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Back Order: Crucial MX500 1TB SSD $124.77 + Delivery ($0 Prime) @ Amazon US via AU

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Great price on this SSD.

  • Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95k/90k on all file types
  • Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
  • Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all Your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
  • AES 256 bit hardware based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
  • Product ships in Amazon Certified frustration Free Packaging (may differ from Retail Packaging depicted in product collateral)

Edit 7/1: Now $123.36 (Was $124.95)

11-Jan-2021 Price increased again $124.77 due to currency fluctuations. Estimated Dispatch date is March 10th

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  • Lesco Brandon on 06/01/2021 - 20:31
    +4

    That's cheap if you don't mind waiting. Paid $135 for mine from Amazon UK

    • MuddyClear on 06/01/2021 - 21:22

      If you add shipping it’s very close. Not much of a deal unless you have prime.

      • ssdexecutor82 on 06/01/2021 - 23:38

        anything stopping u from signing up to prime then cancelling straight after you order?

        • Slidingrb26 on 07/01/2021 - 15:07

          nope it should work

    • SnowDragon on 06/01/2021 - 21:50

      Ordered one a few days before Xmas. It'll be arriving tomorrow.

      • GirlFriday on 07/01/2021 - 09:47

        I ordered one on 26 Dec after seeing an OzBargain post and it arrived yesterday (from UK)

        • minicat on 07/01/2021 - 10:25

          Did you sanitize the package before and after you opened it?

  • uk3000 on 06/01/2021 - 21:11
    +1

    Could someone please recommend a USB enclosure for this, ideally USB Type-C and with TRIM support?

    • HairyChickens on 06/01/2021 - 21:19
      +9

      I used to use a cardboard box 😳

    • greatlamp on 06/01/2021 - 21:20
      +9

      Not sure about TRIM support, but orico enclosures are good. Available from Aliexpress or locally for a bit more.

      Do NOT buy simplecom brand, they are trash

      • Clear on 06/01/2021 - 22:03
        +2

        All my transparent Orico have TRIM.

        • tazmoi on 08/01/2021 - 19:57
          +1

          hi, I have clear Orico enclosures for SSD's, and run 64 bit Windows 10 Pro. So when I go into File Explorer to optimize an enclosed SSD in Orico. via drive properties/tools/optimize, Explorer shows HDD due to the USB 3.0 SCSI driver connection. Only defragmentation is available not Trim. Defragmentation is no useful for SSD's. Could you tell me how you have Trim with your Orico/SDD drives.
          thanks

          • Clear on 08/01/2021 - 20:15
            +1

            @tazmoi: Are you on the Windows 10 2004 build? Defrag/TRIM for that build is stuffed. I'll check my portable SSDs during the week as they're in my work toolkit to see 😉

            • tazmoi on 08/01/2021 - 20:40

              @Clear: Yes, I have version 20H2, build 19042.685. File Explorer trim function works fine my internal SSD connected through Sata data cable, but not on usb 3 connected drives.

      • Sxio on 06/01/2021 - 22:46

        What's wrong with them?

        • greatlamp on 06/01/2021 - 23:35

          Simplecom USB C enclosure only gave me usb 2 speeds. I ended up throwing it away.

          • Sxio on 07/01/2021 - 01:04

            @greatlamp: I have one here, just tested it.

            I have an old 256gb SSD in the enclosure. I mean real old. Like, years. Hard Disk Sentinel says it's power on time is more than 694 days and that 202% of the rated lifetime has been used.

            Transferred a 5gb file from my slowest HDD, got 335mb/s the whole way.

            So seems to be working ok for me. Not sure about longevity as I've only had it a few weeks but the speed is there.

            • skittlebrau on 19/01/2021 - 14:07
              +1

              @Sxio: I've got one of the white Simplecom 2.5" enclosures that's housed my 1TB Samsung 850 EVO for several years. Speeds are fine.

    • Notoriousbird on 06/01/2021 - 21:37
      +2

      Or you can use a SATA power to USB 3.0 cable. You can get that for <$10

    • g1 on 06/01/2021 - 21:37
      +14

      Why not go for Samsung T5 when on sale? Cost of this plus the enclosure ends up being more expensive. Also T5 is tiny in comparison to this.

    • Devastator0 on 06/01/2021 - 22:36
      +6

      I swear by these UGreen enclosures. I've been using this particular one for some time and it's been serving me quite well. https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07L4LYVC6/ref=ppx_yo_d…

      • Bretttick on 07/01/2021 - 12:38
        +4

        I like ugreen, everything I have from cables to card readers work flawlessly and is good quality from what I can see

      • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2021 - 21:35
        -7

        Welcome to ozbargain, people get a serotonin high from downvoting.

        • jt0505t on 07/01/2021 - 08:05

          lol, i actually liked this comment

      • Jabba the Hutt on 06/01/2021 - 21:35
        +1

        Perhaps your comment was insensitive to people who only have 2.5" SATA.

      • FireRunner on 06/01/2021 - 21:39
        +16

        Didn’t neg but it’s an entirely different form factor. In terms of 2.5” SATA, the MX500 one of the best. The Kingston A2000/Crucual P1 are budget end NVMe. In terms of raw read/write speeds they beat the MX500 but you need a free m.2 NVMe slot while SATA is more widely available and likely the only slots in older devices

      • Outsider on 07/01/2021 - 08:29
        +1

        Probably because you didn't give any background information to outline your reasons as to why.

    • Indomietable on 06/01/2021 - 21:45
      +2

      Since we are talking avout different technology, I also prefer WD Black SN 850

  • jOlv on 06/01/2021 - 21:30

    Thanks OP! Nabbed one :) good thing I waited

  • mangoed on 06/01/2021 - 21:36

    I purchased 500GB version for $95 six months ago, and it was pretty good price back then.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2021 - 21:58

    Should i get this or a two terabyte Hard drive for my pc?

    • nigel deborah on 06/01/2021 - 22:23
      +5

      This for sure. And buy a second later or use external hdd if you need media storage.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/01/2021 - 00:50
        +1

        this is for media storage.

    • raybies on 07/01/2021 - 00:30

      The 2TB crucial was $268 a couple days ago, added it to my cart and then every time I went back to amazon… there's been a change to your cart and it went to $287, $298, $307, $330, $334… wtf.
      Also had the samsung 860 evo, and that stayed @ $304.

      • Jabba the Hutt on 07/01/2021 - 09:23
        +1

        Last week bought an item for $70 (with "1 left in stock"), discovered by chance it dropped to $30 the day after I ordered (back in stock), cancelled order in process of being shipped. When my cancelled item returned to their inventory, the price went back to $70. Amazon US was the seller in all cases.

  • bobkou on 06/01/2021 - 22:31

    Good value!

  • gesongwei on 06/01/2021 - 22:33

    ahhh I paid 133aud on 23rd Dec. And now, the ssd itself is still in the UK…ToT

    • bajirao on 07/01/2021 - 00:00

      Are you able to cancel your order and place a new order now?

      • gesongwei on 08/01/2021 - 00:29
        +1

        Unfortunately I can’t. The parcel has been ‘sent’ to carrier company since 31st Dec.
        Have contacted with Amazon. They only apologized and said ‘would try our best to delivery your goods on time’.
        But you know because of the covid, I think I only could wait.

        • bajirao on 08/01/2021 - 10:34

          That sucks. Usually deliveries from UK are quite fast.

          • gesongwei on 08/01/2021 - 20:34

            @bajirao: Most ironically, the same day I bought a CPU fan from another site overseas. This fan cost me 3AUD (including the delivery fee). The website remained me that the expected delivery date was 30-50 days after the payment, but it arrived today! But the 'expedited' SSD I bought as a Prime member hasn't left the UK yet. LOL

  • CrushJelly on 06/01/2021 - 23:28
    +1

    Would someone be kind enough to comment on how this compares to an entry level NVME card like the Kingston A2000?
    Thanks!

    • Dreamcazman on 06/01/2021 - 23:51
      +4

      Main difference between any SATA SSD & NVME SSD is the read/write speeds.

      For instance the A2000 is roughly 4x faster in both read/write speeds than the MX500, mostly due to the interface.

      Sometimes you don't have the luxury of using an NVME drive so SATA is your only option.

      • Crusader on 07/01/2021 - 09:20
        +1

        It's why it's handy to have $20 pci-e adapters for nvme drives.

        • Dreamcazman on 07/01/2021 - 11:28

          For PC's yes, won't work in a laptop though. ;-)

          • Agret on 10/01/2021 - 17:06

            @Dreamcazman: You can get USB-C 20gbps adapter to run it but they are rather expensive (around $40). I'm thinking of getting one for my Windows ISOs, can write Sergei Windows PE onto it then put the various Windows 10 ISOs onto the drive.

  • crypticknight on 06/01/2021 - 23:44
    +1

    Is this the same or better than the previous Samsung SSD 1TB deal at HN/Officeworks?

  • GafnYtHeLoRd on 07/01/2021 - 00:00

    Is this better than a SATA HDD? I mean, it's still the same SATA III 6Gb/s interface, right?

    • brimmy11 on 07/01/2021 - 00:10
      +1

      Significantly better than a SATA HDD. HDD don't even get close to saturating the 6Gb/s interface and also have much higher seek times (because it has to literally spin the disk and move the head to read the data).

    • Sammy Boi on 07/01/2021 - 03:48
      +1

      The interface might be 6 Gb per second but no physical hard drive will reach anywhere near that kind of speed

  • drinkin-beer on 07/01/2021 - 05:39

    Great deal! Was eyeing this off the other day for more money but decided to wait. And to think I was considering WD green for $115 as well 😂 bought one, thanks OP!

  • f0x13 on 07/01/2021 - 06:34

    Can anyone please confirm if this is supported in Samsung Magician?

  • ryaan on 07/01/2021 - 07:13
    +2

    Legitimate question - I understand that there is still a massive market for SATA drives, but what I don't understand is why SATA drives still cost as much as NVME drives (i.e. P1 1TB is a few cents under $130 right now). Been looking at getting a big SATA SSD but the ozb in me can't stand to pay the same price for a drive that is 4x slower.

    • netsurfer on 07/01/2021 - 10:02
      +1

      P1 isn't a good example, since it is QLC. Once the drive is full, its sustained read/write drops below MX500. However, there are some cheap and good NVMe TLC SSDs.

      The cost of materials is probably the same. SATA3 SSDs do need to come with a case (NVMe SSDs tend to be just naked drive). Also, with a larger board, SATA3 SSDs generally don't run into thermal issue (also the limited bandwidth means the SSDs aren't really pushed that hard).

      It's important to look past sequential read/write performance (of the SLC cache - to be fair SATA3 TLC SSDs cheat that way too). For most people, you won't really be able to benefit from NVMe SSDs. To write 2000MB/s to NVMe SSD, you need another NVMe SSD. How many of us have USB 3.1 gen 2 external NVMe SSDs (and that generally tops out at around 1000MB/s)? Does Windows 10 boot 4X faster on P1 vs MX500? No. Most games don't load faster. Sequential read/write isn't everything, especially if that's SLC cache speed, rather than the true NAND speed.

      If you can and want to go all NVMe SSDs, that's fine. However, with motherboards having 4-6 SATA ports, it is enticing for people to get a few SATA3 SSDs. Also, older systems may not have m.2 slots.

    • Indomietable on 07/01/2021 - 12:15
      +1

      why SATA drives still cost as much as NVME drives

      The most expensive bit in SSD is the flash memory. SATA / NVMe is the plumbing on how to get data in/out from the flash drive to the motherboard and the cost of the plumbing is not much different between SATA / NVMe.

      SATA is slower because its a retrofit from high latency spinning rust HDD. NVMe is designed from the ground up specifically only for flash storage.

  • error619 on 07/01/2021 - 07:14
    +4

    Just got it For $123.36 Same link as Original Post.

  • locknuts on 07/01/2021 - 07:22
    +1

    I use these and Samsung EVOs. Can't tell the difference. Never had an issue with either and been using them for years.

  • Bab on 07/01/2021 - 09:41

    Please suggest if it can be used to replace 256gb SDD in old MacAir? Thanks.

    • maxwellian on 07/01/2021 - 13:01

      Nope, they mostly used proprietary connectors (if at all), check ifixit or similar for a tear down

  • GirlFriday on 07/01/2021 - 09:51
    +1

    If you're a newbie like me, be aware that this drive does not come with a SATA III cable or any kind of enclosure for mounting in a PC - if you need those you will need to buy them seperately. Most veteran PC builders probably know this! :) This is still a really great deal though and I'm thinking about buying another.

  • Ronmar on 07/01/2021 - 10:24

    For a PC with an empty M.2 slot would this be better?

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-NAND-NVMe-PCIe-M-2/dp/B07J…

    thanks

    • CoenJC on 07/01/2021 - 10:55

      Yes and no

      Yes it is faster if you only move large files around, but for gaming and daily use it would make near zero difference
      I also would opt to put a faster drive in my M.2 drives but that is just my personal preference. I have only 2 M.2 drives whilst i have 6 sata interfaces so i would rather opt for this

    • MungaCHung on 07/01/2021 - 12:12

      I'd get one of these for an M.2 slot. It's cheap (usually can be found for <$135) and is TLC.
      https://www.amazon.com.au/Kingston-Internal-Security-SA2000M…

      https://www.umart.com.au/Kingston-1TB-A2000-M-2-NVMe-SSD_522…

    • netsurfer on 07/01/2021 - 14:58

      Depends on whether you will fill the drive quickly or not. P1 is QLC NAND so its sustained read/write does drop a lot once the drive is close to full.
      However, generally, you would leave at least 10% free for SSD (or at least try to).

      It also depends on which "free" m.2 slot. If it is the main slot (which is wired to CPU), technically, you might want to go for something better. If it is the slot managed by the chipset, unless it is X570, then I guess you "could" get a cheap NVMe m.2. It does depend on the PC / laptop too. If it isn't the latest and greatest or your secondary PC/laptop, it is understandable that you want to spend as little as possible. P1 is interesting. Its peak performance is attractive due to its price, but its worst case performance is worse than a quality SATA3 TLC SSD.

  • MuddyClear on 07/01/2021 - 12:50
    +1

    FYI, MSY has it for $134 pickup with local warranty.

    For $25 more you get the Samsung Evo 860.

    Which one to buy… dilemmas

    • Hazza on 07/01/2021 - 13:24

      MSY site shows $158 for me?

      • MuddyClear on 07/01/2021 - 13:38

        $158 for Evo 860 1tb
        $134 for Mx500 1tb

        • Hazza on 07/01/2021 - 14:22

          Strange. It's definitely $158 for both for me.

          Crucial 2.5" MX500 1TB (CT1000MX500SSD1) SATA3 Solid State Drive SSD
          $158.00 Old price: $164.00

          Samsung 860 EVO (MZ-76E1T0BW) 1TB SATA III SSD Solid State Drive
          $158.00 Old price: $172.00

  • iPwnies on 08/01/2021 - 10:12
    +1

    Now down to $122.68!

    • AFM7 on 08/01/2021 - 13:04
      +2

      cancelled and reordered for the 3rd time, thanks lol

  • bamzero on 11/01/2021 - 05:57
    +1

    So this is available to buy again from OP link @ $124.77 but no stock till Feb 25.

    The good news is the listing under "Standard Packaging" is available a little sooner from Jan 24 and at an even $122.

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