I have noticed that you can now use the Western Digital SSD Dashboard, and it can manage both WD and SanDisk drives... I'm glad as I was able to uninstall the SanDisk SSD Dashboard. They are exactly the same software, but themed differently, and now it seems WD added the devices database of SanDisk too. Haven't checked the other way around.
Nice capacity. Endurance is kinda meh at best. Imagine what you could do for capacity in a larger form factor like 2.5 inch SATA. NVMe is great for its speed, but the at-keyboard difference between that and SSD SATA isn't as big of a jump as mechanical to solid state and NVMe comes with free-of-charge cooling and power problems.
As long as you have decent airflow in your case, cooling shouldn't be an issue.
I think making larger 2.5 inch NVMe drives is a good idea though, it leaves more space for larger capacities and bigger controllers. I imagine they would be cheaper as well.
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rozquilla - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
I have noticed that you can now use the Western Digital SSD Dashboard, and it can manage both WD and SanDisk drives... I'm glad as I was able to uninstall the SanDisk SSD Dashboard. They are exactly the same software, but themed differently, and now it seems WD added the devices database of SanDisk too. Haven't checked the other way around.milkywayer - Saturday, July 13, 2019 - link
Didn't take Anandtech staff for playstation fans but glad to see PS3 and PS4 testing data.Rob94hawk - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
At 9 W of peak power now I know why NVMe M.2 drives are blacklisted on my Acer Ryzen Nitro 2500U. Shame. This thing is a beast!jordanclock - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
They're not blacklisted, Acer just made it SATA-only.PeachNCream - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
Nice capacity. Endurance is kinda meh at best. Imagine what you could do for capacity in a larger form factor like 2.5 inch SATA. NVMe is great for its speed, but the at-keyboard difference between that and SSD SATA isn't as big of a jump as mechanical to solid state and NVMe comes with free-of-charge cooling and power problems.olafgarten - Friday, July 12, 2019 - link
As long as you have decent airflow in your case, cooling shouldn't be an issue.I think making larger 2.5 inch NVMe drives is a good idea though, it leaves more space for larger capacities and bigger controllers. I imagine they would be cheaper as well.
oRAirwolf - Saturday, July 13, 2019 - link
They exist. That is what U.2 drives are.