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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
40 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 | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printer Ready Corporation Portable SSD | 47.5 | 61.7 | 53.6 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 95.1 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 8.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 10.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 11.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 19.5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall40.3
- Budget82.4
- Gaming22.9
- Laptop19.1
- Console13.6
- Portable55.2
- Workstation37.5
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