The Steam Deck is superior, and so is the truth that it’s extensive open for customers to switch. However truly engaging in that may be tough, because it’s utilizing a ton of customized elements. Take the upgraded mannequin’s storage, for instance: an M.2 2230 SSD, a teeny-tiny, semi-standard measurement that doesn’t precisely present up on the cabinets of Greatest Purchase. However Sabrent is out to vary that with its newest Rocket NVMe drive. The 30mm-long NVMe drives have been introduced over the weekend.
The brand new Gen 4 2230 drives are the right measurement to switch the one within the Steam Deck, requiring solely a screwdriver and about ten minutes for an entire swap. With speeds of as much as 5000MB/s learn and 4300MB/s write, they need to be roughly double the pace of the quickest inventory drive out there from Valve (as a result of even the pricier fashions are utilizing a Gen 3 drive). They’ll be out there in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities, in line with StorageReview.
After all you need to use a 2230-sized drive in additional than the Steam Deck — it’s a well-liked choice in ultra-portable laptops just like the Dell XPS 13, and nothing’s stopping you from putting in it in some other M.2 port. However discovering one which’s out there from a retailer drive provider is a big boon for moveable avid gamers particularly. There’s no phrase on a launch date or pricing for the brand new drives, however we’d guess they need to arrive someday early in 2023.
