Sabrent Rocket 2230: A Small Form Factor NVMe SSD with Impressive Performance

The Sabrent Rocket 2230 is a small form factor NVMe SSD that offers impressive performance and reliability. With a single-sided design and a Gen4 NVMe SSD controller, it can reach speeds of up to 5GBps and push up to 800,000 IOPS. The drive is also designed to run cool and efficiently, making it a great option for devices where space is limited, such as ultrabooks, NUCs, and HTPCs.

The Sabrent Rocket 2230 is a small form factor NVMe SSD that offers impressive performance and reliability. With a single-sided design and a Gen4 NVMe SSD controller, it can reach speeds of up to 5GBps and push up to 800,000 IOPS. The drive is also designed to run cool and efficiently, making it a great option for devices where space is limited, such as ultrabooks, NUCs, and HTPCs.

Sabrent Rocket 2230

One of the standout features of the Rocket 2230 is its capacity. Many 2230 drives are limited in this regard, making it difficult to store large game collections or other data. The Rocket 2230, on the other hand, comes in capacities of up to 1TB today, giving you plenty of space for all of your files. Sabrent has also indicated to us that they’re working on a 2TB version as well, providing crazy density to the 2230 form factor.

In terms of hardware, the Rocket 2230 features a Phison E21T PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD controller with 3D TLC. This means you get gaming desktop-class performance without sacrificing efficiency. The drive is DRAM-less with HMB support.

Sabrent tested several Steam Decks with different SSD capacities and found that the pre-installed drives were slow and unimpressive, which aligns with user complaints. However, when they installed the Rocket 2230, they saw significant performance increases. Game loading times were faster and the overall gaming experience was improved.

Steam Deck Performance

In addition to its impressive performance, the Rocket 2230 has a full retail warranty for complete support. While retail SSD buyers have come to expect this, because most 2230 SSDs in the market are OEM drives, warranty and firmware support can be troublesome. Sabrent also includes a free download of Sabrent Acronis True Image, so users can easily clone an old drive.

Market Impact

Overall, the Sabrent Rocket 2230 is a great option for anyone looking to upgrade their device with a fast and reliable SSD. Its impressive performance makes it a convenient solution that can improve user experience without excess heat or power draw. Most 2230 SSDs simply don’t have much oomph when it comes to performance. We’re glad to see Sabrent make a performance-first argument for these tiny drives. We already have a request in for a review unit.

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