I was looking for a decent price for Samsung SSD T7 2TB and this item was in my cart for $349. I noticed that 10% saving ($34.9) has been applied at checkout which goes down to $314.1.
I think it is a good price for this huge SSD.
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Suggestions for an NVMe enclosure? There seems to be a lot of drek out there - either over priced, or not great. Some specifically say they don't work with the 970 Evo plus!
I'm using an Orico aluminium one, and that's been pretty good so far. Similar to this one, but in silver: https://www.ple.com.au/Products/643762/ORICO-Aluminum-M2-NVM…
a 10Gbps enclosure for a 27/25Gbps SSD? Seems a little wasteful :-P
These are actally amazing and built like a brick. haha don't go wrong at all. I would know, I've got about 15 of them and i throw them around all the time. lol
Not yet. But it can. It doesn't negate the lack of versatility if anything does happen to go wrong, or if you wanted to repurpose it. You might want to use one as an OS drive for example. And drive tools are easier to run on internal drives, rather than USB connected ones. The price difference is negligible for the advantages building your own external drive offers. Actually, a 2.5" SATA SSD with an enclosure would be cheaper than this, and you can choose lower end NVMe drives to save even more if you wished. It's way more customisable to your needs and budget to DIY.
@happychappy1 - I am amazed that someone actually gave you a neg for this comment. Perhaps they are not a happy chappy ;)
I agree with your comments. I have done both. My nvme ssd is a Sammy 980 Pro m.2 NVME 2TB within a Sabrent die-cast aluminium enclosure that doubles as a heat-sink (which adds a bit of weight compared to the Sammy T7).
Given the choice, the Sammy T7 is my preferred. Compact size, light weight are both winners. Speed difference when running off a USB-C 3.1 port is neglible… it certainly won't add valuable seconds to my life ;)
You are not better off. You're buying something different, which is going to be more expensive and requires assembling.
You are, price is in the same ballpark. You can choose to cheap out or go all out. It’s up to you. But for a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB it’s 299 at PLE. Enclosures can be as cheap as $30.
If you wanted to a SATA drive (2.5” or M.2) and it’ll be less. You can also get a QLC drive and it’ll also be less. I don’t know if T7 even specifies the endurance of the drive or NAND type, but a 2TB 970 Evo Plus is 3D TLC NAND with 1200TBW (terabytes written).
Effectively it is the same, but better because people get to choose.
It's all about choice. Some people like the T7 and don't want a M.2/2.5" SSD in an enclosure.
@fastnet: Exactly. I'm simply pointing out all the choices. Many people might not be aware of the advantages of using your own drive in an enclosure - could be cheaper and do the same job. Of course, if you like the T7, that's your own business.
But unlike previous drives from Samsung which were mSATA equipped, these aren't simply a USB drive enclosure with an internal drive. The previous Samsung external SSDs had SATA drives and the max speed was around 500MB/s. Anything that advertises USB 3.2 Gen 2 speeds (e.g., around 900MB/s or above) is based on another protocol. The physical size of the Samsung SSD casing doesn't allow an 2280 M.2 drive to be used, and naturally it's cheaper to solder some components to a PCB. However, it's inferior.
The WD / Sandisk external drives are still M.2 based I think, so they would get my pick if you had to have one that was already built. But my preference would be for a drive and enclosure and assemble myself, since you can choose which components go in, and it's much easier to take apart.
I'm simply pointing out all the choices.
Yeah, nah - in the very first comment you're pointing out that there's a better option which is more expensive and requires some skill and knowledge that might be taken for granted by you, but this is OzB, not an IT forum, and there are people not as savvy as you. And moreover, 5% more expensive (hypothetically, you haven't provided any deals, listings) is still more expensive and mostly with no advantage over T7 to those non-savvy people. And then, you're like:
Effectively it is the same, but better because people get to choose.
which is also just true to you, because some people don't want to choose, they want a complete, ready solution for $314, not things to decide or worry about.
So here, I appreciate your opinion and the information you provide, but I don't agree your way of doing things is better for me. If you rephrased your comment, it might be less disorienting for those looking for their best option.
They've now raised the price so oven with the discount it's about the same as the original.
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I think you're actually better off buying a Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 2TB for around $300 and using an NVMe enclosure, or any SSD+Enclosure combo. I had a look around and found that these drives are actually a proprietary board, not a standard form factor, so if anything about the USB part fails, then you're looking at a brick. On the other hand, if you got the drive and enclosure separately, it allows you to use the drive internally if you don't need to use it as an external.