SABRENT 1TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Maximum Performance Solid State Drive (Latest Version) (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB).

I didnt know what to expect as this was one of my first M.2 NVMe SSD upgrades. Let me tell you, this thing is worth the purchase! This thing is pricier than many cheaper units which will easily handle most jobs, but I decided to spring for gen4 to see what its all about. To me, it is all that and a bag of chips.... everything is faster in my system due to this upgrade and I was blown away by the fact of how much faster everything is, upgrading from a Samsung EVO 860. I stumbled onto this not knowing brands, reviews, etc because Im not a tech guru who spends all day researching. (Bought on a whim because Amz had a discount code) I am very happy with the upgrade and recommend anyone look into upgrading to the M.2 NVMe SSD hype train if you havent yet! The best investment to speed up any system imho. Make sure to check your system and upgrade accordingly, as Ive found some of my old systems do not support gen4, so I would have wasted my money had i bought more for the upgrades.

This was my first time using this brand and I am pleasantly surprised in the speed and performance. This will be my go to brand for future builds and I recommend to anyone who was skeptical like I was to try it. You wont be disappointed.

This drive functions just fine, though it is currently installed in a PCIe 3.0 interface. In that configuration, a Samsung 970 EVO Plus which is also in the same machine drags it across the pavement. I’m not convinced this is an issue with the drive, as it isn’t intended for PCIe 3.0. I will be moving it to my Ryzen based machine, which supports PCIe 4.0 NVMe this weekend. I anticipate the performance will increase significantly- as it should. Upon completion of that migration, I’ll update my review such that it’s a more fair assessment of the drive. Either way, an update will be made, and made honestly. If it fails to considerably out perform the 3.0 Samsung in every category, I’ll post a transparent assessment, with screenshots to show any deficiencies. Furthermore, if it fails to outperform it significantly, I’d likely relegate this to the “not worth the investment” category. However, at this time I cannot complain. It works, and works well. It belongs in a machine with the correct interface before making definitive assertions.

Got it on a sale for a friend so I tried it out myself. Works reliably snappy and fast, but not THE fastest on the market. Roughly 2-3 times faster than my other Western Digital NVME

Of course, slow is a relative term with these zippy m.2 drives. Theyre all blindingly fast. This particular drive though has random reads that are 100k lower and random writes that are 180k lower than a nearly identical SSD I have by another manufacturer (W_D). Thinking about returning it actually.

A hard drive is a hard drive but this is the first one Ive had fail. I used this as a backup in a gaming PC build. Bought March 4, 2021 and it failed almost 2 years later in 3/23. I would try the product out again but Ive never had issues with my other NVMEs or solid state externals.

I bought this drive for extra storage for my PS5 and it works great and had no issues with install or formatting the drive for the PS5

This thing is nuts. Crazy fast. Im not running bench marks or anything, but I loaded Windows 10 on it and Ive never seen a system boot up so fast. Blows my mind every time. Im used to waiting a while and then getting into windows and then its still thinking for a while. This one is just zap! Done! Very cool. Only game Ive installed is Diablo 3, all my other games will be on steam and are waiting for another sabrent NVME M.2 drive, this time PCIE 3.0 QLC 2tb. Diablo 3 runs great. Ive had bad luck w SSD drives connected by SATA. They just dont work or die early. My firecuda 2tb hybrid ssd drive could never even be detected, was causing electrical problems, blinking rgb lights or computer turning off, so forget it. I ordered another sabrent nvme drive for my other m.2 slot, about the cheapest 2tb NMVE one for games PCIE 3.0, because now I trust that they work, not the fastest of its kind but super fast. I dont trust SSD and mechanical drives are too big and slow and louder, so Im paying some more for what I know will work. Should not improve gaming too much from what I hear, maybe loading times idk, I just need it to work and didnt want a mechanical drive. Done with SSDs connected by SATA chords. Plugging storage straight to the motherboard now. I have a ROG Strix-E motherboard so it has thermal pads w fan and covering to cool both m.2 drives already. Should be fine. Sabrent is a brand Ive only now heard of. If these two drives continue to impress me like the first one has so far, for the last few weeks, and not crap out right away, I will really trust and recommend Sabrent drives in the future. So far so good!

Im extremely happy with my purchase of the SABRENT 2TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD. Its a beast of a drive that delivers blazing-fast performance and plenty of storage space for all my games and files. It was easy to install on my motherboard that supports PCIe 4.0, and it came with a free cloning software that helped me transfer my data from my old drive. The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD has an impressive sequential read speed of up to 5,000 MBps and a sequential write speed of up to 4,400 MBps, which is much faster than any SATA or PCIe 3.0 SSD Ive ever used. It also has a high endurance rating of up to 3,600 TBW, which means it will last me for years without any degradation or failure. The drive looks sleek and stylish with its black PCB and gold sticker, and it comes with a 5-year warranty if you register it online within 90 days of purchase. I also like that it supports NVMe 1.3 protocol, SMART and TRIM functions, and firmware updates. The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD is hands down the best SSD Ive ever owned, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to upgrade their PC or laptop with a fast, reliable, and high-capacity drive.

This SSD was purchased solely because my new mobo has dual m.2 sockets. I always install my OS, CAD and Design software on a samsung pro, period. So I figured I would try this cheaper brand for a games drive as nothing of great value would be lost if the worst happened. So Ill start first with pros. This drive was cheaper than my Samsung Pro 980 by around 50 dollars. This drive as well as my 980 pro are both 4.0 drives and my 980 pro beats this drive by an average of 1500mb/s, but after all it was cheaper. I find the speed of the Sabrent acceptable. CONS The install sheet asks first and foremost if you are holding a double sided or single sided SSD. (I dont know why they cant just print off different instructions based on unit instead of a generic sheet but whatever). The heatsink comes with a thermal pad pre attached to the base plate and also one attached to the underside of the heatsink itself. The problem is the 500 GB has chips on BOTH sides but on one side it only has chips coming up about half way. So no matter WHICH directions you follow the thermal pads are going to be under differing pressures. If you follow the single sided instructions and double up on the pads on the base it creates almost too much pressure against the area that has chips on both sides. And if you follow the double sided directions then it doesnt feel like too much pressure where the chips are double sided..but now you dont really have great contact on the other end where there are only chips on one side. I guess it should be no surprise that my 980 pro only runs about 6 C warmer than this SSD with the heatsink. (980 doesnt have heatsink other than tape that comes on it from factory) And the 980 pro is on the very bottom so doesnt get the best airflow, I would wonder which one runs cooler just stock. Ill also point out that the m2 screw that came with the sabrent was stripped, BAD. Thankfully I work on a lot of electronics and have a big organizer filled with m2 screws of every length conceivable. Finally, During installation make sure you get your Serial Number if you intend to warranty this. Because even though it doesnt say it anywhere, you only get a one year warranty WITHOUT registration. I have an Aunt who works for the FTC, she said they have to disclose this type of shenanigans up front which they do not so they may very well be violating CFR and you could potentially leverage this fact into getting service a few years from now, but I wouldnt count on it. If your wanting the whole 5 years better go uninstall it hope the thermal pads dont get messed up and grab that serial. I dont care to be honest. If this SSD dies then that will just ensure I steer clear of anything Sabrent in the future. A good company with a SOLID product shouldnt ever have to really worry about the warranty. So why is Sabrent trying to cloak their policy? Are they expecting a lot of drives to crash after a few years? I am a Samsung fanboy, always have been at least on SSDs that is. I have only ever had to file one warranty claim with Samsung and they honored it even though it was 4 years and 10 months old. NO.QUESTIONS.ASKED The main thing they cared about was that I was below the TBW level, which I was just by a bit. That replacement is still going today in my media PC in the living room. You dont buy something hoping youll need the warranty on it, but man...that 50 dollar price difference is really looking miniscule now eh. My . 02 cents.