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Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SATA SSD $202 + Delivery (Free Pickup) @ Umart

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Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SATA SSD $202 + Delivery (Free Pickup) @ Umart
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Lkimlo on 09/02/2019 - 13:45 umart.com.au (1566 clicks)
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First deal I'm posting. This is the awesome Crucial MX500 2.5 SSD in a M.2 form factor.

I've been looking for a cheap M.2 drive to give me some more storage for my games and I just came across this excellent deal. Cheapest in the country as far as I can tell, anywhere else is $209+delivery, and $229-$279 from most physical retailers.

It is SATA but for most people there is no discernible difference between SATA and NVME, particularly for games. Generally you're getting 2.5" form factor at this price. I don't want to deal with the extra cables so this is perfect for me. There is the M.2 NVME variant for $239 which is also a good deal but not worth the premium for me as it's no faster than my boot drive.

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  • 12Ghast on 09/02/2019 - 13:47
    +1

    Price in title :)

    Good deal I suppose but would prefer 2.5" 860 Evo non m2 for cheaper.

    • muncan on 09/02/2019 - 13:48
      +1

      Title got ninja fixed

    • kimlo on 09/02/2019 - 13:57
      +9

      I don't have any 2.5 slots left in my case but I have a spare m.2. It's not an incredible deal for pure storage but for someone who specifically wants an m.2 I haven't found a better deal.

      • Richardc on 09/02/2019 - 16:26

        just tape it.

        • giventofly on 09/02/2019 - 17:19

          Probably meant SATA

      • Jopgun on 10/02/2019 - 08:28
        +6

        Just know that your motherboard may disable 1 or even 2 SATA ports if you plug in a SATA m.2. It may not if you use an nvme drive though, so check your manual.

    • ufsta on 11/02/2019 - 06:54

      Is m.2 worse than 2.5"?

      • 12Ghast on 11/02/2019 - 07:18
        +3

        They're both form factors - m.2 is more compact and attaches directly to the motherboard via a screw, while 2.5" and 3.5" are attached to motherboard using a SATA cable.

        In terms of speed, m.2 SATA SSD is same speed as a 2.5" SSD, while a m.2 NVME will be faster. However, NVME is unnoticeable for most users and not worth the price premium to the standard user.

        Reason why people may prefer a 860 Evo over one of these deals is that Samsung is considered a premium SSD brand and is slightly faster than WD blues + longer warranty I believe.

  • aussieaubs on 09/02/2019 - 14:21
    +3

    i can tell the difference between SATA and NVMe - especially on 16GB Ram as there is better caching when running several apps with docs open and spreadsheets and switching between them and browsers etc.. crucial isn't really the best brand I've seen.

    • netsurfer on 09/02/2019 - 18:01

      When switching between running apps, your system memory plays a bigger role. I don't find NVMe SSDs that fast as my normal usage pattern depends more on random read/write performance. Also, most of the systems I have, I only put one NVMe SSD in each. Unless I actually use a RAM drive, I really cannot take full advantage of the sequential read/write in most cases. Honestly, RAM drive is an overkill.

      Everyone's experience on SSD / HDD brands is different. I had 1 Samsung SSD died within 1 year and another one (a different brand, but uses Samsung NAND flash) died also within a year. It was a mistake to be an early adopter of Samsung TLC SSD and their first gen NVMe SSD. Reality is that every SSD maker had made mistakes. Brand isn't the key, the actual model matters more.

    • freemoneyhunter on 09/02/2019 - 20:09
      -4

      You should turn memory paging off, it can wear out the SSD

      • Nousernamehere on 09/02/2019 - 20:31
        +4

        No, it won’t. Just let Windows handle it and it won’t cause a problem. You’ll upgrade the SSD long before anything could potentially happen.

      • anthonyqld on 09/02/2019 - 23:24
        +1

        No. This was an issue in the very early days of SSD, but isn't now. While they still technically have a max-write count, that count is so high now, it'll last you over 100 years.

        • zealmax on 10/02/2019 - 01:18

          Samsung says 5 years. Where did you get 100 years from? Better watch it people might believe your gibberish. Even if you make minimal writes, the controller will die long before 100 years.

          • anthonyqld on 14/02/2019 - 01:06
            +2

            @zealmax: 5 years is the warranty. Same as warranty on mechanical HDDs was 1-3 years, but lasted much longer. Drives aren't meant to die the second warranty expires (same as your TV lasts longer than 1 year). You might want to update your knowledge and not be stuck in the ancient times. SSDs now don't suffer from the issues they faced in their early days. You can write to SSDs under normal use and it'll last 100+ years. Of course other issues could arise before then, and you'll definitely not be using the drive then anyway, with new technology, but you can't "wear out the SSD" anymore.

            • zealmax on 14/02/2019 - 10:10

              @anthonyqld: I would be happy with 10 years :)

            • bpop99 on 15/02/2019 - 20:22
              +1

              @anthonyqld: Just to add to this supporting your assertion: the 1TB drive (according to the drive's data sheet) is rated 360TB Total Bytes Written (TBW), which equals equal to 197GB per day every day for 5 years. Its very unlikely the average person will get anywhere near even a GB per day average, so yes, it will theoretically last long after most of the rest of the components are obsolete

    • Jay-rad on 09/02/2019 - 22:03
      +1

      Can upvote this enough! If you're a power user you can FEEL a difference

  • yomama on 09/02/2019 - 14:24
    +2

    Cheaper by 3c at Megabuy
    Every cent counts!
    Delivery only though

    • Nousernamehere on 09/02/2019 - 14:32
      +6

      Umart’s postage is cheaper, so that 3c means nothing in the end considering if you can pickup then Umart is even better.

      • kimlo on 09/02/2019 - 15:21

        Yep, I have a local Umart, delivery was $9 but I picked it up. For exactly $202 if you've got a local Umart there isn't any deal that comes close.

    • blighst on 09/02/2019 - 16:13

      Don't Megabuy now have a retail store?

  • bpop99 on 09/02/2019 - 14:30
    +1

    The Crucial P1 is a good deal - its the cheapest its been according to Staticice

  • Diji1 on 09/02/2019 - 14:38
    +2

    It is SATA but for most people there is no discernible difference between SATA and NVME, particularly for games.

    If only they'd time it using something other than their preconceived feelings about things, they'd work reality.

    • WayneOZ on 10/02/2019 - 09:38
      +1

      I can easily tell the difference and there is indeed. I have 2 NVMe + 1 SATA SSD. 1 NVMe runs the OS and the SATA SSD runs the storage. The other NVMe carries all the frequently played games. I've tried to move the games from SATA to NVMe, and I can feel the discrepancy immediately, such as in GTA5 and Witcher3. The other configurations are AMD 1800X, GTX 1080 Ti, 32G DDR4 RAM running at 3200MHz, all liquid cooling.

  • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 15:44

    Is there an adapter you can buy to put drives in this format into an older motherboard that only has SATA ?

    I wouldn't mind cloning a few older mechanical drives, used as OS disks in some of our older devices, and copying them onto a SSD.

    Also, when did SSDs start costing around 25 cents per Gig? Not long ago the best you could get is 50 cents per Gig.

    • rhangman on 09/02/2019 - 16:09
      +2

      Yes, can buy adapters to turn a SATA M.2 into a 7mm 2.5" SATA drive. Surely easier to install the older drive in the new system, clone there though? If leaving in the old system, then cheaper just to buy the 2.5" SSD. Can also get PCIe adapters for NVMe drives.

      • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 16:19

        Thanks mate.

        Actually, I have some PCs and a laptop or two that I want to keep Windows 7 on, so that's why I'm thinking cloning.

        I used to clone OS drives just as a backup, so I could just swap drives, instead of restoring stuff which could be messy.

        It's a piece of cake with software such as Acronis which used to come free with every WD drive (I might try using the old software to try and clone one disk onto a SSD and see how it goes).

    • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2019 - 16:19
      +1

      I brought a USB to M.2 SATA adpater for a drive which had a windows image on it. Sadly the M.2 in my notebook doesn't support NVME.

      https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard-Drives-&-SSDs/Enclo…

      • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 16:22
        +1

        Interesting.

        I'm guessing in that case you'd have to boot from USB, and have no way of fitting it inside the notebook?

        Ps. I have to say, as someone who used to build computers from scratch, after a five year break I'm finding it a bit hard to catch up with all the new tech.

        • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2019 - 16:46
          +1

          Correct.

          • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 17:02

            @[Deactivated]: That's not bad really.

            Certainly better than putting up with a slow mechanical drive.

            Something like that may be an option for my laptop(s) too.

            Thanks.

          • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 17:29

            @[Deactivated]: Hmm, I have some programs that I still use, which are not compatible with Win 10.

            So this might be a pretty good alternative to a virtual machine, to run (for example) Windows 7 and 10, on the same device.

            Especially on lower specced PCs.

            • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2019 - 18:17

              @BooYa: I wouldn't know I can't and don't used windows havent for nearly 10years.

  • Sammyboy on 09/02/2019 - 16:22

    Crap had no idea there were 2 diff types of drive for M2 drives. Just bought WD blue M.2 for OS boot drive a few weeks ago. Oh well, learn something new everyday. I lost a normal sata port too using the m.2 drive. I wonder if you would still lose a data port if using a nvme m.2….

    • BooYa on 09/02/2019 - 16:30

      Can't exchange it?

      Some brick and mortar stores do it, especially when they come DoA (I'm not suggesting you wreck it though ;)

      Seriously though, I've had no problems exchanging drives with Umart (and it turned out they were fine, it was my bad, but they never checked just replaced for a new one on the spot).

      That was about five years ago though …

    • kimlo on 09/02/2019 - 16:54
      +4

      Unless you can get an M.2 NVME for the same price I wouldn't worry at all man. Honestly he difference is pretty minimal except if you're copying/pasting a ton of data at a time. In general use, launching apps, playing games the actual difference in speed is pretty hard to notice. HDD->SSD is a huge upgrade, SSD->NVME SSD isn't really noticeable for average users.

      • jace88 on 09/02/2019 - 17:36

        And not all NVMe are the same… I have an Intel 6000p (same as 600p) and whilst it may in theory be better than SATA, reviewers indicated negligible benefits over a Samsung Evo SATA m.2 of similar size.

    • Jopgun on 10/02/2019 - 08:30

      Usually not, but they're all different, check your manual.

  • alz on 09/02/2019 - 18:17

    Does this go with my mobo: GA-AB350M-HD3?
    if not, what are my options?

    • kimlo on 09/02/2019 - 18:25

      Yeah it'll work with that mate.

      1 x M.2 connector (SATA and PCIe x4*/x2 SSD support)

      So that means your M.2 conenctor on your motherboard can take either a SATA or NVME M.2 drive. So basically, any M.2 drive will work.

    • netsurfer on 09/02/2019 - 18:28

      1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4*/x2 SSD support)

      SATA via m.2 is supported so it will work. There is no advantage of SATA m.2 SSD over standard SATA3 equivalent so the price should be at least the same. Thinner isn't better, m.2 SSDs operate at a higher temperature (due to less space available). You can see Crucial use a heat spreader type of sticker on top (for slightly better heat dissipation).

      • megadeth on 11/02/2019 - 08:59

        Since there are absolutely no performance benefit when compared to SATA, then why not buy SATA3 SSD for even better heat dissipation, due to larger surface area of the chips (unless you want another drive on there already).

  • Jcruzi on 10/02/2019 - 02:10

    Oos

  • Froot Loops on 24/02/2019 - 23:01

    $199 + delivery now

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