The Intel 750 that was linked on here earlier in the week does use more power than you would expect for a 'consumer' part. The stated reason was that it uses an

The Intel 750 that was linked on here earlier in the week does use more power than you would expect for a 'consumer' part. The stated reason was that it uses an 18 channel controller - apparently the same one they use in their higher-end enterprise offerings - and is not a low power part. From [0]: "The controller is the same 18-channel behemoth running at 400MHz that is found inside the SSD DC P3700. Nearly all client-grade controllers today are 8-channel designs, so with over twice the number of channels Intel has a clear NAND bandwidth advantage over the more client-oriented designs. That said, the controller is also much more power hungry and the 1.2TB SSD 750 consumes over 20W under load, so you won't be seeing an M.2 variant with this controller." [0]: http://anandtech.com/show/9090/intel-ssd-750-pcie-ssd-review-nvme-for-the-client http://anandtech.com/show/9090/intel-ssd-750-pcie-ssd-review...