Yet another Kingston KC3000 2TB SSD deal, a bit cheaper but for eBay Plus member only.
Specifications
Equally as good
The Samsung 990 Pro is the only one I would consider to be meaningfully better. This Kingston drive is fairly close to as good as they come on PCIE4.0.
The KC3000 is equal to the 990 Pro. In fact, the KC3000 was released before the 990 Pro. It was almost like Samsung realised that their 980 Pro would lose out to the KC3000, SN850X and other 7000/7000 MB/s Gen4 drives a bit too late, and finally released the 990 Pro to stay relevant in Gen4.
These PCIe x4 gen 4 NVMe SSDs have not been around long enough to be considered reliable. However, do consider this:
Kingston SSDs, the warranty is through the retailer. That means for the entire 5 years, you need to get warranty support from that retailer. It's good and bad. If that retailer provides great service, then you could get the replacement on the spot (or refund on the spot). If that retailer is average, that retailer will do the RMA for you and can take time. If that retailer is dodgy and ignores you later on…. well, you know.
Samsung SSDs, after the initial period (I am guessing 14 days), you contact Samsung RMA. Most retailers probably are willing to help you with the RMA for the first year I am guessing. Anyway, the down side of directly dealing with Samsung is you need to post the SSD back (at your own expense). You generally get a recent model of SSDs as a replacement and sometimes the RMA department gives you a bigger size SSD. Full refund is generally not an option.
Well, the issue with HardDisks becoming faulty,
if you are willing to return your drives for the warranty claim,
when the drive can contain all kinds of sensitive data on it.
Newer versions of Windows support drive encryption. Thing is, make sure you keep your encryption recovery key.
Mac has similar feature for quite some time. Not sure which camp did it first, probably Mac did it first.
@netsurfer: Just wonder kc3000 doesn’t support encryption, does that mean it is slower or even doesn’t support the above mentioned drive encryption? Thanks.
Planning to get one for my Lenovo x1 yoga laptop.
O bought one of those optioned 7060 but still haven’t received. Can I use these ones with that pc?
is this good for the PS5?
You'll need a heatsink, but, yep!
This got aluminium heat spreader. Does it still need extra heat sink?
Yep
@Gotchas: Heat sink. If you asked people whether you need a heat sink for the SSD you put into PS5, majority of people will tell you:
Yep
@Gotchas: You can get a heatsink pretty cheap. I got 2 delivered for $10 from Amazon AU (with Prime).
@Gotchas: It's fine for PS5. It's just Sony recommends people put get a heatsink for the SSD you put into PS5. Even though tests have shown it made virtually no difference, no one would tell you not to get one (because Sony says use one).
be quiet! MC1 M.2 SSD Cooler used to be a good one, except PCCG's shipping is too expensive. Get a cheaper one, but in that page, there is a video where the lady shows you how to do it.
Notice there is a certain amount of the m.2 SSD which is outside of the heatsink (the m.2 connector side), make sure you allocate enough. An easier way might be align the other side (the side with the screw hole). If you do find a good MC1 deal, get MC1, don't get MC1 Pro. There are a lot of similar ones but cheaper.
I personally used an el cheapo one which kinda copied MC1, but not as good. MC1 wasn't available in Australia at the time I wanted to install the m.2 SSD into my PS5.
Some people don't want to bother with that so they get an SSD with heatsink already installed for PS5.
so tempted .. i want to upgrade my 512gb gen 4 disk
thanks OP, been looking for a DRAM nvme for my new laptop
Thoughts on using this in my 3.0 slot as a boot drive?
Overkill in theory. The top speed drops to 3500 / 3500 (but the top speed is pretty much mostly marketing). However, 2TB PCIe gen 3 x4 SSDs which are somewhat comparable are not cheap enough.
Also, you would be uncomfortable with low end PCIe gen 3 x4 option (its performance) - $118. So for now, no quality 2TB PCIe gen 3 x4 on special therefore it is fine to get this Kingston one.
Thank you!
decent price
Contemplating whether I should pull the trigger now or wait for the price to drop a bit more.
It is more enticing if you live in NSW.
For me, my preference is for SSDs where the warranty is done by the retailer, I prefer to get it from a retailer that's within driving distance. Amazon AU's service so far it okay, but time will tell.
Bring on the 4gb
This or the Kingston NV2 2TB for $149?
Mainly just for an enclosure to backup photos and videos on a trip.
Out of stock my dudes
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Is it better than samsung drives? Looking for a fast reliable bootable drive for lenovo laptop