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Sabrent Introduces Rocket Q M.2-2230 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, Capacities Up to 2TB

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Be the first to experience the future of storage! As a passionate gamer, you know the importance of fast load times, seamless gameplay, and having ample space for your favorite games. Our team of experts has worked tirelessly to create an SSD that fits the Steam Deck and that not only meets but exceeds your expectations. The Rocket Q 2230 SSD is the perfect companion to maximize your gaming potential and unleash a whole new world of possibilities.

The next generation of small form factor SSD is here. The Rocket 2230 Q delivers big drive performance so that your Steam Deck, Microsoft Surface, and other devices can live up to their potential. It's compact, fast, cool-running, and reliable. 2 TB capacity available for preorder, others will be announced soon! We tested our new Rocket Q 2 TB SSD on our Steam Deck here in the lab and received excellent results when compared to stock SSDs that come pre-equipped on Steam Decks.



Here we see results from 64 GB and 512 GB SSDs that come pre-equipped on Steam Decks.

For more information, visit the product page.

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m.e.h.....

2TB is soooo 2020-ish, hehehe :D

yea, I know these are the mini-me versions, but just sayin....
 
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They don't have this information listed on the product page but the SSD is QLC so life expectancy is quite low; had to lookup the micron nand flash (n48r) to figure out what cell charge was being used.
 
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bonehead123 said:
m.e.h.....

2TB is soooo 2020-ish, hehehe :D

yea, I know these are the mini-me versions, but just sayin....
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I spent £10 on a used 256GB drive for my discount SteamDeck

I didn't think the Deck would be powerful enough for big AAA games that take up 100GB each

I was so wrong, and now I'm wishing my biggest MicroSD card wasn't 256GB

:love:
 
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Chrispy_ said:
I spent £10 on a used 256GB drive for my discount SteamDeck

I didn't think the Deck would be powerful enough for big AAA games that take up 100GB each

I was so wrong, and now I'm wishing my biggest MicroSD card wasn't 256GB

:love:
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love...........


lol I miss Knoxx, it's been so long.............
 
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sabrent sucks. paid 90 for my gen4 2230 drive for my 512gb sabrent drive i got on launch. steam deck at launch, 33 days later they discount it, and make the 1tb variant only 109... only 20 more and i could have doubled my storage. the sale took place conviently 3 days after the refund period for the launch drives.

fucking scumbag policies. never buying sabrent again
 
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Space Lynx said:
sabrent sucks. paid 90 for my gen4 2230 drive for my 512gb sabrent drive i got on launch. steam deck at launch, 33 days later they discount it, and make the 1tb variant only 109... only 20 more and i could have doubled my storage. the sale took place conviently 3 days after the refund period for the launch drives.

fucking scumbag policies. never buying sabrent again
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If you buy based on "sales" = AKA lets dump stuff that nobody wants, you deserve what is coming to you.
I tell this to my little kid: Be wary of any reduction in price, that is not for you to benefit from, that is a big WARNING sign.

Be the first to experience the future of storage!
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Right, except PCIe 4.0 storage is old, there is PCIe 5.0 that is better already. And yes there are stuff released already.
Anyone saying NVMe Gen 4 is clueless and deserves to be fired. NVMe has a different numbering scheme.
Stay away from this crap.
 
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Wye said:
Right, except PCIe 4.0 storage is old, there is PCIe 5.0 that is better already. And yes there are stuff released already.
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PCIe 5.0 is better already ... in some respects, but even if you forget about the price, its HOT and improves little, or nothing at all, in random performance. PCIe 4.0 still has a lot of room for improvement - but no, neither Sabrent nor anyone else is actually going to speed up random reads considerably.
Wye said:
Anyone saying NVMe Gen 4 is clueless and deserves to be fired. NVMe has a different numbering scheme.
Stay away from this crap.
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Your're right, but look at this example: evey manufacturer and his dog sells "SATA III" or "SATA 3" SSDs and HDDs and interfaces when in reality it's SATA 6 Gbit/s. There's a connection of course, SATA 3.0 introduced that higher speed, but didn't make lower speeds obsolete.
 
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