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On 3/1/25 11:40 AM, -hh wrote:
> On 2/28/25 21:41, Joel wrote:
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZGJYLNL
>>
>> "Silicon Power 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD (SP512GBP34A60M28)"
>>
>>
>> The sole purpose of this is to put Win11 Pro unactivated on it.  I
>> want to see how it performs on my computer now that it has 32 GB RAM.
>> I did that upgrade after the switch to Linux.
> 
> Cheap, but it is just a 0.5TB ... I'd be more inclined to suggest the 
> $90 for 2TB version on that same page.
> 
> FWIW, one that I'm looking at is a 4TB NVMe w/heatsink for $290:
> 
> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D9WTKV1B/>
> 
> Its to replace a pair of old 2TB SATA SSDs that are getting close to 
> end-of-life.  Fast as a RAID0 in its day, but NVMe today is better.


There is no point in it being even 1 TB.  Just that I can install some 
apps on it and test it.

-- 
JWC