The cheap SSDs thread

[BoomerD]

It's 198

Then you missed it. the 2tb model was $159 recently.

 

[Donts00tmesanta]

Then you missed it. the 2tb model was $159 recently.

Damn

 

[positivedoppler]

Came close to pulling the trigger on the teamgroup...but no way am I dealing with sending an RMA out of pocket to Taiwan.
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https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/download/index.php?index_id=28

Actually, I'd stay away from TG's product entirely until they have a RMA service in the US.

 

[VirtualLarry]

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Vulcan Z 2.5" SSDs on sale, some with a 5% off promo code on top. Like this 240GB for $17.99 - 5% promo.

 

[VirtualLarry]

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Vaseky SATA 2.5" SSDs, 64GB for $8.88, 120GB for $9.99. Some small shipping cost (like $5.66 for 10 units).

 

[DreadBelch]

256GB Kingston NV2 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD for $24.99 + Free Shipping

Kingston 250GB NV2 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD

Buy Kingston 250GB NV2 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD featuring 250GB Capacity, 3000 MB/s Maximum Read Speed, 1300 MB/s Maximum Write Speed, PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe Interface, M.2 2280 Form Factor. Review Kingston SNV2S

www.bhphotovideo.com

 

[VirtualLarry]

gen4? Hmm...

 

[Captante]

gen4? Hmm...

DRAM cache...?

EDIT: Kingston website makes no mention.... which likely means no.

Still how far wrong can you go at that price? At least you know Kingston will honor the warranty unlike a random Chinese brand drive!

 

[DreadBelch]

DRAM-less. Will make a nice scratch disk for Adobe apps in my case.

Edit: Canceled my order. No longer sure if buying a DRAM-less SSD for a scratch disk is a wise move. Will have to read up on that.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Silicon Power Ace A55 2.5" 256GB SATA III 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SU256GBSS3A55S25NB $18.49
$5 promotional gift card w/ purchase, limited offer By SP Silicon Power

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Not a bad price on it's own. I wonder if you can get multiple GCs? That would make these kind of hot.

EDit: Dead deal, now $29.99 with $5 GC.

 

[VirtualLarry]

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Solidigm 512GB P41 Plus NVMe SSD $36.99

These are what became of Intel's SSDs, and are the spiritual successor to the 670p QLC NVMe models. (These are QLC as well.)

 

[Macgyversite]

Low now. What will BF bring ?

512gb SSD with cache. $27. Silicon Power. Decent brand at least for me.

https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Performance-Internal-SP512GBSS3A55S25/dp/B07997QV4Z/ref=sr_1_5

 

[VirtualLarry]

Was looking at 10-packs of 480/512GB Patriot Burst Elite SATA 2.5" SSD, for $259.00 @ Amazon.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Neo Forza NFS01 2.5" 480GB 3D TLC SATA III High Speed up to 560MB/s Read, 510MB/s Write Internal Solid State Drive(SSD) NFS011SA348-6007200 $24.39

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[Brainonska511]

Then you missed it. the 2tb model was $159 recently.

The 2TB NVME SK Hynix Gold P31 is now $149 @ Amazon, if anyone is still looking. Even made a front page hot deal on another famous deals website. Plus, it's listed as one of the best mainstream NVME drives (as of May 2021) from our beloved overlords.

Snagged one for my upcoming build.

 

[cellarnoise]

The 2TB NVME SK Hynix Gold P31 is now $149 @ Amazon, if anyone is still looking. Even made a front page hot deal on another famous deals website. Plus, it's listed as one of the best mainstream NVME drives (as of May 2021) from our beloved overlords.

Snagged one for my upcoming build.

Thanks for the link, but from your link, I ended up going for the Platinum P41 2TB as it is on sale also and only $170 on Amazon U.S. I guess I upsold myself.... Seemed like a great price on one of the faster PCIE 4 drives.

 

[Brainonska511]

Thanks for the link, but from your link, I ended up going for the Platinum P41 2TB as it is on sale also and only $170 on Amazon U.S. I guess I upsold myself.... Seemed like a great price on one of the faster PCIE 4 drives.

I considered a PCIe4 drive, but I'm using a SATA SSD as my current OS drive, so I figured I wouldn't notice much of a difference if I went PCIe3.0 vs 4.0, since any NVME drive will be a substantial improvement. (Also trying to not to go overboard with my new build.)

 

[cellarnoise]

I considered a PCIe4 drive, but I'm using a SATA SSD as my current OS drive, so I figured I wouldn't notice much of a difference if I went PCIe3.0 vs 4.0, since any NVME drive will be a substantial improvement. (Also trying to not to go overboard with my new build.)

I'll let you know. I have a few 3.0 nvme in use now and this will be my first 4.0. I "think" I observed some improvement from sata ssd to 3.0, but mostly from large file transfer. And I do some video and a lot more audio editing. Though audio anymore does not stress SSD with enough RAM...

I don't expect to see much difference honestly. It's just a new build and will be my primary for the next 2 years... I hope the lower latency may be noticable for day to day stuff?

I would not worry about it, but for $30, It is worth a test.

Unless you are doing a lot of large file transfers between local fast drives - like other ssds... or with a home server, pushing a ton of small files, I don't understand why anyone would need other than even a slow 3.0 nvme.

 

[MisterE]

Silicon Power 512GB SSD 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive (SP512GBSS3A55S25)
$25.99 with free Prime Shipping, 3 Year / 250TB TBW warranty

https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Performance-Internal-SP512GBSS3A55S25/dp/B07997QV4Z/

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! A great price for a nice SSD, I own several different capacity Silicon Power SSDs and NVMe drives and really like them.

 

[BoomerD]

Only a 1 year warranty though. That concerns me. (whether it should or not is a different discussion)

Never mind. It looks like SP offers 3 or 5 year warranties, depending on the drive.
My bad.

 

[MisterE]

Only a 1 year warranty though. That concerns me. (whether it should or not is a different discussion)

What only has a 1 year warranty? 3 years for the Silicon Power SSDs.

 

[BoomerD]

What only has a 1 year warranty? 3 years for the Silicon Power SSDs.

Hmmm...their website says 3 or 5 years, but I based my answer on this:

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Warranty
Limited Warranty period(parts): 1 year
Limited Warranty period(labor): 1 year

 

[MisterE]

Hmmm...their website says 3 or 5 years, but I based my answer on this:

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3 years for the Silicon Power A55 series: https://www.silicon-power.com/web/ba/product-Ace_A55
And here is their TBW (Total Bytes Written) chart: https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/big5/TBW.pdf

 

[BoomerD]

3 years for the Silicon Power A55 series: https://www.silicon-power.com/web/ba/product-Ace_A55
And here is their TBW (Total Bytes Written) chart: https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/big5/TBW.pdf

Yeah, that's what I found when I hit their site. Not sure why Newegg sez 1 year.

 

[MisterE]

TEAMGROUP AX2 2TB 2 Pack 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD
$186 with free Prime Shipping ($93 per drive!), 3 Year / 1600TB TBW warranty
DEAL IS DEAD, now $196 with free Prime Shipping ($98 per drive)!

https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-Internal-Compatible-Desktop-T253A3002T0C101/dp/B0B5G952VM

$93 per 2TB SSD is an amazing price if you need quantity two and you like Team Group AX2 drives. I've never owned one and have no opinion. Product description lists SLC cache, Amazon lists read/write of 540/490 MB/s for the 2TB SSD. Team Group link for this drive: https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/ax2