MSI SPATIUM M482 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 S78-440Q730-P83 2 TB

Far from the most expensive and at the same time very productive SSD drive released in 2024 from MSI. It is a member of the MSI Spatial family, in which the Taiwanese manufacturer produces modern solid-state drives for gamers with an attractive price-quality ratio. Designed for budget-conscious gamers and casual users looking for an affordable option with support for the high-speed PCI-E 4.0 interface.

The hardware of the model is a combination of 3D TLC NAND flash memory and a high-end Phison E27T controller. This is an excellent mid-range quad-channel controller with support for LDPC (5th generation Phison), RAID ECC, TCG Opal and 256-bit encryption. It provides linear read and write speeds of 7300 and 6400 MB/s, which is actually 10 times faster than classic SATA3 SSDs, and 2-3 times faster than previous generation NVMe drives using the PCI-E 3.0 bus.

It also processes small 4K files at an average speed of around 1,000 thousand IOPS, which is more than decent even by the standards of professional SSD drives. Therefore, the manufacturer positions it as an inexpensive working solution that will help speed up work with projects in Premiere Pro, Blender, Bitwig or Resolve. Like most of its relatives, the MSI SPATIUM M482 is made in a compact M.2 2280 form factor, so it can be used even in laptops with thin bodies. The official warranty for the drive is 5 years; in addition, it claims a solid MTBF and a high guaranteed write resource of 1200 TB. It is worth noting that in addition to the 2000 GB version, you can find a slightly simpler and more affordable alternative with 1000 GB of memory on sale.