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Sabrent Rocket nano V2 External SSD Review: Phison U18 in a Solid Offering
y Ganesh T S on August 27, 2024 11:30 AM EST - Posted in - Storage - Phison - External SSDs - Sabrent - PSSD Sabrent's lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company's tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition.
Rapid advancements in flash technology (including the development of 3D NAND and improvements in TLC reliability) have been accompanied by the appearance of faster host interfaces for external devices in the last decade. In fact, we also added a spare SanDisk Extreme PRO M.2 NVMe SSD to the CPU direct-attached M.2 22110 slot in the baseboard in order to avoid DMI bottlenecks when evaluating Thunderbolt 3 devices. The PNY EliteX-PRO with similar hardware presents a stark contrast - thermally throttling with temperatures ending up at 76C despite the write speeds falling to the 450 MBps range after less than 6 minutes of sustained traffic.
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