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Review on πŸ’Ύ Expand Your Storage with QNAP QM2-2P-244A Dual M.2 22110/2280 PCIe SSD Expansion Card - Low-Profile Bracket, Bundled with Full-Height and Low-Profile Flat Brackets - 2 x SSD Capacity by Matt Schwartz

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Does exactly what it says on the tin but speed can be a bottleneck

I took a chance and bought four of these as part of the NVMe cache tier for my budget Storage Spaces Direct Build (four LFF Dell C2100/FS12-TY) . They work exactly as expected and work great with S2D. Ready to run on Windows Server 2016. The only reason I can't give it five stars is because of a design bottleneck. The card only has one PCIe x4 interface that can be shared between the two x4 NVMe cards installed on it, which causes problems when trying to use both cards at full speed at the same time. I was fully aware of this limitation at the time of purchase and accepted it, but for some it can be a hindrance. Overall I would buy it again as it's a fantastic way to add dense NVMe storage to a system with no M.2 and limited PCIe slots.

Pros
  • Finally bought
Cons
  • For seniors