SAMSUNG 990 PRO w/ Heatsink SSD 2TB, PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up To 7,450MB/s for High End Computing, Workstations, Compatible w/ PlayStation 5, MZ-V9P2T0CW

Currently using this for backups with a Fanless Speedy 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB4/Thunderbolt 4 Aluminum External NVMe Enclosure and a ThunderboltEX4. I originally intended to use Acronis True Image for Sabrent, but after configuring my storage devices as RAID 0, I was unable to run Acronis True Image after installation. This prompted me to look for other backup software. I considered Macrium Reflect, but I then came across ShadowProtect SPX. This is good software and is worth the one-time payment of $99.95. Also, I was unable to run Samsung Magician software, probably due to the masking caused by both the enclosure and the RAID 0 configuration. Also, I am unable to update the firmware without removing one of the two internal M.2's and installing the Samsung 990 PRO into the motherboard, which I am currently not willing to do (I am very satisfied with my current configuration/build and cable management).This M.2 was recommended to me by Copilot.Also, key Improvements in firmware ver. 6B2QJXD7- Resolved drive detection issues→ Fixes cases where the SSD wouldn’t appear in Samsung Magician or BIOS, especially on systems using RAID mode- Improved firmware update compatibility→ Reduces failures during firmware flashing, particularly when using bootable USB tools or Samsung’s ISO updater- Enhanced system stability→ Addresses rare BSODs and boot-time hangs linked to NVMe controller instability on certain platforms- Better support for secure boot environments→ Users with Secure Boot enabled reported smoother update experiences compared to earlier versions.

I had to order this ssd disk because the one I had prior (Patriot VP4300 Lite) of the same capacity died the same day, minutes after being installed into a brand new gaming rig.This one, being a 4tb pcie gen4 drive is built on Samsung's 8th Gen vnand memory and is really fast, it's a good value for money because, even without installing Samsung Magician and turning on "performance mode" I get 7100+ mb/s read/write speeds. it's REALLY FAST for a pcie gen4 drive. Installing it is easy as well, like any other ssd, formats quickly and offers customization via Samsung's "Magician" software but, even if you don't install it, it will perform well in its default settings. Most importantly, it WORKS, without dying, for now anyway and is silent, with no gate wine.The "full performance mode" raises speed only a little bit, I recommend going with the standard mode, mostly because it allows for the disk to be turned off which will probbaly impact its longevity and may result in data loss. It's really fast the way it is setup by the default, enjoy it!

I'm no fanboy but when it comes to storage, I love Samsung. It used to be Western Digital when I was young but something has happened to them over the years.This is one of their better drives. They do have newer ones targeting AI but unless you're decking out your machine for LLM and have hundreds of gigs of RAM to support it, this will suffice for basically everything except maybe the actual amount of space. So, buy a couple or look for an 8TB.These drives work well. I have a lower model in my desktop by mistake. Honestly though it's so fast compared to "faster" models from other brands, I can't tell I bought the wrong one.This one is in one of my laptops. The laptop mount wasn't correct so I had to make a rubber washer for UNDER the SSD which is unusual. Otherwise it mounted fine. Not the drive's fault but the computer.It was recognized perfectly but one note: If your computer has Intel RST/VMD and you intend to use linux, you may need to disable it. This may prevent Windows from booting until re-enabled. Luckily for me, I just deleted Windows. Problem solved. This is a side-note for those of you purchasing these for dual-boot to hopefully save you some headache.Anyway ... 4tb ... super fast .. I have it luks encrypted, full-bore. You simply cannot tell. That's why I love these drives. I work on sensitive projects. Some legal. Some health. Some security. Etc. I run full disk encryption on my project storage and active machines with different keys each obviously and other security measures we won't get into but with this sort of NVME the performance loss is absolutely negligible. For example the "AI" nvme is absolutely not needed in my case.I actually do a lot of AI code. Financial predictions to massive patterns that I can't explain here without breaching contract but the point is, the drives are never maxed out even while fully encrypted. My GPU, NPU or CPU always bottlenecks first.The same with Video Games. Even VR games.Basically, there are few cases where this drive will not suffice. You'll know if you truly need better. If you aren't sure then, this drive will probably be perfect but it doesn't hurt to double-check.