Hello friends,

I want to upgrade my NVMe from 512GB to 2TB. What NVMe models are considered the best fit for the Deck right now? What are your experiences with upgrade to 2TB?

  • hyperrainz@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There are cheaper ones but imo I think the sn770m is one of the most efficient for a 2tb at 3.3v 1.8A as opposed to most others are 2.5A. just something to take in consideration if looking into the most power efficient. Seems like they only sell them at bestbuy in the US though.

    • ich_hab_deine_Nase@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Power efficiency is something I wasn’t even thinking about, because I assumed they would all consume the same amount of power. One very important hint, thanks.

    • iindigo@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Glad to see this mentioned. I was debating swapping my SSD out and finding this info nicely lined out in a table was surprisingly difficult.

      Ultimately decided to go with and SD card for now but will keep the knowledge that the sn770m is most efficient in my back pocket.

    • kotta888@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It is on pre-order in Amazon, mine is expected to be delivered on January 3rd.

    • Deliphin@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      To be clear for others, power efficiency is very important because it’s the only metric that really matters for the steamdeck. Without PCIe 4.0 (SD is only 3.0), most SSDs are gonna perform pretty much the same.

      • arjman@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The 1TB drive in the OLED deck is 3.3V/2.5A, so as long as a drive is within that spec I feel it’s a safe choice.

    • Karnblack@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I just ordered the sn770m yesterday and it should be arriving on Wednesday. Can’t wait to do the swap. I also ordered a 1TB mSD off Amazon and just got that today. I should have enough room to load on a few large games and finally delve into emulation. 😁

      • tdome666@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Can you plz share the output of “sudo smartctl -a /dev/nvme0” (without the quotes)?

        I’m curious about what power states it supports.

      • hyperrainz@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        770 is 2280, 770M is 2230. WD made it specifically for steamdeck/Ally/etc. 2TB is hard to find in retails. Not sure about other regions but seems only at bestbuy in US.