Customer Ratings & Reviews

This thing is great i really needed more storage and didnt want to break the bank the price for what you get is a steal if you need for storage i recommend getting sandisk

The 1TB Sandisk Extreme M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Sandisk) lives up to its speed claims and is a terrific choice. My specific use for it is to edit photos with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and occasionally 4K video with Final Cut Pro. I can easily end up with 1,000+ pictures after a photo session. With so many files it’s a chore to cull, organize, and get them print or display ready so I like to be able to push through the process as fast as possible. That means using a fast drive that won’t choke on a high data, fast-paced workflow. When the internal SSD on my MacBook Pro is already full of other projects I have to use a supplemental external drive. Unfortunately, no pre-built external SSD is fast enough for my needs, so I construct my own by installing a speedy internal SSD into an also fast 40Gbps USB4 external enclosure. In this instance I used the 1TB Sandisk Extreme M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4. In choosing an SSD for photo editing I want four things: 1. A trusted brand, backed up by a long-term warranty, 2. Fast, but not record breaking, speed, because I can’t benefit from the very fastest models, and 3. It doesn’t get blazing hot just editing photos. On paper at least, the Sandisk filled the first two requirements with a 5-year warranty and advertised 5150 Mb/s read and 4900 Mb/s write speeds. Impossible to know about the heat until you use it. So, I initialized the Sandisk as an ExFAT drive for multi-platform compatibility and put it through the paces to confirm it was what its advertised to be and that it didn’t get too toasty. Using Blackmagic’s Disk Speed Test, the Sandisk proved it was everything it claimed to be and more as it exceeded the advertised speeds. I used the toughest stress test Blackmagic offers, 5GB, and it performed magnificently: 6272 Mb/s write and 5090 Mb/s read. Expectedly, the test indicated the Sandisk is capable of editing common flavors of 8K video and a few of 12K too. This is what I mean by my not needing the very fastest – the ability to edit even a few kinds of 12K video is already well beyond my needs. Of course, Blackmagic’s test is only theoretical, but my real-life experience mimics the Sandisk’s reported speed. For example, it took 4 seconds to transfer a 12.6 GB folder of photos from my M3 MacBook Pro to the Sandisk. (The SSD in the M3 MacBook Pro is similar in speed as the Sandisk so YMMV if you your internal drive is slower than the Sandisk). Photo editing with Lightroom and Photoshop (2024 version) on the Sandisk also feels as smooth as when I edit with the Mac’s internal SSD. Scrolling through hundreds of 36MB RAW photos goes almost too fast and even computer taxing edits like the new Lens Blur feature completes nearly instantly. Basic edits like exposure and dehazing are immediate even when done in rapid succession of each other. Also, I never experienced any “start and stop” that can happen when a drive hits a data bottleneck processing read and write tasks. So that brings me to that one “must not have” – excessive heat. Since I don’t have a thermal camera or similar tools, so, I had to resort to the “hand test.” If my hand is comfortable resting on the case then it’s “normal” heat. And that’s what I encountered after hours of constant use. My SSD enclosure’s temperature was hand warmer, but not an egg cooker. A wild guess of the temp I experienced here is somewhere in the 80F range. Next I disconnected the enclosure to feel the temperature of the Sandisk itself. It was many degrees cooler than my enclosure case which tells me my enclosure was doing its job being an effective heat sink and this SSD seems to keep to “average” SSD temperatures. Speaking of heatsinks, this Sandisk SSD model doesn’t have one built-in, making it ideal for upgradable laptops and external enclosures where space is tight. This Sandisk model is ideal for anyone who edits photos or videos or needs a fast “mid-range” SSD and has a computer or external enclosure than can take advantage of Gen 4 PCIe speed. It would probably also work well as a boot drive, but overkill for just storing files.

I'm a tech enthusiast who dabbles in everything from video editing to casual gaming. My 5 year old laptop started feeling moving like molasses. I decided to upgrade the storage to the Insignia Western Digital Extreme M.2 1TB Internal SSD. This SSD is where it truly shines. Booting up my computer now takes mere seconds now, applications launch in a blink, and even large file transfers happen at warp speed. Compared to my old HDD, it's like night and day. PCIe Gen 3 speeds (up to 3,300 MB/s read) they make a noticeable difference in daily tasks. 1TB provides me ample space for my OS, essential programs, and a decent game library. I can finally store those high-resolution photos and videos without worrying about filling up the drive anytime soon. Now, I'm not the most tech-savvy person, but installing the SSD was surprisingly straightforward. The included instructions were clear, and the process took less than 30 minutes. Bonus points for Western Digital's downloadable software that helped with migration and optimization. After using the Insignia Western Digital Extreme M.2 1TB Internal SSD, I'm thoroughly impressed. It's injected new life into my old computer, offering significant speed improvements and ample storage. If you're looking for a performance boost, this SSD is definitely worth considering. Just make sure your system is compatible and you're aware of the potential trade-offs due to the lack of DRAM cache.

I am an amateur video editor, mostly editing home videos with my kids. I am often manipulating, transferring tens of GBs of files and having a fast drive with ample storage is an absolute must in my computer. I’m using an ASUS Creator Laptop that has a 1 TB SSD built in. But that space has been filled up with games and videos. Luckily, it has an extra SSD slot, and this SanDisk Extreme fits and works perfectly. This drive technically works with a PS5, but you would need to add a heatsink. The form factor allows you flexibility in terms of whether you would install it on a laptop or a desktop. INSTALLATION For the uninitiated, installing/replacing an SSD in a laptop is pretty straightforward but it requires a few steps. First, you should do some searching to make sure your laptop has an extra slot (if you’re replacing your drive, that’s a little more complicated). But assuming you have an extra slot, you must first use the appropriate screwdriver to remove the back plate. From there, most computer manufacturers have an open slot that’s easily accessible (mine did). You simply slide the drive in and then secure it with a M.2 screw (my computer didn’t have one, I had to supply my own). Once it’s installed, you do have to go into your disk manager to format it and give it a drive letter (if you search online you’ll find those specific instructions). Bottomline, it’s easy, even for a first timer just do a little research beforehand. USE and PERFORMANCE I have my computer set up for 2 separate drives. The original SSD included and the SanDisk extreme. On an anecdotal note, other than having two separate drives to save things to, I saw absolutely no drop in performance at all. I transferred a file folder containing 60+ GBs of videos and it took about 30 seconds. The transfer rate was some 1.68 GB/s. It was impressive. With 1 TB in size, I’m spending more time editing videos/photos than I am transferring data. And I’m able to run all my Adobe apps straight from the SanDisk drive. Again, there was no performance drop off compared to me editing from the SSD that was built in. I ran CrystalDisk and was getting 4127.39 MB/s read speeds and 3578.11 MB/s write speeds. I was getting real time performance close to the advertised speeds. I cannot emphasize how nice it is to be able to move all this data in a flash. The price is higher than other SSDs, but it’s well worth it both in terms of performance and the quality of the drive. SanDisk is a well known data manufacturer so you know you’re getting a quality drive. CONCLUSION There’s not a whole lot else to say. This drive is a great blend of price, quality, and size. The performance is phenomenal and is great for moving large files and working off it. And its form factor allows you to install it in most machines.

This is a fantastic drive that lives up to its promises. Fast loading, writing and handling of larger photos/files for creative professionals like myself. And if that’s not you, this performance is great for just about anything, from gaming to every day computing. I often handle large image files, jumping between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator on a regular basis for editing and design. This drive speeds things up. Most SSDs provide better read/write speeds than any HDD, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a performance SSD specifically geared toward these needs at such a great price. San Disk, owned by Western Digital, are brands I’ve owned in the past and they’ve really nailed it here. - I only wish I got the 2TB model! Installing the drive was extremely simple in my gaming-style PC tower, but it’s often pretty straightforward in most laptops as well. The drive is very low profile was installed in under a minute. With a 5 year warranty from a name brand, I’m not worried about longevity. Performance was spot on with other reviewer’s screenshots here. I would have appreciated max read speeds closer to 7,000 Mbps, but the lower price point makes for a small tradeoff. In practice, it’s great as expected. With this new M.2 installed, I moved my remaining software and files over from my old HDD partition and have been reaping the benefits of night-and-day performance improvements, which is why these upgrades are so beneficial - real world speed improvements and time savings to your workflow are what you’ll notice and appreciate.

I have always had a good experience with SanDisk MicroSD's and other NVMe and this internal drive is no different. Installation was a breeze and it fit right into my daughter's gaming laptop that she uses for video editing and streaming. Doing just a general speed test I was able to move large amounts of previously edited video files from her other internal hard drive to this one with a consistent sustained right speed of 2.5 GBps. As far as video editing goes she saw a 30 to 35% speed boost over exporting and encoding to the other internal NVMe hard drive that came with her laptop. She uses a variety of video editing apps and primarily CapCut and Filmora for most of her YouTube editing as well as twitch and OBS studio for streaming. As we expected this drive has done great since we installed it allowing for deceeased export times and less wait time to upload to YouTube. For anyone who does a lot of video editing or streaming this hard drive is a great option to add as a second drive or even to replace your primary drive if it fails. With the PCIe 4.0 interface it will be compatible with most of your current laptops and even those that are a few years old while still allowing you to benefit from the increased throughput speeds.

I use many, many hard drives of various styles. As a photographer, digital photos (particularly RAW files) eat up space fast. Every thing gets triple backed up externally. However, I still need a lot of space on my desktop PC for current files. I have multiple drives onboard. I was in need of a new drive that would be fast and have at least 1TB. This SanDisk Extreme M.2 1TB fit the bill perfectly. Most of my drives are SanDisk and for good reason. They just work without fuss. Never had one fail. And I love the M.2 format for there small size and ease of use. Speed is important when working with large files and this drive delivers. There are faster drives out there, but they cost a lot more. And when you reach a certain speed, anything more becomes overkill as your PC will most likely create a bottleneck that the M.2 won't be able to overcome. The speeds with this SanDisk hit the sweat spot. This is so fast you would never notice if a faster drive were any faster. Read speeds of 5100+ and write speeds of 4800+ are crazy fast! So if you need a new drive for your operating system or one for more storage and you are comparing all the options, I can honestly say you won't go wrong with this drive.

I’ve used a lot of different brands of M.2 drives over the years in custom computer builds, laptop upgrades, and external storage solutions. So, I’m no stranger to the speed boost these drives provide and the small size of the drive. I was excited to see a familiar and old brand release a new drive which just so happened to fit my needs, so I picked up the SanDisk – Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB to add another 1TB of storage to my recording/streaming laptop I mainly use as a mobile workstation. Pros: - Fast Read and Write - No Driver issues to worry about - Minimal packaging - 5-year limited warranty Cons: - Endurance of only 600 TBW for 1TB model Before I even get to the device or performance, I want to say how much I really like the minimalistic packaging that SanDisk chose for the drive. No big box or clunky container, no many layers of hard plastic that will cut your fingers. Simple card stock outside with a plastic holder. This is a small detail, but it really makes a difference and is environmentally considerate. The main purpose of getting the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD was to be an extra drive on my workstation laptop for video recording and storage. I decided to get a second drive as I’ve been filling up the main drive while recording during the last few uses, I transferred all the extra recordings but still only have about 300 GB of free space due to installed programs and libraries on hand. I don’t use the laptop every day, but mainly for gigs or recording events which need a mobile recording device with enough power to record and live steam. Installation was easy, just unpack the drive, slot into the open M.2 slot in my workstation laptop, put the laptop case back on and start it up. After formatting the drive, everything was in order in a matter of minutes once I relocated the default storage space for my video recordings to the second drive. I ran a CrystalDiskMark test and was pleasantly surprised. I was very impressed with the performance of the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD. Using CrystalDiskMark, I was able to get 5279MB/s Read and 4993MB/s write, which is actually faster than the stated specs of 5150MB/s Read and 4900MB/s Write on the packaging. This is the first time I’ve had the stated specs be lower than the actual first test on a new NVMe drive! Usually there are additional tweaks or firmware updates needed to get the drive to work at the stated speeds. The only concern I have with the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD is the Endurance rating of only 600TB TBW (Total Bytes Written), which is rather average for 1TB NVM drives but seems rather low for a drive targeted for content creation and video editing where files will be written and deleted on the level of 100TB’s per month in some use cases. Though with the 5-Year Limited Warranty, that should help cover any premature failures. Though 600 TB TBW should be good for most normal users, and in my case I will likely not reach the 600 TB within the 5 year warranty but is something to consider when selecting a NVMe drive. Overall, I am very happy with the 1TB the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD, it works great and is fast as expected. I’ll be recommending it to my fellow content creators, as well as adding it to my list of drives to choose when building future computers. Just the packaging alone will make me reach of the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe more often!

This drive is EXACTLY what I needed to upgrade the performance of my stock pre-built gaming PC. I have a 1-year-old Asus pre-built gaming PC that had the OS installed on a pretty tired and small 512GB SSD that only maxed out write speeds at 1800 MB/s. This was generally adequate when I was only gaming. But after I started streaming a few months ago (EagleEyeHunts on Twitch), I realized I needed more storage and faster storage to meet the demands of my streaming, gaming, video recording, and all of the programs and files I was constantly opening, downloading, and moving around. Enter this new SanDisk Extreme M.2 1TB internal SSD. With its PCIe Gen 4x4 capabilities, I am observing fantastic results for a drive at this price! I got read speeds topping 5281 MB/s and write speeds of 4354 MB/s! This is faster read by 1000MB/s of my old micron 512GB SSD and almost 2.5 times faster write speeds! This exceeds the advertised figures for this drive from Sandisk, and it is EXACTLY what I needed to spruce up my system to get it to current 2024 speed standards! The drive, packaging, etc., are everything you would expect of an M.2 internal SSD in this form factor. One thing I like about the drive itself is that there is not an excessively bulky or annoying heat sink on it that would make it a chore to get it slotted into some laptops or desktops. It can easily be installed in any compatible M.2 slot and is backwards compatible with previous PCIe generation standards. For those who will be cloning a smaller or older HDD or SSD and want to migrate their Windows OS system to this new SSD from Sandisk, I just want to let you know I used diskgenius free version to do it. It is a website and was indeed absolutely free and easy to migrate my old 512GB OS drive and move it onto this 1TB version! There are YouTube tutorials that can show you how to do it with this program! Altogether, I 1000% percent recommend this drive. Whether you are upgrading your desktop or laptop, building a new one from scratch, or looking for a good drive for an external SSD closure, this is a great pick. Thanks for reading, and I hope you liked the review!

I installed this SanDisk Extreme Gen 4 NVMe as a secondary storage drive in my gaming laptop. While it is my first internal SSD from SanDisk, I’ve used several of their parent company’s (Western Digital) SSDs from their other labels. Installation was quick and easy by simply sliding the drive into an open m.2 NVMe slot in my laptop and securing with a single screw (not included). I then had to initialize it in Windows 11 using Disk Management which also partitions and formats the drive. This mid-tier DRAM-less drive employs a single TLC NAND flash chip and advertises a max sequential read speed up to 5150 MB/s and write speed up to 4900 MB/s. In my testing using CrystalDiskMark I found that the drive performed fairly close to those figures when transferring large files (32GB); transferring smaller files (1GB) allowed the drive to eke out slightly faster speeds. Not only does the drive perform well for gaming purposes, it also handles the demands of content creation just fine for editing and exporting large video files. Although it does not come with a heat sink, I recommend using one (e.g. a thermal sticker with copper plate), as it can keep the drive running about 5-10°C cooler than without one. Under light loads I observed drive temperatures around 50-60°C (with passive heat sink) and it topped out at just under 80°C during sustained peak writing. As the drive lacks DRAM, it employs an SLC cache which can sustain peak write speeds up to a certain point, after which it will drop off to a reduced/throttled speed. While not advertised, this cache is likely large, to the tune of 50% of the capacity of the drive or more, so unless you're constantly writing large amounts of data, you’ll likely never encounter this limitation. For normal uses like gaming, streaming, and creative work, you’ll find that it runs smoothly, and its rated lifespan is 600 TBW (Terrabytes Written). This Gen 4 drive is backwards compatible with older systems like Gen 3 and earlier PCIe slots, however, would only perform up to the limitations of those protocols in terms of read and write speeds. Overall, the SanDisk Extreme performs well for me as a storage drive and while it isn’t the fastest Gen 4 SSD out there, it is an affordable option for everyday computing tasks, casual gaming, and content creation, where the absolute fastest speeds are not essential.

So, this is an interesting drive. Mostly because I’m not quite sure where it should be priced. As recently some of the top performing drives are coming in around this price point on sale (and sometimes twice the storage for about 15 - 30 bucks more) and will out perform this drive. In my testing I was able to get the rated speeds (5226 read and 4995 write) in CrystalDiskMark. Has 600 TB SSD endurance. 5-year warranty. Testing: Sata III SSD to this NVMe drive: Transferred 458 GB of games started at 500 MB/s, dropped to 440 MB/s where it held steady for 200 GB and then INCREASED to 530 MB/s for another 100 GB before fluctuating between 440 – 480 MB/s for 50 GB back up to 535 MB/s remaining 108 GB. Total time about 18 minutes. Immediately after I took it from this SSD to the Crucial P5 NVMe. Which is a 3x4 drive. Meaning we aren’t maxing out speeds drive to drive here. There was a lot of variability in this one, between 700 MB/s – 2.5 GB/s but average was around 1.25 GB/s. Took 8 minutes. Then immediately erased the 458 GB and transferred from my other Gen 4x4 Drive back to this one. Peaked at 3.04 GB/s. Varied between 1.50 GB/s – 3.04 GB/s with average being about 2.5 GB/s. With about 70 GB left it dropped to 300 – 800 MB/s. Not sure if this was from overheating (as I ran it with no heat sink), it finally having enough after transferring about 1.5 TB of data non-stop, or what. But it finished out at that speed. Total time that took was 7 minutes. To be honest, I was not expecting this drive to handle the sustained writes/reads so well. I went from being on the fence. To a fan. Again, this isn’t the best performing SSD. But it really isn’t to shabby either and while the max speeds may not be hitting the top performing SSDs. The sustained writes/reads are impressive. Making it a solid choice. Especially, if on sale it comes in at an insane price. Making it a great choice for gaming, video editing, other high-end workflows (except maybe your halo workflows that are ultra demanding), and normal day to day computing.

The SanDisk - Extreme M.2 1TB SSD is a great SSD if you need both a lot of storage as well as speed. I am a content creator who both streams and edits their own videos. With that in mind it's no surprise that I like all of my PC components to work at the highest level to ensure the best experience for my viewers. When you stream, the streaming service tends to cache a lot of data on your own system, which can lead to problems if you have a slow SSD or HDD. If you do have a slow SSD, it can lead to a lot of stuttering in your stream, which I did not experience at all with the SanDisk SSD. Not only is it able to do this, but one of the most infuriating aspects of content creation that I have run into was video editing. Video editing takes a long time and a lot of effort, and all of this can be slowed down if you have a slow SSD. One of the biggest upsides of the SanDisk SSD is that it reduces rendering and exporting times by a massive amount. Of course, you would need to be able to store your videos somewhere after editing them, and video editing software requires temporary storage space to help render your video. If you have a slow SSD, then this process can take literal hours of you just sitting there and waiting. I had a lot less of my time wasted with the SanDisk SSD, because of it's superior read and write speed. Overall the SanDisk SSD not only gave me more storage, but it also allowed things to run much smoother, and saved me a lot of time. I would recommend this product to everyone, and especially content creators if they were in the market for one.

Sandisk has been my go to for SD cards for most of my devices. I’ve never had one fail, so I trust the name and brand. So when I came across this Sandisk NVME SSD, I just had to have it. I’ve only had it installed on my laptop for about a week now but so far, everything is great. I needed to upgrade my storage space from 512 because that just isn’t enough. This 1TB SSD is the Goldilocks size for most users. Just enough space for most day to day tasks and gaming if that’s what you plan on doing with your desktop or laptop. I use my Asus G14 for gaming and photo edifing and this SanDisk SSD definitely performs. This SSD feels a tad quicker than the stock ssd that came with my laptop. My Os boots up almost instantly, my videos load up a bit faster than before and when edit photos In Lightroom, everything just loads and works quick and seamlessly. If you don’t have an SSD in your computer yet, definitely pick this up. It will breathe new life into your computer. Time will tell how long this will serve me for, but given SanDisks reliability and performance. I am confident that it will keep my laptop running for the rest of its lifetime. Would I recommend this SSD? Yes! It’s a great value, you can’t go wrong with this drive. It’s fast enough for every casual user and most professional / gamer uses.

This is a 4th Gen NVME M.2 SSD. It's rated for Read speeds up to 5150 megabytes per second and write speeds up to 4900 megabytes per second. In my tests I was getting results of 5278.98 read and 4991.96 write speed. Who can complain about a device EXCEEDING it's advertised speeds? Definitely not me! So while it's not the fastest on the market, it's definitely worth of your attention and time for the price. I'm utilizing it on a gaming machine as an add-on storage drive since my original 1TB drive was getting a bit cramped. Sandisk (and it's owner Western Digital) to me has been a go-to for many years for my storage needs , ranging from MicroSD cards for phones, cameras and dash-cams to hard drives and them more recently SSDs and I have total faith in their storage products. I've yet to see a failure on any of their devices where i lost data (BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR DATA IF YOU NEVER WANT TO LOSE IT!), and have total confidence in recommending them to you and anyone else looking for storage solutions.

My intentions did not comport with reality when I agreed to test this drive. I intended to replace the installed 512GB M.2 NVME drive in my HP Dragonfly Pro with the 1TB SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVME SSD I was to test. While I knew the Dragonfly Pro’s memory was soldered in and therefore non-replaceable, I assumed that the installed M.2 drive was removable and replaceable. However, when the drive arrived, I watched videos of some of the YouTube reviewers of the laptop and discovered that its SSD is not user replaceable. I had no plan B. I no longer own a desktop, and the other products I own are MacBooks of recent vintage and therefore not candidates for any SSD replacement. To test the SanDisk, I was relegated to installing it in a USB enclosure. Since I suspect other users may face the same dilemma, I decided to test the drive with the tools I had. For those who might consider using the SanDisk in this manner, be advised that you may not be able to get the advertised read speeds for this drive which are stated to be 5150 MB/sec. The limiting factor is the speed of the USB enclosure. Connected to the M.2 slot on my MacBook Pro, its installed 1 TB M.2 drive had a measured read speed of 6129.09 MB/sec and a write speed of 7393.54 using AmorphousDiskMark. The Dragonfly Pro’s installed M.2 drive had a tested read result of 7037.02 MB/sec and a write speed of 3771.62 MB/sec using CrystalDiskMark. Both the MacBook and the HP have Thunderbolt 3 capable USB-C ports which can pass 40Gb/sec, however, my Orico enclosure is only specified for 10Gb/sec. Neither a heatsink nor a thermal pad was furnished with the SanDisk Extreme, but I only noticed occasional warmth when using the enclosure. Excessive heat did not appear to be any problem with SanDisk during use while installed in the enclosure. The CrystalDiskMark results for the SanDisk showed a read speed of 1001.87 MB/sec and a write speed of 991.00 MB/sec. Again, the bottleneck in evidence is not the SanDisk, but a limitation imposed by the enclosure. I am endeavoring to order one of the more modern M.2 enclosures which advertise 40Gb/sec speed and will re-test and post the results in the comments below this review. The SanDisk is a speedy and competitive drive and priced accordingly. Sizable photographic and video files transferred speedily and without issue for me, even under the limitations of my enclosure. I am looking forward to re-testing with a newer and better enclosure. I fully expect the SanDisk to come very close to the speed of the NVME drive mounted in the M2 slot on my Dragonfly Pro. I expect it to serve me for many years to come.

There was a time when Sandisk Extreme meant best-in-class performance for NAND flash, especially with SD and micro-SD cards for digital photography and small electronics devices like GoPro cameras. That gold foil Extreme meant you were getting the best and fastest but unfortunately that’s not the case here as you are getting mid level performance. After being acquired, Sandisk hasn’t competed in the highest end with higher end SSDs from the company that acquired them. This Extreme SSD performs fine, don’t get me wrong. But it’s far off the mark for the highest end Gen4 NVMe drives that will do 7000+MB/s sequential read/writes while this one will do 5000 or so. Still good, but it’s not competing with the higher tier drives more like the mid tier offerings out there. I tried to find info on this drive and the markings indicate both the NAND and the controller are both made by Sandisk, so it looks like it’s all 1st party but not competitive with others that produce their own controller or NAND or both. Still a solid drive for a PS5, laptop to increase storage, boot drive for a desktop PC or anything else you want more storage and Sandisk is a reliable brand and this has a 5 year warranty which is solid.

It's difficult to write a typical consumer's review of something as apparently mundane as an internal storage device. Was the packaging nice? (Yes, easy to open, little waste). For the one time (hopefully) I ever see the drive, are the aesthetics nice? (Yes, brushed black with clear text) When installing a PCIe SSD, 99.9% of the difficulty is on the laptop manufacturer's case and BIOS designs. So what's important here? Performance and Reliability. Reliability I can't discuss at this time. I've been using the drive for all of a day. I do have prior experience with SanDisk and have NEVER had an SSD fail. Once I installed, checked the BIOS (recognized without any changes on my part) and told Windows initialize, format and label the drive (super easy- less than 5 minutes), I performed my tests. First I copied my primary music folder from my primary internal drive to the SanDisk. 80mb in a blink of an eye. Playback, immediate and flawless. Second, I copied some very large RAW-format images (I'm a budding pro photographer) and opened them in Windows Photo. The files opened noticeably faster on the new drive. Next, I worked on a very large file in Lightroom and latency was much better than on the old drive. So far, so good. I intend to move all of my data and image files, as well as apps that depend on high-performance to this drive, leaving only the OS and less speed-critical ones on the old drive.

For the past week, I have been using the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD in my desktop PC. The version I tested was a one terabyte 2280 without a heatsink. In this form factor, it can easily be used as either a primary or expansion drive in most modern laptops and desktop PCs. When it arrived, it was packaged similarly to the SanDisk microSD cards I'm familiar with, which gave me a no-frills vibe. However, inside the packaging, I found a capable disk drive that was easily installed without issue. I ran it through multiple benchmarks and transferred multiple files across two drives. Regardless of file size, it consistently performed at or above its advertised speeds. The consistent performance and speed are perfect for sustained workloads, such as content creation, photography, or tasks that require moving large data files across drives. Overall, despite the no-frills packaging, I would recommend it. This is a great drive that consistently achieved and slightly exceeded its advertised speeds.

Very good hard drive so far. Seems very fast also. I trust this brand over most and havent had issues with SanDisk. Also cheaper than if I went most other places for new.

Extremely quick and very easy to install. Very little support needed