Fantom Drives 2TB NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD Upgrade Kit for Playstation 5 - VENOM8 PS5 Solid State Drive with Heatsink - 3D NAND TLC Internal Drive - Transfer Speed up to 7400MB/s (VM8X20-PS5)
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Chaunce
27-11-2024Easily Installable. The only negative part is that the instructions dont give great direction on backing files up or how to restore them. I had to look this part up online. Also, the instruction for un-installing the hard drive, are for older model PS4s, which mine is not. BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK - Compared to prices at a local shop such as Gamestop or Bestbuy, this product offers an amazing price. Not only are you getting the hard drive at a fraction of the price, you also get an 8 GB thumb drive and a good quality external hard drive chassis that allows you to transform your previous PS4 Hard drive into an external one for PC use. BACKING UP FILES - If you are looking to back up save files and are not worried about re-installing your games, make sure to export from each profile you want the save files from. These will need to be restored per profile. In my case, I backed up my main profile save files, but didnt realize it was only the main profile when attempting to restore the files. This required me to un-install the new hard drive, insert the old, back up the other profiles I cared about, and then re-install the new hard drive. Not too difficult, but time consuming. There is also an option to back EVERYTHING up, if you take the time to go through the file management options, and not just the save file back-up options. This may, as it would have in my case, taken more space than provided on the external thumb drive provided by the kit. FOR NEWER MODEL PS4s - The uninstall directions for the hard drive are for older models. On the newer models, the screw to remove the hard drive is in front, which then allows you to easily pull the hard drive out. The screw on mine required a drill to remove it, so be prepared.
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Shawna
> 3 dayGreat price!!! Simple install with good ps5 install video on site
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Daniel bauer
> 3 dayIf you came across ps5s Achilles, no more storage after installing 3 or 4 games then this is your answer, installed from start to finish in about 10 mins, instant usable 1tb of additional storage and awesome heat sink to compliment it.
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Ralph Spangler
> 3 dayItem came in on time, took less than 10 minutes to put in and it’s doing what it supposed to do.
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Condo Life
> 3 dayPretty pleased. Stuff like this always makes me nervous (Im a bit of a Luddite), but instructions were easy to follow and every step was clear. It took about 25 minutes hands on time. One oddness; you cant import your saved game data onto your new drive unless the game is installed there, so you need to re download and/or disc install every program you want to import the saved game data from. Logistically, this was easy; all content Id purchased was saved in my user library, so once I set up the new drive and signed in to my Sony account it only took a couple of clicks. As you can imagine though, the downloads themselves were time consuming. Mine took about eight hours downloading in sleep mode so I let it run overnight. One minor nit with the kit itself: two of the screws securing my original PS4 drive were over-tightened, and the head of the screw driver included in the kit stripped when I tried removing them. Its a pretty cheap one time-use thing I guess. Luckily, I had a higher quality phillips head of the right size among my tools and it worked easily. Ill echo other reviewers - its important you get the correct PS4 PUP update file from the SONY website to put on the flash drive. As of 11/26/16, you need to scroll down through a lot of options before the right one shows up; its a good ways down the page. Im keeping the old drive in current state case theres a problem (the kit includes an aluminum casing to convert it to an external portable drive), but looks like everything is up and running.
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danny mcglaughlin jr
> 3 dayProduct came nicely packaged, very fast and easy to install, if you are looking for a great ssd for the money check out venom
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Floridian
Greater than one weekSo far enjoying the SSD. It was packaged well, easy to install, and recognized immediately in bios. I havent run any benchmarks on it yet, but it is blazing fast. On par or better than WD SN850 I replaced it with. I havent bought from Fantom Drives before, but the build quality makes me feel confident that the product will last.
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Iyeet Paste
> 3 daySimple plug and play modification for a PS5. Use the RED heat pad though, not the singles, or the blue one. The instructions say to use the blue one but its not thick enough. Use the RED or itll end up dead.
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Glen Fisher
Greater than one weekAmazingly great price for a huge 2TB memory stick that out preform most that cost more! The SSD loading speeds are way faster than my PS5 even recommends!
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Kenneth Howell
> 3 dayI ran out of space on my PS5 and this drive was just what I needed. It was easy to install thanks to the directions provided. The metal cover this comes with does look intimidating with its pointed spikes in the side. But it is harmless and that jagged side helps take it off if I ever need to. The drive is fast and cold. Happy to be able to install new games at hopefully a faster speed.