I did a lot of research looking for the perfect m.2 drive for my build. It had to meet the following criteria; fast, reliable, affordable and must match the rest of my build. This really was my only option. Its very well made, has a real heft to it, the feel of quality. I use it as my main game drive and its been nothing but fantastic. Extremely fast and never runs anywhere near hot. This really is a must buy if you want something with a nice preinstalled heatsink,

I should say upfront that I received the WD Black SN750 Solid State Drive w/ Heatsink for the purposes of providing an honest and unbiased review. I'll try to keep it honest, but my bias shows as I like this drive so much I now have three of them. It's great. It's stable. It's fast. It keeps cool. And, importantly for me, it runs on nearly every desktop computer I put it in. As such, I obviously recommend it. I've never gotten a bad one or had one fail. It will speed up your computer immensely. Startup times and game load times will decrease a lot. Your mileage may vary, but I find that the heatsink does help cool down the SN750. It's hard to get a straight comparison, but it is consistently cooler. Now, whether or not that temperature difference truly matters in the long run, I can't say, but it does run cooler under load. What's more, in prebuilt machines by Lenovo and other manufacturers, I often find that there isn't much internal cooling. As such, the added heatsink really helps regulate the drive and minimize my fears of overheat. For me, the drive tended to sit at around 38C on idle. It got a bit hotter during game load, but it isn't near as hot as some of my other drives. I mentioned compatibility. I put this drive in an AMD Ryzen based Lenovo desktop. As a way of upgrading that machine, this drive did wonders. It was out of the box compatible with the Lenovo computer. Now, I don't get the full 4 lanes on that AMD machine, but it's much faster than what had been in there before. On my newer machines, it runs great. I've included read right times in the photos. For my machines, installation involved making sure there was an NVME slot on the motherboard. Because this drive comes with heatsinks, it won't be compatible with any motherboard heatsinks that may have come with your board. The heatsink doesn't come off the SN750 and I wouldn't try to pry it off. I guess it goes without saying that the heatsink means this drive is relegated to desktops. I doubt most laptops would have the space for it. Western Digital has their Western Digital Dashboard. It gives device stats, but could be more user friendly and useful. As is, it provides decent snapshots of temperature and drive health, but that's it. There's a game mode, but I couldn't tell that it did much. I downloaded Acronis True Image to clone an existing drive onto the SN750. You can get that software for free from Western Digital's website. Installation took a matter of minutes. Because every computer manufacturer is different, there is no mounting screw included with the kit. My gaming desktop came with the screw built-in and my Lenovo system used a proprietary mounting bracket and clip. Not sure what else I can really say about this drive. I really like this drive. I recommend Western Digital to my friends and family. I've been building computers with Western Digital drives for nearly 30 years. With or without heatsink, the SN750 is a solid drive. Even as PCIe Gen 4 drives begin rolling out, the SN750 remains a great value for the price. 5/5 Recommend

I reinstalled windows onto this drive before I had a $30 240 GB Kingston SSD which is still a substantially better than an HDD for those who don’t fully understand. For those only looking to install their favorite games onto this drive it’s still worth it! It cuts load times drastically!

This thing is consistently fast! If you haven't jumped on the NVMe bandwagon yet and youre still rockin' a SATA III SSD, you've got to do yourself a favor and treat yourself to NVMe! Especially if you enjoy playing games and/or you're a heavy productivity user. Just as a quick comparison, my old internal Samsung 860 EVO SATA III V-NAND drive achieves around 560 MB/s read and 530 MB/s write. I thought the 860 EVO was fast since it always provided me with minimal load times in games and minimal Windows boot times. This WD Black NVMe drive shatters those speeds averaging read speeds of 3450 MB/s and 2600 MB/s write speeds! Western Digital rates this nvme SSD at read speeds of up to 3430 MB/s. I am happy to report that after benchmarking this drive extensively, this is not only accurate, but the drive consistently exceeds expectations. A couple of my CrystalDiskMark test results are listed below (also see screenshots): SEQ1M Q8T1 Test #1: Read: 3461.82 MB/s Write: 2606.14 MB/s SEQ128K Q32T1 Test#1: Read:3471.16 MB/s Write: 2608.09 ----------------------------------------- SEQ1M Q8T1 Test #2: Read: 3454.85 MB/s Write: 2606.64 MB/s SEQ128K Q32T1 Test#2: Read: 3467.93 MB/s Write: 2607.07 MB/s ----------------------------------------- I've been using this drive over the last few days and applications and programs load lightning fast. Load times in games are practically non-existent or very very quick. I was also pleased to see that WD outfitted this NVMe drive with their own custom heatsink which looks very pleasing. The heatsink is pretty beefy compared to the NVMe stock heatsink that came with my motherboard. Overall installation was a breeze. When installing these, note that the drive goes in at a 30 degree angle. It has somewhat of a spring action to it. Once its inserted and resting at a 30 degree angle, push down on the stick and screw it in. You will have to use one of your motherboard screws as this drive does not come with a mobo screw. One thing I will note is that I almost had a bit of a clearance issue with this drive. Because of the way my Aorus motherboard is designed, there is a capacitor and a PCIe x1 port that are very close together. Due to the WD heatsink being a bit beefy, the lip of the heatsink just barely brushes the capacitor. Something to keep in mind if you have a tight space around your NVMe bay. Overall I am extremely pleased with this drive. Applications, games, and Windows OS is blazing fast. I'll definitely be picking up some more of these for other computers!

If you are looking to speed up load times with your PC and currently on a standard Hard Disk Drive, and have the available M.2 port, then this is absolutely worth the upgrade. Really easy to install and may require some changes in BIOS, but nothing too drastic. Speeds from a standard HDD to this NVMe are easily noticeable, from a SATA Solid State Drive they are noticeable, but not as drastic in normal use. The sequential read/write speeds are as advertised and where this stands out the most is in load time, whether it is Windows booting up or loading into your favorite game. Depending on what you are coming from this could be a second or two faster to several seconds faster each and every time you load between scenes. The warranty is 5 years or 300TB Written, whichever comes first. The difference between the Desktop and Laptop version is the built in heatsink. You can use the laptop version for a desktop PC, however heat can be a problem and cause issues such as computer crashes or worse. The desktop only version is too thick for most laptops and the heatsink is not intended to be removed. Overall, I really enjoy having those few extra seconds and what feels like snappier response times from something so small.