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Review on πŸš€ High-performance addlink M.2 SSD 1TB S70 | Up to 3,400MB/s R/W Speeds | NVMe PCIe GEN 3x4 | 3D TLC NAND | M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive by Chris Russell

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very happy with my first m2 NVMe

Although this brand was new to me, m2 NVMe 512 GB at 3400/2000 MB/s (read/write) seemed like 90 US -dollar act unbelievable. So based on all the positive reviews I took a chance. And it paid off! Installation was easy although please note the m2 screw is NOT included. Fortunately, my motherboard (ASRock Master Sli x470) had an m2 slot cover with a built-in heatsink. If your motherboard has multiple m2 slots, make sure you select the one that is considered the fastest (there may be differences). I had two options for m2 slots. (I chose the first one and it's the right choice): 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3) 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x2 and SATA3) Windows installation took a while but after Everything was great at the end. I used to use a 480GB Adata SU650. While it was fast, it's noticeably faster. After my mobo messages, the windows logo appears for about 1-2 seconds before I get to the desktop. Programs are loaded immediately. The whole system seems incredibly fast. I should have bought such a high quality m2 hard drive a long time ago! I ran the CrystalMark tests right after installing Windows. 3468MB/s read and 2280MB/s write. These speeds are even higher than advertised (slightly). Temperatures are great. Monitoring with HWInfo64, I have the current temperature after a reboot: min - 14s max - 31s average - 22s I've noticed that the temperature fluctuates a lot in these areas (p. 14s, etc.). But the maximum temperature was always around 30 degrees, even with intensive use. In short, this disc exceeded my expectations. If this drive continues I will definitely be buying from this company again in the future.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Can't remember but there was something