Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
39 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
45 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Team Group CX2 512GB SSD receives mixed reviews. Several users praise its speed and value, noting significant boot time improvements over mechanical drives. However, a concerning number of reviews report the drive failing after a short period, sometimes within months, leading to data loss and frustration. While it's affordable and effective for some, reliability issues are a major concern.
Pros
- Fast boot times
- Affordable price
- Good value for money
- Effective upgrade for older PCs
- SLC caching technology
Cons
- Drive failures after short use
- Data loss risk
- Unreliable for critical data
- Fatal errors during file copy
- Incompatibility with some laptops
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Compatibility 2
Data loss 2
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Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Team Group CX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Team Group CX2 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.