SSDs are not all created equally. Available in 4TB, 2TB and 1TB versions, I own three of the 2TB model (NEM-PA2TB) and use in my home lab Proxmox cluster in a CEPH storage pool. I selected this as 1,400TB TBW (Total Byte Written) endurance is super high and has a huge DRAM cache memory, at 2GB DDR4.

In case you are new to SSDs, they will wear out as they are written to. Think of this as like a pencil and eraser, and each time you write to the SSD, it will wear out the paper a little bit, until you can’t write to that part any more. If you have lots of write activity to the drive, like a hypervisor with virtual machines (ESXi, Proxmox, CEPH, etc.) you need a drive that will have a longer life. So the 2TB model is rated for 1,400 TB of data being written to it, before it will be worn out.

At the same time, you want those writes to complete super fast, which is where the huge DRAM comes in handy.

So in short, it is fast and will have a long life. Priced at $70 – $280 USD at the time of this writing.

If you are working in a small space, like a Minisforum mini-PC device, you should not buy unless you have the clearance for the heatsink. For a tight space, like a Minisforum mini-PC, check out the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus. There is a non heat sink variant called the G-series, which is not available as of this writing.

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NEM-PA4TB: https://amzn.to/4aEmLCd

NEM-PA2TB: https://amzn.to/3tDgg1P

NEM-PA1TB: https://amzn.to/4aDZP63