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Patriot P210 SSD: 2TB $125, 1TB $64.50 Patriot Burst Elite: 1.92TB $115, 960GB $60 Delivered @ Patriot Amazon AU

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Patriot P210 SSD: 2TB $125, 1TB $64.50 Patriot Burst Elite: 1.92TB $115, 960GB $60 Delivered @ Patriot Amazon AUAffiliate
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These Patriot 2.5" SATA SSDs continue to drop in price with the capacities linked below cheaper than the previous Patriot P210 and Patriot Burst Elite deals.

Edit 8/5: Prices updated.
Edit 16/5: Updated again.

Both of these SSDs are DRAMless with the Burst Elite 1.92TB offering 800TBW endurance and the 2TB P210 offering 960TBW endurance.

In terms of flash storage used the P210 2TB has been found to use Micron 176 layer QLC flash with a Silicon Motion SM2599XA controller and YMTC 128 layer QLC flash with a Maxio MAS1102 controller. The Burst Elite 1.92TB has also been found to use YMTC 128 layer QLC flash with a Maxio MAS1102 controller in some batches like the P210.

In summary you're likely to get QLC flash in both, so these are more suitable where the SSD will be doing a lot of reads instead of writes, like in game storage for everyone's massive Steam/Epic library. If you plan on doing excessive sustained writes like in backups, then these will slow down to a crawl after the pSLC cache is exhausted. More discussion about this can be found here.

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Patriot Burst Elite:

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  • drillvoice on 04/05/2023 - 22:26

    Would the patriot 210 work as an upgrade for a SK hynix SC311 128GB 2.5 inch SATA3?

    • Clear on 04/05/2023 - 23:32

      Yep that's a pretty old SSD.

    • FabMan on 05/05/2023 - 07:59
      +5

      Yes, but in majority of cases you won't notice the performance increase, rather the storage size increase will be much more noticable. Copying data to it will be a quicker but I'm not sure how often you'll be doing large files.

      Hynix SC311 128GB:
      Sequential Read_______________________435 MBytes/Sec
      Sequential Write_______________________158 MBytes/Sec
      Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)_172 MBytes/Sec
      IOPS 4KQD1__________________________26 MBytes/Sec

      Patriot P210 1TB:
      Sequential Read_______________________483 MBytes/Sec
      Sequential Write_______________________313 MBytes/Sec
      Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)_123 MBytes/Sec
      IOPS 4KQD1__________________________18 MBytes/Sec

      • drillvoice on 05/05/2023 - 08:20
        +1

        Thanks. I don't know why exactly but novabench is showing really poor performance from the SSD , much worse than what you've posted, so it seems like the weak link.

        • Erwark on 05/05/2023 - 12:28

          If it's full (and old), then it will tend to perform well under spec. Just checking that it's also plugged into a SATA3 port and not SATA2?

    • lenspizza on 05/05/2023 - 11:01

      If you don't have NVME on your board then I'd wait for a deal on a TLC SSD with DRAM, like the MX500 deals that come up occasionally. This kind of drive is better as a secondary game drive.

  • kenplho on 04/05/2023 - 22:42
    +4

    https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/11vbj8k/patrio…

    Pretty interesting comparison between the two.

  • rosebank on 04/05/2023 - 22:44
    +1

    I have an extra 2.5" slot in my Dell Precision 3630 and I've been tempted by these deals. But I think I'll HODL for a 4GB to drop in price. I remember years ago waiting for an MX500 1TB to drop below $300, finally happened so bought it, then like a month later they were $150-200.

    • Chazzozz on 05/05/2023 - 06:30
      +4

      Sadly, that’s applicable to almost all computer parts. The best you can do is what you did before - set your price point and buy when that’s finally reached, with the full expectation it’ll be cheaper sometime later. If you always wait for something to drop in price a bit then you’ll never buy anything.

      • rosebank on 05/05/2023 - 10:33

        It's more about the single spare slot and wanting a 4TB

    • whyisave on 05/05/2023 - 07:51
      +4

      Buy for what your purpose is.
      Then, use that part, for that purpose
      and for your current happiness.
      After purchase, don't look at current prices,
      or you'll regularly regret, haha.

      • XeKToReX on 05/05/2023 - 10:16
        +5

        New purchase in hand,
        Joy found in its shiny form,
        Price drop, not a care.

      • rosebank on 05/05/2023 - 10:34

        I do that with whisky, watches, sneakers etc, but when it comes to tech I'm a lot more stingy for some reason

    • GandalfTheCheap on 05/05/2023 - 09:01
      +3

      Big price drops tend to happen when the tech is still very new. Initial demand from the most rich/naive/enthusiast consumers sustains a very high price, but in a few months it settles to a more balanced price.

      Look at the long-term price graphs and you can make a better prediction about massive price drops (or the unlikeliness thereof).

      Right now SSDs are pretty mature and not likely to halve in price in the next year or two.

      Also, they (and RAM and other parts) got a bit cheaper than usual in the last few months as stock piled up due to builders not building due to the new GPU prices being silly. They may actually go up a touch, or at least hold steady, when NVIDIA and/or AMD release a bang-for-buck GPU (we don't know exactly when that will be, but it won't be never, it's still the largest segment of the market).

      • rosebank on 05/05/2023 - 10:36
        +1

        I have a single spare slot and want the largest drive possible, and will probably buy the next deal posted for a 4TB. But thanks for the info

      • bio on 05/05/2023 - 14:21
        +1

        Right now SSDs are pretty mature and not likely to halve in price in the next year or two.

        NVMe prices have been steadily falling for the last year or longer (example). It hasn't halved, but it's close.

  • Link on 04/05/2023 - 22:52
    +3

    Thanks OP, grabbed the 1TB P210 to replace the HDD games drive in my sons PC

  • niravioli on 05/05/2023 - 01:42
    -2

    Good deal. Only thing I am concerned about is supported OS.

    "O/S Supported: WindowsR 7/8.0/8.1/10"

    Windows 11 is becoming new norms weather we like it or not. So something to keep in mind folks before making this decision.

    • shiny1 on 05/05/2023 - 02:03
      +14

      Irrelevant. This ssd release date was 2020. Windows 11 release date was 2021. Simple as that.

      I'm using a decade old ssd in my windows 11 PC and I'm pretty sure Windows 11 wasn't on the supported OS list back then.

      • Europoor on 05/05/2023 - 06:17
        +9

        Yep, as long as the drive meets SATA standards, it can be made out of wood for all we care and it will still work on Windows 11!

        • Chazzozz on 05/05/2023 - 06:33
          +4

          LOL - I can almost hear all the modders from 10-15 years ago saying in unison,
          “Challenge accepted!”. :-)

        • Sinnerator on 05/05/2023 - 08:13

          Wooden Sata SSD
          Challenge Accepted !

          <spoiler: didn't work>

    • krisspy on 05/05/2023 - 10:40
      +1

      Since when did that matter? I've got W11 on an ancient Intel 530

      Even got it running on a pre historic wd green that I purchased before the Thai floods eons ago.

  • DiscountForThee on 05/05/2023 - 06:34
    +2

    We really are so close to the 2TB under $100 - going to be great!

  • ThePunchingBag on 05/05/2023 - 07:47

    Does anyone know if this could be used in a PS4 ??? Would it be worth it for the extra storage ??? Thank you

    • FabMan on 05/05/2023 - 08:12
      +3

      I can't see why not.

      I've upgraded to a PS5 day one it was released, but before that I had upgraded my PS4 Pro to use an SSD. I think it was worth the price, mainly due to loading times was reduced by almost half. The loading time reduction took it from frustrating to acceptable, it improved my mood while playing games on it, and I wasn't afraid to see ways in which I could make my character die.

  • lordezekiel on 05/05/2023 - 08:08
    +1

    I went with the Silicon Power Ace A55 2TB SATA SSD for $134.99 as it seemed like the better option for only a tiny bit more.
    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Q37V1C9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_p…
    Just used it to upgrade my 2012 MacBook Pro and it has made such an incredible difference!

    • dualcore on 05/05/2023 - 10:00

      That’s also QLC.

    • Pobman on 05/05/2023 - 10:47

      Umart currently have the 512gb Silicon Power Ace A55 for $33 if you are near a shop for collection, cheaper than Amazon if you don't need the free delivery.

  • Alzori on 05/05/2023 - 09:22

    From that comment linked… seemed like these can maintain high write speeds for ~80Gb or so? I want to use one of these for a Steam caching server… so I think this should be good enough then to not bottleneck while downloading.

  • BigTime on 05/05/2023 - 10:08
    +1

    As an SSD newbie how does this compare to the Crucial MX500? Recently got one of those and it made my old laptop feel great so looking to do the same with my other. Would this be good for that or is it not one of those that wouldn't be suitable?

    • brokenglish on 05/05/2023 - 12:16

      Crucial MX500 is way better because it has DRAM, meaning better performance, at a much higher price of course.
      If your purpose is to simply refresh an old laptop, this Patriot P210 is more than good enough.

      • BigTime on 05/05/2023 - 13:07

        So DRAM is what I should be looking out for? $20 extra for the Crucial MX500 seems worth if it's a noticeable difference.

        • paulaus on 05/05/2023 - 22:29
          +1

          I really don't think you will notice the difference unless you get the stop watch out.

        • brokenglish on 07/05/2023 - 13:26

          If $20 is nothing to you then go for the MX500 :)
          Please do not confuse it with BX500 (be careful!)

  • taki on 05/05/2023 - 11:26
    +1

    They comply with the USA Patriot Act (by G.W. Bush) to inform CIA about any suspicious content ;)

    • dotJaz on 13/05/2023 - 03:07

      Consider this, at least the YMTC version is also an OEM product from Hikvision, both companies are in the US Entity List.

  • Benni85 on 06/05/2023 - 16:27

    Would this be good for ps5 external drive for ps4 games?

    • FabMan on 09/05/2023 - 17:32

      Yes, with an enclosure.

  • dotJaz on 13/05/2023 - 03:04

    I have the MAS1102+YMTC QLC 2TB version, bought a few months ago.

    It has ~82GB SLC cache where write speed can achieve around 400MB/s, after that it's down to a unstable average 68MB/s. I did the test from empty, to it may be even slower at 80% full.

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