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Crucial P1 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 X4 Internal SSD 2000MB/S $148 Delivered @ Tech Mall eBay

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Crucial P1 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 X4 Internal SSD 2000MB/S $148 Delivered @ Tech Mall eBay
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Lzztrader on 13/07/2019 - 19:19 ebay.com.au (2388 clicks)
Last edited 14/07/2019 - 00:08 by 4 other users
POLAR20

Just bought one of these from the tech.mall listing on eBay Australia for $148 delivered.
Thought it would be a great as a Games Drive to compliment any other NVMe boot drive.

Brand: Crucial
M.2 Type 2280
1TB M.2 SSD • PCIe NVMe Gen 3 • 2,000 MB/s Read, 1,700 MB/s Write
Client SSD
NVMe/PCIe Gen3 x4

Same drive from other similar codes charge post cost or another $10 to $20 more.
Offer ends tomorrow midnight AEST so check it out. Apply the code POLAR20 after adding to cart.

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Computing 1TB Computer Component Crucial M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

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  • preon on 13/07/2019 - 19:23

    Price in the title please.

  • zztrader on 13/07/2019 - 19:25

    Thanks for reminding me, my 1st post so apologies to all! :)

    • robinCTS on 13/07/2019 - 19:55
      +1

      Plus you forgot the store name 😉

      I fixed that and tidied the rest up a little bit.

      • zztrader on 13/07/2019 - 19:59

        Thanks robin, I was not sure why it kept saying PC.Byte when the eBay shop was tech.mall which it seems to be part of a many store type deal. Yet this particular shop offered the best in price landed to my door step which eta postage is guaranteed by 19th July.

        • robinCTS on 13/07/2019 - 21:22

          If you click on the revisions tab just below the title of the deal, you'll end up on this page from where you can see that "PC.Byte" was added when a moderator edited your post.

          There seems to be something funny going on where the system keeps adding it in whenever you do an edit. I've managed to work out how to save without it, but can't seem to get rid of the picture in the related stores. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . I'll have to ask on the forum about the issue.

          I did wonder why you'd deleted it. (I didn't think to double check against the eBay site.)

          If you intend to continue posting deals, you may wish to familiarise yourself with Rules & Guidelines, particularly the linked pages Deal Posting Guidelines and Title Guidelines. (Or just do what a lot of peeps do - wing it 😉)

          • Moderatorscrimshaw on 13/07/2019 - 21:25

            @robinCTS: FYI robinCTS, Pcbyte techmall should be in title as that is the name of the vendor selling the product, while ebay is the platform.

            ebay deals format would be

            {Product name} {Price / Shipping Cost} @ {Sellername} via eBay

            If the deal is restricted to eBay Plus members (that is, the price can only ever be obtained by getting the value added membership) you would use [eBay Plus] as the 'prefix' in the title. such as this deal.

            we also use the same / similar title style with Aliexpress, Amazon and Catch.com as these are marketplaces consisting of different sellers.

            edited: for accuracy

            • spaceflight on 13/07/2019 - 21:31

              @scrimshaw:

              FYI robinCTS, Pcbyte should be in title as that is the name of the vendor selling the product

              No it shouldn't and no they aren't.

              tech.mall is the seller, not PC.Byte

              • Moderatorscrimshaw on 13/07/2019 - 21:32

                @spaceflight: tech.mall is an alias of PCbyte, they are same stores going by different names. You can use either techmall or pc byte in the title (we won't really mind either way, they are the same guys wearing different suits), but you'll notice in our related stores widget it'll show the Parent company as PC Byte, and clicking on it will show all deals connected to it, regardless of whether it's PC Bye, Pcmeal or tech.mall

                • spaceflight on 13/07/2019 - 21:34

                  @scrimshaw: That just makes things more confusing!

                  But now I understand why you said pcbyte. Thanks for explaining.

          • zztrader on 13/07/2019 - 21:37
            +1

            @robinCTS: Not sure if I need to do anything else, so is everything ok robin?

            • Moderatorscrimshaw on 13/07/2019 - 21:39

              @zztrader: This current version is fine. no further changes needed, thanks all.

              • zztrader on 13/07/2019 - 22:05

                @scrimshaw: Thanks for the update scrimshaw, cheers!

              • robinCTS on 13/07/2019 - 22:13

                @scrimshaw: Thanks heaps! I stepped away from the computer to have a shower and was planning on querying the issue when I got back.

                What a surprise to find it all explained and the post all fixed. Now I have another title format worked out. I couldn't quite work out the eBay one from posted deals as they are all over the place.

            • robinCTS on 13/07/2019 - 22:13
              +1

              @zztrader: Congrats on the First Post Wonder badge! (I got one of those too.) Keep up the good work 👍

              • zztrader on 14/07/2019 - 01:30

                @robinCTS: Thanks robin, always good to get things right lol :)

  • Lesco Brandon on 13/07/2019 - 19:49

    The lazy side of me wants to know how it performs against Samsung 970

    • zztrader on 13/07/2019 - 19:55
      +1

      There really is no comparison imho! I am using a Samsung 970 500gb NVMe as system drive and it boots like in 3 to 5 second. The Crucial is to replace a 1TB spindle drive as my laptop has 2 PCIE ports and 2 Sata ports as well, so really, its just for loading the steam games faster for the likes of X Plane 11, FSX:SE and a few others. Hopefully this will tweak loading times a bit more.

    • Merlict on 13/07/2019 - 19:56
      +7

      Not as fast, but this is far cheaper and quick enough for 99% of users

      • nikoris on 13/07/2019 - 20:56
        +2

        and quick enough for 99.9999% of users

        ftfy

    • wsxasd on 13/07/2019 - 19:57

      Samsung 970 vs Crutial P1

      • badonde on 13/07/2019 - 20:08

        It is still much faster than an SATA SSD

      • troyww on 13/07/2019 - 20:39

        Over twice the price ?

    • HashBrown on 13/07/2019 - 20:11
      +3

      Samsung 970 Evo blows this thing out of the water in every matrix. Sequential read/write, random read/write, access latency, write endurance,etc. But it is going to be a very good drive for steam library imho.

      I feel like the biggest benefit of those QLC drives is that pre-built system manufacturers can claim "High performance 1TB NVMe PCIe x4 SSD" and then give you an Intel 660p/crucial P1(they are pretty much the same), instead of something higher quality like Samsung SM961,PM981,while others brag about that they use Intel 760p or Samsung drive(usually pm981,970evo OEM ver.), which they should be included in the first place.

      When I bought a laptop years ago it comes with 512GB SM961(960 Pro OEM Ver.), now the same manufacturer are using Intel 660p on their FLAGSHIP device while bragging about 1TB NVMe ssd.

      Sadly, this seems to be the direction the whole industry is heading to. There is no consumer level MLC drives anymore except 970 Pro and even then it is a niche product. TLC is the mainstream and I bet we will see PLC (penta? 5bit per cell, you know what I mean)drives soon.;/

      • netsurfer on 13/07/2019 - 23:24
        +7

        Samsung 970 Evo is a better NVMe SSD, but it costs 2X as much. Also, if you take a practical approach and look at the light usage benchmark, the difference isn't that huge (unless you filled up this drive close to the limit). 4K random write with queue depth 1, according to AnandTech, this one beats 970 EVO (though my guess is 970 EVO Plus would regain the lead).

        When you look at real world general app performance, the higher tier SSDs don't actually blow any other SSDs out of water, in fact, they all pretty much the same in terms of app loading time and OS start time. I really wish NVMe SSDs would start Windows 10 2X faster than my SATA3 SSD, but it doesn't happen (not even for Samsung 970 Pro). Honestly, unless you do really heavy video work, or run multi purpose DB / app server, 970 Evo is really an overkill.

        Buildzoid at Gamer Nexus said in his most recent video that he has ZERO NVMe SSD (only SATA3 SSDs). Most people don't need it.

      • thorman on 14/07/2019 - 00:58

        1TB of mlc is about 2TB of QLC, meaning MLC has no chance to compete on price. Also the main benchmarks that matter for normal desktop users are the 1T1-4Q 4k-128k performance which most benchmarks don't really pay attention to except 4k 1T1Q reads.

      • AustriaBargain on 14/07/2019 - 03:17

        Would it make a good C drive, which Photoshop uses as scratch disc by default? And if the the project files themselves are being loaded off it then would there be any benefit to this kind of drive or not really even?

  • Korban Dallas on 13/07/2019 - 20:16

    159.79 on Amazon Prime. Wonder if cheaper with cashback?

    • philldo on 13/07/2019 - 23:24

      It's 4.5% cashback on electronics with Shopback… So no, would be a few dollars more - $152.60

      But if you had Prime, it's probably more convenient!

  • pork chop on 13/07/2019 - 20:36

    Hope someone can help this Noob.

    Can I install this Crucial P1 in my HP Pavilion 790 PC and if so where exactly does it go? Here is a picture of the Motherboard - https://h30478.www3.hp.com/t5/Ordinateurs-portables-Composan…

    My PC comes with a 256GB M.2 SSD and it's plugged into the M.2 SSD Socket in the diagram and it lies flat. My preference is to add another M.2 SSD for file storage but I can't see there is another similar M.2 SSD socket on the motherboard.

  • payton on 13/07/2019 - 20:51
    +5

    QLC cells :(

  • idonteven on 13/07/2019 - 20:58

    Is this suitable enough to use as the sole drive for a gaming pc build? Heard that using these to their full capacity would produce bad performance so am worried about that.

    • spaceflight on 13/07/2019 - 21:08
      +4

      The reduced performance will probably still be faster than a SATA SSD.

      https://www.anandtech.com/show/13512/the-crucial-p1-1tb-ssd-…

      That leaves the Crucial P1 as usually being very fast, and definitely faster overall than any SATA SSD. The use of QLC NAND doesn't cripple the drive, and is a detail that most consumers don't have to care about.

      • idonteven on 13/07/2019 - 21:17

        Aha that sounds fine then

    • kyzahh on 13/07/2019 - 21:09

      I'd imagine it's probably fine, you wouldn't fill it up right away anyway right? once you do and notice performance degradation just get another drive and move some stuff over.

      • idonteven on 13/07/2019 - 21:17

        True, true. Thanks.

  • raptormesh on 13/07/2019 - 20:58

    I've got a 970 evo plus 500gb as the system drive(and DCS). This seems like a good fit for the other games. Gonna ruminate.

  • LukeB on 13/07/2019 - 22:08
    +1

    Anyone think the Amazon prime sale will have SSDs?

    • Zazer on 13/07/2019 - 22:13
      +1

      yes

  • videoman on 13/07/2019 - 22:15

    Would something like this would work fine in a old server motherboard that only has a PCI-E 2.0 X8 slot?

    I need a SSD for a unraid cache and the motherboard only has sata2 so I think something like this work be better than a regular sata SSD (if I use this with a cheap pcie m.2 adapter)?

    • MrtheMoonbear on 13/07/2019 - 22:38
      +2

      My brother is doing exactly that (different brand but same same SSD) on an old xeon board and it is working fine for him and IIRC the rated speeds for this drive is right on the saturation point for the pcie lane throughput capacity.

  • parallelparadox on 13/07/2019 - 22:18
    +1

    Need of a smaller OS drive. Any recommendations/deals?

  • Wolfofwallstreet on 13/07/2019 - 22:34
    +5

    All NVME drive are fast at transferring 5GB of data. The real test is what happens when you transfer large file like 50GB file and that is common nowadays with the advent of 4K movies. If this Nvme drive can transfer a 50GB file and sustained it at that speeds then its impressive for that price but if it start dropping to 130MB per second after 20 GB write then is not great then you should get a normal SSD because the sustained write speeds are more consistent. I got the 970 pro, 970 evo and the Toshiba nvme OEM drive from my laptop. The 970 pro keeps writing at 3GB per second until it finished transferring the file regardless of the file size ( that's why its impressive and expensive). My 970 evo start to slow down around 40GB write and the Toshiba oem start to throttle to around 110MB per second after 24GB write.

    • raptormesh on 13/07/2019 - 22:41
      +1

      Is there even a point in using an nvme ssd as the system disk as you will not be transferring huge files all the time?

      • Wolfofwallstreet on 14/07/2019 - 00:11
        +1

        If you are just using it for a system disk then the random read speeds is more important and that metric is consistent meaning it won't be throttle down unless you doing serious servers works but for day to day use it should be fine. So its all depends on your use case at the end of the day.

      • AustriaBargain on 14/07/2019 - 03:21
        +1

        On my mobo you get six data ports and if you use M.2 SATA then two of those ports are disabled. Benefit of M.2 NVMe on my board is that it doesn’t disable any sata ports, so you can have seven drives including this one. But most boards will still disable sata ports. Does it really feel that much faster than a Evo 860 though over Sata?

    • thorman on 14/07/2019 - 01:02
      -1

      The size of the slc write cache depends on the empty space * 10-20%. This means this ssd cane probably transfer up to and over 100Gb at a time without saturating the slc cache and going straight to qlc write mode.

      • Wolfofwallstreet on 14/07/2019 - 03:18

        Wrong. My Toshiba 1 terabyte nvme has 90% free space when I tested more times than you can imagine and the sustained write speeds always drop off after 24GB. This might be due to higher heat and it throttle when it get too hot. Standard Sata ssd don't suffer from this problem though. My Samsung 840 evo can write all day long at around 400 MB/s without heating up.

        • thorman on 14/07/2019 - 04:17

          my 240Gb QLC SSD can write more than 24Gb at full speed, your drive was probably throttling from too much heat not from lack of SLC cache. Try sticking a 10-20c coin on the controller to give it more sustained write performance.

        • FabMan on 14/07/2019 - 08:25

          How large is the SLC cache on your Toshiba NVME?

  • shanty on 13/07/2019 - 23:13

    New to M.2. A little disappointed I couldn't get it set up as a boot drive. Lightning fast and will not be returning to SSD other than to fuse it with a huge HDD for storage. This is an incredible amount of tech….

    Is this right?

    • Shard on 13/07/2019 - 23:26
      +2

      Huh?

      I boot off an M.2. Have another on the motherboard as a storage drive.

      I think it depends on the motherboard if you can M.2 boot. Might have to bios update if you haven't since purchase.

    • Korban Dallas on 13/07/2019 - 23:37

      Should be able to point to it. Used an app years ago. Can't remember what it's called.

      Had a Pcie boot drive and 2.5in and kept booting from the 2.5in

      It could be as simple as a BIOS but probably what I had to deal with.

      • mutantx on 14/07/2019 - 00:50

        you might be thinking of a non-bios mod option called *Clover : it inserts nVme drivers and the like onto much older builds (> Ivy Bridge on)that normally predate/exclude native support; the m.2 is mounted using a PCIe adapter card.

  • FabMan on 13/07/2019 - 23:34
    +5

    For booting Windows, starting applications and loading games, you won't notice a difference between this and a 970 Evo Plus. There are many other limitations, especially in games that prevent you utilising the full performance.

    You'll really only notice the difference in sustained writes.

    With 10% CashRewards this drive is $152 on Amazon.

    • shanty on 13/07/2019 - 23:58
      +1

      Just what I wanted to know

    • raptormesh on 14/07/2019 - 00:09
      +2

      The cashbacks are up to 10%. Electronics is 3.5%. https://www.cashrewards.com.au/amazon-australia

    • mousie on 14/07/2019 - 01:15
      +3

      Yes, discussing saving 1 or two seconds off s boot time and spending hours on OzBargain and Facebook doesn't make you more productive;)

      • shanty on 14/07/2019 - 02:13

        no, but it saves me money :)

  • wqt0806 on 14/07/2019 - 01:22

    Hi, I'm using an old MB, it says "PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2). If M2_1 slot is occupied, PCIE2 slot will run at x8 mode, and PCIE4 slot will run at x4 mode."
    My graphic card (AMD fury)is on PCIE2. Does this M2 SSD affects graphic card performance?

  • abrowne70 on 14/07/2019 - 09:01

    Sold out. Spewing as i was just about to buy one

  • raptormesh on 15/07/2019 - 00:38

    This can be had for about $135 from amazon AU now with shopback cashback.

    • zztrader on 15/07/2019 - 03:59

      I am new to this shopback as I have never used this cashback, how exactly does it work or what do you have to do to make it work and are there many hoops to jump through to join?

  • zztrader on 19/07/2019 - 16:25

    After all this, I now go to install my P1 1TB drive into my laptop and find out my laptop has only 1 NVMe M.2 leaving the other being a M.2 SATA which means this drive I bought does not fit. Sheeeet!

    Does anybody know if there are converters or something so I can still install this even though the data speed rate will drop? Any links or sources to such is appreciated!

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