PC World - USA (2021-02)

FEBRUARY 2021 PCWorld 93

Sabrent’s Rocket 4 Plus lives up to its name,

rivaling the best across both the PCIe 3 and

PCIe 4 buses.

Sabrent promises not to change to slower
components, as has happened with a couple
of SSD vendors recently (go.pcworld.com/
slcm). There’s also 2MB of DRAM cache.
NAND is treated as SLC for secondary
caching to the tune of 25 percent.
Beyond that, the drive is enveloped in
coppery goodness (the label) and is available
in two flavors: 1TB ($199.98 on Amazon;
go.pcworld.com/q199) and
2TB ($400 on Amazon;
go.pcworld.com/a399). A
500GB model exists but is
hard to fine online, and a 4TB
flavor will ship eventually.
The drives carry a 5-year
warranty, and are rated for
350TBW per 500GB of
capacity. TBW is the number
or terabytes that may be
written before the drive
warranty lapses. It’s quite

likely capable of writing more, but that’s the

company’s cut-off point for replacement.

Most users are unlikely to come close to that

in a decade.

PERFORMANCE

All that coppery goodness would mean

nothing if the Rocket 4 Plus didn’t haul the

freight. The 2TB version I tested delivers. The

The Sabrent’s stellar performance will grab your attention.