Sabrent 1TB TLC Gen. 4 NVMe SSD

I will likely be updating this review, as I built a brand new PC and would like to write a comprehensive review regarding all components. However, the review will include individual product reviews as well, so let this be the first of the lot. I'll keep it simple for now. First and foremost: this drive is great. It's stupid fast, looks nice, and so far, I've had zero problems. That said, I'm also a first time NVMe user, so take that with a grain of salt. Even an SSD drive would have been a substantial upgrade for me, so it's hard to fully gauge the quality of this product. Which brings me to the only "cons"/concerns I have. 1) Assembling the heatsink felt a bit sketchy. The amount of pressure I had to apply in order to align the screws correctly was much greater than I'd have expected. Even with said pressure, two of the screws barely caught thread and anchored properly. If you've got arthritis or low hand strength, a vise might be appropriate... 2) So far, I've yet to see even a whiff of the read/write speed the drive boasts (while still seeing 2,000+ MB/sec on benchmarks, which seems in-line with most NVMe drives). While that doesn't really upset me, seeing as it's ridiculously fast anyway, my X570 + Ryzen 7 3700X *should* be able to take advantage of it -- I just haven't seen it yet. Perhaps that's just a limitation of the benchmark software I've used so far (largely UserBenchmark for anything other than the CPU/GPU), but it's worth noting *for now.* If I ever see a file transfer/benchmark that reveals the boasted 5,000MB/sec, I will most certainly update this. 3) With the above point in mind, I highly recommend you go with the 1TB version at minimum. My benchmark has fallen substantially since I first ran it, and I suspect it's because of the limited storage I have left for sequential writes. Furthermore, the 1TB+ versions seem to have better specs overall. Last thoughts for this initial review: my first benchmark on UserBenchmark put this drive at some 380% efficiency, ranking my PC as a UFO across the board. That is a tremendous score. While it has fallen to "below expected" versus other benches using this drive on my latest bench, it hasn't seen any real-world performance issues. I again suspect it's entirely because of the remaining space on the drive. Do I recommend the Sabrent Rocket 4? I definitely do. Just don't make my mistake and think that because you were only using ~170GB of total data on your previous PC that you won't suddenly end up with almost twice that with the increase in power/performance/ability to actually play modern games/use intensive apps, haha.

My gaming PC was very slow, boot times were killing me. I was at the point of throwing in the towel and getting a new PC just to stop the pain. I did some research and found that a solid state drive may solve my problems. I purchased the Sabrent 2TB and never looked back. After the install my PC, it felt like I was dealing with a brand new computer. Everything felt faster and I wasn't pulling my hair out because things too forever to load. With 2TB you will not have to worry about running out of space.

Ecillent speed and response with OS bootup time and data transfer rates a great choice for graphic design and or video editing.

I'm extremely happy with my purchase of the SABRENT 2TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD. It's a beast of a drive that delivers blazing-fast performance and plenty of storage space for all my games and files. It was easy to install on my motherboard that supports PCIe 4.0, and it came with a free cloning software that helped me transfer my data from my old drive. The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD has an impressive sequential read speed of up to 5,000 MBps and a sequential write speed of up to 4,400 MBps, which is much faster than any SATA or PCIe 3.0 SSD I've ever used. It also has a high endurance rating of up to 3,600 TBW, which means it will last me for years without any degradation or failure. The drive looks sleek and stylish with its black PCB and gold sticker, and it comes with a 5-year warranty if you register it online within 90 days of purchase. I also like that it supports NVMe 1.3 protocol, SMART and TRIM functions, and firmware updates. The SABRENT Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 SSD is hands down the best SSD I've ever owned, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to upgrade their PC or laptop with a fast, reliable, and high-capacity drive.

I bought this to replace my Samsung 860 EVO 500GB sata ssd because I needed more than 500GB and since I have PCI-E 4.0, I figured I'd use it. Now, the price tag for this drive might look expensive, keep in mind that this is PCI-E 4.0 ready, has 1TB of storage space, AND it is an M.2 drive. So, you'll be getting PCI-E 4.0 speeds, plenty of storage, and the convenience of M.2 (no SATA cables creating unnecessary clutter). I didn't have any issues with this drive right after cloning it (comes with the Acronis software for cloning) and installation was extremely simple for me. Not only was installing this drive to my motherboard really simple but using Acronis to clone was a very user-friendly experience. No matter how amazing this drive is, there are some slight nitpicks that I am going to mention. First off, finding the exact Acronis page to download the software required to clone (if you plan to clone anyways) was the most problem I had with my overall experience getting this drive operational. Second is that if you are planning to buy the SSD with the heatsink combo, then please follow the instructions. It will save you some time and some headaches in getting everything attached. I was confused when I was trying to get this installed onto my motherboard but quickly realized that I had to take off the standoff that is on the motherboard and position it onto the correct hole. Someone mentioned in a review that they took off the tiny foam block (assuming you have the foam block on your motherboard) and installed it. Please do not remove that foam and see if you have the standoff. Once I positioned the standoff correctly, everything else installed easily. When putting the heatsink together, the bottom plate has a "lip" at the screw hole. This is to help people line up the drive and top portion of the heatsink so that everything fits snug and correctly (the manual shows this). Great SSD and heatsink for the price but please read the small manual for the heatsink. You'll save time and prevent some headaches along the way.

This thing is nuts. Crazy fast. I'm not running bench marks or anything, but I loaded Windows 10 on it and I've never seen a system boot up so fast. Blows my mind every time. I'm used to waiting a while and then getting into windows and then its still thinking for a while. This one is just zap! Done! Very cool. Only game I've installed is Diablo 3, all my other games will be on steam and are waiting for another sabrent NVME M.2 drive, this time PCIE 3.0 QLC 2tb. Diablo 3 runs great. I've had bad luck w SSD drives connected by SATA. They just don't work or die early. My firecuda 2tb hybrid ssd drive could never even be detected, was causing electrical problems, blinking rgb lights or computer turning off, so forget it. I ordered another sabrent nvme drive for my other m.2 slot, about the cheapest 2tb NMVE one for games PCIE 3.0, because now I trust that they work, not the fastest of its kind but super fast. I don't trust SSD and mechanical drives are too big and slow and louder, so I'm paying some more for what I know will work. Should not improve gaming too much from what I hear, maybe loading times idk, I just need it to work and didn't want a mechanical drive. Done with SSDs connected by SATA chords. Plugging storage straight to the motherboard now. I have a ROG Strix-E motherboard so it has thermal pads w fan and covering to cool both m.2 drives already. Should be fine. Sabrent is a brand I've only now heard of. If these two drives continue to impress me like the first one has so far, for the last few weeks, and not crap out right away, I will really trust and recommend Sabrent drives in the future. So far so good!

This SSD was purchased solely because my new mobo has dual m.2 sockets. I always install my OS, CAD and Design software on a samsung pro, period. So I figured I would try this cheaper brand for a games drive as nothing of great value would be lost if the worst happened. So Ill start first with pros. This drive was cheaper than my Samsung Pro 980 by around 50 dollars. This drive as well as my 980 pro are both 4.0 drives and my 980 pro beats this drive by an average of 1500mb/s, but after all it was cheaper. I find the speed of the Sabrent acceptable. CONS The install sheet asks first and foremost if you are holding a double sided or single sided SSD. (I don't know why they cant just print off different instructions based on unit instead of a generic sheet but whatever). The heatsink comes with a thermal pad pre attached to the base plate and also one attached to the underside of the heatsink itself. The problem is the 500 GB has chips on BOTH sides but on one side it only has chips coming up about half way. So no matter WHICH directions you follow the thermal pads are going to be under differing pressures. If you follow the single sided instructions and double up on the pads on the base it creates almost too much pressure against the area that has chips on both sides. And if you follow the double sided directions then it doesn't feel like too much pressure where the chips are double sided..but now you don't really have great contact on the other end where there are only chips on one side. I guess it should be no surprise that my 980 pro only runs about 6 C warmer than this SSD with the heatsink. (980 doesn't have heatsink other than "tape" that comes on it from factory) And the 980 pro is on the very bottom so doesn't get the best airflow, I would wonder which one runs cooler just stock. I'll also point out that the m2 screw that came with the sabrent was stripped, BAD. Thankfully I work on a lot of electronics and have a big organizer filled with m2 screws of every length conceivable. Finally, During installation make sure you get your Serial Number if you intend to warranty this. Because even though it doesn't say it anywhere, you only get a one year warranty WITHOUT registration. I have an Aunt who works for the FTC, she said they have to disclose this type of shenanigan's up front which they do not so they may very well be violating CFR and you could potentially leverage this fact into getting service a few years from now, but I wouldn't count on it. If your wanting the whole 5 years better go uninstall it hope the thermal pads dont get messed up and grab that serial. I don't care to be honest. If this SSD dies then that will just ensure I steer clear of anything Sabrent in the future. A good company with a SOLID product shouldn't ever have to really worry about the warranty. So why is Sabrent trying to cloak their policy? Are they expecting a lot of drives to crash after a few years? I am a Samsung fanboy, always have been at least on SSD's that is. I have only ever had to file one warranty claim with Samsung and they honored it even though it was 4 years and 10 months old. NO.QUESTIONS.ASKED The main thing they cared about was that I was below the TBW level, which I was just by a bit. That replacement is still going today in my media PC in the living room. You don't buy something hoping you'll need the warranty on it, but man...that 50 dollar price difference is really looking miniscule now eh. My . 02 cents.

Got one of these back when it was the good version; TLC. The drive is holding up really well after 2 and a half years of use. Still really fast, no sign of any issues or potential premature failures. Skip the newer models though, they use Quad-Level Cell chips. Why is this bad? It's an extra level, why would that be bad? While you might get more space out of QLC nand ram, it comes at the cost of transfer rates (especially when multiple processes are happening in parallel) and they are less durable (aka they die faster). It also can make them more error prone, so less reliable. It may be tempting to grab a QLC drive because the cost is a bit lower/gb of space, but if you are doing anything intensive like media creation, rendering, and possibly even some less optimized games this drive, as will other QLC drives, is going to have some amount of impact. TLC is still the best nand right now for your buck.