There may not be anything exciting about the appearance of the TeamGroup MP44S - with its black and white, text-covered sticker, it looks decidedly uninspiring, but behind that unassuming exterior lies a decent SSD if you’re looking to upgrade your handheld. Not only is it ideal for a Steam Deck, but it can also run a bit faster in PCIe 4.0 mode, making it a solid upgrade for an Asus ROG Ally X as well.
Combine its solid performance with a surprisingly reasonable price, and you end up with a great product - it’s not as if you’re going to see this TeamGroup drive when it’s in your handheld anyway. After several months of using the 2TB drive in my Steam Deck, as well as testing in a PC to gauge its peak performance, I’ve put this drive straight on our guide to the best gaming SSD, and it’s a solid choice for many of the best gaming handheld models.
You do have to dismantle your Steam Deck in order to install this drive, and install SteamOS on it yourself, but it’s well worth it. It’s great when you’re greeted with so much spare storage when it comes to installing games - you get 1.84TB on the 2TB drive once it’s formatted and you’ve installed SteamOS, and you can genuinely fit loads of games on one of these drives. Even a big game such as Baldur’s Gate 3 can fit onto this drive 12 times.
Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.