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Expand your computer's storage capacity by installing the M.2 2x4 Low Profile PCIe 3.0 x8 Card from Sonnet into an available PCI express x8 slot. There are two M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 sockets built onto this card, supporting up to 16TB of separately purchased double-sided solid-state storage in RAID 0, or 1 configurations. Sustained read speeds can reach up to 6600 MB/s in RAID 0 mode, providing the performance needed for demanding tasks such as video editing, 3D modeling, design, and more. A custom designed passive, silent cooling solution allows drives to maintain high performance during large file transfers without speed throttling. The self-contained card works with most motherboards with an available PCIe 3.0 x8 slot using macOS, Windows 10, and Linux operating systems alongside a wide variety of M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $169.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The Sonnet M.2 2x4 Low Profile PCIe 3.0 x8 Card for NVMe SSDs is available at bhphoto, starting at $169.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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