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a better buy for some would be the…
480gb at $64 (normal price $75)
960gb at $127.50 (normal price $150)right now it looks like 480gb is the best bang for buck….
Got 480 for $63.75 from computer alliance
I think the $64 was rounded up
Sorry it is actually $63.2 can round down to $63
I grabbed the 480gb for $60.80 from Futu Online 2 days ago. Was $76 before the discount code.
20% off tech code did it. I settled for a 480gb drive despite wanting the 1tb.
isnt it only 15% off?
Not really, these are perfect for media center pcs that are playing stuff elsewhere.
Just googling these BX500 vs WD Green (2018)
These look to be a small jump ahead
which one has a small jump?
The BX500 is 48% faster according to this comparison. https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-BX500-120GB-vs…
I bought a BX500 240GB from Amazon AU yesterday for $40 delivered with free amazon prime trial.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-BX500-240GB-NAND-2-5-inch/…
Thanks, bought 240gb for 36.93
Thoughts on using one of these with an USB adapter as a portable backup drive?
I am using them with a cheap $7 caddys.
Using couple of BX500 480GB. One failed, but I believe it was not related to the use. Got it replaced under warranty.
Does this SSD in particular normally remain around the 40$ mark, or is this significantly cheaper? Deciding whether I should update the laptop or not, since it's not completely necessary at this point.
It's around $45, so basically 15% off. Price is decent for a DRAMless, inferior grade TLC SSD. If you have an old laptop that you still use frequently, then it is worth considering.
Nah, new laptop too so thoughts? Also I heard this SSD has kinda slow read/write speeds? Just something I read on a review quickly. What's DRAM and TLC and are they a must have for SSDs?
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i3 laptop CPU with 2 cores; mainly Web browsing, watch youTube, word processing; laptop with 8GB or less RAM - due to the low cost, this should be fine.
i5 laptop CPU with 4 cores (or better); you do have need to regularly do large photo editing / video editing; or you with with large project files frequently - you might want to consider a better SSD.Also, it kinda depends on how much you paid for your laptop, if you paid $1000+ for an i5 laptop, it doesn't make sense to get a 240GB SSD that's $37. But, if it is an $500-$600 laptop, spending $150-$175 on a decent 1TB SSD is an overkill.
TLC is currently the mainstream SSD technology (good cost per GB), but this one's TLC is 50% slower than its sibling (i.e. MX500). DRAMless slows it down even further. The SSD, like all TLC SSDs, uses a small SLC cache to boost its performance. In most light usage, you end up using the SLC cache, and that makes it feel quite speedy. Hence, general Web browsing and light workload, it will feel quite smooth. The sustained write speed on BX500 is really ugly, but do you have a regular usage pattern where that's important? For example, when copying large video files to this particular SSD regularly, the write speed feels like a traditional hard drive. But, if you just want an SSD to boot Windows, run common apps quickly and not too fuss about copying 40GB files taking a while, then the price is okay for 240GB (price per GB, compared to a discounted 860 EVO 1TB with cashback, is about the same - but that's spending $150 (though you do get a much better SSD)).
if you paid $1000+ for an i5 laptop, it doesn't make sense to get a 240GB SSD that's $37
Not sure what your logic is there. If the laptop had a 5400rpm mechanical hard drive in it (like some of the Dell Inspirons come with at that price) then the $37 SSD is a great upgrade and will result in a much faster laptop. In the example of the Inspiron, there's a spare slot for a SSD so the old hard drive can remain in there.
@cerealJay: A current gen i5 laptop would be a 4 cores / 8 threads laptop. It has enough compute power to multi-tasks (in long running batches). For an i5, it is worth considering a larger SSD and if so, might as well get a better one.
Honestly, if we look for Inspiron 15 laptops right now at Dell AU site, below $1000, you are already getting 256GB SSD, which is bigger than this one (and I'm sure it is a better SSD than this). The next one up is the 2TB HDD option.
I did list the expected usage pattern for i5. I understand why some people would buy i5 without actually needing it. But, the bigger question would be: why they actually wasted more money on that laptop than getting a better or larger SSD.
Personally, I wouldn't use an i5 to do only general Web browsing, youTube duties (because that's too much luxury for me). I would hammer the i5 much harder. However, if people have the cash to spare on i5 laptops to just general Web browsing, and then wanting to save money on SSD, then sure go for this 240GB SSD.
@netsurfer: Yeah, thanks for the rationale. I am using a middle-tier laptop around 900$ though to address what you were talking about initially. Also, if I do get a SSD it'll mostly be used for storage, since my laptop already has a primary SSD - so I guess this SSD or the MX500 would suffice I feel
TLC is fine and will last for years. You can always Google "TLC vs MLC" if curious. What you'll find is that these days TLC SSDs are good value, and reliable for general use. Lifespan is really only an issue for those who use the computer heavily with frequent write operations. Read operations do not reduce lifespan of SSD storage, and reading is what is done mostly with typical use. Backing up your drive is smart, regardless of what type it is. SSDs are fast, all of them are fast!
@cerealJay: Ah I see. For me, since I'm looking for an additional hard drive just to use as storage for everyday word processing and general file storage and what not, a standard 'TLC' SSD would do good enough? As compared to the popular Samsung Evo that I see a lot around
@monkeyoutlet: Samsung EVO is TLC. You can find a 1TB EVO for around $200. If you want MLC, you can find a Samsung 860 Pro for under $400. So for almost twice the cost, you can sleep better at night like the people who pay for Kaspersky instead of simply using Windows Defender! In other words TLC is good enough. And Crucial is good enough. My Crucial system drive has been ticking along for years, although it's an M4 which is MLC! :-)
Great price! Can pair with recent Techfast deal if buying a PC.