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Is the anti-glare screen worth it?
Does the eMMC version allow installing an NVMe drive?
The price difference between the 256GB NVMe version and the 512GB version is more than the cost of a 1TB NVMe drive.
Edit: Ah wait, just realised it's the stubby 2230 NVMe drives, the ones that are much more rare and like half the length of the long boyes.
Still, the storage is annoying. The difference betwee PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 is massive, and there's been another leap with PCIe 5.0.
The anti-glare is definitely worth it and it's also very noticeable outside. The other option is that you could just upgrade the screen from ifixit if you're also going to be upgrading your storage anyways.
All versions of the deck allow you to upgrade the SSD. There's actually a lot more vendors selling 2230 nvme drives now. I'd recommend staying away from SABRENT Rocket since their support is nonexistent and they also have a high failure rate. The Corsair MP600 mini and Micron 2400 is a better option.
More than anything I'm sketched out about buying SSDs from untrusted sellers, don't want to pay for 1TB and get 256GB that pretends and gets faulty when filled.
There's tools you can use to verify the disk is right. It's smart to do so before you put it in the deck if you have access to a computer. Just get a cheapest enclosure.
Yeah I'm aware. I'd still rather avoid the hassle and buy from a trusted seller.