Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 $109.99USD ($157.21 AUD) @ Amazon US

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Great for laptop upgrades or desktop upgrades. I got to many normal SSDs now so M.2 is probably better now days.

Buy fast before they dont ship to AU anymore.

Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95k/90k on all file types
Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves

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  stratbargain on 19/06/2018 - 12:11

  +4

  Unless your PC doesn't support nvme this https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/385569 is a much better deal for $30 extra and local stock

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  garage sale on 19/06/2018 - 12:25

  +1

  yep depends what your mother board supports, M.2 is only part of the puzzle.

  "M2 SATA SSDs share the same NAND and controllers with their 2.5" counterparts so they are no faster than a regular 2.5" SSD. NVMe drives are much faster and use the PCI-E bus so they can make use of that speed. Really the only reason for the M2 SATA drives are for laptops or where space is at a premium"

  My old PC motherboard is M.2 sata, my new laptop is NVME, both are M.2 physical

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    Tacooo on 19/06/2018 - 12:32

    They're great for ITX or mATX builds. Chuck one right on the mobo between the PCIe slots.

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      magic8ballgag on 19/06/2018 - 13:07

      I believe it's mostly for the utilization of the PCI-e interface, as most ITX case have room for a standard 2.5" SSD.

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        Tacooo on 19/06/2018 - 13:39

        Yeah they do but if you want a couple of drives it's great.

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    Rukiata on 19/06/2018 - 12:47

    Can use this http://www.crucial.com/AdvisoryDisplayView?manufacturer=Dell…
    not sure if this really shows right so use at your own risk lol

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    netsurfer on 19/06/2018 - 14:13

    +1

    NVMe SSDs are only faster when the SLC cache is being used. Once exhausted, the standard MLC vs TLC applies. For example, once Samsung 960 EVO exhausted its SLC cache buffer (when writing large amount of data for example), its sequential write speed drops to around 300MB/s. It's common sense, there is no way TLC NAND can currently do 2000MB/sec sequential, otherwise Samsung could easily release a SATA3 TLC SSD which completely kills MLC SATA3 SSDs.

    Random read/write performance on NVMe drives generally are better (but it still depends on the model and the actual NAND and controller used).

    If you are after SATA m.2, this makes sense. NVMe, it depends on your usage pattern. While the 2000MB+/sec quoted sequential read/write looks nice, that's actually the SLC cache speed, not the true NAND speed. Furthermore, you need another NVMe SSD to get the benefit for that few seconds (or RAM drive). Benchmark software can report those figures because NVMe SSD makers made sure the SLC cache is greater than the file size the benchmark software use when testing sequential speed.

    I have MLC NVMe SSDs (2 x Samsung 960 Pro) and they do not boot twice as fast as a true/proper MLC SATA3 SSD (a little bit faster yes, much faster in general usage - no way). For most people, SATA3 is good enough. You really want performance, go for 3D X-Point technology based SSDs.

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      garage sale on 19/06/2018 - 14:47

      yep, it's hard to explain to people that like to read reviews that 3D is slow and once the SLC and other caches are empty they all perform similar.

      3D X-Point , yep, haven't seen consumer friendly prices yet … Intel have the patents but Crucial was involved in development, and Crucial are more likely to bring out the cheapie than intel.

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  twocsies on 19/06/2018 - 13:02

  +1

  The 1TB Crucial MX500 is also a good deal at US$219. Same link as the original post.

  Don't forget the ~US$5.44 shipping to Australia for these drives.