Question Which M.2 Drive is better?

[GBDev]

Hello,

I'm thinking of purchasing a 4TB M.2 drive to store and run my games on. I've watered my options down to two and I want to know which would be better overall and is recommended the most.

Acer Predator GM7000 4TB or WD_BLACK 4TB SN850X​

Thanks in advance!

 

[Lutfij]

I'd get the Acer drive over the WD.

 

[GBDev]

I'd get the Acer drive over the WD.

Why? what are the differences between them?

 

[Lutfij]

Scroll down their specs and then compare them side by side;
https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850x-nvme-ssd?sku=WDS400T2X0E

 

[USAFRet]

At the published level of "difference", and the proposed use case (gaming)....a user will see ZERO difference.

I'd go with whichever manufacturer is closer to the actual manufacturing. Here, WD.

 

[GBDev]

At the published level of "difference", and the proposed use case (gaming)....a user will see ZERO difference.

I'd go with whichever manufacturer is closer to the actual manufacturing. Here, WD.

What do you mean by "I'd go with whichever manufacturer is closer to the actual manufacturing"?

 

[USAFRet]

What do you mean by "I'd go with whichever manufacturer is closer to the actual manufacturing"?

WD makes the actual hardware. ACER does not.

Similar Samsung and Crucial....they actually make the chips. Everyone else just rebrands.

 

[GBDev]

WD makes the actual hardware. ACER does not.

Similar Samsung and Crucial....they actually make the chips. Everyone else just rebrands.

Ah okay, that makes sense. Thank you!

 

[Lutfij]

I don't think my post deserved the Best Solution award, which is why I migrated it over to the one that did but thank you!