Anyone using m.2 SSDs in Linux?

[Stephen Tashi]

TL;DR

I'd like to hear the experiences of any forum member who uses SSDs with the m.2 interface in Linux.

I'd assume that m.2 hard drives like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BN217QG/?tag=pfamazon01-20 work just like any other hard drive in Linux. However, the paragraph:

PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND DATA SECURITY: Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates

makes me wonder if firmware updates require software that runs on Windows or Mac. And how important would firmware updates be?

 

[Vanadium 50]

I have a SSD (two actually) in one of my Linux machines. They work like regular disks except they appear as /dev/nvmeX rather than /dev/sdX.

I would not run a firmware update on any storage medium I had valuable data on.