I needed more storage space in my Surface Laptop Go and didn't want a USB drive hanging out to facilitate that. This drive fit the bill. The read / write speeds are a bit faster than the stock 128Gb M.2 2230 SSD. The cost is very reasonable compared to other 2230 sized m.2 SSD's available. As far as quality goes, it appears to be a solidly built NVMe drive. It didn't have any problems being formatted and used in a USB to m.2 adapter to clone the OS with. It booted up, not a single issue. Newest NVMe driver was loaded on first boot, no need to download and update manually. I was able to add two new partitions as individual drives for music, media apps, etc., all safe under BitLocker. Can't speak as to longevity, but I'm hoping to get at least 5-6+ years of reliable use. I have used Kioxia / Toshiba branded drives in server platforms and they do great! If 512Gb isn't enough, there is a 1Tb available too!Read full review

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