SYONCON AP425 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0X4 Internal Solid State Drive Compatible with Steam Deck/Microsoft Surface pro 8/pro 7+/pro X/laptop3/laptop4/laptop go/book3 (512GB)

In a 2230 form factor this SSD preforms nicely. I was able to get over 450MB/s reading and 214MB/s writing on my SSD reader. The SSD comes in a nice box with an antistatic bag around it. The upgrade kit also comes with a small screw as well as a screw driver so you have the tools to upgrade an existing system. The SSD is small so just be sure its the right SSD form factor for your computer or laptop. It seems to be well made without any defects that I could see as well as the solder joints on the board also look to be of high quality. Overall I would recommend this as a good upgrade or any system.

I had no issues installing into my Steam Deck, booted up, re-imaged SteamOS and it just worked. Turned my 64GB model into 512GB for about $50, cant got wrong with that.

I wish I had gotten a larger model but this thing absolutely performs up to spec. And the most amazing thing about it is whatever they are using for thermal management is works very well and it never gets nearly as hot as my other SSD drives. That’s a tremendous bonus. I guess because this is made to go into specific gaming devices they need a stricter thermal management system. For now I’m just using it in a portable enclosure. Because that enclosure has a heat sink I can feel the heat come through the case and I’m not feeling a lot with this drive, even when it’s in continuous operation for a while. I’m gonna end up putting this in a custom music player as storage. It will be much more responsive than an SD card and it will still have very small power consumption and not put out much heat. And it will transfer music many times faster than flash cards. I typically would not buy SSD from names I don’t recognize. But so far this thing is working well and I will keep the review updated to let people know if there were any problems going forward. But for now I’m pretty impressed with this.

Ended up taking a gamble with the unknown brand due to a $8 coupon for the drive at the time. Installed in my Steam Deck just fine, recognized it, and formatted out at the expected 463gb size (Formatting any drive eats capacity so you dont get the full 512) Ran performance test to see if it was true about the drive speed and it came out pretty close honestly. And considering theres slower drives or take more power for more money, this is surprisingly good specs for the price. About the only thing I may have a concern with is the reliability further down the line but considering its in a non-critical device, Im not as worried. And since its very close to stock voltage/amps, increased heat doesnt appear to be an issue.

Put this in my Steam Deck to go from 256 to 512GB and install Windows. Drive was easy to install and I had no issues getting Windows installed on it. Performance and power consumption seem to be great on the Steam Deck on Windows 11 Pro.

Bought a used surface pro 7+ and it only had a 128gb hard drive which was not going to be enough. After creating a USB Key Drive I installed this 512GB drive in and after using the USB Key to get Windows 11 on the new drive I have a machine with enough memory to last me a long time. I would recommend this drive as I really dont see any bad things about it plus it has a 10 year warranty so I am not really worried about it.

I havent had any particular issues with installing this brand of 2230 SSD into my former 64 GB Steam Deck. Everything appears to be in working order as well, and although I havent tried any heavy gaming on it as of this writing - whats seemingly important of all is the fact that its a legitimate option for upgrading your Steam Deck accordingly. Ill admit I was actually skeptical about what Id be getting out of a practically unknown company given were technically still in the wild west days of this device, so you tend to be rather wary about who youre purchasing such an integral component of your shiny brand new toy from. But it seems to do exactly what you expect out of the box, so long as you know what youre doing. Overall the price point is decent for what youre getting, and is a valid option for expanding the space in your Steam Deck if spending that extra couple hundred of dollars (along with tax) simply isnt possible within your budget. Definitely worth your consideration.

Im currently using this in my Steam Deck. Its working great, zero issues and zero issues with install. The added storage and speed is awesome. If you have experience with working on PCs, buy the 64gb Steam Deck and do the upgrade yourself using one of these drives and youll save a ton of money that you can then use to buy more games.

This SSD is awesome and a great value. Im using it on my steam currently and it works perfectly.

I was happy to find the set screw and screwdriver as a much needed accessory. The drive was easy to upgrade my 64GB steam deck. The drive is faster loading games and gives me four times the storage. Its been running great. No heat problems at all.