Oyen Digital Dash Pro 2TB M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe 3D TLC SSD $235.70 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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Llsremote on 28/01/2023 - 10:17 amazon.com.au (186 clicks)
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I have been using this for about a week in my MacBook Pro 13" 2017 (non-touchbar) (model A1708) and it works well. I use this with the Sintech adapter - Note that this is a double-sided drive so you need an adapter like the Sintech adapter (which can accommodate a double-sided drive).

Read speed up to about 1900 MB/sec, write speed fluctuates but can be between 800 MB/sec and 1700 MB/sec.
The price is definitely much better than the equivalent Sarbrent drive ($429). I think that performance is better as well but I have not compared them myself.

From Amazon:
• Capacity: 2TB (2048GB)
• BiCS5 3D TLC NAND flash / Phison E13 controller
• M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe Gen 3x4 / DRAM-less Low Power
• Read speed up to 2100 MB/sec; Write speed up to 2500 MB/sec
• 3 year warranty

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  MrJohnnyB on 28/01/2023 - 11:27

  Anyone know if this would fit and work in a PS5?

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    incipient on 28/01/2023 - 11:34

    +5

    Far too slow. Needs 5gb/s+ (and possibly other requirements). I think it also uses the standard 2280 ssd too - while you can get an extension bar, no point in paying more for a physically smaller ssd.

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      MrJohnnyB on 28/01/2023 - 12:04

      Thanks for the info!

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  dcep on 28/01/2023 - 11:54

  +1

  2TB for nothing longer than my thumb.

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  AdModnar on 28/01/2023 - 12:38

  anyone know if this will this work in a laptop, replacing the wifi card?

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    SickDmith on 28/01/2023 - 12:58

    +3

    According to the spec it won't support WiFi 6.

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    voltafunk on 28/01/2023 - 14:20

    +8

    Generally no, you won't be able to replace a WLAN (wifi) card with a SSD.
    There are multiple "keyings" of M.2 device used to differnetiate various different electrical arrangements and physically prevent you from inserting a card that's electrically incompatible in.
    M.2 Pinout
    M.2 module explaination with photographs

    In some laptops you can replace the WWAN (cellular modem) card with a SSD; but that is model-specific and you would need to read the service manuals, check on forums, ect. to determine if it's possible and even then you often need a much less common variety of SSD to be able to fit, assuming the manufacturer didn't add restrictions in the firmware on what cards are allowed in the port via a whitelist (So you have to buy only their parts and not a competitors).
    As an example, this is one I have been looking at myself to slot into the WWAN port of a laptop: WD PC SN520 NVMe SSD SDAPMUW-512G-1001 512GB M.2 2242 PCIe3x 2 For Lenovo Laptop It's twice as expensive per capacity compared to a normal midrange NVME SSD, it's at best half the speed because it's got 2 instead of 4 PCIe3 lanes, it's only available used from overseas, you can't get the datasheet for it because it was never sold to consumers directly, the highest capacity version in this size is still a pretty low capacity at 512GB compared to multiple TB you'd get at amazon in 2280 sizes, and it's a gamble how much it was used by whoever owned it before you.

    Technically the specification for the M.2 ports your laptop would be using allocates signal lines for USB but from a practical standpoint you're not going to get much use from them.
    SSDs that use the USB lines on an M.2 port are going to be highly specialized devices priced for industrial rather than end-user customers.
    Manufacturers may decide not to wire up the signal lines they're not expecting to use.
    If you find an adaptor that breaks out the USB lines from an M.2 socket you probably don't have much space inside your laptop to do much with that.
    Many of the adaptor boards on the market that have M.2 wired to a USB port are just using USB cables as a cheap way to extend the length of the PCIe wiring rather than actually using any kind of USB standard signalling.

    I honestly expect it to be cheaper in terms of both dollars and manhours to replace whatever SSD you're booting off with a higher capacity one. 4TB NVME PCIe3 SSDs have dropped in price to about AUD$400 each (AUD$100.00 per TB) on good days, and 8TB are under 2 grand each.
    It's pricey, but the alternative involves the equivalent of hiring an electrical engineer or skilled technician for a nonstandard modification job.

    Another alternative is to use an external USB or Thunderbolt drive, whether HDD or SSD; which is the cheapest option to get more space and takes the least technical skill.

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      AdModnar on 30/01/2023 - 10:02

      +1

      thanks for such a full and complete answer. I'd click the plus a few more times, but it still only counts as one.

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  Kbob on 28/01/2023 - 22:48

  Good for those who bought a steam deck

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    aveeno bb on 29/01/2023 - 07:55

    Steam Deck needs 2230 size, single sided drive.

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  mikezillakind on 30/01/2023 - 21:01

  at one point i was thinking of using one in my PS3 ( a 1tb version) what adaptor / heatsink would yea need ?