The price is cheaper than others for the same capacity. Their products seem reliably because I've used it so many times in the past. I bought this to build RPi5 NAS using with Geekworm X1001 NVMe top HAT and OMV software. Raspberry Pi5 recognizes the SSD and can install OS on it without any issues until OMV software is added. It's slow to respond to commands and I'm having some difficulties setting up within OMV like not showing up in some places. To troubleshoot the problem I then use Crucial SSD and everything works fine, not problem at all, same as in windows. From the image above, its read/write are very fast. So, keep this in mind when using this combo.

I purchase a lot of TeamGroup products, mainly SSD drives. I finally got a defective one. Laptop wouldn’t recognize the drive while attempting to install Windows. I had previously removed a smaller drive, so I knew it was not the PCIE slot. Opened the laptop and the TeamGroup PCIE drive was hot to the touch. It burnt my finger tip. As I stated earlier, I have purchased 50+ drives from TeamGroup with not one problem. I purchased the twin pack 1TB. Installed the second drive and had ZERO problems. That being said, defects happen sometimes. I will continue to purchase their products. That’s why I still give them a 5 star rating.

I had already upgraded my SP9 with a 1TB SSD when I bought it. But lately it was really bogging down and slow as molasses. I knew I needed to rebuild it and figured easier to just get a newer, faster 2TB drive to replace the older 1TB one. Easy enough to install, and the speed seems better than my previous one. Couldn't have been easier.

Bang for buck king of 4TB m.2 SSD's in late 2023 when I got it. Went for around $165. The price has creeped up since then but its still a solid bargain here in early 2024. Uses the Realtek RTS5762 controller (low cost but decent performance) with Hynix TLC flash (decent price, performance, and durability for a consumer drive at .5 DWPD) and has 128MB of DRAM to act as a buffer. Some of the TLC flash is ran in a pseudo "SLC cache" mode to improve performance which is how this thing performs so well despite using lower cost components. That performance will drop pretty hard if you get the drive near full because of that. So don't try to fill up more than 75% of the way if you want high performance. At 4TB though that still leaves plenty of space so IMO its not a big deal. It will still certainly beat the heck out of a lot of the QLC trash drives that are usually what sell for this price in this capacity range even when near full though. The supported PCIe gen is "only" 3.0 but that is still --perfectly-- fine, really quite good IMO, for almost anything you would need out of a consumer SSD in 2023/2024 and probably 2025 or 2026 at least as well. The generation of PCIe only effects max data transfer rates (that is linear reads/writes) which hardly matters at all for most desktop use cases once you get to PCIe 3.0 speeds. ===Its low queue depth random read/write performance that matters for desktops.=== Yes even in gaming. And this SSD does pretty well there thanks to its caching scheme despite the cheaper controller. To get significantly better performance than this drive you would have to step up to buying a Optane SSD (getting harder to find in late 2023 and still fairly expensive if you want more than 2TB, probably will need u.2 adapter as well.......) or a MUUUCH higher cost enterprise class SSD like a Kioxia CD8P or CM7, or the Solidigm P5810, or a Memblaze PBlaze7 7940 drives. Which are also not m.2 and did I mention how terribly expensive they are?? Note that this MIIIIIGHT change if Microsoft's Direct Storage ever really takes off among software developers. Right now that easily seems years away at best though. I think only 1-2 games support it as of early 2024. At least 1 of which sucks fairly badly (Forspoken) and the other has some serious bugs that making playing irritating. And this drive will still benefit a whole lot from software that properly uses Direct Storage anyways so you don't have to worry about it for a long long time.

Great speed, great amount of space, and seems to be well made. Just as easy to install as any other M.2! It also seems to work on many different motherboards despite QVLs saying it wasn’t supported. Boots super quick compared to other, more expensive SSD options.

The TEAMGROUP MP44 4TB SLC Cache Gen 4x4 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 with NVMe Laptop SSD (model TM8FPW004T0C101) is a game-changing storage solution that delivers unparalleled performance and capacity for laptops and desktops alike. With a massive 4TB capacity, this SSD offers ample space for storing large files, games, multimedia content, and more, making it an ideal choice for users who require high-capacity storage for their intensive computing needs. The PCIe 4.0 interface and NVMe technology ensure lightning-fast data transfer speeds, significantly reducing load times and improving overall system responsiveness. Whether you’re gaming, editing 4K video, or running demanding applications, the MP44 SSD delivers the performance needed to keep up with your workflow. The inclusion of SLC cache technology further enhances performance by accelerating write speeds, ensuring that even the most demanding tasks are completed quickly and efficiently. This SSD also features a Gen 4x4 configuration, maximizing bandwidth and minimizing latency for a seamless computing experience. In addition to its impressive performance, the MP44 SSD boasts robust reliability and durability, thanks to its high-quality construction and advanced error correction technologies. This ensures that your data remains safe and secure, even in the most demanding environments. Installation is straightforward, thanks to the M.2 2280 form factor, which is compatible with a wide range of laptops and desktops. Whether you’re upgrading an existing system or building a new one, the MP44 SSD seamlessly integrates into your setup without hassle.

I want to leave a detailed review. I'm not very Bios and computer savvy, and I did run into some problems, and would like to explain what these problems are. This is a great hard drive (I will explain why in a second). I bought the 2 tb gen 3 version because my Asus motherboard (PRIME Z490-A) only supports gen 3 and not gen4. Gen 4 would work on the motherboard; however, I would not benefit from the increased speeds of a gen4. I know this, because my main M.2 drive with windows 10 on it is a gen 4 and it is not as fast as this Team group gen 3. My pc for the last few months had been running sluggishly. Thumbnails in folders with lots of graphics were loading slowly, and that horrible green line forming from left to right in Windows explorer was annoying. Moreover, my main drive which was a 1tb was getting rather full so I decided to buy this team group drive. Upon receiving the drive, I placed it into an Nvme external drive enclosure and cloned my internal C drive using Macrium reflect, a free software used for disk clones. The operation went smoothly, however, when using crystal disk mark, I noticed that my drive read and write speeds were very low or about half, on both the main M.2 and this new team group as well. My PC is clocked at 5-5.2 GHz, so something was not right. I spent a whole day researching this problem on the internet, and nobody really offered a real solution to the problem. The first thing is to check drive temperatures and mine were perfect around 40-45c. So, bad read and write speeds was not a throttling heat problem. This team group hard drive runs pretty cool, even without a heatsink or thermal strip. It turns out there are a few things we need to do in the BIOS to ensure these drives work at max capacity. First of all, I know this will sound stupid, (AND IT HAPPENED TO ME). When looking into your bios, imagine your BIOS page to be really TALL. Almost certainly you cannot see all the options without scrolling all the way down the page. I know this is silly, but in the advanced section of my Bios I could only see about 14 options on the left side, and the option I needed onboard device configuration is way under that. You need to find this onboard function is any bios, not just the Asus bios and you need to set your M.1 and M.2 slots at full speed, other wise your Nvme drives are going to function at half the read and write rates. Once I made these changes both drives started reading at full speed. (crystaldisk mark is the software you need). My other drive is an older Corsair gen 4 drive with heatsink 9I paid a fortune for this 2 years ago), and it is not nearly as fast as this teamgroup, which went a little above 3500 mb/s. In a nutshell, so many people online complain that they are getting half the speeds with their Nvme drives, and do not know why. The answer is in your Bios! It’s not drivers, it’s not having your Sata devices enabled or disabled in the Bios, It’s not choosing between GEN1 GEN 2 GEN3 AND GEN 4 in the Bios. It’s simply the ONBOARD FUNCTIONS in the AVANCED area of the bios, which is down about 14-16 items in the list. You have to set your M.1 and M.2 SPEEDS ACCORDINGLY.

I’ve been wanting to experiment with an external NVMe SSD drive on my MacBook Pro for a while now, but without shelling out additional big bucks. I used this along with an inexpensive Wavlink NVMe USB-C 10 Gbit/sec enclosure to make a budget external drive. I wasn’t really looking to get particularly super performance, just better than what I’d get from USB flash drives while off-loading storage for casual video editing. The MP33 isn’t the fastest drive in the world by todays metrics. It’s supposed to deliver 1800/1500 MB/s performance, which should run up against the 10 Gbit/sec performance of the enclosure. But I got results of around 1020/1008 MB/sec with this combination. Simple math says that’s about 8.16 Gbits/sec read throughput. Am I doing that right? I think so. But I realize there are a lot of variables that might go unaccounted for in a simple test. I don’t expect to get the full performance from any interface that says it’s 10 Gbit/sec. 8.16 Gbit/sec seems reasonable to me. It’s interesting that the read and write performance of the SSD were similar to each other, and this too points to the 10 Gbit/sec interface of the enclosure being the limiting factor rather than the SSD. I ran the test while connecting the drive directly to an unused USB-C port on the MacBook Pro. I then ran it again using a USB-A adapter and while plugging into an external USB-3 docking station. Here, I got around 977/995 MB/sec performance, so a bit slower. In any case, this result is about 2.5 times faster than an external SATA SSD attached to the same dock. So, I can’t really say that I’m pushing this SSD to its limits; rather it’s probably being limited by the external enclosure. In any case, it’s a good value SSD and a decent match to the enclosure to create a budget external SSD that’s faster than any of my current other options.

- PerformanceThe TEAMGROUP MP33 256GB SSD offers solid performance for its price range. With read speeds up to 1,600 MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000 MB/s, it provides a noticeable improvement over traditional SATA SSDs and is a great choice for those looking to boost their system's responsiveness. -Good read/write speeds for its price - Easy installation - 3D NAND TLC for better durability - SLC Cache for improved performance

The product seems to work as specified and for the price the quality can't be beat. Installs in just a few seconds and as my new boot drive it's insanely quick in comparison to my old sata ssd. Can't exactly speak on longevity as I haven't had it long but I will update if anything happens.