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2TB - Kingston NV2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD - £102.36 Sold by Amazon EU @ Amazon

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This would work in a PS5 despite being below the recommended speeds.


Device Type Solid state drive - internal
Capacity 2 TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 (NVMe)
Features NVM Express (NVMe)
Width 22 mm
Depth 80 mm
Height 2.2 mm
Weight 7 g
Performance
SSD Endurance 640 TB
Internal Data Rate 3500 MBps (read) / 2800 MBps (write)
Reliability
MTBF 1,500,000 hours
Expansion & Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x PCI Express 4.0 x4 (NVMe) - M.2 Card
Compatible Bay M.2 2280
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards RoHS
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support Limited warranty - 3 years ¦ Technical support
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Max Operating Temperature 70 °C
Min Storage Temperature -40 °C
Max Storage Temperature 85 °C
Vibration Tolerance (operating) 2.17 g @ 7-800 Hz
Vibration Tolerance (non-operating) 20 g @ 20-1000 Hz


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Upgraded performance for thinner notebooks and systemsKingston’s NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD is a substantial next-gen storage solution powered by a Gen 4x4 NVMe controller. NV2 delivers read/write speeds up to 3,500/2,800MB/s¹ with lower power requirements and lower heat to help optimize your system’s performance and deliver value without sacrifice. The compact single-sided M.2 2280 (22x80mm) design expands storage up to 2TB² while saving space for other components, making NV2 ideal for thinner notebooks, small form factor (SFF) systems, and DIY motherboards.

  • Gen 4x4 NVMe PCIe Performance
  • Ideal for Laptops & Small Form Factor PCs
  • Item Dimensions - 8 x 2.2 x 0.38 cm

Gen 4x4 NVMe PCIe Performance
Delivers read/write speeds up to 3,500/2,800MB/s¹ for an overall faster system.

Ideal for Systems with Limited Space
Easily integrate into designs with M.2 connectors. Perfect for thin laptops and small form factor PCs.

Kingston Technical assistance
Backed by the reliable Kingston technical assistance.
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  1. popoyaya's avatar
    I'd avoid this model. It's being shipped with cheap QLC chips, which slow down to a 70MB/s crawl for large writes. It took 5 hours for windows to fully write to this drive... ridiculous. Slower than a mechanical drive. There are much faster, and more reliable, drives around for a similar price or less, and with TLC.

    49426502-xCj5I.jpg (edited)
    Minstadave's avatar
    Whilst I agree QLC has it's limitations, the pseudo SLC cache on a 2TB drive is going to be pretty substantial. You've got 25% the drive capacity when empty before you run into issues.
  2. copperspock's avatar
    Yeah I'm not sure why TLC is in the title. It doesn't sound like it's worth it.

    tomshardware.com/rev…ssd
  3. joe140's avatar
    Good for 4k video editing?
    Solee's avatar
    Probably not, transferring large files too it will be pretty slow once the cache is used up.
    4K is quite large.

    I edit from an MX500 and the DRAM cache is priceless for transfering footage too it. (edited)
  4. kingLAWZA's avatar
    thanks, 2tb with a gen4 bonus for 100 is a buy for me !
    Minstadave's avatar
    It's dubiously Gen 4 if it only has Gen 3 speeds. Still a steal though.
  5. Deedie's avatar
    Probably what this is worth tbh (edited)
  6. RickyWong's avatar
    Gen 4 on the label Gen 3 speed. Nothing special.

    Top quality and faster Gen 3 NVME drives can be had cheaper.

    All the heat added are clearly from people don’t know or care about performance of a NVME drive. (edited)
    sameer.al-harthy's avatar
    Example of a better gen 3 for cheaper?
  7. Scrappy's avatar
    Quite disappointing speeds for a Gen 4.
  8. z4ndr's avatar
    Thank you for sharing 
  9. monk_'s avatar
    I bought two the other day from a different store and both were TLC. It's certainly a coin flip but considering my use case, the capacity and cost, I'm happy.
  10. iEffluo's avatar
    I used the 1tb version in my PS5. Appears to work fine
    Ninzolow's avatar
    Now, perhaps but way below the requirements listed by Sony for Read and Write speeds. Only a matter of time till your investment is a dud (edited)
  11. Bufferz1's avatar
    Says £115 now?
    Deedie's avatar
    nope. still same price
  12. ukflyboy's avatar
    Techpowerup did some extensive testing of the NV2 here in which they concluded it is actually a pretty decent drive for the money. As always with this site there will be people that pop in with "but if you pay 50% more you can get a better drive that will transfer 600GB faster", but if you want a value drive, this is definitely worth a look, especially when you delve into the most common use cases.

    Have a look at the TPU tests that most closely represent your usage and see if it will work for you. My main use is Photoshop/Lightroom and here the NV2 is 3% slower than the absolute fastest drive they've tested. Good luck noticing that! If you're a gamer then this drive is about 0.3 seconds slower (about 1.5%) than their fastest drives. Specs aren't everything...
    ukle's avatar
    You are focusing on one key thing, i.e. speed really doesn't matter, but missing the other. The type of NAND makes a massive difference for a lot of use cases, i.e. anything where it's storage you need to be using TLC at a minimum. The difference in reliability between TLC and QLC drives seems to be anecdotally substantial, yet not really proven as the times required to trigger failure are so long.

    Really wish QLC didn't exist now, as TLC prices have dropped so much the cost benefit is not significant enough. The price drop is really only in the past few months as well, so likely to force QLC prices even lower.
  13. garnerw's avatar
    Can anyone recommend this drive it seems alright for the price or would a Crucial or something be better?

    https://www.ebuyer.com/1537623-solidigm-p41-plus-2tb-m-2-2280-pcie-gen-4-0-x4-nvme-ssd-ssdpfknu020tzx1?utm_term=&utm_campaign=PLAs%7C%7CAllProducts%7C%7CLow&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4863007528&hsa_cam=9233776249&hsa_grp=93110254025&hsa_ad=416152659484&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=aud-943673650974:pla-843960513074&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8t2eBhDeARIsAAVEga132Fbi3NDmjHkhhkGRooHJOswjzknYoIFFtdNEK33OGXMZkdLZ5D0aAo6JEALw_wcB
  14. bobbyh89's avatar
    Would this be quicker than the 1TB hard drive that's in the PS5 already?
    Yahyasajid's avatar
    I doubt it, this is on the cheap end of NVMEs
  15. PIOM's avatar
    113.47 now
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