SK hynix Platinum P41 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen4 M.2 2280 Internal Gaming SSD, Up to 7,000MB/S, Compact M.2 Form Factor - Internal Solid State Drive with 176-Layer NAND Flash

My Predator came with a 256GB Intel NVMe drive so this 2TB Hynix P41 is a welcomed upgrade allowing more space for games which are getting into the 50 GB range. Slapped a heatsink onto this drive and it has stayed fairly cool under heavy use 111F which is really good, the laptop startup is quicker than the intel drive. So if you have a Predator (PH315-51) this drive will increase your gen3 speeds but won't enter gen4 territory since this model won't support it.

More than ample 2TB SSD storage capacity, a simple snap to install, for a fair price too!Hynix has been making reliable, and professional PC memory cards since the early80's.I know this statement to be true, because I'm still using some of their Hynixmemory cards made in the 80's to run some of our old IT legacy Windows XPcomputers at my work and on the job everyday...Hynix makes some excellent SSD storage cards as well. I bought one of theirhigh performance SSD cards earlier this month and I put it straight into myHP Omen 16 gaming PC at home, with no problems this SSD card workslike a charm and read/write access speeds are indeed much faster todaythan any other SSD card that I've bought here on Amazon in the past yearor two...So, if you want an extremely fast and reliable SSD card, then buy a Hynixbrand SSD card and you won't ever be sorry that you did... I'm not sorrythat I did at all!Cheers,RMT - 11/12/2023.

I was NOT a big fan of Hynix until this particular model came out.Cons: No support phone in the USAPros: Lots of great things, plus online supportOnline support is how you reach them if there is an issue. Amazon is a direct seller, so it means if you bought from Amazon itself, the warranty is honored by the OEM. Superior read write speeds to its competitors. Pricing varies, but matches the competition. Good Warranty.About Warranty...The thing I love and hate about Amazon is it allows third party sellers. What the BUYER IS NOT TOLD, is if you buy 'Sold by Amazon Ship by Amazon' then you get full warranty. If it is sold by a third party, the Hynix warranty may be limited or void altogether. Buyer beware. I have been burned by this in the past. Even if you bookmark a product, that link can change to a non-authorized Hynix seller without your knowing it was switched. Always check before you push the BUY button.

Read speeds are as advertised, but write speed has halved with ~800GB/1000GB being used - no complaints as this appears to be normal. No noticeable performance decrease.

2tb of NVME storage is a really great deal. I got mine around $140, so stay focused on Pcpartpicker's price tracker, I'm sure the price of this will dip around holidays or Black Friday or something. Then it's a REALLY good deal.As for performance, I don't have any other NVMEs to compare it to, but it works well goes fast. No problems here :) installation is easy.