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The Silicon Power UD90 2230 performs efficiently and as expected without any standout blemishes.

The Inland QN446 is another great 2TB upgrade SSD for your Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, or other M.2 2230 portable system. It has the drawbacks of QLC, which are more evident in PCIe 4.0 mode, but it’s otherwise efficient and cool-running.

The Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 12000 is another super-fast PCIe 5.0 SSD capable of pushing over 12 GB/s. It also comes with a very effective heatsink. However, it’s not as good at 1TB, and availability remains an issue.

The NN5Pro is the second Gen 5 SSD from Nextorage, raising performance even higher while including an option for a massive cooling solution. Its performance is high, but availability is still low.

The Seagate FireCuda 540 is on the cutting edge of a new generation of SSDs

The Crucial T500 hits all the right notes with good performance, efficiency, and support. The heatsink option is also a nice touch. You’ll have to wait for a 4TB SKU, and the pricing needs some adjust

The Crucial P3 Plus 2TB SSD is available today at Amazon for $74, down from its usual rate of around $89.

Teamgroup’s Cardea Z540 is the fastest SSD we’ve yet tested, beating out the Crucial T700 in multiple benchmarks. It’s still inefficient but shows glimpses of what this hardware can do.

The Nextorage NE5N is cut from the same cloth as other PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs we have tested but stands out with its overdone heatsink. Performance is strong on the whole, but high pricing and weak availa

The Transcend 250H is neither a slow nor a fast SSD within its segment. It’s merely competent without anything exciting to its name. It may be a safe option for those in regions with limited SSD choic