Review on 💥 Red Premium Heatsink for Digifast M.2 2280 SSD by Steven Pankey

Modern electronics can get very hot. Nothing new. But is it worth it? After more than 50 years of working with electronics and about 80% of them with computers, my answer to this question is "NO". The hot work of the electronics wears out the components. Expensive components may not fail first, but nearly EVERY failure in a system with billions of components will likely cause your system to fail. When it comes to storage devices, you have to be doubly careful. If the data you store is important to you, you don't want your storage device to fail. If you are very careful and double lucky, then a data storage failure will be very annoying. If you're just lucky, the data loss is irretrievable. If you can improve the reliability of your storage device, do so. The best and most economical way to extend the life of your storage devices is to keep them cool. This is especially true for STD technology. The most delicate and least known technology is NAND. Among NAND devices, M.2 NVMe is the densest and smallest. These devices are true pioneers of data storage in the Wild West. The device I'm reviewing here is simple, effective, unobtrusive, and easy to install. There, devices are connected to NVMe with the supplied hardware and the assembled unit is then built into a computing device. To be effective, a cooling device (radiator) must have a large air surface area (through which the collected heat is transferred to the surrounding air). made of a material that is best at absorbing heat quickly (aluminum is best, better than copper!) - Our device here is made of extruded aluminum. Finally, the device needs to be very tightly connected to the NVMe. The underside of the device is ground very flat for this purpose. In order to ensure good contact (so that no air "pockets", even microscopic ones, arise), an adhesive material is almost always required. These devices come with two strips of "silicone gel". You apply the gel like a "sticker" to the clean underside of the radiator. Once you understand how to "assemble" the device, remove the second release liner and carefully place the heatsink onto the M.2 device. While maintaining the pressure, tighten 6 tiny screws. I said "fasten", I didn't say "tighten". This is not a diesel engine cylinder head. The screws are meant to hold this fragile tiny sandwich together, that's all. Wait! you speak. How about a second silicone strip? Shouldn't it connect the black "bottom shell" to the bottom of the M.2? If so, I haven't been able to find a way to do this without leaving a "wide" gap. If you're putting a heatsink directly on top of the M.2 components, the underside is best left alone. Something else; These blue silicone gel strips are very popular with manufacturers; they are clean, cheap, mobile, clean, cheap. Get to the point? There are much better solutions, most with the consistency of a paste. But you must be CAREFUL. The best solutions are conductive, abrasive, or both. You don't want excess material from the mounting surface to ooze, drip, or drip onto the circuit. This will cause damage. If you decide to use a heatsink adhesive (the best pastes are epoxy or acrylic), check the device first. Manufacturers generally do not warrant cemented devices. In general, this is a very good quality product and a complete set (including screwdrivers). Oh, I cheated on my grades. This device is not suitable for "heating", only for cooling. Marketing.