[SOLVED] What's the difference between these ssd's?

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I assume the more expensive ones are basically better/faster?

I currently have a SATA SSD, so I assume all of these would outperform the SATA?

https://www.amazon.ca/Sabrent-ROCKET-Internal-Performance-SB-ROCKET-4TB/dp/B07ZQSDQDB

https://www.amazon.ca/Sabrent-Internal-Maximum-Performance-SB-RKTQ4-4TB/dp/B08D28X4HW

https://www.amazon.ca/Sabrent-Rocket-Internal-Performance-SB-RKTQ-4TB/dp/B087N7HLRV

If I'm doing basic stuff (no heavy gaming or graphics stuff), would there be any point in getting the highest end one, or just stick to the $750 one?
 
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I haven't seen any pc's with a 4 TB ssd that are anywhere close to $1350.

I may also just get a 2 TB ssd I'm not sure. I have a lot of downloads and stuff so I wanted a 4 TB drive for the future in case I go past 2 TB, but it may not be necessary.

Also I wouldn't mind a SATA drive, however they're often soldered to the motherboards, whereas NVMe's aren't, so I can upgrade one that comes with NVMe.

Edit: also how do I know if there's an extra NVMe slot? If there is that'd be ideal.
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You buy a ~1150 dollars laptop that has a 1TB SSD in it. You add another 90 dollars 1TB SSD in it and you buy a 2TB external HDD. In the end you have your 4TB. 2TB that is SSD for your games, software, storage and that external HDD. Same price...
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NVME drives are the way to go for a basic OS/apps drive...but, as the price often quickly goes up more than double when doubling the storage size, best to get just a 1 TB or 2 TB unless you truly need a 4 TB NVME drive. (As stated above, if you need that much space, a pair of separate 2 TB drives cost less overall, and, often a SATA SSD, at $225/2 TB makes lots of sense for semi-fast bulk storage)

I have a 500 GB NVME, and, am keeping about 170 GB of it's space open when possible...; if I need more, I will get a 1 or 2 TB unit to go in the other NVME slot...

Gaming-wise, standard SATA SSD vs. NVME is not even a big difference in boot times or game load times...but a 2 TB NVME drive is about $100-$200 more, depending on PCI-e 3.0 vs. 4.0 (respectively), where the latter makes even less of a difference, short of seeming twice as impressive in CrstalDiskMark.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sabrent-rocket-4-plus-m2-nvme-ssd-review

Sabrent's 2 TB model looks good...! (Is your mainboard PCI-e 4.0 capable? If not, confine yourself to the PCI-e 3.0 options, still plenty fast, and, less expensive)
 
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"NVME drives are the way to go for a basic OS/apps drive"

A 860 EVO is as good as a NVMe for a boot drive or apps drive. That 1 second loading time you gain is totally not necessary.

Not saying you should not be using one for your OS and app drive. I have 2 NVMe. Just not necessary.

We buy them because some of them are the same prices as a SATAIII SSD. If it was triple the price no one would buy that for that difference in loading time.
 
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So buying a 750 dollars drive for a 600 US dollar laptop? Why not buy a 1350 dollars laptop with an already bigger drive in it?
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I haven't seen any pc's with a 4 TB ssd that are anywhere close to $1350.

I may also just get a 2 TB ssd I'm not sure. I have a lot of downloads and stuff so I wanted a 4 TB drive for the future in case I go past 2 TB, but it may not be necessary.

Also I wouldn't mind a SATA drive, however they're often soldered to the motherboards, whereas NVMe's aren't, so I can upgrade one that comes with NVMe.

Edit: also how do I know if there's an extra NVMe slot? If there is that'd be ideal.
 
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mkmossop said:
I haven't seen any pc's with a 4 TB ssd that are anywhere close to $1350.

I may also just get a 2 TB ssd I'm not sure. I have a lot of downloads and stuff so I wanted a 4 TB drive for the future in case I go past 2 TB, but it may not be necessary.

Also I wouldn't mind a SATA drive, however they're often soldered to the motherboards, whereas NVMe's aren't, so I can upgrade one that comes with NVMe.

Edit: also how do I know if there's an extra NVMe slot? If there is that'd be ideal.
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A SATA M.2 is no more soldered to the motherboard than an NVMe M.2 drive is, or a 2.5" SATA drive.

You're thinking of eMMC drives.
 
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mkmossop said:
I haven't seen any pc's with a 4 TB ssd that are anywhere close to $1350.

I may also just get a 2 TB ssd I'm not sure. I have a lot of downloads and stuff so I wanted a 4 TB drive for the future in case I go past 2 TB, but it may not be necessary.

Also I wouldn't mind a SATA drive, however they're often soldered to the motherboards, whereas NVMe's aren't, so I can upgrade one that comes with NVMe.

Edit: also how do I know if there's an extra NVMe slot? If there is that'd be ideal.
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You buy a ~1150 dollars laptop that has a 1TB SSD in it. You add another 90 dollars 1TB SSD in it and you buy a 2TB external HDD. In the end you have your 4TB. 2TB that is SSD for your games, software, storage and that external HDD. Same price. Better laptop specs. You win.
 
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USAFRet said:
You need to look at actual specs from HP (or whoever). Not an ebay link.

Give us the link and we can go from there.
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It looks like all the pc's I've checked recently have actually been NVMe drives, so I guess that's not an issue.

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You buy a ~1150 dollars laptop that has a 1TB SSD in it. You add another 90 dollars 1TB SSD in it and you buy a 2TB external HDD. In the end you have your 4TB. 2TB that is SSD for your games, software, storage and that external HDD. Same price. Better laptop specs. You win.
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That's a good idea, however there's not always a secondary SSD slot.

I just got the one from ebay. Hopefully there is a second SSD slot in it and I can add a 2 TB drive. If not I'll just replace the SSD that's already there.
 
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Stick with Gen3 NVMe in a laptop. Gen4 are serious about heat issues and generally require heatsinks to keep them in check. Not exactly ideal for laptop use as you don't have room for a heatsink and certainly do not need the additional heat outputs they generate.
 
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Karadjgne said:
Stick with Gen3 NVMe in a laptop. Gen4 are serious about heat issues and generally require heatsinks to keep them in check. Not exactly ideal for laptop use as you don't have room for a heatsink and certainly do not need the additional heat outputs they generate.
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I got a good deal on a Samsung 970 EVO PLUS, which I believe is Gen 3.
 
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