I think this is a very good deal, just some info for those unaware this is basically the SN770 with a PCIE3.0 interface.Same controller, same flash NAND chips.
The newer SN580 was launched a few weeks back that is pretty much this with the PCIE4.0 interface. However I'd suspect it will be more expensive for a number of months. The provisioning of the SLC "cache" looks to have changed also.
From reviews online (SN570 2TB) you'll find this to be a very decent drive for the price. If you also read them for the SN770 then cut the max sequential read and write to around 3500/3000 then you won't be far off.
Even that drive is slow for PCIE4.0 so you really aren't missing much unless you want it for a PS5. However for daily use I expect outside of benchmarks you wouldn't really see any difference between them.
Remember if purchasing for a gaming drive that activity is mainly reading of data. You can see numerous example videos on YouTube where PCIE 3/4/5 are compared and the loading times are within seconds of each other. Direct Storage is also compatible with PCIE3.0 so I think you'll be just fine with a drive like this for a number of years to come. (edited)
The newer SN580 was launched a few weeks back that is pretty much this with the PCIE4.0 interface. However I'd suspect it will be more expensive for a number of months. The provisioning of the SLC "cache" looks to have changed also.
From reviews online (SN570 2TB) you'll find this to be a very decent drive for the price. If you also read them for the SN770 then cut the max sequential read and write to around 3500/3000 then you won't be far off.
Even that drive is slow for PCIE4.0 so you really aren't missing much unless you want it for a PS5. However for daily use I expect outside of benchmarks you wouldn't really see any difference between them.
Remember if purchasing for a gaming drive that activity is mainly reading of data. You can see numerous example videos on YouTube where PCIE 3/4/5 are compared and the loading times are within seconds of each other. Direct Storage is also compatible with PCIE3.0 so I think you'll be just fine with a drive like this for a number of years to come. (edited)