I have just purchased this NVMe SSD to replace the stock SSD for my new laptop. One thing that stood out when I switched it in was that the stock m.2 NVMe SSD has like this dark grey silverish looking tape around it. I assume that is for heat dissipation. I couldn't find anything quite like that on line for the new SSD, so I purchased a kit that has a blue heat conducting silica gel pad and a copper plate that you put over each side, all in the m.2 size. I found a youtube video that showed the difference in heat on a chip with and without heat sink pads (not the same kind as I bought), and the difference was remarkable. One drawback I see is the copper plate being stuck there in the middle of my laptop, with pretty tight tolerances, and I am wondering if I should just stick with the silica gel pad. Anyone else have any experience with using these things? Any suggestions on how to proceed? I haven't installed the heat sinks yet - waiting to find out what others might have done. Right now the new drive is sitting there in the laptop without any heat sink on it. -- George Box: 15.2 | Plasma 5 | AMD Phenom IIX4 | 64 | 32GB Laptop #1: 15.2 | Plasma 5 | AMD FX 7TH GEN | 64 | 32GB Laptop #2: 15.2 | Plasma 5 | Core i5 | 64 | 8GB