What is the opinion of Reddit about the
CalDigit Tuff Nano – Compact Rugged IP67 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s External NVME SSD, Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 Mac and PC, Up to 1055MB/s (1TB, Royal Blue)?

You can find loads of 128gb 2230 drives for very cheap, $20-25. But things get bad quickly above that.

I looked only briefly, but this is the cheapest 1tb 2230 I could find at $181: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-m2-pcie-nvme-class-35-2230-solid-state-drive-1tb/apd/ab673817/storage-drives-media.

A runner up is prying open the enclosure on this for $230: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0855SVCJ2

This CalDigit Tuff Nano uses a 1tb Kioxia BG4 for $220. Pry apart the external drive and you should be good to go.

Well, you can always buy an portable USB NVME drive (like this) and shuck the drive to the Deck. Only need a good black friday/cybermonday deals.

Edit:

A 1TB raw drive can be found for 180EUR with dips down to 160EUR. 150EUR is perfectly realistic.

heres a USB-C SSD with a 2230 drive inside it https://www.amazon.com/CalDigit-Tuff-Nano-Compatible-Thunderbolt/dp/B0855SVCJ2?th=1

and a standard 2230 drive from dell
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-m2-pcie-nvme-class-35-2230-solid-state-drive-1tb/apd/ab673817/storage-drives-media

1TB have been around all year, you can pull one out of this as others have posted. $230 for a 1TB 2230 NVMe SSD, great deal IMO.

Very interesting option. I think I found the one you may be referring to (link below). However, it says it only runs at 1055 MB/s. I’m currently getting over 2000 MB/s with my 512GB drive that came with my SL4. I don’t really want to sacrifice performance to gain space. It would be awesome if there was a Seagate Barracuda version of the M.2 2230, but I don’t see one.

https://www.amazon.com/CalDigit-Tuff-Nano-Compatible-Thunderbolt/dp/B0855SVCJ2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=caldigit+tough+nano+external+ssd&qid=1621515610&sr=8-3

I pulled the 1TB Toshiba out of this;

https://www.amazon.com/CalDigit-Tuff-Nano-Compatible-Thunderbolt/dp/B0855SVCJ2?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

It’s a bit of a PITA as it comes formatted for a MAC and you have to bit the housing up a little to get it out. Here’s the original thread;

https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/iab82f/might_have_screw_the_ssd_a_bit_too_hard_now_cant/