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cdmagurus.com
12-21-2020, 06:05 PM
Sabrent must’ve read some of my articles and discovered my love of the color copper. The heat-spreader and the metal carrying case for the brand spanking new Rocket 4 Plus PCIe 4 NMVe SSD feature the color in copious amounts. I like it. Even if copper leaves you flat, the drive’s stellar performance will grab your attention—it bested the Samsung 980 Pro (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3575330/samsung-980-pro-nvme-ssd-review.html) in many tests.
Specs and pricingThe NVMe SSDs we review all use the M.2 connector, and are 22 mm wide by 80 mm long (2280). The Rocket 4 Plus is an x4 PCIe 4.0 device featuring a Phison PS5018-E18 controller and 96-layer, Micron TLC NAND. Sabrent promises not to change to slower components, as has happened with a couple of SSD vendors recently (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3599339/why-you-may-not-be-getting-the-ssd-you-paid-for.html). There’s also 2MB of DRAM cache. NAND is treated as SLC for secondary caching to the tune of 25 percent.-
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