VisionTek 2TB M.2 2242 NVME DLX4 PCIe Gen4 x4-901563

This drive operates very hot (like between 80-90c hot) and will brick your handheld ocer time. Even with a heatsync, the operating temp is far above recommended levels. I ran into this issue myself.

First off, somethings to keep in mind, this drive is specifically for the legion go. And, it takes a bit of inner windows knowledge to setup. Particularly using Dism, make an FFU dump of your OS. Then migrate and extends those partitions onto this drive. Also, used some partition software to extend the disc from 500gbs to the newly 2tbs. All in all, works great and love the extra space. Key notes: DISM will take abit to make a dump of the OS stack, like maybe 30 minutes but it’s worth it if you want to clone the OS. And, not worry about setting up a new image and key. You will also need something to put the drive in and to setup the image with DISM copy and apply commands. Microsoft has a couple of tutorials and even chatgpt can source you some commands in the cli.

I bought this VisionTek 2242 DLX4 M.2 SSD 2TB with high expectations for my Lenovo Legion Go, but unfortunately, the experience has been disappointing. Since day 1 the drive generates noticeable heat even under normal loads, negatively impacting both performance and durability. After a relatively short period of use, the SSD failed abruptly. The BIOS still recognizes that the SSD is connected, but neither Windows, Linux, nor macOS can detect any partition on the drive. I attempted to create a new partition several times, but the process always fails with an error indicating that the device has disconnected, suggesting a hardware issue. As a PCIe Gen 4 drive, I expected greater stability, but it seems incapable of handling high temperatures in handheld gaming systems like the Legion Go. I would not recommend this product for handheld devices due to these temperature issues and lack of durability. I won’t be using this drive again in the future.

Overall, this drive is fast and very well priced. It is new, so we shall see how it holds up after time, but overall I am very happy with the drive and the value it brings. I am using it as a gaming drive in my Legion Go and the install was easy and the drive took the cloning from the old drive very quickly.

It’s the genuine article works well 2TB AND IT REALLY IS 2 TB