is lightning fast. SSD temp is around 40 to 45 C at load and 30 to 35 C idle. And this even with a huge RX480 sitting on top of it. After constant long gaming with Witcher 3 and my graphics card temp at 60 to 70 C, my Silicon Power SSD remains in the 30s C. I just dont find some of the reviews claiming this drive runs hot to be all that credible. I would really need to see what their setup is like. i5-9400f 16gigs GSKILL RAM (2x8), 2400mhz ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2 LGA 1151 (300 Series) MSI RX480 w/fan speeds controlled using MSI Afterburner NZXT H500 w/only 2 Corsair SP fans running (1 intake, 1 exhaust) My room temperature is around 76 to 78 degrees F.

Okay ... So I am changing my review of the item to four stars ... and Ill explain why. So I my initial post was about how this particular SSD had a series of issues when I installed it in my laptop. Especially sticking when the machine has to reboot. However ... I didnt realise that the laptop a Dell Inspiron 14 5485 ... had a MAJOR bios update ... and when that was done (having to use the original drive on the laptop), then this new drive began to work. Its been two days and so far all is well. So Id recommend it ... just be weary when installing ... check to make sure your machine bios is up to date.