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Which in your expert opinion is the better brand PCI Gen 4 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD? WD, Micron/Crucial, Toshiba?

I can feel the difference with my new WD SN 810 PCI Gen 4 M.2 2280 drive.

Thanks.
 
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Scott said:
Okay. You mentioned 2280 in your OP.
Click to expand...

I added that for informing the difference I felt with WD 2280 form factor. My laptop's slot #2 can only hold 2230.

Thanks.
 

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Alexey2912 said:
I can feel the difference with my new WD SN 810 PCI Gen 4 M.2 2280 drive.

Thanks.
Click to expand...
Can you quantify this difference? For example, a task that used to take 42 seconds, now takes 35 seconds?
 

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If the laptop is a Dell 15 5510, it only supports PCI-E 3.0, if the online specs are to be believed.

You could use a PCI-E 4.0 NVME drive in it, but it wouldn't operate above Gen 3 speeds.

I thought that the 2230 form factor was a dead end, but I guess that I was mistaken.
 

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bobkn said:
If the laptop is a Dell 15 5510, it only supports PCI-E 3.0, if the online specs are to be believed.

You could use a PCI-E 4.0 NVME drive in it, but it wouldn't operate above Gen 3 speeds.

I thought that the 2230 form factor was a dead end, but I guess that I was mistaken.
Click to expand...

You are correct. 2330 is still alive.
 

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    2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
pparks1 said:
Can you quantify this difference? For example, a task that used to take 42 seconds, now takes 35 seconds?
Click to expand...

No I can't in secs. or milli secs. might be a placebo effect. But the Read speed is x2 and Write x5 more.
 

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    W11 25H2 (26200.7840)11th Gen Intel® Core i7-11700 processor32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual channelNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6
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    W11 25H2 (26200.7840)
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    XPS Special Edition
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    11th Gen Intel® Core i7-11700 processor
    Memory
    32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual channel
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6
    Hard Drives
    2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
My laptop uses Micron 2450 in 2280 form factor but these model also offer 2230 form factor. The drive runs pretty cool and it's fast.
 

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ASUS ROG STRIX G513RC
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