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Seagate - Game Drive M.2 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP1000GP3A4001SKU: 6520529Top comment"I recently noticed that my PS5 drive was filling up and that I needed to fill the empty SSD slot for additional space (especially with MW2 coming out). ...Great drive for PS5!...Great drive"
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6000MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 1TB of space.Top comment"I recently noticed that my PS5 drive was filling up and that I needed to fill the empty SSD slot for additional space (especially with MW2 coming out). ...Great drive for PS5!...Great drive"
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6000MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 1TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP2000GP3A4001SKU: 6520527Top comment"Do your research and you will find that this drive is the best! Fyi, this is the rebranded Firecuda specifically for ps5. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.Top comment"Do your research and you will find that this drive is the best! Fyi, this is the rebranded Firecuda specifically for ps5. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP4000GP3A4001SKU: 6520526Top comment"Best product I’ve had for ssd drive for ps5...This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.Top comment"Best product I’ve had for ssd drive for ps5...This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
WD - SN850X 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5 and Desktops
Model: WDBB9H0010BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512132Top comment"Got it on sale and was still more expensive than other similar drives but wanted this brand. Installed and has worked with no problems....easy to install and saves not having to use a external drive"
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 1TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"Got it on sale and was still more expensive than other similar drives but wanted this brand. Installed and has worked with no problems....easy to install and saves not having to use a external drive"
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 1TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
Crucial - P3 500GB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT500P3SSD8SKU: 6509714Top comment"Best of the best!!...Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.Top comment"Best of the best!!...Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.See all Internal SSDs
WD - BLACK SN850X 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512129Top comment"You will not beat it at 300. I use 0 sata drives in my computer so this is a life saver in terms of storage....Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. "
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"You will not beat it at 300. I use 0 sata drives in my computer so this is a life saver in terms of storage....Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. "
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
WD - SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5 and Desktops
Model: WDBB9H0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512130Top comment"PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend....Fast drive with OEM heatsink...Fast drive with built-in heat sink for use with PS5, very responsive!"
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend....Fast drive with OEM heatsink...Fast drive with built-in heat sink for use with PS5, very responsive!"
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
Crucial - P3 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3SSD8SKU: 6509716Top comment"Fast SSD drive definitely worth the money...This is one of the best and fastest SSD drives, that I own. It has a large capacity and works well on windows and macs. ...It drives hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.Top comment"Fast SSD drive definitely worth the money...This is one of the best and fastest SSD drives, that I own. It has a large capacity and works well on windows and macs. ...It drives hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.See all Internal SSDs
WD - BLACK SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512128Top comment"Good drive...I typically buy Samsung drives. But this one seems to work pretty well for the price. ...Decent drive for the price if you grab it on sale...No issues with WD Black nvme drives, this will be my 3rd and 2nd 2tb drive."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"Good drive...I typically buy Samsung drives. But this one seems to work pretty well for the price. ...Decent drive for the price if you grab it on sale...No issues with WD Black nvme drives, this will be my 3rd and 2nd 2tb drive."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
Crucial - P3 Plus 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3PSSD8SKU: 6509710Top comment"Perfect for a game drive or media drive for creators who don't want to fill up their boot drive....Easy upgrade of mechanical drive...I used Acronis True Image to clone my old mechanical drive. My drive Read/Write speed went from 150 MB/s to 3,474 MB/s using this drive. "
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.Top comment"Perfect for a game drive or media drive for creators who don't want to fill up their boot drive....Easy upgrade of mechanical drive...I used Acronis True Image to clone my old mechanical drive. My drive Read/Write speed went from 150 MB/s to 3,474 MB/s using this drive. "
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.See all Internal SSDs
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