It is a rarity, witnessing a 4TB SSD drop down to just $199.99, but if you want to give your laptop or desktop computer a notable speed and storage bump, look no further than the Crucial P3. This PCIe NVMe Gen 3 drive is available on Amazon for the aforementioned price, making it the lowest price that we have ever come across. We have seen price dips of $214.99, but now, the P3 just screams value.
The sequential speeds of this 4TB SSD go up to 3,500MB/s, meaning that it is compliant with the NVMe Gen 3 protocol. Manufacturers are slowly getting around to launching PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, and keep in mind that while those are ridiculously fast, they will also be ridiculously priced, which is why we are recommending the Crucial P3 because it is an even more value-focused product for your desktop or laptop computer.
Crucial offers a 5-year limited warranty for the 4TB SSD and claims that random read and write IOPS go up to 700,000. If you are not familiar with IOPS, in layman’s terms, it means your system will become incredibly responsive, which is exactly the outcome that you are looking for. As for durability and lifespan, Crucial states that this NVMe drive has an MTTF (mean time to failure) rating that is greater than 1.5 million hours. In short, it will last you years.
One thing we want to remind potential buyers is that due to the size limitations of NVMe drives, particularly those with 4TB of storage, flash memory chips are present on both sides of its PCB. While these drives will have no issues fitting in the M.2 slot of your desktop, for your laptops, you will have to do a little more digging around. Thin-and-light notebooks and gaming laptops may not be able to accommodate these, so we advise doing some thorough research
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