Acer FA200 NVMe Gen4 SSD 4TB vs SanDisk SSD Plus SATA III SSD

These are not close rivals. The Acer FA200 is a PCIe Gen4 NVMe drive with roughly 13 times the sequential read speed of the SanDisk SSD Plus and 4TB in one stick, so it suits anyone building or upgrading a modern desktop or laptop with an M.2 slot. The SanDisk is a SATA 2.5-inch drive capped near 535 MB/s read and 445 MB/s write, best for older machines, secondary storage or a cheap boot drive in a system without M.2. Reviewers rate the SanDisk well for reliability in basic use, but no SATA drive matches NVMe Gen4 on throughput or random access.

• Choose the Acer FA200 if your board has an M.2 PCIe Gen4 slot and you want the fastest large-capacity drive for a system drive, game library or video work.
• Choose the SanDisk SSD Plus if you are reviving an older laptop or desktop with only a 2.5-inch SATA bay, or you want a simple secondary drive.