Samsung 990 PRO SSD NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P2T0B/AM

I had to order this ssd disk because the one I had prior (Patriot VP4300 Lite) of the same capacity died the same day, minutes after being installed into a brand new gaming rig.This one, being a 4tb pcie gen4 drive is built on Samsung's 8th Gen vnand memory and is really fast, it's a good value for money because, even without installing Samsung Magician and turning on "performance mode" I get 7100+ mb/s read/write speeds. it's REALLY FAST for a pcie gen4 drive. Installing it is easy as well, like any other ssd, formats quickly and offers customization via Samsung's "Magician" software but, even if you don't install it, it will perform well in its default settings. Most importantly, it WORKS, without dying, for now anyway and is silent, with no gate wine.The "full performance mode" raises speed only a little bit, I recommend going with the standard mode, mostly because it allows for the disk to be turned off which will probbaly impact its longevity and may result in data loss. It's really fast the way it is setup by the default, enjoy it!

I'm no fanboy but when it comes to storage, I love Samsung. It used to be Western Digital when I was young but something has happened to them over the years.This is one of their better drives. They do have newer ones targeting AI but unless you're decking out your machine for LLM and have hundreds of gigs of RAM to support it, this will suffice for basically everything except maybe the actual amount of space. So, buy a couple or look for an 8TB.These drives work well. I have a lower model in my desktop by mistake. Honestly though it's so fast compared to "faster" models from other brands, I can't tell I bought the wrong one.This one is in one of my laptops. The laptop mount wasn't correct so I had to make a rubber washer for UNDER the SSD which is unusual. Otherwise it mounted fine. Not the drive's fault but the computer.It was recognized perfectly but one note: If your computer has Intel RST/VMD and you intend to use linux, you may need to disable it. This may prevent Windows from booting until re-enabled. Luckily for me, I just deleted Windows. Problem solved. This is a side-note for those of you purchasing these for dual-boot to hopefully save you some headache.Anyway ... 4tb ... super fast .. I have it luks encrypted, full-bore. You simply cannot tell. That's why I love these drives. I work on sensitive projects. Some legal. Some health. Some security. Etc. I run full disk encryption on my project storage and active machines with different keys each obviously and other security measures we won't get into but with this sort of NVME the performance loss is absolutely negligible. For example the "AI" nvme is absolutely not needed in my case.I actually do a lot of AI code. Financial predictions to massive patterns that I can't explain here without breaching contract but the point is, the drives are never maxed out even while fully encrypted. My GPU, NPU or CPU always bottlenecks first.The same with Video Games. Even VR games.Basically, there are few cases where this drive will not suffice. You'll know if you truly need better. If you aren't sure then, this drive will probably be perfect but it doesn't hurt to double-check.

Upgraded to the Samsung 990 PRO 4TB and it blew me away. Load times in games are almost instant, and transferring large files feels like dragging and dropping a text document. Install was simple, and it runs cool even under load.I use it for both gaming and video editing, and it hasn’t skipped a beat. Pricey, yeah—but if you want top-tier speed and lots of space, it’s totally worth it.

Excellent SSD, fast, and functions as advertised! I am using two of these 4TB versions in my current gaming PC that I built. It's a bit pricier than it should be, but it's a quality product.

I really liked this M.2 hard drive, very useful with high speed and above all its quality. I recommend it for gaming or the construction industry for their heavy programs.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:The SSD is extremely fast with quick load times. Easy to install and works perfectly. Great upgrade for any system.

I put this in my PS5 and now I have practically unlimited space. I installed 25 games so far. Only gripe is it didn't come with any mounting screw of any kind. Luckily I had a spare screw laying around. The speed seems to be fine although it was slightly slower than what was advertised. I didn't get a heatsink so maybe that's why.

Excellent SSD. Super fast and easy to install plus Samsung Magician software is the best. Bought this after returning a WD Black label that was defective. Should have bought this to begin with. Should have known after owning two other Samsung SSD's that never failed.