Skip to main content
Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020
PNY recently changed the TBW for this NVME SSD and I'm wondering if it's because they switched over to QLC instead of TLC previously. ADATA was caught doing this so I do not recommend buying any version of this SSD after 2021 because their TBW (for the 1TB version) has gone from 1665 to 360 which is an 80% decrease! I repeat: Do not buy this NVME SSD after 2021. I don't think Crucial, Sabrent or Samsung (they all make their own NAND) have resorted to these deceptive practices so get an SSD from them instead.
Old review:
There are 5 NVME SSDs that I consider to be the best bang for your buck. Samsung is off the list cause they're too expensive but their SSDs are extremely good and have a good warranty. Any of the below are great and have decent warranties (3-5 years). Buy whichever is cheaper as they all have Toshiba/Micron/Hynix NAND.
1. HP EX920 (hard to find in stock right now)
2. Inland Premium NVME
3. Sabrent Rocket NVME (Not Q version)
4. PNY CS3030
5. ADATA SX8200 Pro
The PNY CS3030 actually checks off a lot of my requirements:
-quad-core, 8-ch
-has DRAM (DDR4 for 1TB-2TB, DDR3 for everything below 1TB)
-TLC (better write capacity than QLC)
-5 year warranty
-3500read/3000write
-Phison E12 (all of the good consumer NVMe SSDs use this and it's excellent)
Please note that this does not contain an M.2 standoff so you may have to order one in case your motherboard or laptop doesn't have one. It is also doublesided but this will not affect most PCs or laptops unless yours is a really thin ultrabook like the Lenovo X1E which uses only single sided M.2 SSD.
Old review:
There are 5 NVME SSDs that I consider to be the best bang for your buck. Samsung is off the list cause they're too expensive but their SSDs are extremely good and have a good warranty. Any of the below are great and have decent warranties (3-5 years). Buy whichever is cheaper as they all have Toshiba/Micron/Hynix NAND.
1. HP EX920 (hard to find in stock right now)
2. Inland Premium NVME
3. Sabrent Rocket NVME (Not Q version)
4. PNY CS3030
5. ADATA SX8200 Pro
The PNY CS3030 actually checks off a lot of my requirements:
-quad-core, 8-ch
-has DRAM (DDR4 for 1TB-2TB, DDR3 for everything below 1TB)
-TLC (better write capacity than QLC)
-5 year warranty
-3500read/3000write
-Phison E12 (all of the good consumer NVMe SSDs use this and it's excellent)
Please note that this does not contain an M.2 standoff so you may have to order one in case your motherboard or laptop doesn't have one. It is also doublesided but this will not affect most PCs or laptops unless yours is a really thin ultrabook like the Lenovo X1E which uses only single sided M.2 SSD.
