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CT2000P5PSSD8
Controller: Micron DM02A1
Memory: Micron 176L TLC
DRAM Cache: DDR4
Sequential Read: 6600 MB/s
Sequential Write: 5000 MB/s
Random Read: 720,000 IOPS
Random Write: 700,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 1200 TB
Warranty: 5 Years
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I assume you mean the Kingston KC3000 2TB? The Kingston is faster and local stock but more expensive
Only $229 from Amazon UK
How many copies of "Little Skill Seekers: 1-2-3 Draw! Workbook" can a man own.
Hell yeah hahaha, got this ssd for 112 with the little skill seekers book. Will leave a review saying "We all know why you got this book😏" and a 5 star too😂.
Ordered one of these twice a month ago and my god it took 8 days and still hadn't shipped
I got one a while ago and it got to me in three weeks. No issues.
No warranty from USA
I have heard that about Samsung. What other brands does it apply to? I think we need to better inform OzBargainers about this in future. Some people might be in for rude shocks.
Almost all of them except for a few who offer International Warranty
You get warranty through amazon not the manufacturer.
That is not guaranteed. It is totally up to Amazon's discretion. It is no where written in Amazon policy that products sold by Amazon US would be eligible for a warranty in Australia.
I bought an external 10tb hard disk that had 3 years warranty from amazon au through uk, it died about 2 months before warranty expired.
I made a claim through amazon au, they sent me a prepaid shipping label to a local au depot, as soon as they got the drive back they then gave me a refund.
What you are saying is just a theory, nothing in life is guaranteed you could die tomorrow, however based on actual evidence that I witnessed amazon au stand behind their warranty's.
@garetz: What you described is the best case scenario and it was a different product. At the moment, it seems Amazon AU is providing a better service, but that was what Amazon USA used to be like years ago. Also, while most people seem to have good experience, there was an OZBer who wasn't happy about his experience (unable to track where the item he returned and from his comment at the time, Amazon AU had not refunded and CSR was unable to tell him where his returned SSD was).
Another concern is when I chatted online with an Amazon CSR asking for SSD warranty, that CSR wasn't aware of the whole process and after some checking, he was unable to give me a definitive answer that Amazon AU will manage the full 5 years warranty. He basically indicated the first year is okay, and after that, still contact Amazon AU (but he won't vouch Amazon will provide a full refund after the first year).
The warranty of 5 years does not apply for overseas stock. OP, you might want to remove that wording.
Kingston KC3000 2048G only $19 more 🤔
Do you think that it's that much better to warrant the more expensive price?
KC3000 is in the same mmm class as the 990 Pro, it is not a budget Gen4. The P5 Plus on the other hand prioritises cost, so it loses out in read and write speeds, and actially sits below the much older 980 Pro in terms of performance.
Not exactly, KC3000's NAND is from Micron and Micron owns Crucial. Crucial P5 Plus and KC3000 use the same NAND: Micron 176L TLC. So why is KC3000 faster?
Yes, KC3000's SLC cache speed is faster, but does that have something to do with having AES hardware encryption removed? Sure, it is something most of us don't care about. However, for a flagship PCIe gen 4 x4 SSD, it is a bit convenient to not support it. Crucial cannot do that for P5 Plus (since Samsung, WD and Seagate counterparts do support that).
For most people, they will look at the charts provided by Tom's Hardware, and skim through the contents of the review. Both KC3000 and P5 Plus use the same type of NAND: Micron 176L TLC. Sustained write after SLC cache is depleted is basically the same (that's expected).
Yes, KC3000 SLC cache is faster and not supporting AES hardware encryption could be a factor why it is faster. For most people, buying PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs is more about getting a drive that tops benchmark apps. The SLC recovery part of KC3000 isn't that great (again, not surprising). Kingston tends to do late SLC cache recovery. Quoting Tom's Hardware:
The SLC cache didn’t recover at idle within our 30-minute test window but the drive’s write speed managed to improve to 3-4 GBps in each of the following test rounds.
That is not uncommon for Kingston SSDs as slower or late recovery would avoid revealing the true NAND speed to the users. However, that will eventually have to happen. Tom's test, due to the software used, is limited to 15 minutes normally (a lot of full drive write test software are inaccurate, that's why Tom's Hardware elected not to use them). Anyway, most people are under-utilising their PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs so it is not really an issue for most people.
Hmm - I've been very happy so far with the P5 Plus.
@BargainHunterJohnnyB: I don't have either drive (I opted for WD and Samsung (i.e. SN850X)). Anyway, PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs are overkill for most of us. Between the two, KC3000 is faster in general, but other than benchmark test, I doubt you can actually notice the difference.
P5 Plus has better software (though I doubt that really matters). Technically, it more aggressive SLC cache recovery while the SSD is idle is better. While I get Kingston's approach, it is less desirable when the SSD is 80% filled. However, knowing that behaviour, it is technically possible to come up with tests that exploit that weakness (even before the SSD has written 80%). Anyway, both are good SSDs.
@netsurfer: Hmm yeah true - I paid a while $240 for my 2tb P5 plus.
Do you think that were going to see the price drop to below 200 any time soon? Maybe even $150?
From where?
Amazon UK
got this for the book ty op!!
Hows this comapred to the kingston?