SABRENT 2230 M.2 NVMe Gen 4 1TB SSD 4750MB/s Read PCIe 4.0 X4 Internal Solid State Drive Compatible with Steam Deck, surface pro, PCs, NUCs, and Laptops [SB-2130-1TB]

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The Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe ™ SSD is designed for a multitude of applications that require both high performance and low power. The device is not only capable of more than three times the read speed over SATA SSDs, but further optimizes the low power consumption level to a mere 5mW. All other products will be delivered via the fastest available method (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and generally within 3-5 days, depending on customer location.

Upgrading the Surface Pro 8 with a 1TB SSD brought two enhancements. Storage size increased from ~197GB to 823GB, which is the main point of this upgrade. Additionally, storage performance increased, which is expected.If you do not plan to re-use the SSD metal enclosure, you could slide in the new SSD and secure it with the holding screw. Once completed, move on to the next section on reinstalling Windows 11. TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity.

Since the replacement SSD does not have an OS, you will need to reinstall Windows 11 after the swap. The easiest way is to load Microsoft's official Surface Pro 8 recovery files to a USB drive, as this gives you all the necessary drivers for Surface Pro 8. Doing so restores Surface Pro 8 to its factory state. Some people mount the M.2 SSD directly, but it may rattle due to the thinness without the enclosure. Users can add a shim to stop the rattle or put the new SSD into the old enclosure with (or without) adding the thermal paste.

Put the thumb drive to the side for now, as it will be used after swapping the SSD. Surface Pro 8: Swapping the SSD Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13 7390 2-in-1, 14 5410 2-in-1, 15 5510, 15 7510, 15 7590 2-in-1, 16 7610, 3280, 3290, 3480 AIO, 5400 AIO, 5410 2-in-1, 5415, 5490 AIO, 5491 AIO, 5515, 7415 2-in-1, 7700 AIO, 7790 AIO

billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.The speculation here is that allocated space is used for Xbox Series X|S storage, and it can't be recovered. Test Conditions: Performance is Need Measured by CrystalDiskMark 5.2.1 using 1000MB LBA range ASUS G752VSK . Windows 10 Pro 64-bit using Microsoft StorNVMe driver, Primary drive. Performance may vary based on host device. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes. IOPS = input/output operations per second. Revitalize and expand the storage of your M.2 2230 SSD compatible laptop such as many Microsoft ® Surface and Dell™ models. The improved performance is not earth-shattering, but the SSDs in Surface devices are never great, to begin with ( Surface Laptop Studio being the single exception). So, any bit here helps.

Take your large game library wherever you are with up to 2TB 1 of trusted Western Digital TLC NAND storage.MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing. MTTF is based on a sample population and is estimated by statistical measurements and acceleration algorithms. MTTF does not predict an individual drive’s reliability and does not constitute a warranty. (Telecordia SR-332, GB, 40°C). Now that the new SSD is in place, you need to reinstall Windows 11. It is recommended to have Surface Pro 8 plugged in for AC power during this process (don't power it on yet until step 2 below):