Needed a cheap SSD;
Deal of the day: Kingston SA400 SSD 240GB 2.5-inch
Top deal
-37% $20.66
Was: $32.90
Savings Buy 2, save 6%
Free delivery with Prime, free over $49 otherwise
CamelCamelCamel.
I remember my first 240GB SSD was like $200, that was 10 years ago.
I have my first 2GB USB for $200 about 18 years ago.
I have my first 512MB USB for $200 about 36 years ago, then just realised I'm only 32.
O.m.g
2GB from 18 years ago? Hmm, I remember having a 32MB USB in 2002… didn't think 2GB would be available 2 years later but could be wrong?
@Mr Bob Dobalina: The first 2GB USB 2.0 stick was released in 2003. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.itweb.co.za/amp/content/Wnx…
My first one was purchased in late 2004 or early 2005 while I have my first job after uni. I have a Palm phone at time too.
@OMG: I remember handing in a computing related assignment in high school once by just literally giving the teacher a 80GB 3.5" hard drive haha
I was forced to buy a 1GB USB stick ($50) for the next one rip
Has everyone forgotten about the 1.44mb floppy disk already? So sad ;)💾
I used to buy 128gb and 64gb sizes because 240gb was just too ballin
What does one do with such a small SSD drive these days? Surly Windows drives are m.2?
What do you mean?
Some old motherboard doesn't have m2, they can use this
Windows isn't that surly, surely?
Not these days! Windows 8 build I have here is mean when they drink!
😂
use as a cache drive
There's loads of things you can build that just need a cheap and smallish boot OS drive. Like cheap NAS / home server (granted it eats up a SATA slot) or even DIY router.
Also in a serious money pinch, this would be a great budget OS drive. Won't have huge amount of spare space after windows but theres enough.
Oh and M.2 is just a form factor has nothing to do with capabilities or sizes.
no but m.2 usually implies a gen4 nvme drive, which is lightning quick
M.2 most definitely does not imply gen4 nvme
Update Grandpas laptop mostly.
I find these great for boot drives, I have a couple of servers that I have some of my old SATA drives in then the actual data processing is done on NVME drives.
If you can get a M.2 drive for this price, it will be better as you can save a buck on the SATA cable.
I am still using Ide drives in Windows to backup data. No problem at all.
These are PERFECT for Raspberry pi
Upgrading an old laptop or desktop, maybe one which is used for not much more than web browsing (e.g. for elderly family member).
video games
great to add to older PCs as the boot/OS drive, most older PCs have no m.2… makes a huge improvement in boot times.
2 for $38 not bad at all…
Perfect for bring old devices back to life.
Why does it say tomorrow? I just purchased 2 now…
Are you meaning the expiry date? Or was there a big blue tomorrow up the top?
Awesome …for older w10 builds I resell… Ta OP
perf - i was in the market for a few 2.5's!
tbw？
Thanks Op. bought one.
Thanks Op, bought a few for various machines.
Oh wtf bought 2. For under $20 each they're worth just having in the drawer in case a drive fails.
Perfect timing! I do need two cache drive for my Plex server
are you running the plex server from synology nas by any chance? if so how do we do it and will it improve the performance a lot ? i am not streaming 4k, just FHD and HD movies
Thanks OP. Grabbed 2
Basically 2 for the price of 1. Can't argue with that logic.
Didn't need 1, grabbed 2. Thanks OP!
So cheap, but don't know what can I use it for.
just buy anyway and think of use case later!
storing data
Thanks , grabbed one too although I have another 4 SSS lying around hahaha
Why did I buy this
Bought 2. Looked through my purchase history and paid $110 for 2 sandisk ultra II 240 SSD only a couple of years ago.
So cheap.
Same here got 2 just because so cheap. Don't need them but why not i guess.
is this the lowest price ever? Looks so cheap, How many I should buy?
can we use it as a portable SSD by inserting into a case or something
of course can. just google search ssd enclosure https://www.amazon.com.au/UGREEN-Enclosure-External-Adapter-…
I was thinking of not bothering with the case but a USB to SATA cable. Anyone else done this?
Eg https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/323537983614
yes you can get the sata usb cable as well like this
https://www.amazon.com.au/UGREEN-Adapter-Support-Converter-D…
I use these. Usb 3.0 to SATA adapters. Buy from Cheaper AliExpress for exact same thing.
I picked the one that can do 3.5" (with power) as well as 2.5"
can i use this for my synology NAS ? (to install the operating system DSM only) yes i aware it will take one bay but i have 5 bay NAS.
also will i notice the improved performance? (currently using just normal 3.5" HDD in synology raid system
DSM doesn’t run off the drives in the bays so replacing them won’t make it faster. It runs off something you can’t access on the motherboard like eMMC
Wow I just looked it up and seems like I’m super wrong
Apparently each drive you install gets a system partition which stores the DSM and settings
OzBargained
36.99 showing now
Looks like we missed out watching the T20
mods havent expired it?
Thanks OP. Bought 2 because so cheap. Not sure what I'll do with them but always good to have spare drives.
Deal ended?
Does this have dram cache?
😮💨 Missed…
I bought one of these and it got delivered literally yesterday for full price ($34 ish). Unfortunately Amazon refused to credit me the difference in price and instead insisted I return it and buy a new one… But I've already installed it and installed windows etc…. Ugh! Then after the chat, it had expired. Double ugh!
It's a great fast upgrade compared to a 7200rpm HDD though, brought an old work laptop with a 7th gen i5 back to life! Snappy as now!
There there, have a +1
Just return the second drive when it gets delivered and tell them it’s the first one. They won’t know the difference.
Thank you Ozbargainers for snapping up this deal so quick so I wouldn't have to buy the 4th SSD this month…
Have around 10 of these amongst different desktops at work. All of them are failing one by one in the past few months.
How old are they?
Just under a year, so they've been going back for warranty. Bad batch apparently but had a different model drive fail in another machine too…
Hmmm, care to share any relevant serial numbers so we can check against what arrives?
Just to make sure they're not trying to offload a stock lot of known bad items.
I wouldn't put it past them…
Back in stock
Bought 2. Thx.
Is this drive a good idea for photo backup during a shoot or when travelling? I see a lot of feedback of USB sticks getting hot during transfer and that can't be good for the electronics.
Drive is ok, but the usb adpaters are usually crap or expensive. For work use, buy a proper external drive like a samsung T7 or sandisk extreme pro
USB enclosures are never crap or expensive. A T7 is over kill for basic photo back usage.
meh. I have had 2 of encloses fail ( orico and ugreen) , either the box or the janky cable.
I would not recommend them for serious work, for home use, use whatever.
Just received today and theres a dent in the side of it :/ Thanks auspost
Still haven't seen this, anyone else's get lost?
Got it on the 5th :\
(profanity) that's cheap. Thanks