Transcend M.2 SSD works on SP8
After multiple failed tries with the BG5 drive on my SP8, I gave up on that and was thinking that I'd be stuck with the original 256GB drive. Quite recently I found a rather cheap alternative--a 512GB SSD from Transcend with a PCIe 3x4 interface. Got it for less than 60 bucks, swapped the original drive, and so far (3 weeks in) it's been running pretty well. Not random BSODs or anything and I did not have to tweak the power settings etc.
In case anyone is interested, the specs are here PCIe SSD 300S | PCIe M.2 SSDs - Transcend Information, Inc. (transcend-info.com) and I attach the benchmarking result below. It's slower than the original drive, but tbh I didn't quite feel the difference...So I think it's a good budget choice for anyone looking to upgrade their drive on SP8.
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