The cheap SSDs thread

[gibster]

2TB LEVEN SSD 139.99... Debating whether I should pull a trigger, seems like a decent deal...
It's been a while since I bought my last SSD, been mainly buying m.2 drives, but I don't have enough slots for the fast m.2, and I need some space... Pity the SSD is so slow compared to m.2, lol, never thought I would say that...

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[igor_kavinski]

2TB LEVEN SSD 139.99... Debating whether I should pull a trigger, seems like a decent deal...
It's been a while since I bought my last SSD, been mainly buying m.2 drives, but I don't have enough slots for the fast m.2, and I need some space... Pity the SSD is so slow compared to m.2, lol, never thought I would say that...

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Can't find the TBW rating for this particular model.

Leven JS600 1 TB SATA3 SSD review

Leven is a Taiwanese company established in 1996. It’s not known very well in Europe, where Amazon is its primary retailer. The JS600 is the best SATA model from this company, and 1 TB is the highest available capacity. This SATA SSD was built with an SMI controller paired with 3D TLC NAND...

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JS600 endurance for `1 TB is a paltry 240TB. So this is most likely a "write sometimes, read most of the times", type of SSD. If that's your intended purpose, go for it.

 

[gibster]

Can't find the TBW rating for this particular model.

Leven JS600 1 TB SATA3 SSD review

Leven is a Taiwanese company established in 1996. It’s not known very well in Europe, where Amazon is its primary retailer. The JS600 is the best SATA model from this company, and 1 TB is the highest available capacity. This SATA SSD was built with an SMI controller paired with 3D TLC NAND...

www.guru3d.com

JS600 endurance for `1 TB is a paltry 240TB. So this is most likely a "write sometimes, read most of the times", type of SSD. If that's your intended purpose, go for it.

Good point, maybe should stay with the better brands.. They say it's JS500 I think, so even lower model?
All they really say is 2 Million Hours MTBF, but no TBW. Apparently no DRAM cache either...
I may just wait on a deal on an MX500, still a good drive I think.

 

[igor_kavinski]

They say it's JS500 I think, so even lower model?

Actually, older models may have better endurance. At least, that was true for MX300 vs. MX500 and 850 Pro vs. 860 Pro.

 

[balloonshark]

$59.99 Neo Forza NFS10 2.5" 960GB SATA III SSD High Speed up to 550 MB/s Read, 500 MB/s Write Internal Solid State Drive

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Shell Shocker deal with only 12 hours left.

QLC
LDPC ECC and RAID Engine
Smart SLC caching performance boost
3D NAND FLASH
Read 550MB/s , Write 500MB/s
3 Year Replacement Warranty (Purchase on NewEgg)

**Be sure to read through the reviews**.

 

[Thump553]

$59.99 Neo Forza NFS10 2.5" 960GB SATA III SSD High Speed up to 550 MB/s Read, 500 MB/s Write Internal Solid State Drive

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Shell Shocker deal with only 12 hours left.

QLC
LDPC ECC and RAID Engine
Smart SLC caching performance boost
3D NAND FLASH
Read 550MB/s , Write 500MB/s
3 Year Replacement Warranty (Purchase on NewEgg)

I was very tempted by this but the customer reviews are brutal. Eight of the first ten are one star reviews (one of the others was a two star), most talk about early death. Most damning to me was the review by Bob S. where he mentioned he has been waiting two months for ANY response to emails and RMA requests on a dead drive. Life is too short to deal with shoddy products/vendors.

OTOH I remain amazed at how much SSD prices continue to fall-they seem to be the only tech product these days that is still going down in price.

 

[gibster]

I was very tempted by this but the customer reviews are brutal. Eight of the first ten are one star reviews (one of the others was a two star), most talk about early death. Most damning to me was the review by Bob S. where he mentioned he has been waiting two months for ANY response to emails and RMA requests on a dead drive. Life is too short to deal with shoddy products/vendors.

OTOH I remain amazed at how much SSD prices continue to fall-they seem to be the only tech product these days that is still going down in price.

Well, they are being OBSOLETED by m.2 drives... What would be interesting is larger SSDs that are cheap (say 8TB for $200). I don't want to pay $200 for 2TB SSD, when 10+x faster alternatives are nearly the same price... We'll get there eventually.

 

[balloonshark]

I was very tempted by this but the customer reviews are brutal. Eight of the first ten are one star reviews (one of the others was a two star), most talk about early death. Most damning to me was the review by Bob S. where he mentioned he has been waiting two months for ANY response to emails and RMA requests on a dead drive. Life is too short to deal with shoddy products/vendors.

OTOH I remain amazed at how much SSD prices continue to fall-they seem to be the only tech product these days that is still going down in price.

Thanks. I'll include a note to read through the reviews.

 

[daveybrat]

https://smile.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-NAND-Internal/dp/B07SNHB4RC/ref=sr_1_14?crid=3W1V7WBC3L6MT&keywords=1tb+ssd&qid=1644325164&sprefix=1tb+ssd%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-14

I've bought and used many of these drives. Solid performers with a 5 yr. warranty. Can't beat the sale price of $79.04!

 

[Captante]

Never owned one myself but nearly everything I've read about these drives has been positive .... too bad I don't need another SATA SSD at the moment!

 

[BoomerD]

I actually DO need one...my not so great pre-built came with a WD Green 240gb SSD. I would like to replace that one. I considered the WD blue in the FS/FT forum...but for the price difference, this makes better sense.

 

[Captante]

I actually DO need one...my not so great pre-built came with a WD Green 240gb SSD. I would like to replace that one. I considered the WD blue in the FS/FT forum...but for the price difference, this makes better sense.

Also note many of the WD SSD's including the "Blue" mid-rangers have undergone a "sneaky" redesign which removed the DRAM cache. (same applies to equivalent Sandisk's)

 

[igor_kavinski]

Also note many of the WD SSD's including the "Blue" mid-rangers have undergone a "sneaky" redesign which removed the DRAM cache. (same applies to equivalent Sandisk's)

Yes. Seems to be the one called WD Blue 3D NAND. It also has a much lower TBW rating than the real or maybe previous WD Blue. Shame on WD. They must have hired shitty managers who only want to show good financials with zero regard for their company's reputation.

 

[BUTCH1]

https://smile.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-NAND-Internal/dp/B07SNHB4RC/ref=sr_1_14?crid=3W1V7WBC3L6MT&keywords=1tb+ssd&qid=1644325164&sprefix=1tb+ssd%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-14

I've bought and used many of these drives. Solid performers with a 5 yr. warranty. Can't beat the sale price of $79.04!

Great price, I see the NVme gen 3 version for $109, my MOBO supports these, is the speed difference noticeable in real world use?.

 

[daveybrat]

Great price, I see the NVme gen 3 version for $109, my MOBO supports these, is the speed difference noticeable in real world use?.

From Sata to NVMe is a huge improvement. Now from a nice PCIe 3.0 NVMe to a PCIe 4.0 NVMe is hardly noticeable to me.

If you don't have one already and your motherboard supports it, i'd say do it!

 

[daveybrat]

SK hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD | Up to 3500MB/S | Compact M.2 SSD Form Factor SK hynix SSD | Internal Solid State Drive with 128-Layer NAND Flash

https://smile.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-PCIe-Internal/dp/B08DKB5LWY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1E87TONU7YMZE&keywords=1tb+nvme&qid=1644843278&sprefix=1tb+nvme%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-5

On sale for $93.49, cheapest price it's ever been! Solid and fast SSD

 

[BoomerD]

SK hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD | Up to 3500MB/S | Compact M.2 SSD Form Factor SK hynix SSD | Internal Solid State Drive with 128-Layer NAND Flash

https://smile.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-PCIe-Internal/dp/B08DKB5LWY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1E87TONU7YMZE&keywords=1tb+nvme&qid=1644843278&sprefix=1tb+nvme%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-5

On sale for $93.49, cheapest price it's ever been! Solid and fast SSD

that will teach me to procrastinate...I had one of those in my cart for $79...never pulled the trigger.

 

[Steltek]

Refurb Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB NVMe $39.99 at Best Buy.

 

[Macgyversite]

Amazon has this for $65 and 5 year warranty. Bestbuy warranty is 90 days.

 

[you2]

Amazon has this for $65 and 5 year warranty. Bestbuy warranty is 90 days.

5 year for new; refurb is 90 days.

 

[Macgyversite]

5 year for new; refurb is 90 days.

The above deal quoted by Steltek was for a refurb.......

 

[Lanyap]

SK hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD | Up to 3500MB/S | Compact M.2 SSD Form Factor SK hynix SSD | Internal Solid State Drive with 128-Layer NAND Flash

https://smile.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-PCIe-Internal/dp/B08DKB5LWY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1E87TONU7YMZE&keywords=1tb+nvme&qid=1644843278&sprefix=1tb+nvme%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-5

On sale for $93.49, cheapest price it's ever been! Solid and fast SSD

On sale again. This time for $92.58

 

[VirtualLarry]

Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNU010TZX1
+ $25 off w/ promo code SSBR3Z24, limited offer

$99.99 - $25 = $74.99

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Yeah, it's QLC, but it's from Intel, and it doesn't suck.

Ideal for a secondary M.2 NVMe for a games drive, for example.

 

[balloonshark]

Crucial P5 2TB 3D NAND NVMe Internal Gaming SSD, up to 3400MB/s - CT2000P5SSD for $150.

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-NAND-NVMe-Internal-3400MB/dp/B0892TWDP1/

Specs: https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct2000p5ssd8

Other retailers are also carrying the ssd for the sale price.

B&H Photo Video
Best Buy via eBay
Adorama
Best Buy
Newegg + $1.99 shipping


Storage Capacity - 2000 gigabytes
Storage Drive Type - SSD
Maximum Data Transfer Rate - 3400 megabytes per second
Maximum Read Speed - 3400 megabytes per second
Maximum Write Speed - 3000 megabytes per second
Form Factor - M.2
Interface(s) - PCIe Gen 3 x4

From the Manufacturer

Extra Fast. Extraordinary.
Pushes the limits of Gen 3 at up to 3400 MB/s sequential reads
Engineered for hardcore gamers and professionals who demand high performance
Built on our leading 3D NAND and controller technology
Rated at MTTF greater than 2 million hours for extended longevity and reliability
Full-drive encryption capable (OPAL 2.0)
Includes SSD management software for performance optimization, data security, and firmware updates
5-year limited warranty
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Is this the deal we've been waiting for? QLC? Worth picking up as a secondary data/game drive? I believe my MB is only PCIE 3.0 which matches this drive.

Edit: Looks like Micron 96L TLC. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-p5-m-2-nvme-ssd-review

 

[Donts00tmesanta]

Crucial P5 2TB 3D NAND NVMe Internal Gaming SSD, up to 3400MB/s - CT2000P5SSD for $150.

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-NAND-NVMe-Internal-3400MB/dp/B0892TWDP1/

Specs: https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct2000p5ssd8

Other retailers are also carrying the ssd for the sale price.

B&H Photo Video
Best Buy via eBay
Adorama
Best Buy
Newegg + $1.99 shipping


Storage Capacity - 2000 gigabytes
Storage Drive Type - SSD
Maximum Data Transfer Rate - 3400 megabytes per second
Maximum Read Speed - 3400 megabytes per second
Maximum Write Speed - 3000 megabytes per second
Form Factor - M.2
Interface(s) - PCIe Gen 3 x4

From the Manufacturer

Extra Fast. Extraordinary.
Pushes the limits of Gen 3 at up to 3400 MB/s sequential reads
Engineered for hardcore gamers and professionals who demand high performance
Built on our leading 3D NAND and controller technology
Rated at MTTF greater than 2 million hours for extended longevity and reliability
Full-drive encryption capable (OPAL 2.0)
Includes SSD management software for performance optimization, data security, and firmware updates
5-year limited warranty
----------------------------------------------------

Is this the deal we've been waiting for? QLC? Worth picking up as a secondary data/game drive? I believe my MB is only PCIE 3.0 which matches this drive.

Edit: Looks like Micron 96L TLC. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-p5-m-2-nvme-ssd-review

Is this the cheapest 2tb?