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Performance
Customers are highly satisfied with the performance of the PNY CS1030 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 Internal Solid State Drive, with some acknowledging minor expected performance drops in certain situations but overall expressing no regrets and considering it a good investment.
Speed
Customers have generally positive opinions about the speed of the PNY CS1030 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), with some reporting faster than advertised speeds, while others mention slower performance for large files and heavy usage.
Compatibility
Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the compatibility of the PNY CS1030 SSD, but some encountered issues during installation and formatting process. Most users were able to install it without any problems after figuring out the necessary steps, while a few reported that they had to format the drive in order for their computer to recognize it. Some customers have used this SSD for several years without encountering any issues. However, there are reports of the advertised storage capacity not being met.

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Quality
It still runs strong to this day and will probably transplant it into the new desktop i'm building.
Boots and is usable in seconds rather than minutes.
The ssd plus adapter is pretty long and when fully seated i couldn't tighten the retaining screw all the way down.
Boot by holding down option and you will be able to see your bootable usb and then you go into disk utility and you will need t... Read More
Price
The price was right too while on sale at $47.
You get a lot of bang for your buck with this.
Shipping
It was fast (as you would expect for this pricepoint) and so far no issues with the storage.
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new, fast, still, able and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,484 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 11 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this along with an adapter from sintech so it would work in my macbook air
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Yes these regular nvme ssds will work in a macbook as long as its the correct year
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My original ssd had 900 mbs write and 1300 mbs read speed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This new ssd is giving me 1300 write and read roughly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I didnt buy this ssd because it was super fast
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My macbook is older and based on forums i was reading i decided it wasnt worth buying a super fast ssd because i wouldnt be able to take advantage of the fast speeds
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You get a lot of bang for your buck with this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Make sure you create a bootable usb to reinstall mac os if you buy it
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