Hiksemi Wave(P) 128GB PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD HS-SSD-WAVE-P-128G

Hiksemi Wave(P) 128GB PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD – Buy in South Africa

The Hiksemi Wave(P) 128GB (HS-SSD-WAVE-P-128G) is a cost-effective NVMe SSD for South African buyers looking to add fast PCIe Gen3 storage to older systems or use as a dedicated Windows boot drive. At up to 3300 MB/s sequential read and 1700 MB/s write, it’s dramatically faster than SATA SSDs (550 MB/s) and HDDs (150 MB/s) for OS boot times and application loading.

The 128GB capacity is ideal for a dedicated Windows system partition (a fresh Windows 11 installation typically uses 20–30GB, leaving ample headroom for the OS and core applications) or as an NVMe boot drive to pair with a larger SATA storage SSD. PCIe Gen3 x4 compatibility spans a decade of motherboards — including those without Gen4 M.2 slots. 3D TLC NAND construction provides a reliable balance of endurance and read/write performance appropriate for light-to-moderate daily use. The M.2 2280 form factor fits all standard desktop and laptop M.2 slots.

Key Features

• 128GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe, M.2 2280
• Up to 3300 MB/s sequential read
• 3D TLC NAND
• Broad motherboard compatibility
• Ideal budget OS boot drive