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Pros

Good purchase, could be falsely advertised read speed. Not the fastest but who cares if its the fastest -- does it work is the only question here. Phison controller is better than my sabrent rocket controller.

As of today the 3rd of september 2023 (ordered yesterday), i'm happy to report the 4tb drives, at least those shipping from amazon, are still using the phison e18 controller and micron tlc nand. Either way best ssd for the price storage ratio for ps5....  Read More



Cons

This is explicitly stated its compatible for. Pretty disappointing and no where near the claimed speeds. Max i get is less than 1/2 of that (crystal diskmark) the ps5 needs at least 5500.

Trying to do something with this drive has been a bit of a nightmare. Both sides were stuck like adhesive, and no feasible surface to pry it off. This comes with it's installed heat sink which is nearly impossible to remove if it needs to be installed...  Read More

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Quality


2 ssd with the heatsink fit without no issue into the compartment that holds it, so no clearance issues.


All in all i'm happy with the buy and product, but wish the read speed was advertised honestly, as this thought will probably i...  Read More


I already ran out of space with the internal memory.


Net which is a disappointment as this seems to be the least expensive 2tb gen 4 drive with a heatsink that should work with the...  Read More

Price


The price was right for this item and it arrived quickly from amazon as usual.


And for the price, can't beat it.


Now the price is creeping up to 223 as i write this and it's disappointing to see it go back to its standard pricing i assume d...  Read More


Mine says 6049 when i installed it but people should also know the r/w speeds in a ps5 is capped at 6100.

Shipping


The speeds are as fast as advertised and games load crazy quick.


Gt7 also loads just as fast as the stock ssd.

Packaging/appearance


It works, it's cheap, it has a heatsink for use in the ps5.


In the second image you can see the new storage in the ps5.


2 didn't have much point and also that mobo (x99 m-ws) was designed to shared bandwidth with .


I did add the aiqaede ps5 thermal dust cover to allow some heat to escape, and installed the kiwihome cooling fan - both of whi...  Read More

Competitiveness


Simple to install and use in a ps5.


As well the phison controller is better than my sabrent rocket controller and that sucker has been going strong for years now @...  Read More


I will not use this drive in a ps5.


Worked well otherwise, readily formatted making a 4tb drive.

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 971 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The heat sink is wellattached and removing it voids the warranty which may make this hard to use in pc applications


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    What i did not expect was that the internal components would not the same as the original xs70 which sold at a higher price


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The controller the nand memory and the dram have all been replaced with less expensive components and that is reflected in the much lower price


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I will not use this drive in a ps5


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was very hesitant because of the price


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Irecommend looking up the install video on youtube


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Also smaller than i was expecting


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    About twice the size of a usb flash drive

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