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Review on πŸ’ͺ High-performance and Secure Intel 660p 1TB m.2 2280 PCIe Encrypted Internal SSD – The Ultimate Storage Solution by Eric Power

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fast enough for my needs

On MacOS I get 1610 MB/s write and 1738 MB/s read. Not as fast as my Samsung EVO but much cheaper and perfect for my fast music server. Good upgrade. It gets hot during recording, so it's recommended to use some kind of heatsink to avoid throttling. In my fanless Mini-ITX case, I had to mount it under the motherboard just a few millimeters from the bottom of the case. I used 2 thermal pads to connect the drive to the case and it worked like clockwork. When writing, the temperature must not exceed 41Β°C! Without thermal coupling, it will quickly heat up to 70Β°C and stall.

Pros
  • Maximum write transfer rate: 1.76 GB/s
Cons
  • Weight