M.2 As Fast As Possible

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  • čas přidán 25. 12. 2015
  • Drives always seem to be getting smaller and faster. How can the new M.2 interface help your PC work more quickly?
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  • @SehxualPanda
    @SehxualPanda Před 5 lety +1211

    If this was truly M.2 as fast as possible this would only be a 2 second video

  • @zmertzi
    @zmertzi Před 5 lety +5523

    This guy is handsome, he should create a channel about him giving tech tips.

    • @samhausmann1479
      @samhausmann1479 Před 5 lety +183

      He would epicly screw up creating a own media group, except he was Canadian...

    • @mbntr2363
      @mbntr2363 Před 5 lety +265

      random stuffz he was joking

    • @t4ky0n
      @t4ky0n Před 5 lety +158

      @@siwm3227 r/woooosh i got ur back @adil

    • @harshalpatil5448
      @harshalpatil5448 Před 5 lety +13

      Idiot he already has a tech tips channel called linus tech tips

    • @t4ky0n
      @t4ky0n Před 5 lety +116

      @@harshalpatil5448 sorry about this but r/woooosh

  • @onslaught147
    @onslaught147 Před 4 lety +421

    Linus: "We might get speeds up to 4GB/s!"
    Me with a m.2 that benchmarks at almost 4GB/s: "Yeah, that sounds about right"

    • @ZaHandle
      @ZaHandle Před 2 lety +13

      @@gradientO 7 Gbps

    • @yuujincooper5043
      @yuujincooper5043 Před 8 měsíci

      how? im a pc noob idk how that works@@ZaHandle

    • @ZaHandle
      @ZaHandle Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@yuujincooper5043 They’re different units
      Gb = Gigabit
      GB = Gigabyte
      All you need to know is a gigabyte is 8 times bigger than a gigabit

    • @yuujincooper5043
      @yuujincooper5043 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@ZaHandlethanks

    • @mcassyblasty
      @mcassyblasty Před 8 měsíci

      my drive doing 6.5 gigabytes per second :O

  • @screamingiraffe
    @screamingiraffe Před 8 lety +56

    two things:
    1st: Good info, I honestly thought that the M.2 standard wouldn't take off - guess I was wrong on that
    2nd: Thanks for placing the advertising at the END of the video, no longer need to skip

  • @TheBornBoy
    @TheBornBoy Před 8 lety +1822

    I love M.2 !!!!
    Everybody will start using it, and 2.5" SSD will be cheaper...
    And then I can afford 2.5" SSD.
    I'm poor....
    *cries a lot.

  • @jamos4115
    @jamos4115 Před 8 lety +482

    I agree! m.2 is as fast as possible!

    • @iosef3337
      @iosef3337 Před 7 lety +6

      LMAO

    • @sandejunior
      @sandejunior Před 7 lety

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    • @companyoflosers
      @companyoflosers Před 7 lety +8

      ive seen some faster pcie ssd's but they are bigger physically and WAY more expensive.

    • @azraelotpakali31
      @azraelotpakali31 Před 6 lety +2

      But can you use m.2 + normal ssd+ HDD in a single build?

    • @ShadowLobster
      @ShadowLobster Před 5 lety

      @@sandejunior are you ok? He have a seizure

  • @robert3466
    @robert3466 Před 3 lety +114

    I wonder how he would look with a beard

  • @darshanex
    @darshanex Před 4 lety +54

    3:36 thanks for this man! It’s 2020 and still can’t find any relevant information on that anywhere!

  • @Slash27015
    @Slash27015 Před 6 lety +212

    0:04 "as small as possible, and as fast as possible" *wink*
    you got smth to tell us linus? x)

    • @johnnybanks61
      @johnnybanks61 Před 4 lety

      Toool not funny

    • @joelc5844
      @joelc5844 Před 4 lety +4

      3:59

    • @epicbread1310
      @epicbread1310 Před 4 lety +22

      @@johnnybanks61 thank you for your opinion, Mr. Banks

    • @minkystargazerfox2230
      @minkystargazerfox2230 Před 4 lety +7

      Just a little reference to the name of this series I guess

    • @lynnlo
      @lynnlo Před 3 lety +6

      @@johnnybanks61 We truly appreciate your input Mr Banks.

  • @nemernemer
    @nemernemer Před 8 lety +1665

    How batteries can tell percentage as fast as possible?

    • @Novashadow115
      @Novashadow115 Před 8 lety +20

      I second this

    • @ThePyrosirys
      @ThePyrosirys Před 8 lety +387

      +nils erik mæland It estimates it based on the voltage that it outputs.

    • @JKDCOSTA
      @JKDCOSTA Před 8 lety +380

      +ThePyrosirys well. That saved an episode.

    • @caleblimb3275
      @caleblimb3275 Před 8 lety +108

      He could also talk about battery types and why batteries deteriorate in efficiency over time and the history of laptop battories...

    • @Onionbagel
      @Onionbagel Před 8 lety +6

      +nils erik mæland Whats there to not understand? Sensor PCB's check voltage output to determine it's lifespan.

  • @bland9876
    @bland9876 Před 8 lety +2951

    Getting a girlfriend as fast as possible

    • @sachk00
      @sachk00 Před 8 lety +39

      +justin rivera Commenting on old videos as fast as possible

    • @hydrochloricacid2146
      @hydrochloricacid2146 Před 6 lety +57

      Conmmenting on an old comment on an old video...
      As fast as possible

    • @edgibbon2651
      @edgibbon2651 Před 5 lety +2

      u r lonely

    • @meekmeads
      @meekmeads Před 5 lety +14

      AIDS as fast as possible.

    • @llean3535
      @llean3535 Před 5 lety +3

      @@JesseO-nh3us turn gay as fast as possible?

  • @Macauley7272
    @Macauley7272 Před 3 lety +6

    CZcams in 2016: oooo a new video let’s not recommend it
    CZcams 5 years later: let’s recommend this even tho it’s 5years old

  • @SnowyNowak
    @SnowyNowak Před 8 lety +365

    *BUILD IT BEAUTIFUL!*

    • @DanielTimberwolf
      @DanielTimberwolf Před 8 lety +2

      +Daring beat me to it...

    • @SnowyNowak
      @SnowyNowak Před 8 lety +2

      Daniel Timberwolf I was just filling in for Luke at the end c:

    • @Root174
      @Root174 Před 8 lety +1

      TotalBiscuit :D or is it just their slogan?

    • @IqmasterDaNinja
      @IqmasterDaNinja Před 8 lety

      +Clin9289 It's the official Squarespace catchphrase.

    • @Root174
      @Root174 Před 8 lety +1

      IqmasterDaNinja I see.

  • @ganaraminukshuk0
    @ganaraminukshuk0 Před 8 lety +433

    I set the video to double speed right when Linus said "as fast as possible".

    • @DevoidFX
      @DevoidFX Před 8 lety +11

      +Ganaram Inukshuk That's how you use your time effectively :D

    • @TeaRexTheMighty
      @TeaRexTheMighty Před 8 lety +21

      +Ganaram Inukshuk I'm going to watch all Linus' videos in 2x speed now. I hate you :)

    • @Shahaaim
      @Shahaaim Před 8 lety +23

      +Ganaram Inukshuk set it to 0.5 and listen to a drunk Linus. Haha

    • @MoonLiteNite
      @MoonLiteNite Před 8 lety +3

      +Ganaram Inukshuk i watch all youtubes at x2, i think everyone talks retarded when its any slower :/

    • @gnouveli
      @gnouveli Před 8 lety

      it sound like fat ass possible.

  • @reallyWyrd
    @reallyWyrd Před 7 lety +20

    Ty for the video. It was instructive-- because I'm 40 and I only mess with the hardware side of things when I actually have to.
    So, from my perspective, it's like every time I turn around there's five new bewildering standards out there.

  • @winkipinky
    @winkipinky Před 7 lety +202

    That's awesome Linus! Great speeds but I can see us laughing at these speeds in 5 years...

    • @imadecoy.
      @imadecoy. Před 7 lety +24

      I doubt these speeds will even be necessary in 5 years. They can't really be taken advantage of yet today. There needs to be a new super demanding application first. Maybe recording raw footage at 8K+ and super high fps.

    • @nm_scarecrow302
      @nm_scarecrow302 Před 7 lety +17

      well you answered your own question....

    • @nm_scarecrow302
      @nm_scarecrow302 Před 7 lety +2

      winkipinky my reply was meant for something1random23.

    • @lykourgakhs
      @lykourgakhs Před 7 lety +1

      winkipinky u boy are dumb as fuck... school learn best so us understand u

    • @bacon.cheesecake
      @bacon.cheesecake Před 7 lety +10

      2.5 inch ssds have been 500mB/s for five years. people need to stop overestimating the evolution of computer technology.

  • @___Robin___
    @___Robin___ Před 8 lety +22

    I think this was a great explanation of M.2. It's fast, simple and efficient. Great job Linus.

  • @rt8269
    @rt8269 Před 8 lety +189

    Guess I know the next upgrade for my PC ;D

    • @TechyyGD
      @TechyyGD Před 3 lety +1

      @@Mark-dd1ni this was before he hit 10k.

    • @dragonsoul897
      @dragonsoul897 Před 3 lety +2

      Give us an update on that.

    • @rt8269
      @rt8269 Před 3 lety +10

      @@dragonsoul897 haven't done it yet

    • @TechyyGD
      @TechyyGD Před 3 lety +1

      @@rt8269 Really, after 4 years...?

    • @rt8269
      @rt8269 Před 3 lety +4

      @@TechyyGD I think I still have a PC build video on my channel. It's like 5 or 6 years old and has been running fine. I did replace the boot drive with an ssd and then the ssd with a bigger one but that's all. If its not broken, why fix? :)

  • @Digging4AnswersOfficial
    @Digging4AnswersOfficial Před 8 lety +17

    I like how perfectly Linus fit into that shopping cart in that one scene.

  • @bminkl8050
    @bminkl8050 Před 5 lety +35

    "Large dongle hanging out of your case!."

  • @awesomefacepalm
    @awesomefacepalm Před 8 lety +7

    This was really useful.
    I'm about to choose parts for my new build and had m.2 in mind,
    so this was really a good timing this came up on my feed :)

  • @aslonz5308
    @aslonz5308 Před 8 lety +86

    I like how the back ground used to show where I would buy M.2 storage is Walmart. lol

    • @as17ns22
      @as17ns22 Před 6 lety +4

      Yeah, I bought 500gb of M.2, made by "George".
      ROLLBACK BUDDY.

  • @FritzVanZyl
    @FritzVanZyl Před 4 lety +10

    Amazing - in 5 minutes I learnt a lot that I needed for a build, and still relevant in 2020 :)

  • @Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana

    Thank goodness!
    Now that solid state drives are so affordable, I can finally upgrade from my double-refrigerator sized hard drive!
    It's amazing that thing has lasted so long.

  • @charlloss123
    @charlloss123 Před 5 lety +555

    I have an m.2 ssd and my windows boots in 1 second after bios
    R.I.P. my wallet

    • @jamesisaac7684
      @jamesisaac7684 Před 5 lety +13

      Which m.2? And desktop or laptop? My desktop boots in about 55 seconds with 960 Evo 256gb

    • @charlloss123
      @charlloss123 Před 5 lety +36

      @@jamesisaac7684 thats because you are using that cheap stuff. I got the samsung evo PRO 970 500gib

    • @frankspeaking2630
      @frankspeaking2630 Před 5 lety +10

      @@charlloss123 I had to watch the $ and settled on a Samsung Pro 950 NVMe M2 but only 256GB (when they were on sale as the 960 was just released), now regret not shelling out the extra for 500GB. Disable malwarebytes, Acronis active, and the Security program and it is lightning, even with the above active it boots in seconds and is magnitudes quicker than the original WD Black, so with good security (picked up and blocked some nasties) it is quick and I am relaxed

    • @Rdfaiz
      @Rdfaiz Před 5 lety +37

      there's something wrong with your system man. my 960 evo + old cpu, boots under 10 sec

    • @eldenboi8354
      @eldenboi8354 Před 5 lety +20

      @@jamesisaac7684 What?!? I dont even have an ssd and my pc boots in less than 25 seconds most of the time.

  • @MrAttentionDuelist
    @MrAttentionDuelist Před 8 lety +3

    These videos are always fun to watch. The only reason i know as much as i do about computers is because of Linus. Thank you Linus

  • @TheGomGomBoyThaiConsoleGamer

    i'm having a hard time doing that hand gesture at 0:05 wtf

    • @Tatsufollower
      @Tatsufollower Před 7 lety +80

      gomgomboy Linus is a reptilian.

    • @GameSoopp
      @GameSoopp Před 6 lety +11

      I can do that ez. Am I normal?

    • @hanchonteh5739
      @hanchonteh5739 Před 6 lety +3

      i can do it easily too. am i normal?

    • @amanc9835
      @amanc9835 Před 6 lety +1

      gomgomboy no ur not flexible. Time for flex tape for u fam

    • @ronylouis0
      @ronylouis0 Před 6 lety

      Inv1ctus flex on these mfing tapes

  • @duanmcinnes
    @duanmcinnes Před 8 lety +2

    Fast and informative as always. You little ripper Linus. Thumbs up

  • @myfriendmoses
    @myfriendmoses Před 8 lety +4

    I've made the move to M.2 about 6 months ago and I love my two HyperX Predator(one via PCie) it saves so much space and makes cable management breeze as I now have no SATA and power cables to mess around with.

  • @froilanrivero2826
    @froilanrivero2826 Před 4 lety +3

    Incredibly useful as always Linus, thanks!

  • @iielysiumx5811
    @iielysiumx5811 Před 5 lety +8

    This cideo saved me when I built my PC, did not realise I was about to buy a SATA M.2 SSD so I switched to a faster NVME card for the same price

    • @darxustech2883
      @darxustech2883 Před 3 lety

      You bought a drive for speed without checking benchmarks?

  • @Matty__Matt
    @Matty__Matt Před 4 lety

    Thank you for the info about the connector types!!!

  • @redjr242
    @redjr242 Před 8 lety +3

    I really liked this video. It's very professional, clear and easy to follow.

  • @Chris_The_Sam_Man
    @Chris_The_Sam_Man Před 8 lety +93

    Why was that lady's elbow blurred out at the 4:15 mark? @Techquickie Linus, what kind of stock photos are you using?!

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar Před 8 lety +4

      +Christopher Samuels Maybe it had a logo on they couldn't be bothered to get rid of.

    • @masteroftheconsoles
      @masteroftheconsoles Před 8 lety +75

      +Christopher Samuels t1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/80/42/98/240_F_80429858_dVmPAkFcNmTLghKkWB24dhELFgVJKSZn.jpg

    • @ender_scythe2879
      @ender_scythe2879 Před 8 lety +1

      +masteroftheconsoles F U M8

    • @2EXTREME2008
      @2EXTREME2008 Před 7 lety +1

      Thanx m8

    • @memissk2690
      @memissk2690 Před 6 lety

      ender_scythe, i know this is a very late reply and idk if u even use that acc but what's the pic

  • @elsholz2365
    @elsholz2365 Před 6 lety +8

    "M.2 As Fast As Possible"
    That's actually very accurate

  • @GlycerinZ
    @GlycerinZ Před 4 lety +3

    We have come a long way. I LOVE M.2 NVMe. I started with computers as a young lad when ISA slots were a thing.

  • @matthews690
    @matthews690 Před 7 lety +8

    And thus Linus descended from the heavens to cure my SSD related headaches and bestow upon me the answer to my questions.

  • @alphabytes290
    @alphabytes290 Před 3 lety +4

    There is something wrong here this guy isn’t dropping anything

  • @colmmurphy2867
    @colmmurphy2867 Před 7 lety

    Very informative - Great to get clear advice.

  • @Monumentum616
    @Monumentum616 Před 6 lety

    This video was very informative and entertaining. Subscribed.

  • @iielysiumx5811
    @iielysiumx5811 Před 4 lety +8

    i got an M.2 NVMe for my PC that i recently built and it is crazy fast

    • @aduck9390
      @aduck9390 Před 4 lety

      Like framerates fast? Can I use a non m.2 and get the same frames

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme Před 3 lety

      @@aduck9390 bruh don't believe what Soyknee and Microcrap tell you, SSDs only improve speed and performance only gets boosted in some games like open world

  • @KM-vy6ic
    @KM-vy6ic Před 7 lety +10

    Life as fast as possible... I'm questioning life rn

  • @unique889
    @unique889 Před 7 lety +1

    great video helped me out slot about deciding on my new SSD i just ordered a samsung 960 evo for my rig

  • @izumi937
    @izumi937 Před 8 lety

    I didn't knew these M.2 , thanks for the info!

  • @PravinPatil41
    @PravinPatil41 Před 8 lety +6

    I've learned so much from this guy.

  • @rileychip6274
    @rileychip6274 Před 3 lety +5

    how many petabyte’s of storage do I need. I’m building a PC for casual Netflix streaming and googling and what not

  • @krzosu
    @krzosu Před 4 lety

    very instructive - thanks mate.

  • @samspace81
    @samspace81 Před 6 lety

    The M.2 drive really SMOKES through my 4K classic car footage, I'm impressed although only a week into my new 8700K system

  • @TornacenseDeFuturo
    @TornacenseDeFuturo Před 4 lety +3

    2:58 PCI EXPRESS 4.0 :)
    Will wait till 5.0 and comment again.

  • @lordsith8319
    @lordsith8319 Před 4 lety +12

    2019 samsung 970 evo 1 TB m.2 installed £100 am in love

    • @brr4519
      @brr4519 Před 4 lety

      lordsith8319 I’m so glad. Just got one today myself

    • @shadowreaper5413
      @shadowreaper5413 Před 4 lety +2

      @@brr4519 wait where did you find that deal? Right now it's about £200??

    • @XVenoMXVenoM
      @XVenoMXVenoM Před 4 lety

      Shadow Reaper I think he’s joking

  • @capnskiddies
    @capnskiddies Před 4 lety

    I watched this video back when it was released conveniently around the time I was buying my PC. I was on the right track but this made sure I got exactly what I wanted.

  • @npip99
    @npip99 Před 7 měsíci +2

    1:55 Just hit PCIe Gen 5 this year, which supports 16GB/s. Drives are already out that hit 12 GB/s!

  • @Thatrollingmaster69
    @Thatrollingmaster69 Před 8 lety +6

    As of 22/3/2016 the fastest M.2 SSD is the Samsung 950 Pro NVMe SSD in either 256 GB or 512 GB capacities. Those are plugged into a M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 port, with connectivity of up to 32 GB/s, and this SSD can reach a theoretical speed of 2500 MB/s Read and 1500 MB/s Write. They are also the fastest SSD you can get for the price.
    *Edit: By connectivity i mean bandwidth.

  • @2010ngojo
    @2010ngojo Před 7 lety +58

    Isn't m.2 a form factor, not an interface? It used to be called NGFF, next generation form factor.

    • @mcoop854
      @mcoop854 Před 7 lety +4

      correct

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety

      Noob here. What's the difference between a form factor and an interface? Can I get an ELI5 perhaps?

    • @AdrianUsual
      @AdrianUsual Před 5 lety +4

      Feynstein 100 a form factor is just a physical spec, shows where and how pins have to be in order for things to fit together and connect physically. An interface has the physical spec and also specifies what is needed to transmit data, like specific pinouts, clock speeds, and stuff

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety

      @NairdaTrauts Ah okay. So it sounds like a physical spec is just a subset of a form factor, since the latter encompasses more things.

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme Před 3 lety

      @@feynstein1004 so M2 is form factor and NVME is interface

  • @vladyslavdiumin4124
    @vladyslavdiumin4124 Před 4 lety

    Very useful video! Thanks for sharing some good good info! You are awesome!

  • @tech-daddy
    @tech-daddy Před 8 lety

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @SkeleCrafteronYT
    @SkeleCrafteronYT Před 8 lety +6

    Slick intro.

  • @ThePokefan382
    @ThePokefan382 Před 8 lety +140

    Santa Claus as fast as possible

  • @KTHKUHNKK
    @KTHKUHNKK Před 3 lety

    I always like watching Linus's videos his great tips and his knowledge

  • @ismailberkeren
    @ismailberkeren Před 4 lety +1

    TY Sebastian, nice vid again !!

  • @ArcticGamez
    @ArcticGamez Před 8 lety +95

    think ill wait for m.3 to come out that has speeds up to 8GB/sec

    • @DrMacintosh
      @DrMacintosh Před 8 lety +7

      +ArcticGamez do you really need that much speed?

    • @UntouchedWagons
      @UntouchedWagons Před 8 lety +178

      +Eric Melendez No one will ever need more than 640KB of RAM.

    • @DrMacintosh
      @DrMacintosh Před 8 lety +9

      UntouchedWagons nice argument xD

    • @dandreurquhart3511
      @dandreurquhart3511 Před 8 lety +3

      +UntouchedWagons 4gb*

    • @kobathor
      @kobathor Před 8 lety +14

      +Eric Melendez you will only ever need 8GB of RAM for gaming ever it will never change

  • @andrewb1870
    @andrewb1870 Před 8 lety +253

    Virtual ram as fast as possible pls!

    • @vnmz-NFS
      @vnmz-NFS Před 6 lety

      Lmao you have my wallpaper as a profile pic! xD

    • @111455
      @111455 Před 6 lety +13

      LOL virtual ram and fast don't belong in the same sentence LMAO

    • @TylerDaSilva522
      @TylerDaSilva522 Před 6 lety

      Loooool

    • @Roblafo
      @Roblafo Před 6 lety

      VNMZ - NFS and more same

    • @SmartPhone-us3kj
      @SmartPhone-us3kj Před 6 lety +1

      If you have, let say at least 16gb of ram, you don't need virtual memory in theory

  • @fredericknilsen2855
    @fredericknilsen2855 Před 7 lety

    I just bought the samsug 960 EVO 250gb M.2
    Can't wait for it to arrive!

  • @jomac_ph
    @jomac_ph Před 5 lety +1

    Galing nito! Hehe.. salamat

  • @gamingrapidtv2329
    @gamingrapidtv2329 Před 4 lety +3

    M.2 faster as this “Its an SSD but the smaller version”

    • @stef511
      @stef511 Před 3 lety

      And has faster capabilities

  • @content1006
    @content1006 Před 3 lety +3

    Okay so if my motherboard has an m.2 slot with one "slit" (m key) then if my ssd has two of those slits than will it work or not?

  • @TECHN01200
    @TECHN01200 Před 8 lety

    Thank you for explaining M.2 Linus, I was confused as to what 2242 vs 2280 meant.

  • @trowhammerdespoilerofgalax2423

    Thanks Linus. This helped me quite a bit. building first new pc in 4 years and realized mobo has m.2 and that I didn't know much about it at all. Too bad I don't need a website though.

  • @crazyassassin8274
    @crazyassassin8274 Před 3 lety +3

    Now moblie phone with ufs 3.1 storage has speeds above 30 gb/s how fast technology evolved 🤔🤔🤔

  • @codaassasin
    @codaassasin Před 8 lety +11

    Dennis As Fast As Possible?

  • @oldschool_2717
    @oldschool_2717 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for the tips Linus... Just learning this now. Been out of the tech world for a long time.. loo

  • @naiseniichan8035
    @naiseniichan8035 Před 3 lety +1

    i blindly bought an m.2 and was shocked when the slot wasnt the same, luckily the m.2 was b/m ( 2 notches) which i assume would work on either slots.

  • @B3Band
    @B3Band Před 8 lety +9

    People will laugh at the stats given in this video ten years from now, no matter how impressed you are with them today.

  • @Name-yf6xp
    @Name-yf6xp Před 7 lety +7

    Linus, i got a question, why is there no orange cable at SATA anymore? And why did we switch from molex to sata?

    • @Ackros
      @Ackros Před 7 lety +3

      do you mean you cant find orange sata data cables to buy online?
      molex to sata? say what? molex are for power not data and the reson sata drvies have a smaller sata power connector not molex is because of that every reason... smaller

    • @Name-yf6xp
      @Name-yf6xp Před 7 lety

      But why? They have the same cablew

    • @Ackros
      @Ackros Před 7 lety +3

      *in middle of trying to disconnect a molex connector..... grunts* go wan.... go wan ya good thing ya.... nearly there..*grunts again* pulling with one's slippy fingers.... come on ya fecker....grunts* come on ya good thing, *bang* goes flying backyards as the molex finaly comes out and hits ones head on the bed frame behind." *ouww *head stinging where gash now is *

    • @m1serfreed477
      @m1serfreed477 Před 7 lety

      Rusty Rivet Absolute bollox, sata power connectors are the worst thing ever, they are thin and cheap and they brake easily, they should have made a more robust connector for HDD power like a small square block. sata power connectors cannot handle the stress and weight of cables especially if you unplug frequently and move things around a lot. molex power cables are much more sturdy and don't brake.

  • @Gest_613
    @Gest_613 Před 3 lety +2

    "Say hello my friends to M.2"
    *shows apple's proprietary SSD with different connector

  • @Killakamikaze
    @Killakamikaze Před 3 lety +2

    This will be amazing for expanding storage for the PS5

  • @diegojimenez4043
    @diegojimenez4043 Před 8 lety +15

    sorry new computer enthusiast here, this might be a dumb question ...so can i use an m.2 ssd to save me OS and all other important computer system and startup files instead of a regular ssd or hd?

    • @user-ir3iq7fr3o
      @user-ir3iq7fr3o Před 8 lety +4

      yis

    • @0cards0
      @0cards0 Před 8 lety +3

      yes, but which one should we buy? im looking for a good M.2 now

    • @user-ir3iq7fr3o
      @user-ir3iq7fr3o Před 8 lety +2

      first of all, check your motherboard's compatibility with the m.2 bandwith. Newer versions of motherboard like z170 and x99 have support to pcie 3.0 x4. Some older versions like 1150 chipset motherboards will only have pcie 2.0 x2 m.2 support. so that means if you buy the top of the line m.2 ssd like samsung 950 pro (that supports pcie 3.0 x4) but you have an old motherboard that only support 2.0 x2 (10 gbit/s) you won't be taking the full advantage and will be having only slightly better performance than a regular sata 3 ssd speed.
      If you let me know your motherboard, I might be able to help you out finding a good m.2 ssd for your rig.

    • @Pantsthaniel
      @Pantsthaniel Před 8 lety +1

      M.2 is just another standard for SSDs that uses PCI Express. Yes, it's just another storage device but capable of faster speeds.

    • @0cards0
      @0cards0 Před 8 lety +6

      i wish there were sata vs m.2 tests of booting & opening programs, to see if the difference is significant

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced Před 7 lety +27

    How did they come up with the M.2 name? Seems arbitrary.

    • @imadecoy.
      @imadecoy. Před 7 lety +6

      I'm going to say it means mobile storage version 2. It replaces mSATA as a laptop storage interface. It was originally called NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor). As for the more rare desktop version (U.2), I have no idea why it's called that.

    • @nathanmead140
      @nathanmead140 Před 4 lety +3

      @@imadecoy. or they could have stolen it from SONY

    • @PaganShagger
      @PaganShagger Před 4 lety

      It's all about marketing. Selling something with a catchy and easy to remember name is good business.

  • @MarvilatAggies
    @MarvilatAggies Před 4 lety

    Getting an ad with Linus on it, before watching a linus tech tips is very meta

  • @kingoftherevolution4855
    @kingoftherevolution4855 Před 2 lety +1

    I first heard of m.2 when i looked in my friends pc and *saw* one, in 2021.

  • @leofoenerro367
    @leofoenerro367 Před 3 lety +7

    I loved it when Linus was quick and simple

  • @baby333
    @baby333 Před 2 lety +5

    Reading these comments from 5 years ago feels like you're reading some old comments about Bitcoin..

  • @marmanlive
    @marmanlive Před 6 lety

    Brilliantly explained...! thnx

  • @nootnootmofos7415
    @nootnootmofos7415 Před 3 lety +2

    When he said: “as small as possible and as fast as possible” he winked...

  •  Před 8 lety +6

    4:19 What the hell is that blur for???

    • @AsliGamers
      @AsliGamers Před 5 lety

      @@PierreDuc24 😂😂😂😂 now understood that blur reason!!

  • @jonathanhettema6170
    @jonathanhettema6170 Před 4 lety +3

    I just had a ad from him......
    He is spying on my

  • @master.swordz
    @master.swordz Před 3 lety +1

    thank goodness I landed in this video. Now I finally understand pcie vs ssd! Thank you Sir!
    Subscribed and like = done!

  • @i-criz6655
    @i-criz6655 Před 6 lety

    Thanks for explain!

  • @ezioauditore7636
    @ezioauditore7636 Před 7 lety +21

    0:07 that wink tho (guessing thats for the people with dirty minds?)

    • @TheGoldenPro
      @TheGoldenPro Před 5 lety +1

      It's confirmed. Linus is gay everyone.

  • @ValstormLucifer
    @ValstormLucifer Před 8 lety +10

    But can you use them as your boot drive, loading your OS onto it? That would theoretically cut the time of booting up the computer by an exponential amount.

    • @devonslating1398
      @devonslating1398 Před 8 lety +5

      Pro tip: that other guy is probably trolling. RAM is volatile storage. Unless they made a non-volitile and not RAM storage kit that uses the RAM slot that I am not aware of yet that is... but I am pretty sure that he is trolling ya.

    • @DisturbedLick
      @DisturbedLick Před 8 lety +3

      Make a RAM disk and install your OS on it, using virtualization and keep the host computer in a low power state until it needs to boot the other OS?

    • @rocksdanister
      @rocksdanister Před 8 lety +2

      +Devon Slating Some versions of linux can load into RAM during startup , like puppylinux. It can save the changes during shutdown so that u can restore it...

    • @devonslating1398
      @devonslating1398 Před 8 lety

      +Dani John Cool. TIL.

    • @devonslating1398
      @devonslating1398 Před 8 lety +4

      +ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ I spent years in the deepest darkest depths of Geekdom to earn this neckbeard. You should be in awe...
      or pity me. Either is fine.

  • @raymondhacks
    @raymondhacks Před 3 lety +1

    The pictured M.2 at 0:42 is actually a MacBook ssd, a proprietary version

  • @J.Eddie.T
    @J.Eddie.T Před 6 lety

    Why are there any dislikes on this vid? This is super informative. Very good information well presented and not too fast. Easy to proccess the info.

  • @luiselu6208
    @luiselu6208 Před 8 lety +4

    imagine these on RAID 0

  • @Firestrike0
    @Firestrike0 Před 7 lety +3

    M.2 "As fast as possible".... XD

  • @NeedForSpeed.2004
    @NeedForSpeed.2004 Před 3 lety +2

    Knowing that modern drives can hold so much while being so small, imagine the storage capacity of a modern room sized drive

  • @Aristoper
    @Aristoper Před 8 lety

    I wonder if "DPC Latency" is any better for M.2 compared to SATA 3 and/or SATA 2. I haven't seen any benchmark comparisons on the subject so would be interesting to see the results. I'd test under idle loads as well as some controlled keyboard input i/o macro based workloads since keyboard/mouse input is known to cause noticeable "DPC latency" micro stuttering latency spikes.

  • @rashdan1994
    @rashdan1994 Před 5 lety +3

    What did it cost?
    Thanos: Everything

  • @Sal3600
    @Sal3600 Před 8 lety +83

    pshh wanna see my 4tb drive?

    • @Hexthrill
      @Hexthrill Před 8 lety +22

      Yea, 4tb, 4 inch. I don't even use inches in my country, we use centimeters.

    • @dorupero
      @dorupero Před 8 lety +4

      +NarkDights | Hexthrill Great for u lol

    • @Hexthrill
      @Hexthrill Před 8 lety +16

      Dorupero Yea, metric is better.

    • @W4LL37SK83R
      @W4LL37SK83R Před 8 lety +18

      +Dorupero At least it isn't a 4cm dick.

    • @Hexthrill
      @Hexthrill Před 8 lety

      Wyatt Jackson Oh god why xD 10cm (4in) is already bad. 4cm? Crazy shit.

  • @StealthArt
    @StealthArt Před 6 lety

    Can you test different kind of coolers on M2 SSD's like a mini fan or heatsink and see if these really impact thermal throttling and read/write speeds?

  • @tweaker1968
    @tweaker1968 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for this.... One of those videos.... I knew I was curious but too lazy to figure it out for my-self!