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An NVMe in the PBP also adds new problems, like a 50% increase in cost, and power issues (hard power offs if not configured specially, always worse battery even
by CameronNemo 5y ago
An NVMe in the PBP also adds new problems, like a 50% increase in cost, and power issues (hard power offs if not configured specially, always worse battery even if you do everything correctly).
Then the PBP is limited to PCIe 1.1 speeds and the power saving you have to enable makes the performance worse. So you spent $$$ on a drive and cannot get the most from it.
And to top it off, suspend breaks.
I have the NVMe adapter, but I haven't bothered to buy a drive and install it. I just use an external SSD for media storage.
- daneel_w 5y agoFrom what I've heard, all stability issues with NVMe in the PBP can be solved by using one of the "known-good" NVMe models. For me the main benefit with NVMe over eMMC is that it doesn't stumble during heavy I/O. I have the adapter as well but have for other reasons not bothered installing anything. Once I do I'll settle for a $35 128GB model, as that's more than enough capacity for my needs.