Record low price on OzBargain for this good budget PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD with the code. There's free delivery and click and collect for stores in VIC/NSW/QLD/WA/TAS.
Kingston 1TB SSD NV2
- M.2 2280
- NVMe PCIe 4.0
- Seq. Read up to 3,500MB/s
- Seq. Write up to 2,100MB/s
- 1.5M Hours MTBF
- 320TBW
- 3 Year Warranty
The link in OP goes to Victoria NSW so make sure you set your state in the dropdown menu before reporting this deal as OOS.
Surcharges: 1% card/PayPal, 1.5% ZIP Pay.
I believe the required read speed must be 5,500MB/s or higher so this won't be suitable.
Thanks for letting me know
As long as it's Gen 4 then it works with PS5, regardless of read speed
Untrue. They recommend a sequential read speed of 5,500MB/s or higher. While you might be able to get away with less for now, you could be SOL in the future if games come along needing that read speed.
See - https://www.playstation.com/en-au/support/hardware/ps5-insta…
It’s recommended but not mandatory
@FireRunner: Sure. But why waste your money on something that doesn't meet the recommended specs?
Seems silly to me.
Although that said - if you did run into performance issues in the future with this slower drive you'd easily be able to upgrade to a better drive at that time for a lower cost.
Maybe it does make sense to get something like this for now.
@deva5610: I don’t think any game actually needs the recommended speeds yet. It might change in the future but for now it’s more than enough.
@FireRunner: Yeah, I edited my comment above too. It could well make sense to get something like this for now.
Well I think you understand my point now but in case you don't, I said it "works with PS5", not works well or futureproof.
This is pretty slow for a PCIe 4.0 drive, and has quite poor endurance. How much is your data worth?
Maybe I should bold the word budget. Would be more than enough for a gaming drive or even the recent UGreen/Orico M.2 enclosures. As for data worth… backups.
Only pickup at both NSW stores. Anyone else able to get it shipped from NSW?
Obviously this is a gen 4 SSD with gen 3 speed, and its purpose is to run on PS5 as the cheapest SSD for it. Not sure if you can find a gen 3 ssd at this price that is better than this one for PC user tho.
Delivery is not free in NSW ( + $9)
Same with VIC, extra $9
I'm not into the gears, but looking to expand the storage on my laptop from 1TB to 2TB.
Why is this a budget SSD? Just the speed or reliability as well? Does laptop SSD has a different size than this one? Thanks!
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/738002
You can read the experience from netsurfer here, probably the most experience guy on nvme SSD deal in this forum.
Thanks!
It's DRAMless and only comes with 3 years warranty. The latter definitely puts it in the budget class. There are also other reasons:
I am not sure whether I would recommend this for a laptop (due to the temperature). This SSD is too new to comment on "reliability". With Kingston SSDs, the warranty is managed by the retailer even after the first year (keep your receipt). My recent experience with MSY return was good. It was a Kingston SSD (A2000) and MSY gave me a full refund (because MSY no longer stocks that model). That drive was about 4 years old. Since I recently returned a Kingston SSD, it is hard for me to vouch for another Kingston SSD. That said, with SSDs, the brand does not translate directly to reliability, the actual SSD model makes a bigger difference. I have more Samsung SSDs so I naturally had more Samsung SSDs which failed. I have had issue with WD/Sandisk SSDs as well.
Main reasons for getting this: cheap (for an 1TB with TLC NAND - though Kingston could swap to QLC later on), PS5 currently allows it (though it is below the recommended speed). Don't think of this as a PCIe gen 4 SSD in terms of performance though, it is more PCIe gen 3. Also, it is not ideal as an SSD for a server. DRAMless SSDs are not good for that (consistent performance wise).
That's a lot of information to get my head around, but really appreciate your reply. Apparently I need to do some research now.
Hi newbie question, can I put this NVMe memory into a disclosure and use it as external SSD drive and / or expand the Xbox Series S storage by connecting to it via USB port? if so
What is good option for NVMe disclosure or good combo pack etc? Thanks in advance.
Only via USB port through an enclosure. Regrettably, as much as I really like XBox Series X and S, Microsoft elected to keep the USB port as USB 3.0/3.1/3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). However, I don't think there is any m.2 NVMe SSD enclosure that's 5Gbps (I think they start with 10Gbps). There are 3 chipset families available: ASMedia, Realtek and JMicron. You want to avoid JMicron if possible. Realtek is probably the one to get.
Result for using a Realtek based chipset enclosure (on a PC NOT XBox Series S|X):
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (PCIe gen 3 x2 mode) | Max Seq Read | Max Seq Write | 70% Read + 30% Write Mixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston NV2 1TB (Phison E21) | 983.30 | 922.31 | 1022.25 |
| Kingston NV2 1TB (Silicon Motion SM2267XT) | 910.62 | 891.25 | 627.55 |
Should be fine for Series S|X as an USB drive.
I am not aware of any app that can do disk benchmark on Series S|X. So, perhaps half the results. I also like to mention that while doing the tests, I got inconsistent results (on both E21 and SM2267XT), especially for mixed test. So, please use those results as best case result (or close to best case). I am noticing occasional slow down when using it through the enclosure.
I only have a Series X. Did a quick test:
Copy Forza Horizon 5 + Hot Wheels Expansion from Internal SSD to NV2 1TB (Phison E21): 129GB in total took 7 minutes 40 seconds: 280MB/s (Series X report: 2.25Gbps, far from the theoretical max of 5Gbps).
Due to that result, I think it is best not to overspend on an external USB SSD for Series S|X. Microsoft really should have put USB 3.2 gen 2 ports like PS5.
@netsurfer: Thanks Netsurfer for the details response.
So would it be fair to say the Xbox X / S could not take advantage of NVMe due to the USB 3.2 Gen1 (5Gb) limit? what enclosure would you recommend for this or even USB-C connection if I use it as SSD drive for my Mac?
I saw this one on sale from Oz Bargain would it work? https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09C8DPNZJ/?coliid=I2MUUB5896WQ…
Re the not overspend on the Xbox, would be be easy to just connect it to something like Samsung T7 SSD?
Thanks
What would you recommend for a (PCIE 3.0) laptop at the moment? The initial review I saw on the NV2 sounded pretty promising, but they probably just got lucky/cherry picked review hardware.
A simplified version why this is a budget class SSD (without all the tech details).
Kingston knows how to make an SSD that's budget friendly. Due to lack of competition (because other SSD makers cut even more corners for SSDs in this price range), it seems attractive for now. If you cannot click and collect, then at $99, it is the standard price.
You do get what you paid for so don't expect this to be a super duper SSD.
Haha, I don't even know what SSD is enclosed within my Legion 7i, I just know it's 1TB.
Not sure if it's budget, mid tier or high end.
Based on this Lenovo page, if your laptop has Intel CPU, then it is a proper PCIe gen 4 x4 SSD.
According to this youTube video, for Legion 7 with an Intel 11th gen CPU, the included SSD appears to be a Samsung PM9A1, which is basically 980 Pro OEM version. For AMD CPU model, it is PCIe gen 3 (dunno which SSD you get, guessing a Samsung PCIe gen 3 OEM SSD). That video mentions the laptop has another m.2 slot. But, that slot is PCIe gen 3 (makes sense because it is Intel 11th gen CPU).
I don't have a NV2 2TB so I really cannot comment on it. Also, we cannot assume the 2TB version here is E21 based. There is only one review I can find for the 2TB version, the reviewer's 2TB is SM2267XT based.
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1 for Sold OutThe link in OP goes to Victoria so make sure you set your state in the dropdown menu before reporting this deal as OOS.
I called it. There's always one being a bit dumb.
OOS
How about you read the last part of the deal in bold? I guess it's still not obvious enough.
![[VIC,NSW,QLD,WA,TAS] Kingston NV2 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD $89.10 Delivered ($0 C&C) + Surcharge @ MSY](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/62/741362.jpg?h=dee51925)
Any idea whether this works with the PS5?