Patriot Memory P310 480GB Internal SSD - NVMe PCIe M.2 Gen3 x 4 - Low-Power Consumption Solid State Drive - P310P480GM28

I upgraded an old PC build that had AMD A6 APU in FM2+ socket MOBO, which did not have an M2/NVMe slot, running Win10. The new MOBO supports PCIe 3x4. I picked this Patriot drive based on the good reviews and prior personal experience with Patriot Memory as a company. The drive comes in a small package without anything else: No printed material, guide, screw, etc. None of these are needed anyway. It is PCIe 3x4 with M-key. Installation is simple: Slip it in the onboard slot and hold it with the MOBO screw. I went to Disk management and initialized it, then created a simple basic volume. Now it shows up in 'This PC'. I used the free trial download from Macrium to clone my existing SATA SSD to it, and all is good. I disconnected the old SATA SSD and Win11 Pro boots up fast from the new Patriot disc. Time will tell as to reliability, though I do not anticipate issues. It is very reasonably priced, and the capacity is plenty adequate for my need. Patriot lists a 5-year warranty on their site. It doesn't have a heat sink, and realistically this offers no functional advantage for most people. Comparing apples to apples, in the category of PCIe 3x4 (M-key, non SATA, 480-512GB capacity): I did not want to pay the price for a Samsung for the name; Kingston and Crucial/Micron are good, same for Hynix, but offer no functional advantages; I walked away from WD several years ago for a reason. In the realm of drives, the important deciding factors are function and reliability (Think Data). Keep in mind that actual manufacturers are a lot less than names and brands. In conclusion, I recommend this Patriot drive and would purchase again. Thank you.

Perfect for a raspberry pi 5 os, massive speed increase, perfect heat dissipation, fast use, easy to use, and massively wide compatibility range. Functions flawlessly with seemingly perfect quality all around. I want more of these.

This is a great product for someone on a budget like me. I installed this drive in one of my gaming servers for added storage and quicker boot times, it hasn't let me down yet.

Works better than expected on raspberry pi

Worked great. No compatibility issues with my system. Item as described

Good drive. Fast. Would buy again

Good. Outdated now but perfect for old machine.

Purchased 3 of these for 3 hp elite desks running in a cluster. So far so good after 5 months