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Crucial BX500 SSD 480GB $59.96 + Delivery ($0 with eBay Plus) @ Apus Auction eBay

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Crucial BX500 SSD 480GB $59.96 + Delivery ($0 with eBay Plus) @ Apus Auction eBay
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nocure on 12/12/2019 - 12:57 ebay.com.au (1721 clicks)
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Apus Express Extra $10 off Promo stacks with eBay's 20% off PEACHY20 eBay code, discount shows at Checkout.

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  • wei13 on 12/12/2019 - 14:18
    +1

    What's the difference between these and the MX series ?

    • Ostrk on 12/12/2019 - 14:26
      +1

      mx is better

    • KARMAAA on 12/12/2019 - 14:27
      +5

      There's no DRAM for cache with BX500, meaning rather large files will have extremely slow transfer speeds. MX500 has DRAM cache. This BX500 a good drive for storing small files on, like 5mb pictures and stuff like that, but for anything like video editing and stuff, you're better off with a premium drive like a 970 EVO Plus if you need fast transfer speeds.

    • pennypincher98 on 12/12/2019 - 14:35
      +1

      Plus members can get an MX500 500GB SSD for $79.20 delivered.
      ~$19 difference.

      • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2019 - 14:39
        +6

        For the extra money I would highly recommend getting the MX500. Here's a speed comparison: https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-BX500-480GB-vs…

        • pennypincher98 on 12/12/2019 - 14:41
          +1

          Yeah, I would too.
          On benchmarks, it seems like higher capacity SSDs generally have a higher rankings then lower capacity SSDs but why is this the case? People haven't filled them up as much and they can run more smoothly?

          • didit7 on 12/12/2019 - 16:23
            +1

            @pennypincher98: SSD with higher capacity has more I/O lane, kinda RAID 0. So if 120GB SSD has 1 lane, 240 GB will have 2 lanes, and 480 GB will have 4 lanes. Hence you will see perfomance 2x going from 120 GB to 240 GB and 2x from 240 GB to 480 GB until you hit interface limit.

            • pennypincher98 on 12/12/2019 - 17:06
              +1

              @didit7: So even if I'm only needing say a 240GB SSD if I get a 480GB it'll have a performance boost?

              • lenspizza on 12/12/2019 - 22:27
                +1

                @pennypincher98: Bigger SSDs sometimes have more DRAM (only applies to MX500 here), have more cells in reserve to speed up writes, and greater total write endurance (they'll last longer). I'd always aim for the next model up.

          • Borkbork on 13/12/2019 - 09:46

            @pennypincher98: Don't know about other manufacturers but I know with some of the intel ones there's a large amount of slower QLC flash plus a smaller amount of faster SLC flash. The SLC can be used as write cache while it's not needed for storage, once you start to fill the drive more SLC is used for storage instead of cache. Larger drives have more SLC. Here's an explanation: https://www.anandtech.com/show/13078/the-intel-ssd-660p-ssd-…

        • MHLoppy on 13/12/2019 - 16:37
          +1

          That comparison is a very poor proxy of real-world performance differences. For most people the BX500 would still be plenty fast, and the difference between it and the MX500 might even never be noticed in day-to-day use. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/crucial-bx500-480-gb/15.h…

      • saurabhgoyal93 on 12/12/2019 - 15:00

        How and where?

      • Kooosh on 12/12/2019 - 23:25
        +2

        Is that stacked with the $10 off promo or just the 20% off? I was after this after reading yours and others recommendations on here but it looks like they've sold out of the MX500 500GB..
        Futu Online's price comes down to $79.20 - free post for eBay Plus members just incase anyone was looking for one.

    • ItsMeAgro on 12/12/2019 - 15:30
      +3

      MX is faster but pricier.

      These BX are meant as a cheap option that compromises on speed. Perfect for when money is really really tight, or as a second SSD when you already have a very fast boot drive SSD, and just need some more storage for your games or whatever.

      • Matt86 on 12/12/2019 - 22:31
        +1

        I've used them as boot drives before and while it's a major upgrade from an old HDD, it's silly really to not get an MX500 or an 860 Evo for the minimal price difference.

        As for a games drive, or secondary media drive (in a laptop the durability is good) or even an external drive these are great.

  • ssdexecutor82 on 12/12/2019 - 14:31
    +1

    Thank you great price

  • Winston100s on 12/12/2019 - 16:15
    +1

    These BX are like the WD Green, slow in SSD terms especially when you need to deal with big files.

  • bimdas23 on 12/12/2019 - 16:38
    -3

    These SSDs are trash. Mine barely lasted 2 weeks before dying without any warning.

    • bazingaa on 12/12/2019 - 19:19

      RMA?

      • bimdas23 on 13/12/2019 - 00:32

        sent it back and got a refund

  • capslock janitor on 12/12/2019 - 17:33

    they opened an auction account?

    • llama on 16/12/2019 - 01:51

      Who is "they", and who cares anyway?

  • epicttiimm on 12/12/2019 - 17:48
    +1

    perfect for my ps4 pro tbh thanks op!

    • Lemonbarley on 12/12/2019 - 22:51

      This drive is pretty bad for games though. You might wanna consider getting the MX500 for ~$19 more like what the other ozbargainer suggested.

      • epicttiimm on 12/12/2019 - 23:17
        +1

        agree if I had a gaming PC but the PS4 can’t even take full advantage of the SSD lol so any cheap one will suffice

  • Rod AUS on 12/12/2019 - 23:02
    +1

    Ebayplus 120GB $27.96 / 240GB $35.94
    can't buy more than 5 with discount

    • llama on 16/12/2019 - 01:50

      Well, the obvious solution is to split across two orders.

      As for "120GB $27.96 / 240GB $35.94"…. thanks for the random comment.

  • utsc on 13/12/2019 - 23:15
    -1

    Isn't this price range the "New" normal price for these brands in the last 6 months?

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