^ this was in jest, as I'm surely following up.. in that, I'm a puss, in not wanting to risk some new AliExpress seller' pushing his Samsung 990 Pro 8TB m2. for $80.
Bought a couple of these Crucial P3 m.2 4TB's, instead;
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B...K6Y9EEQB&psc=1