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Feb 27, 2025 11:31 AM

SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB TLC NAND Flash PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD - $135

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M.2 2280 M Key Internal SSD
PCIe Gen 4 x 4
176L 3D TLC NAND Flash
Read Speed up to 7,000MBps
Write Speed up to 6,500MBps
Has DRAM

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M.2 2280 M Key Internal SSD
PCIe Gen 4 x 4
176L 3D TLC NAND Flash
Read Speed up to 7,000MBps
Write Speed up to 6,500MBps
Has DRAM

Good Price on one of the best SSD's around. Pickup only at Microcenter

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...ternal-ssd

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Feb 27, 2025 12:52 PM
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PueliPow79Feb 27, 2025 12:52 PM
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Is this good for PS5?
Feb 27, 2025 1:12 PM
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shigshagFeb 27, 2025 1:12 PM
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Do not buy these drives. The cache never empties, so write speeds plummet dramatically over time and there's nothing you can do about it. Hynix never released any firmware updates. Avoid!
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Feb 27, 2025 2:12 PM
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iWant2BLikeMikeFeb 27, 2025 2:12 PM
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Quote from shigshag View quoted comment :
Do not buy these drives. The cache never empties, so write speeds plummet dramatically over time and there's nothing you can do about it. Hynix never released any firmware updates. Avoid!
To be fair, "write speeds plummeting" is still about 3000MB/s, which the vast majority of people will not notice unless they're transferring massive amounts of data on another 3000+ MB/s capable drive. I, as a video editor, use the Solidigm P44 Pro (same hardware with slightly different software) as my OS drive and never notice the difference.

Is it concerning that Solidigm hasn't figured it out yet? Sure. But if you follow other top Gen 4 NVME drives from the same era, like the Phison E18 and Samsung 980/990 Pros, they've also had problems,Phison's problems still are persistent and Samsung's while fixed were much more damaging to the data and the drive itself.
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Feb 27, 2025 5:48 PM
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SpongeboyFeb 27, 2025 5:48 PM
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Haven't looked into the Platinum but the P31 Gold was the best PCIE Gen 3 SSD I ever bought. Extremely low power consumption in my laptop and high endurance. I'll probably pick one up the next time I'm near a Micro Center.
Mar 4, 2025 7:13 PM
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DealEngineerMar 4, 2025 7:13 PM
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From a reputable source:

"SK Hynix has not issued a single firmware update in the lifespan of the Platinum P41 drive, affected users can expect write performance to stay around 1,500-2,500 MB/s when it should be 6,000 MB/s."

TLDR: Write performance will degrade 58% - 75%, guaranteed.
Mar 31, 2025 9:07 PM
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Danbo3330Mar 31, 2025 9:07 PM
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They HAVE released a f/w update for the drive.

This is very recent. (Within last couple of weeks)

Bottom of the ssd skhynix .com webpage
Apr 1, 2025 2:41 AM
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BlueSink601Apr 1, 2025 2:41 AM
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Its back at 125 on amazon fyi

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