Kingston NV2 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, Up to 3,000MB/s Read, PCIe 4.0, 250GB–1TB

Gen4 in name, with rated speeds that sit nearer good Gen3 hardware; the case for it is cost per terabyte in a general-purpose system volume, not peak numbers.

Kingston ships it with varying controllers and flash, frequently QLC, so two units bought months apart may not behave alike. Where write consistency matters, Kingston NV3 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 Gen 4x4 is the newer and steadier part.