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Alternative 4TB nvme for framework with balance performance/ reliability / powerdraw (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by ducdigital@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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Hi! I am doing some research into having the best 4tb nvme with good performance, reliability and powerdraw.

I have looked and i understand why Framework choose sn850x for their 4tb .

There is another one that I find interesting: Firecuda 530 4TB and the powerdraw and performance seems to be very interesting compare to the sn850x

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/2

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-black-sn850x-ssd-review-back-in-black

My question is, are there any other 4TB ssd that is good alternative for the one provided from Framework (sn850x) that I should look into?

Is Firecuda 530 4TB a better choice for the laptop?

My criteria is more on the reliability, power, effect on battery life and it does not run too hot.

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[–] druepy@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I've only seen this discussion on the Framework subreddit. Why is this such a big deal for the buyers of the Framework? I've preordered my 16 and chose the SN850X because it's a solid SSD that's worked great on my desktop, has a great track record, and smooth firmware updates. It was also the only Gen4 when I chose it.

But, this is the first subreddit where I see multiple posts about finding the absolute most powerful efficient and fastest SSD known to man weekly. I really don't understand why it appears that such a large group of people care about this.

I'm a developer and I can totally get carried away in fighting for that last 0.5% of performance in areas where -- practically speaking -- it doesn't matter. Is this just a case of this in regards to NVME selection? If so, cool. But, it just seems like many people are overthinking this.