Review on Zheino 1TB SATAIII SSD NGFF Internal M.2 2242 | 3D Nand Solid State Drive for Ultrabooks, Tablets, and More by Eric Power

After almost a year of shopping I haven't noticed that the prices of these 2242s have dropped at all. So I finally held my nose and bought one from Amazon. It's from Shenzhen, China, which is close to Hong Kong, so I thought the infrastructure to get it to me in the US should be adequate. In fact, it reached me within 10 days with good tracking. So this seller is legit and offers the best service based on my only experience. I would consider buying another one soon. I like to use m.2 sataIII SSD chips in aluminum USB cases with retractable buttons as shown in one of my photos. I've been using a Mushkin-enhanced SATAIII chip in one of these devices for a few years, but it's in a standard 2280 form factor, which makes the case too long and heavy as it can hang from my computer's front USB 3.0 port. That's why I dreamed so much about 2242 form factor chips. Finally, the price of 1TB 2242 form factor m.2 chips dropped to at least $127 including tax and shipping a few weeks ago, so I got it. to make m.2 chips - they make several lines of solid state drives and seem to be fully specialized in just that, which is encouraging. They have a website with full phone numbers and addresses. This chip is said to be MLC-level NAND Flash, which is amazing for the price. They seem to make some SSDs at the TLC level, but apparently they mainly make the MLC level for enterprise use. That's what caught my eye and sparked interest in them as they can promise twice the endurance/durability of typical TLC SSDs currently on the market for a similar price point. You really pay more for the 2242 form factor as they are often used in touchpads, laptops, etc. I bought my 2242 aluminum cases off ebay for about $15 each - no name but they're every bit as good as Taiwanese Silverstone. which are more than twice as expensive. I'm sure I'm at fault if I don't reward innovators like Silverstone by not buying their products. But for me price is crucial when it comes to quality and functionality. Chinese products like these are currently on an equal footing with those we pay brand surcharges for, as these major brand companies typically manufacture their products in the same or similar manufacturing facilities in mainland China. That goes for everything from Apple to Silverstone. So after some research I took the poison and bought from China on both counts. I was not disappointed. Both the case I bought on ebay and especially this Zheino m.2 chip are excellent in both form/finish and function. the following commands: diskpart->list disk->select disk 3->clean->convert gpt->create partition primary->active->exit->exit. I then go into the Windows 10 Disk Control Panel to complete the ntfs format and then optionally assign a drive letter to the computer. It worked flawlessly and smoothly in a very short time. When I ran the crystal disc information it was 100%. Running through the Crystal Disk Mark 6 numbers, it was visible in my first drawing. As you can see, very good performance for an external USB 3.0 connection chip - almost the same as that of an internal SSD. I would challenge anyone trying to find another m.2 chip that can beat those numbers. Advertised speeds are actually 500Mbps for the first number, but I ran my CDM6 booth with 22 Chrome tabs open as that is the actual state I would be running it in anyways. So this is a real number of CDM6 tests, not a sterile offline test. When I tried to convert a folder with files over 250GB after setting it up, it was moved there in just a few minutes, no problem. I think the bottom number of 21MB/s in Q4 is a good real benchmark for how fast you should be transferring files over USB 3.0. Go back to those cheap USB sticks sold everywhere that move like molasses about 10x slower than that way. For business-critical file transfers, this method of transferring your data is not only optimal, but also mission-critical, and it would be foolish not to have one or more of them. I'm hoping that the prices of these 2242 m.2 sataIII SSD chips will drop by half or less in the coming months/years - if that happens I'll buy a few more of them. I'm hesitant to promote the value and reliability of these Zheino chips for personal reasons - I know as the good reviews for chips like mine go up, the chances of their prices going up are high. But right now I can't resist letting others know the value of it.