SABRENT 2TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Maximum Performance Solid State Drive with Heatsink (Latest Version) (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-HTSK-2TB)

I will likely be updating this review, as I built a brand new PC and would like to write a comprehensive review regarding all components. However, the review will include individual product reviews as well, so let this be the first of the lot. I'll keep it simple for now.First and foremost: this drive is great. It's stupid fast, looks nice, and so far, I've had zero problems.That said, I'm also a first time NVMe user, so take that with a grain of salt. Even an SSD drive would have been a substantial upgrade for me, so it's hard to fully gauge the quality of this product.Which brings me to the only "cons"/concerns I have.1) Assembling the heatsink felt a bit sketchy. The amount of pressure I had to apply in order to align the screws correctly was much greater than I'd have expected. Even with said pressure, two of the screws barely caught thread and anchored properly. If you've got arthritis or low hand strength, a vise might be appropriate...2) So far, I've yet to see even a whiff of the read/write speed the drive boasts (while still seeing 2,000+ MB/sec on benchmarks, which seems in-line with most NVMe drives). While that doesn't really upset me, seeing as it's ridiculously fast anyway, my X570 + Ryzen 7 3700X *should* be able to take advantage of it -- I just haven't seen it yet. Perhaps that's just a limitation of the benchmark software I've used so far (largely UserBenchmark for anything other than the CPU/GPU), but it's worth noting *for now.* If I ever see a file transfer/benchmark that reveals the boasted 5,000MB/sec, I will most certainly update this.3) With the above point in mind, I highly recommend you go with the 1TB version at minimum. My benchmark has fallen substantially since I first ran it, and I suspect it's because of the limited storage I have left for sequential writes. Furthermore, the 1TB+ versions seem to have better specs overall.Last thoughts for this initial review: my first benchmark on UserBenchmark put this drive at some 380% efficiency, ranking my PC as a UFO across the board. That is a tremendous score. While it has fallen to "below expected" versus other benches using this drive on my latest bench, it hasn't seen any real-world performance issues. I again suspect it's entirely because of the remaining space on the drive.Do I recommend the Sabrent Rocket 4? I definitely do. Just don't make my mistake and think that because you were only using ~170GB of total data on your previous PC that you won't suddenly end up with almost twice that with the increase in power/performance/ability to actually play modern games/use intensive apps, haha.

I'm extremely happy with my purchase of the SABRENT 2TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD. It's a beast of a drive that delivers blazing-fast performance and plenty of storage space for all my games and files. It was easy to install on my motherboard that supports PCIe 4.0, and it came with a free cloning software that helped me transfer my data from my old drive.The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD has an impressive sequential read speed of up to 5,000 MBps and a sequential write speed of up to 4,400 MBps, which is much faster than any SATA or PCIe 3.0 SSD I've ever used. It also has a high endurance rating of up to 3,600 TBW, which means it will last me for years without any degradation or failure.The drive looks sleek and stylish with its black PCB and gold sticker, and it comes with a 5-year warranty if you register it online within 90 days of purchase. I also like that it supports NVMe 1.3 protocol, SMART and TRIM functions, and firmware updates.The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD is hands down the best SSD I've ever owned, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to upgrade their PC or laptop with a fast, reliable, and high-capacity drive.

Beautiful drive comes beautifully packaged in metal case.Once I got it running it was great - but it took QUITE a while.I initially used an NVME USB C case to mount the drive in but my Asus ROG Strix 570e did not like that combination and the computer kept freezing up. The Acronis software didn't work either.No big deal so I mounted the drive in the second M.2 socket. That did not go well either - same problem.I gave up for a few days and pondered the situation. It then occurred to me to clone my original M.2 Gen.3 to an SATA drive using Mini Tool Partition Wizard. 10 Min. later - DONE. It booted fine off the HD.I then removed the original Gen. 3 Silicon Power drive and replaced it in the same slot with the 1TB Sabrent.Fired up Sabrent's Acronis Software and 7 Min. later it was finished. Shut down the computer. Removed the SATA drive that I cloned from. Fired it up again and checked the Bios. It was fine. The boot folder was updated with the Sabrent drive as the main boot drive. Now 2 days later and I've booted up the PC maybe 20 times with no errors. It took a bit of work but I'm very happy now. Not blaming Sabrent. I know they offer a USB C case for cloning but I figured mine would work. It didn't.I did think about installing windows from scratch (and even tried it) but some of my software refused to activate. I think this Gen 4 thing is just a little bit too new still. I suspect that in a few months they will have it sorted out and make the transition a lot easier.Finally, I tested it with Crystal Disk Mark and it met its specs!1800TBW is great for TLC and as good or better than MLC. I've seen comparable QLC drives that only have a 200TBW rating (same 1TB size).So, If you're doing a fresh install it should be a piece of cake. If cloning, be prepared to spend some time on it.*****UPDATE*****It's now a year later since I bought this drive and it has been FLAWLESS! I test the speed once in a while and although it might be slightly slower than when totally fresh, it's very close. What I like best is the endurance of this drive. 1800TBW is way more than most other TLC drives and even beats some MLC drives. Just an amazing product.