Based on the Silicon Motion SM2263XT PCIe Gen 3 x 4 NVMe controller the Helix-L offers extreme storage performance and capacities in a M.2 2280 form factor. The units should be priced attractive using TLC NAND.
The Texan Mushkin has announced a number of SSDs at CES 2019, this is one of them. Using the PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 interface for maximum bandwidth, the Helix-L leaves traditional SATA III and even previous generation M.2 SSDs in the rearview. Loading everything from large video and image files to games, applications or the operating system faster than ever before.
- 1TB M.2 (2280) PCIe Gen.3 x4 NVM Express 1.3 SSD
- Compatibility: Desktop PC / Laptop Notebooks
- Max Read: 2,110 MB/s ; Max Write: 1,700 MB/s
- Silicon Motion Controller: SMI SM2263XT
- 3-Year Limited Warranty
For more information, visit the product page. Amazon is listing these at 118 USD for 1 TB and a three year warranty. The controller used btw is a Silicon Motion SM2263XT, that is a dramless design, e.g. it takes a chunk of your system memory as buffer.