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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6BR89C2/?tag=snbforums-20
Found this somehow and it's intriguing when comparing to M2 drives. It's not blistering fast w/ 3GB/s writes but, reads are double that.
www.servethehome.com
For ~$1K though it blows an M2 out of the water for capacity being 2x8TB.
Of course being U2 you most likely need a U2 adapter but, those are fairly cheap.
$21 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099185SSV/?tag=snbforums-20
$41 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D2PXUAQ/?tag=snbforums-20
Gen3 options:
$14 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZEYFD1/?tag=snbforums-20
$15 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096KHM7V1/?tag=snbforums-20
$46 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDFWT3CK/?tag=snbforums-20 - converts an M2 to the 8639 on the SSD
$46 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V579XN9/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior
$24 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9CKHNXD/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior
$28 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VB6L8SJ/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior
Found this somehow and it's intriguing when comparing to M2 drives. It's not blistering fast w/ 3GB/s writes but, reads are double that.

Solidigm D5-P5430 15.36TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD Review
In our Solidigm D5-P5430 review, we see how this 15.36TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD performs and how it is optimized for hard drive displacement
For ~$1K though it blows an M2 out of the water for capacity being 2x8TB.
Of course being U2 you most likely need a U2 adapter but, those are fairly cheap.
$21 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099185SSV/?tag=snbforums-20
$41 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D2PXUAQ/?tag=snbforums-20
Gen3 options:
$14 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZEYFD1/?tag=snbforums-20
$15 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096KHM7V1/?tag=snbforums-20
$46 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDFWT3CK/?tag=snbforums-20 - converts an M2 to the 8639 on the SSD
$46 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V579XN9/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior
$24 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9CKHNXD/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior
$28 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VB6L8SJ/?tag=snbforums-20 - same as prior