pm961 power consumption vs sm961

[Stokesperc]

Ok I have a Dell XPS 9550 with 32gigs ram 256 pm951 running windows 10. I have maxed out my storage and need to upgrade. Ideally id like a 1tb nvme drive but that is too expensive for me right now. Looks like I can pick up a used 512 pm951 for a good price on ebay. However I am still considering the sm961 or 960 evo. I can not find much info on the power consumption of the pm951 in comparison to the other two. Battery life is a priority as well as maximizing gb/$. The speed of the pm951 is good enough for me though faster is always better. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[hang-the-9]

Thinking about about the power use difference between the different solid state drives you are looking at is like making sure all the dead bugs are off your car to save on weight for gas use. It's not even worth the time needed to research it. You will not notice any battery life difference at all, even with a benchmark.