Choosing an m.2 drive

fakie_flip · 07-17-2020, 12:37 PM

Can someone tell me which one is a better purchase? I've heard of Crucial before, and I never heard of a Sabrent. If you look at the number of reviews in the screenshot, more people are leaving reviews on the Crucial which means more Crucials have been sold than the Sabrent, but the Sabrent has better specs? Also in the screenshot, it says the Sabrent is PCI express and the Crucial is not PCI express.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2Q4SWZ...v_ov_lig_dp_it

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Rocke...ct_top?ie=UTF8

sevendogsbsd · 07-17-2020, 12:58 PM

I don't have one of these drives but have considered it for my gaming box. Here is a link to some reviews: https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best...d-state-drives

Personally I have had outstanding luck with Samsung SSDs so when/if I buy and m.2/nvme, I will buy a Samsung, but, they are expensive so there is that.

fakie_flip · 07-17-2020, 03:15 PM

I'm not wanting to pay twice as much or get half as much storage for the same price.

sevendogsbsd · 07-17-2020, 03:18 PM

Understood, not for everyone. I go for reliability and service life and don't mind spending the $.

fakie_flip · 07-17-2020, 04:09 PM

Looking at a review for a similar drive from the same company with larger storage space, I decided to go with the Sabrent Rocket and get the extra performance. If I am dissatisfied in 10-15 days of using this drive, I should be able to get a 100% refund.

Review on similar Sabrent drive:
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/sabrent-rocket-q