HP 35M35AA#ABA EX900 Plus 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD

The HP EX900 Plus 2TB is an NVMe M.2 solid-state drive that slots directly into a motherboard's M.2 2280 socket, eliminating the need for cables or drive bays. Using the NVMe protocol over the PCIe bus, it delivers sequential read speeds up to 3,300 MB/s and write speeds up to 2,700 MB/s — a substantial leap over SATA-based drives and a meaningful upgrade for systems still running on older storage. The 3D NAND flash memory stacks storage cells vertically, which improves both storage density and write endurance compared to older planar NAND designs.

At 2TB, the EX900 Plus provides enough capacity to serve as a sole drive in a system — comfortably holding an operating system, a full application suite, and a large media or game library. It is well-suited for everyday productivity, content creation, and gaming, where fast load times and responsive file access make a noticeable difference. The main consideration is that this is a PCIe Gen 3 drive, so its peak speeds will fall short of the newer Gen 4 and Gen 5 SSDs available today. For most users, however, the real-world performance difference is minimal outside of specialized sequential-transfer workloads, making the EX900 Plus a practical choice that balances performance, capacity, and value.