An up-and-coming storage challenger has managed to do what Samsung and Micron have yet to do; release an 2TB 2280 M.8 PCIe NVMe SSD to the general public. Sabrent has quietly introduced the Rocket Q (SB-RKTQ-8TB) to the unsuspecting masses, doubling the capacity of its previous graphics top. It's not the biggest SSD - Nimbus Data's ExaDrive DC100 holds this crown at 100TB - but it's the biggest you can plug into a regular laptop with an M2 slot.
8 TB SSD
The rest of the data sheet is pretty predictable; It is a PCIe Gen3 model (instead of Gen4), with support for TRIM and SMART commands. It also features advanced wear leveling, poor block management, and over-provisioning features, which should improve player life and overall performance. As with other Sabrent players, this one also comes with the free Acronis True Image software for easy cloning. Read / write speeds are not yet available, but since the 4 TB version offers 3.4 GB / 3 GB read / write and 0.49 / 0.68 MIOPS on 4K QD32 random read / write, we expect the 8 TB model works at least too. It should be noted that the Rocket Q uses Micron QLC chips, rather than TLC technology, and a Phison E12S controller. Sabrent hasn't confirmed the cost of the drive yet, but since the 4TB version was 2.5 times more expensive than the 2TB model, we expect the 8TB drive to sell for at least $1,900, if not more.