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WD Blue SN550 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD WDS500G2B0C $104.68 (Update) + $7.46 Delivery ($0 with Prime) @ Amazon US via AU

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WD Blue SN550 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD WDS500G2B0C $104.68 (Update) + $7.46 Delivery ($0 with Prime) @ Amazon US via AUAffiliate
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  • Put NVMe power at the heart of your PC for lightning-fast, ultra-responsive performance
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  • vid_ghost on 04/06/2020 - 00:12
    +1

    Good deal for 500GB of nvme storage.

  • chopsum on 04/06/2020 - 00:20
    +1

    Even better for those like me who missed out on the Crucial P1 NVMe 500GB @ $98 + Shipping from SE

    • G-rig on 04/06/2020 - 00:44
      +2

      Or the P1 1TB m.2 for $132 :P

      • CitizenCane on 04/06/2020 - 00:46
        +1

        Don't remind me. Missed out on that one by seconds.

        • pacificstorm on 04/06/2020 - 02:08
          +1

          :-(

          • G-rig on 04/06/2020 - 04:37

            @pacificstorm: Not much promise of me actually getting a delivery yet anyway, still deliver date pending.
            Bit odd As it's showing 1 in stock for $172.

            • Jef Tino on 04/06/2020 - 06:27
              +1

              @G-rig: I've got notification that my P1 has been shipped.

              Amazon might struggle to get enough stock quickly and they're probably filling the orders in as they're getting some stock.

              But they'll likely honor it, so keep up the faith. :)

              • G-rig on 04/06/2020 - 07:09

                @Jef Tino: yep no worries :)
                Did you find/get a heatsink that fits?

                • Jef Tino on 04/06/2020 - 07:58

                  @G-rig: No, my motherboard already has M.2 heatsink. :)

                • pacificstorm on 04/06/2020 - 08:45

                  @G-rig: Mine came yesterday and installed it this morning and now downloading some games in it. You should get yours soon too.

                  • G-rig on 04/06/2020 - 08:47

                    @pacificstorm: Right my Mobo is a more budget one (B450M mortar) so doesn't have that I don't think.
                    Amazon said it's out of stock, however as soon as we get items in stock we will ship it in the next moment..

                    • pacificstorm on 04/06/2020 - 08:52

                      @G-rig: Oh. So I should count myself lucky then for getting mine already, since some of you guys are still waiting for delivery and others like yourself are still on the waiting list?

                • poporange630 on 04/06/2020 - 09:49

                  @G-rig: SN550 is very cool without heat sink.

    • vid_ghost on 04/06/2020 - 09:15
      +1

      This review for the WD SN550 drive from TechYEScity came out today
      Worth checking out.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr52tGpO_9I

  • PinzVidz on 04/06/2020 - 00:25
    +4

    Have a + for the terrific username.

  • OneJay on 04/06/2020 - 00:25
    +3

    Bought 1, thanks OP. Didn't quite want to spend $200+ on the WD Black 1TB but happy with Blue 500GB at this price point.

    • happychappy1 on 04/06/2020 - 01:58
      +5

      They're completely different drives. One's DRAMless and the other one has a DRAM Cache. Price Per Gig, it's very similar, so I'd probably just pick the SN750 for the better performance, endurance, warranty and lower power consumption.

      • Void on 04/06/2020 - 08:42

        Well if they had their usual price gap no screw the SN750 but at the same price per gigabyte then definitely. The SN550 still has a fantastic controller which allows it to perform incredibly well for being DRAMless.

        • happychappy1 on 04/06/2020 - 13:32

          It uses HMB - host memory buffer - for systems that support it. So it'll be slower due to this, and not every system can support it.

          • Void on 04/06/2020 - 13:33
            +1

            @happychappy1: What criteria does a system have to meet to support it?

            • happychappy1 on 05/06/2020 - 01:51

              @Void: Your OS needs to support it. There also needs to be support for NVMe 1.2 and above.

              • Void on 05/06/2020 - 11:23

                @happychappy1: So you're saying as long as you're not daily driving Linux and your motherboard is fairly new it will work just fine?

      • OneJay on 04/06/2020 - 13:48
        +1

        Valid point, but was only looking to boot Windows OS in 20 seconds rather than the 5 mins it takes a 1TB 5400rpm Barracuda to boot. Didn't want to spend $200+ and 500 GB capacity is sufficient for my requirements.

        Have a Metabox Clevo P650RE with 3 x NVMe slots so can expand later, if I ever need to. I also don't game on this laptop so the purpose for the SSD is purely to boot Windows faster.

    • timoth on 04/06/2020 - 08:59

      The black is $129.29 + delivery from the Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/offer-listing/B07MH2P5ZD/ref=dp…

      • chopsum on 04/06/2020 - 12:05

        Out of stock till June 12

  • starwarsfreak on 04/06/2020 - 00:52

    bit the bullet, not bad for price, lucky for Amazon Prime too.

    • Void on 04/06/2020 - 19:42

      Yeah I got a Kingston A2000 (inferior with half the IOPS) for $95 AUD pre-COVID, this is a very solid deal.

  • berry9 on 04/06/2020 - 03:01
    +1

    bought one thanks op

  • vanyellow on 04/06/2020 - 06:37
    +1

    I'm gonna hold off until 500gb nvme get under $100 posted

    Being this will take like 2 weeks to get here and with the dollar at almost precovid, I feel like local sellers will be this price by then

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/business/markets…

  • Skramit on 04/06/2020 - 08:42

    if only they made a 2TB version….

  • jimojr on 04/06/2020 - 08:47
    +1

    It's $105.05 now.

    • chopsum on 04/06/2020 - 11:11

      Thanks - updated the title.

  • johnwinkle on 04/06/2020 - 11:02

    How can I tell if this is compatible with my laptop?

    • chopsum on 04/06/2020 - 11:15
      +2

      If you can take off the back cover of your laptop the below screenshot should help identify if your mobo supports m type key used by NVMe.

      There should be only one notch on m2 slot on the right side when looking from where you fix the screw.

      https://ibb.co/CmJVKtr

  • aec on 04/06/2020 - 11:26

    $218 1 tb black vs $107 0.5tb blue?

    • dwarfattack on 04/06/2020 - 12:20
      +5

      I had this same question a while ago.

      Did a little research and my (non-technical) opinion is it boils down to two questions:

      • Do you need 1TB?
      • Do you regularly read and write large files (20GB+)? Dumbed down, this takes 6s to write 12GB of data, then slows down to writing 50GB in 50 seconds. Is that enough?

      I don't need 1TB, and I don't often work with big files, so I ordered this.
      Thanks OP

      • wxwsf on 04/06/2020 - 21:29
        -1

        Black sn750 500g was 117 a few weeks ago.
        I have cancelled 1tb black due to the same reason

  • shabaka on 04/06/2020 - 21:31

    decided that I can't wait for either blue or black from the US and went to CPL and bought a Kingston A2000 for $219

  • Strikingviking on 28/06/2020 - 07:34

    Looking at upgrading the 128Gb HDD on my non Retina MacBook Air and wondering if this would suit?

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