I would of course advise anybody to double check exact dimensions (which we do not have yet) before buying something like this when released, particularly in SFF, but you see. I myself use a Mini ITX motherboard inside a modded NZXT H210 with a ventilated front panel, and I have eyes.
The taller ones of these wouldn't be suitable, I agree— but looking at my own PC on my desk right now, I'm reasonably certain I have the open height above my already-occupied NVMe slot for at least one of these. My CPU cooler (a low-profile Noctua air-cooler) isn't overhanging MY NVMe drive (and if I started using an AIO that wouldn't be a factor at all)...so maybe you should learn a little more about SFF PCs before talking sideways like this? Just a thought.
Been building my ITX systems since 2007 when I got my first Shuttle barebone so I'm somewhat familiar with SFF PCs. I've also seen the trend of modern ITX motherboards that builds up ridiculous amount of daughterboards adjacent to the CPU socket, so cooler overhang interference is quite a big issue indeed within the SFF community.
Speaking of cooler. I take it from your comment that you're using the NH-L9, which is the one cooler out of two in their entire lineup that does not extend outside the socket keep out zone (and is also the least capable cooler on their current lineup). Your case isn't particularly small for a SFF system (it's a 26.5L tower that only takes ITX motherboard, which seems laughably inefficient considering my daily driver is in the Salvo S700, a 26L tower that takes a full sized ATX motherboard, a RTX3080 and two 280mm rads). Which begs the question, what kind of system/use case are you using where you're comfortable with a 65W cooler for the CPU but need so much throughput on your SSD that necessitate one of these SSD coolers? Doesn't seem very intuitive to my simpleton mind, perhaps you could elaborate on your daily tasks for this machine.
I don't disagree that there are some combination of cases and coolers that will make it possible to use the monstrosities depicted in this article, but any cursory glance at what's popular on the market (the likes of the A4-H20, CM NR200, FormD T1, SSUPD Meshies, FD Ridge & Terra) shows that the vast majority of builds people are actually using would be unable to make use of these excessively tall SSD coolers, especially sandwich cases. And for the SFF cases where coolers with no overhang are popular (NH-L9, Thermalright AXP-47 and the likes), are the cases where you ACTUALLY need those low profile coolers due to height restrictions (for example the Velka 3 or Densium cases), and for these cases you won't be able to use these tall SSD coolers either, they'd crash into the side panels.
So can you give me some plausible examples of cases and coolers where these SSD heatsink makes sense? (not counting your own example of your PC somehow choosing to use the NH-L9 cooler in an NZXT case the size of an aircraft carrier).
My disagreement with the author of the article is with the fact that he's suggesting that the SSD heatsink are suitable for SFF builds, no qualification given, which is clearly nonsense.
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