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Printer Ready Corporation Portable SSD PCIe 3.0 x4
The 256GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe drive delivers 2000 MB/s sequential reads, speeding up boot times and office applications. Its TLC NAND with Good Die flash offers better durability than QLC-based drives, while LDPC ECC and a copper heat spreader enhance reliability. Best for budget-conscious desktop or laptop owners upgrading from a hard drive or SATA SSD, though it lacks PS5 support.
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor External
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
vs Competition
| Spec | Printer Ready Corporation Portable SSD | Crucial T500 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printer Ready Corporation Portable SSD | 47.5 | 61.7 | 53.7 | 17.8 | 14.7 | 95.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 83 | 56.2 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.6 | 90.5 | 79 | 78.5 | 83 | 55.4 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87.1 | 95.6 | 79 | 55.4 | 88.1 | 54.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 84.1 | 97 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 59.1 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.7 | 61.7 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 69.8 | 22.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 10, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall40.7
- Budget82.5
- Gaming22.9
- Laptop19.1
- Console13.6
- Portable53.3
- Workstation37.6
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