Question 1

Is the heatsink removable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with care. It needs a #4 6-point star bit and careful prying to unset the thermal tape inside the heatsink.

Question 2

Where does this fit in a computer case? Why is it so small?

Accepted Answer

It fits in an M.2 slot on your motherboard.  If your motherboard is greater than 5 years old it may not have a M.2 slot.  It's small because it's more advanced technology.  Read up on state of the art motherboards.

Question 3

Is any sort of cloning software included with this drive?

Accepted Answer

Western Digital has a download version of Acronis True Image for free on their web site. It is not the full version, but it will do cloning. Newegg will not allow me to post the link to it here or even the URL for WDC, but go to the WDC web site under support.

Question 4

Will this work on a Asus Prime Z270-P Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this drive will work with this motherboard.

You can also download from Western Digital their WD SSD Dashboard for any Firmware updates that may come out & you can run diagnostics if wanted or needed.

Question 5

Is the heatsink likely to make it difficult or impossible to install this in a laptop?  How much extra bulk does it add to the drive?

Accepted Answer

Hello Jonathan Edwards,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

Upon reviewing this M.S SSD, it looks to be impossible and difficult to install this into a laptop. This M.2 SSD is used more for regular and gaming desktops. I do apologize for this.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 6

if the model of the ad comes WITH HEATSINK?

Accepted Answer

If the model of the ad comes with heatsink what ?  Not sure what your question is?

Yes. It comes with heatsink. Heatsink is attached in a way that it would be difficult to remove. Would most likely void warranty.

Question 7

Will this fit into a 
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

You really have to do that kind of research yourself.  I would assume if the motherboard has a M.2 slot it would work.  This is a GREAT MVMe SSD and I would highly recommend it.  Go on the ASUS website and look up your motherboard or if you have your machine opened up look for the M.2 slot.

Question 8

Is this device mlc/tlc/qlc? I don't see this listed anywhere?

Accepted Answer

SanDisk 64-Layer TLC
Check Tom's Hardware article Jan 18, 2019

Question 9

Will this work with a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)?

Accepted Answer

I don’t believe so because the cooling fins would be too large, plus I read on a webpage that Apple uses a proprietary “blade” and you would need a special ssd for that. I can’t list the site that would sell that per Newegg’s request

Question 10

If one already has a 1TB SSHD 2.5" to what purpose would using this smaller device serve? I have no idea just what purpose this device has unless you do not have a SSD already and need one that would not take up a lot space in your computer.

Accepted Answer

This unit is MUCH faster than any SSD. A SSD is limited by the SATA bus speed. This one is limited by an entirely different kind of bus that is MUCH faster. Compare the read and write speeds of any SSD with this piece. Not all M.2 devices use this faster bus, though, so beware of each product AND each motherboard they would go in to. Also, this one has a heat sink that is supposed to let it sustain those faster speeds longer. When a drive gets too hot, safety protocols slow it down to cool off. The heat sink reduces that factor.

Brand	Western Digital
Series	BLACK SN750 NVMe
Model	WDS100T3XHC
Device Type	Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used For	Consumer

Form Factor	M.2 2280
Capacity	1TB
Memory Components	64-layer 3D NAND
Interface	PCI-Express 3.0 x4

Max Sequential Read	Up to 3470 MBps
Max Sequential Write	Up to 3000 MBps
4KB Random Read	Up to 515,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write	Up to 560,000 IOPS
MTTF	1,750,000 hours (Telcordia SR-332, GB, 40 celsius degree)
HeatSink	with HeatSink

Operating Temperature	0°C ~ +70°C
Storage Temperature	-55°C ~ +85°C

Height	8.10mm
Width	24.20mm
Depth	80.00mm
Weight	9.57g

Western Digital WD BLACK SN750 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 64-layer 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T3XHC W/ Heatsink

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