- Is this drive fast enough for a PS5?
- Sony requires a Gen4 NVMe drive of at least 5,500 MB/s read, and this drive is rated at 5,000 MB/s. It may not meet the official requirement, so check compatibility before buying for a console.
- Does it come with a heatsink?
- Most listings of this class of drive ship bare. A desktop board with its own M.2 heatsink is fine; a PS5 or a laptop with tight airflow may need a slim aftermarket heatsink.
- How does it compare with flagship Gen4 drives?
- Flagship Gen4 drives reach roughly 7,000 MB/s reads and writes. This one is slower on paper, but real-world game loading and app launch times differ little between the two.
- Will it fit my laptop?
- It is a standard M.2 2280 drive, so it fits any laptop with a free Gen4 or Gen3 M.2 slot. A Gen3 slot will run it at lower Gen3 speeds.
- Is TLC NAND a concern?
- No. TLC is the common choice for mainstream SSDs and is faster and longer-lasting than QLC, though it can slow during very long sustained writes once the cache is exhausted.
- Where is the SSD 1TB NVMe Internal Solid State Drive cheapest?
- At Newegg, for $148.99, as of our latest check.