Internal SSD Drives

Internal SSDs (solid state drives) are storage devices that utilise non-volatile memory chips to store data. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, they don’t contain moving parts, making them more reliable and have faster read/write speeds. The lack of moving parts also means internal SSD drives produce less noise, generate less heat and consume less power than hard disks. They’re the ideal choice for high performance and are highly recommended for gaming PCs, creative professionals or anyone looking for faster boot times and quicker application loading. Internal SSDs come in different form factors, so check which one your system supports before purchasing one.

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ADATA 1TB Legend 800 M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen4, 3D NAND, R/W 3500/2200 MB/s, No Heatsink

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Incl. Tax: £49.52

Excl. Tax: £41.27

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Specification

Series: Adata LEGEND 800
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Read: Up to 3500 Mb/s
Write: Up to 2200 Mb/s
Weight/Dimensions: 6.3g
80 x 22 x 2.15 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C-70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C-85°C
Shock Resistance: 1500G/0.5ms
MTBF: "1,500,000 hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 600TB
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0350 kg
Warranty: 3 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Team 1TB QX SSD, 2.5″, SATA3, 3D QLC NAND, R/W 560/500 MB/s, 7mm

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Incl. Tax: £50.72

Excl. Tax: £42.27

Description

Specification

Series: Team QX
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: 2.5""
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: Up to 560 MB/s
Write: Up to 500 MB/s
Weight/Dimensions: 100 x 69.9 x 7mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~85°C
Shock Resistance: "1,500G
"
Vibration Non-operating: 20G
MTBF: "1,500,000 Hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 300 TBW
Additional Features: See Overview / Video
Package Type: Retail
Warranty: 3 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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ADATA 512GB XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0, 3D NAND, R/W 7400/2600 MB/s, 425K/510K IOPS, PS5 Compatible, No Heatsink

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Incl. Tax: £51.07

Excl. Tax: £42.56

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Specification

Series: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade
#Hide#Capacity Range: 480 - 512 GB
Capacity: 512 GB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Read: "Up to 7,400MB/s

PS5 Seq. Read: 6100MB/s"
Write: "Up to 2,600MB/s"
Max Random 4K R/W: 425K / 510K IOPS
Weight/Dimensions: 7g
80 x 22 x 3.3mm (no heatsink)
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~85°C
Shock Resistance: 1500G/0.5ms
MTBF: "2,000,000 hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 370TB
Additional Features: See Overview / Video
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0350 kg
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Team 1TB MS30 M.2 SATA SSD, M.2 2280, SATA3, R/W 530/480 MB/s

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Incl. Tax: £51.25

Excl. Tax: £42.71

Description

Specification

Series: Team MS30
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: Up to 530 MB/s
Write: Up to 480 MB/s
Weight/Dimensions: 10g
22 x 80 x 3.5 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~80°C
Shock Resistance: "500G, 2 m/sec"
Vibration Operating: 80Hz ~ 2000Hz/20G
MTBF: "1,500,000 Hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 512 TBW
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Warranty: 3 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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WD 500GB Blue SA510 G3 M.2 SATA SSD, M.2 2280, SATA3, R/W 560/510 MB/s, 90K/82K IOPS

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Incl. Tax: £52.00

Excl. Tax: £43.33

Description

Specification

Series: WD Blue SA510
#Hide#Capacity Range: 480 - 512 GB
Capacity: 500 GB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: Up to 560 MB/s
Write: Up to 510 MB/s
Max Random 4K R/W: 90K / 82K IOPS
Power Consumption: "Average Active Power: 50 mW
Max Read Operating: 1,800 mW
Max Write Operating: 2,000 mW
Slumber: 36 mW
DEVSLP: 12 mW"
Weight/Dimensions: 4.8g
80 x 22 x 2.38 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C to 70°C
Storage Temperatures: -55°C to 85°C
Shock Resistance: "1,500 G @ 0.5 msec half sine"
Vibration Operating: "5.0 gRMS, 10-2000 Hz"
MTBF: Up to 1.75M hours
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 200 TBW
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0440 kg
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Kingston 960GB SSDNow A400 SSD, 2.5″, SATA3, R/W 500/450 MB/s, 7mm

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Incl. Tax: £52.23

Excl. Tax: £43.53

Description

Specification

Series: Kingston SSDNow A400
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 960 GB
Form Factor: 2.5""""
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: up to 500 MB/s
Write: up to 450 MB/s
Power Consumption: 0.195W Idle
0.279W Avg
Weight/Dimensions: 41.9g
100 x 69.9 x 7 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0C~70C
Storage Temperatures: -40C~85C
Vibration Operating: 2.17G
Vibration Non-operating: 20G
MTBF: 1 million hours
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 300TB
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0700 kg
Warranty: 3 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Team 1TB MP33 M.2 NVMe Gen3 SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe3, R/W 1800/1500 MB/s

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Incl. Tax: £53.08

Excl. Tax: £44.23

Description

Specification

Series: Team MP33
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Read: Up to 1800 MB/s
Write: Up to 1500 MB/s
Max Random 4K R/W: 220K / 200K IOPS
Weight/Dimensions: 6g
22 x 80 x 3.8 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~85°C
Shock Resistance: 1500G / 0.5ms
Vibration Operating: 80Hz ~ 2000Hz/20G
MTBF: "1,500,000 Hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 600 TBW
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Kingston 500GB Fury Renegade M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe4, 3D TLC NAND, R/W 7300/3900 MB/s, 450K/900K IOPS, Aluminium Heatspreader, PS5 Compatible

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Incl. Tax: £54.11

Excl. Tax: £45.09

Description

Specification

Series: Kingston Fury Renegade
#Hide#Capacity Range: 480 - 512 GB
Capacity: 500 GB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Controller: Phison E18
Read: Up to 7300 MB/s
Write: Up to 3900 MB/s
Max Random 4K R/W: 450K / 900K IOPS
Power Consumption: Idle: 5mW
Avg: 0.34W
Read: Max 2.7W
Write: Max 4.1W
Weight/Dimensions: 7g
80 x 22 x 2.21 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~85°C
Vibration Operating: 2.17G Peak
Vibration Non-operating: 20G Peak
MTBF: "1,800,000 hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 500 TBW
Additional Features: See Overview / Video
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0250 kg
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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ADATA 1TB XPG SX8200 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe, 3D NAND, R/W 3500/3000 MB/s, XPG Heatsink Included

ADATA 1TB XPG SX8200 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe, 3D NAND, R/W 3500/3000 MB/s, 390K/380K IOPS, XPG Heatsink Included

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Incl. Tax: £54.26

Excl. Tax: £45.22

Description

Specification

Series: ADATA XPG SX8200 PRO
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Read: Up to 3500 Mb/s
Write: Up to 3000 Mb/s
Max Random 4K R/W: "390,000 / 380,000 IOPS"
Power Consumption: 0.33W Active (Typical)
0.14W Slumber
Weight/Dimensions: 8g
(LxWxT) 22 x 80 x 3.5 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0C~70C
Storage Temperatures: -40C~85C
Shock Resistance: 1500G/0.5ms
MTBF: "2,000,000 hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 640TB
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0310 kg
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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Kingston 512GB KC3000 M.2 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe4, 3D TLC NAND, R/W 7000/3900 MB/s, 450K/900K IOPS, Aluminium Heatspreader

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Incl. Tax: £54.50

Excl. Tax: £45.42

Description

Specification

Series: Kingston KC3000
#Hide#Capacity Range: 480 - 512 GB
Capacity: 512 GB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
#Hide#Interface Type: PCI Express
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Controller: Phison E18
Read: Up to 7000 MB/s
Write: Up to 3900 MB/s
Max Random 4K R/W: 450K / 900K IOPS
Power Consumption: 5mW idle
0.34W avg
2.7W (max) read
4.1W (max) write
Weight/Dimensions: 7g
80 x 22 x 2.21 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperatures: -40°C~85°C
Vibration Operating: 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration Non-operating: 20G peak (20-1000Hz)
MTBF: "1,800,000 hours"
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 400TBW
Additional Features: See Overview / Video
Package Type: Retail
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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WD 1TB Green SSD, 2.5″, SATA3, 545MB/s Read, SLC Cache, 7mm

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Incl. Tax: £54.68

Excl. Tax: £45.57

Description

Specification

Series: WD Green
#Hide#Capacity Range: 960 - 1000 GB
Capacity: 1 TB
Form Factor: 2.5""
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: 545 MB/s
Power Consumption: "Avg. Active Power: 80mW
Max Read Operating: 2,800mW
Max Write Operating: 2,800mW
Slumber: 30mW
DEVSLP: 15mW"
Weight/Dimensions: 32.7g
100.50 x 69.85 x 7.00 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0°C to 70°C
Storage Temperatures: -55°C to 85°C
Shock Resistance: "1,500 G @ 0.5 msec half sine"
Vibration Operating: "5.0 gRMS, 10-2000 Hz"
Vibration Non-operating: "4.9 gRMS, 7-800 Hz"
MTBF: Up to 515K hours
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: To be confirmed
Warranty: 3 Years

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Samsung 500GB 870 EVO SSD, 2.5″, SATA3, V-NAND, R/W, 560/530 MB/s, 98K/88K IOPS, 7mm

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Incl. Tax: £55.33

Excl. Tax: £46.11

Description

Specification

Series: Samsung 870 EVO
#Hide#Capacity Range: 480 - 512 GB
Capacity: 500 GB
Form Factor: 2.5""
#Hide#Interface Type: SATA
Interface: SATA3 (6Gb/s)
Read: Up to 560 MB/s
Write: Up to 530 MB/s
Max Random 4K R/W: "Up to 98,000 / 88,000 IOPS"
Power Consumption: Read: 2.0W
Write: 2.2W
Weight/Dimensions: 100 x 6.8 x 69.85 mm
Operating Temperatures: 0C to 70C
Shock Resistance: "1,500 G & 0.5 ms (Half sine)"
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 300 TB
Additional Features: See Overview
Package Type: Retail
Package Weight: 0.0900 kg
Warranty: 5 Years or if the drive exceeds Total Bytes Written (see above)

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SSD Drives vs HDD Drives

SSDs offer many advantages over HDD storage. First, they have a superior read/write speed, giving you faster system boots and application loading. There’s also no need for time-consuming disk defragmentation since the lack of moving parts makes them more reliable and less prone to mechanical errors.

Additionally, because of their small form factor and lack of noise production, they can save on electricity bills in the long term. Lastly, an internal SSD is worth considering if you want extra storage space or a better-performing PC.

Types of Internal SSD Drives

Internal SSDs come in different form factors, each with advantages and disadvantages.

SATA (Serial ATA)

SATA (Serial ATA) drives are the most common type of internal SSD and are typically cheaper than other formats. However, they’re limited to a maximum speed of 6Gbps and have lower storage capacities when compared to other types.

M.2

M.2 drives offer higher speeds of up to 10Gbps but are more expensive than their SATA counterparts. They’re also smaller, making them more suitable for laptops

NVMe

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) drives are the fastest type of internal SSDs with up to 32Gbps. They’re more expensive and tend to be bigger, making them better suited for desktop PCs.

PCI Express

PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) drives are the fastest type of internal SSD, thanks to their ultra-fast speeds of up to 32Gbps. However, they’re usually limited to high-end desktops since their higher cost makes them less suitable for regular PCs or laptops.

Factors to Consider When Choosing an SSD

When shopping for an internal SSD, there are certain factors you should consider before making a decision. First, check your system compatibility to ensure the drive you purchase is compatible with your hardware.

Depending on the tasks you’ll perform with your PC (gaming, video editing, etc.), some drives may offer better performance benefits than others. Finally, read reviews and do your research so that you can find the best value for your money.

FAQs

How durable are internal SSD drives?

Internal SSDs are more reliable than traditional hard disk drives since they don’t contain any moving parts. They also produce less heat and consume less power, making them better suited for long-term use.

What is the lifespan of an internal SSD?

The lifespan of internal SSDs depends on usage but can range from 3 to 5 years or even longer. However, this doesn’t mean it will fail after that period, as most drives offer a much longer life expectancy if used properly.

Are there any compatibility issues with my system when using an SSD?

It is important to check your system compatibility when installing an internal SSD. Different drives support different form factors.

Additionally, some motherboards may only accept certain types of drives, so read up on reviews or contact the manufacturer for more information.

Shop Smart with Inside Tech

Internal SSD drives offer performance, reliability and convenience that traditional hard disks simply can’t match. Whether you’re a gamer looking for faster loading times or a creative professional needing storage space, an internal SSD is worth considering. Check your system compatibility and consider the different form factors before purchasing.

Inside Tech offers a selection of internal SSDs from leading brands so you can shop with confidence. Explore our products today, and give your computer the performance boost it needs.

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