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Silicon Power 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5" $39.99 Delivered @ Silicon Power via Amazon AU or ($38 Umart P/U)

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Seems to be even cheaper than past deals. Free shipping with Prime

256GB Stats below

3D NAND flash are applied to deliver high transfer speeds
Remarkable transfer speeds that enable faster bootup and improved overall system performance. The advanced SLC Cache Technology allows performance boost and longer lifespan.
7mm slim design suitable for Ultrabooks and Ultra-slim notebooks.
Supports TRIM command, Garbage Collection technology, RAID, and ECC (Error Checking & Correction) to provide the optimized performance and enhanced reliability.

Also …
Silicon Power 512GB SSD 3D $75.99
Silicon Power 1TB SSD SSD $131.99

1tb not the cheapest, but not a bad price for current climate

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Credit to @stephendt for pointing out this drive can also be purchase for $38 from Umart pickup, for those close to a store

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  • Void on 04/08/2020 - 22:22
    +3

    DRAMless, but for the price you can't really complain.

    • Enjj0y on 05/08/2020 - 09:25
      +2

      WD Green 240GB 3D NAND 2.5in SSD is $39 at umart with 3 years warranty while this one is 1 year warranty.

      • Void on 05/08/2020 - 09:26

        Oooh.

      • brendanb on 05/08/2020 - 14:09

        The Umart page says this has 3 year warranty as well.

  • Scythic on 04/08/2020 - 22:42
    +9

    I had one of these. Randomly died after 2-3 months. Lost all data. Got sent a replacement but I never touched this brand again. (gave away the replacement drive)

    • realaaa on 04/08/2020 - 23:00
      +2

      shit! this is alarming, I have one lying around as it wasn't compatible with SinTech adapter, so maybe it's a good thing then..

      PS not sure why am I associated with Silicon Power?? weird

      • Void on 04/08/2020 - 23:03
        +5

        You would've accidentally clicked the button, I accidentally click it a lot.

      • Forfiet on 05/08/2020 - 08:26
        +6

        "PS not sure why am I associated with Silicon Power?? weird"

        noooo! realaaa is a robot sleeper rep and has become self aware……

    • stephendt on 04/08/2020 - 23:10
      +3

      Eh, I've bought around 60 of these and only had one failure so far. I had a few accumulate a handful of reallocated sectors but they get used fairly heavily. They get a thumbs up from me.

      • CarnivalMonkey on 04/08/2020 - 23:31

        I bought a few over time when I lived closer to PLE, still going strong. even the 60gb ssd is kicking along with no issues

      • greatlamp on 05/08/2020 - 07:11
        +1

        1/60 failure rate is quite high, especially since failure in this case is complete loss of data.

    • bryans on 05/08/2020 - 08:35
      +2

      I problem with SSDs is when they fail its a catastrophic failure, unlike magnetic drives where you can get some forewarning. So get a quality SSD if you can't tolerate failures

      • TilacVIP on 05/08/2020 - 08:44
        +2

        Nothing a good "System Image" won't fix. Anyone not backing up is asking for trouble. Problem solved.

  • brent3000 on 04/08/2020 - 23:02
    +4

    For anyone who would like to know more, or interested in the comparison/info

    https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/121725-dram-less-…

    The two videos on this link really outline DRAM and a comparison, if you have the extra $10 worth it for the boost you get but clearly better than a spinning drive for comparison

    • Froot Loops on 04/08/2020 - 23:20

      Thanks for posting. I love watching Linus, even know I am not great with computers. I think my boss will love his new SP SSD for Christmas. I will look at someone alittle more suitable for the purpose I want for my SSD. I guess these are still great for people that have everything on onedrive or for kids. Thanks again for posting

      • hanofee on 05/08/2020 - 08:32

        Do urself a favour and get a better thing for kids, unless ur kid is a geek. The less trouble the better for kids, otherwise u’d spend more time at the end :)

    • PR0r on 05/08/2020 - 06:37

      Can you recommend something that's suitable for the extra $10

  • stephendt on 04/08/2020 - 23:11
    +3

    Cheaper at Umart - only $38. Good deal though.

    • Froot Loops on 04/08/2020 - 23:24
      +3

      +$11.00 postage to me in Orange, which is $1 cheaper (without any cash reward options), but umart in my experience, where shocking for support. I purchased a 1tb M.2 crucial off them, it arrived DOA and them palmed me off to manufacture. Ended up having to pay postage. I think amazon returns is worth the $0.99c extra (less cash rewards) for free returns, plus very good support

    • Froot Loops on 04/08/2020 - 23:26
      +1

      You should also post that deal mate :) people that can pickup would be better off

    • Froot Loops on 04/08/2020 - 23:40

      Wooh. My maths sucks man. Sorry, have done 14hrs work today. Cheaper for pickup only. Thanks and sorry mate

  • Winston100s on 04/08/2020 - 23:29
    +8

    Guys too much bad feedback on this drive. Do not put any important data on it. The price is good but I'd rather pay a bit more and get something safer than this

    • ItsMeAgro on 05/08/2020 - 00:08
      +2

      I mean, you should never have data on only one drive, unless you don't mind losing it. HDDs and quality SSDs all fail eventually too.

      This is not really FOR important data.

      It's a slower second SSD for games when your main, better brand, fast SSD gets too small, but your bigger HDDs give too-slow loading times.

  • superuser on 04/08/2020 - 23:37
    +2

    Nvme going to take over sata3 soon…

  • yjun355 on 04/08/2020 - 23:46
    +2

    Do you know if this will work will feel Inspiron 5580?

  • spuderump on 04/08/2020 - 23:57
    +1

    what do I need to use this as an external drive?

  • Ref05 on 05/08/2020 - 00:54
    +1

    Hi can I use it to replace my old (2013) laptop hard disk, I guess it is a 2.5 " sata slot..

  • Gordzirra on 05/08/2020 - 08:16

    Crazy amount of negative reviews on Amazon, puts me off. Was about to pull the trigger for the price but not going to bother

  • giordan0 on 05/08/2020 - 09:05
    -1

    The failure rate on Silcon Power is abysmally high, reflected also in negative reviews by consumers

  • Gordzirra on 05/08/2020 - 09:42

    Can't understand why a company would deal with that publicity, why not just fix that issue when so critical, who's going to buy drives that failed a lot?!

  • Enjj0y on 05/08/2020 - 10:18

    Generally happy customers don't give good reviews while small non happy customers mostly leaves bad review. Silicon power is budget brand so need to keep that in considerations.

    I prefer atleast 3yr warranty for SSD and keep regular backups online or in HDD for important data. Retrieval of damaged data from SSD is very costly.

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