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Sabrent 2TB Rocket Q4 (QLC) NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD (SB-RKTQ4-2TB) $267.01 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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PNil Einne on 01/03/2022 - 11:43 amazon.com.au (798 clicks)
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I'm in NZ but saw the Sabrent 2TB Rocket Q4 (QLC) NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Maximum Performance Solid State Drive R/W 4800/3600 MB/s (SB-RKTQ4-2TB) sold by Amazon Australia has come down in price to $267.01 as it's on my CamelCamelCamel watch list.

This is basically the same drive1 as the Corsair MP600 CORE 2TB here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/684978 but lacks the heatsink and obviously Sabrent branded/support/warranty/etc. It's slightly cheaper and since the Corsair heatsink evidentially doesn't really work with the PS5, thought it might be of interest. To be clear, as this is gen 4 it will work on the PS5. It's unlikely to meet the recommended read speed, but so far that's never been an issue.

Note although a generation 4 SSD, this has QLC NAND (Micron's 96L) so has all the QLC disadvantages. It has Phison's E16 so does have DRAM cache. Personally I don't feel this is a good deal for most people, better to spend the extra to get the 2TB 970 EVO Plus which is one of the best TLC generation 3 SSDs. Alternatively if performance matters, spend a bit more and get a high end generation 4. Sequential speeds only tend to give you a small benefit for most purposes compared to 4k random etc. So with the QLC + weak Phison E16 controller, even within the SLC cache region, you tend to get better performance with a good gen 3 drive in real world use. And with a QLC, you really don't want to be writing before the SLC cache has recovered.

It also has a lowish warrantied 0.1 DWPD or 450TB over 5 years although IMO that tends to be overblown. For most consumer purposes. at that level you're unlikely to ever reach it.

Some reviews: (again the MP600 Core 2TB is basically interchangeable)

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sabrent-rocket-q4-2-tb/

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16577/qlc-pcie-40
(look at the MP600 Core not the Sabrent Q4 since that's a 4TB and 4TBs can perform different due to more dies or denser NAND)

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9725/corsair-mp600-core-2t…

  1. You can ignore any differences in what their marketing department decided to put for maximum read and writes. Look at discussion in reviews or the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B27_j9NDPU3cNlj2HKcr… SSD spreadsheet ↩

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  • ciyborg on 01/03/2022 - 12:10
    +31

    Nice write up covering pros and cons, have my +1

    • edfoo on 01/03/2022 - 12:16

      Agree.

  • BargainKen on 01/03/2022 - 12:25
    +7

    QLC - yea nah. Get the Samsung.

    • edfoo on 01/03/2022 - 13:43

      Which Samsung model?

    • jollibot on 02/03/2022 - 11:54

      QLC is usually to be avoided in my opinion, but the reviews on this model are generally pretty favourable and the price is pretty decent.

      • BargainKen on 02/03/2022 - 12:42

        I have a crucial P1 which I got for cheap ($95) back in 2020, its "ok" in that I only use it as a boot drive and dont write to it a lot but aside from the terrible endurance ratings, the other gotcha is terrible write performance once the SLC cache is exhausted.

        In my case its 10% of the drive, of which only 200gig is free, so only 20GB.
        When I went to create a cache file for MS Flight Sim 2020 of 50GB, started off nice and quick but once cache exhausted ended up taking over 30mins. Write speed diminished to 60-100MB/sec which is even slower than a 5400RPM mechanical drive.

        In general I recommend to others to avoid and pay a little more for a TLC drive.

  • BennyHe2018 on 01/03/2022 - 12:32
    +2

    Get the CS 3040 2TB for $328.98 (TLC):

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08KGXK4Z6?smid=A4XRJ8S0WXSO0&t…

    • shakir99 on 01/03/2022 - 13:33

      Another option from PNY is the CS2140 2TB (TLC), which is currently $299 at Kogan and JW

    • edfoo on 01/03/2022 - 13:46

      The PNY 1TB at $177 seems to be better priced than Samsung 970 EVO Plus. And it is PCI-E gen 4 too.

      • Mighty man on 01/03/2022 - 17:40

        Is pny a good brand?

        • edfoo on 01/03/2022 - 17:54
          +2

          PNY has been producing storage and memory cards for years. I think it is a decent brand.

      • Agret on 02/03/2022 - 01:37

        We are looking at 2TB models here

      • netsurfer on 02/03/2022 - 10:36
        +1

        Phison E16 based PCIe gen 4 SSDs, I reckon it's best to avoid 1TB models. The chipset is better optimised for 2TB. If you really want 1TB PCIe gen 4 SSDs, best to stick with Samsung, WD or Seagate for now.

        • ro0sta on 02/03/2022 - 12:49

          Spot on. The benefits of the chipset are really seen in 2TB+ capacities, not 1TB.

          Anyone considering the purchase for PS5 (etc) should really think about storage requirements and game sizes always increasing - I have 2TB SSD's in my PS4/XB1 and both are nearly at capacity with (in my opinion) hardly any games. 4TB and others are extremely expensive though…just look at the Firecuda 530, or 4TB version with heatsink…Yikes!

    • boffman on 02/03/2022 - 09:08

      This is the best bang for buck right now. Got one yesterday. Nothing cheaper meets recommended speed

  • flame21 on 01/03/2022 - 12:56
    +2

    QLC, 450TB is really not that much. better get a TLC, easily be 1000TB+

    • eepykate on 01/03/2022 - 18:18

      Yeah - 450TBW is very low for 2TB. ​ It's below average from what I've seen for even 1TB, which I think is generally around 500-600.

  • Watanabe1995 on 01/03/2022 - 13:04
    -2

    Get MLC

  • animasoIa on 01/03/2022 - 13:28
    +1

    Good coverage, for those concerned with using it for PS5: https://youtu.be/L13lhXN8RTk?t=220

  • sheepish on 01/03/2022 - 13:56
    +1

    450TB is really not that much

    • Puffy Vulva on 01/03/2022 - 15:08

      still good for a games SSD no?
      It's only the writes that wreck it
      My 840 evo C drive is only at 36TB written

      • sacah on 01/03/2022 - 20:54

        Yeah, I think people just like to find things to complain about.
        My 840 Pro was my C drive for 8 years, and I even had Windows writing it's swap file to that and it's written 56TB.
        My 1yr old 4TB 860 Evo that is just used for games has written 4.6TB.
        My 3yr old 2TB 860 QVO, which is also a games drive has written 29TB.

      • netsurfer on 02/03/2022 - 10:45
        +1

        PC gaming, should be okay.
        PS5 gaming, based on the review, not ideal. Loading save game speed tends to be subpar. One game test encountered a crash (not a good sign).

  • bazingaa on 01/03/2022 - 17:10
    +1

    I think 400 TBW for a 2 TB drive is too low :/

  • LurvinOZB on 01/03/2022 - 19:03

    Will this work for the second slot of Legion 7i? Reading that is pci E3 backward compatible.

  • dfg555 on 01/03/2022 - 20:16
    +1

    qlc lmao

  • BusMan247 on 01/03/2022 - 23:21

    PS5 people.. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE!!!

    • hollykryten on 02/03/2022 - 11:03

      Not really. It's gone back up in price.

  • javawoo on 02/03/2022 - 05:54
    +1

    according to google QLC price is half of the cheapest one of TLC.

    but this isn't

    I dunno if this is good deal

    • netsurfer on 02/03/2022 - 10:38
      +1

      That's what they should be priced at, but manufacturers know they don't need to. If this 2TB QLC is $170-$180, will be sold out in minutes. We are not seeing PCIe gen 3 QLC SSDs in that price range yet and makers do intend to milk us for PCIe gen 4 chipset for the time being.

      • javawoo on 02/03/2022 - 18:23
        +1

        Maybe TLC ones are better bargain

  • hollykryten on 02/03/2022 - 10:55

    It's defaulted to a third party seller for $279.99.

    Amazon AU itself has it for $316.25.

    https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08D29JQ24/ref=ox_sc_ac…

    So unfortunately this has gone up in price.

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