It's been a while since an M.2 2230 sized SSD has been shared for the handhelds like the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally and similar, so here's one in the capacity of 2TB that's perfect for upgrading the storage.
If you use the AliExpress app and have AliExpress Coins, you can get a significantly lower price through the link in this deal than what the desktop or mobile site offers.
This works with other devices that only accept 2230 sized SSDs including Surface Pro 9, X, Surface Laptop 3, 4, Laptop Go and more. Since this is a Gen4 SSD you shouldn't use it with the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Pro 7+ due to stability issues. Both of these have no issues with Gen3 SSDs.
This one offers a sequential read up to 5150 MB/s, sequential write up to 4850 MB/s and uses Toshiba BiCS5 112l or SanDisk TLC flash. Unfortunately 2230 sized SSDs don't have DRAM cache, but this one uses pSLC cache and HMB to make up for it so it's perfectly fine for gaming. Especially when a lot of other similar SSDs are QLC.
- Apply the coupon AFAU20 or AUFF12
AU$ based on current Mastercard rate and GST inclusive.
For those paying in USD this is how you get the correct exchange rate in PayPal:
Setting overseas websites to AUD or letting PayPal do the currency conversion results in an inflated rate. To get the correct rate you need a card without international fees and do the following:
- Set the website currency to USD
- Checkout with PayPal
- Select your card with no international fees
- Click "See currency options"
- Select USD to bill the card in USD instead of AUD
- Proceed with checkout
Now you'll get the correct MasterCard or VISA exchange rate depending on the card.
Are there any tiny external cases for these? If so, do they need external power or could I plug it into my phone (for example)?