Repeat of the last deal now open to non Plus members
870 EVO is guaranteed TLC versus the TLC or QLC MX500
MZ-77E4T0BW
Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC (TLC), 2.5 inch SATA III, Read up to 560MB/s, Write up to 530MB/s, 98K/88K IOPS, 2,400TBW
5 Year/s Warranty
So if I only needed 2TB - this in 2tb or the 2TB Mx500 for $155 for game storage.
You won't notice the difference so the cheaper one unless you want to pick or avoid a specific brand.
This is $379 on the Samsung store which goes to $329 with the $50 newsletter voucher
Through Westpac Rewards this was $360 - $50 with newsletter voucher also working
Just waiting to see the Samsung daily EOFY deals before pulling the trigger through Westpac.
If we start strategizing that way, then maybe hold out
until the last few days of June, for EOFY sales?
That's the plan but every couple of days it shows as OOS so I'm wondering whether $310 is the best we'll see for now
why Westpac? Shopback thing?
Not related to SB - just looked under Rewards & Offers in the Westpac app and saw Samsung was listed there which takes you to the Samsung store via Westpac.
I'm not sure if the discounts will be the same as Samsung EPP though.
How does this compare to the cheaper 4tb NVME ones…..looking for a gaming hard drive for PC
You'll notice basically no difference between SATA and NVME for gaming but if you have the slots and its cheaper you may as well get the NVME drives.
Comparison (HDD/SATA SSD/NVMe SSD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3AMz-xZ2VM
Another comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA
Windows tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AoIIIWyzLk
More recent games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_iJTrzOus
Tests done between these two SSDs
SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
SSD SATA3 Samsung 860 Evo-Series 1TB
And another round of tests with the below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_h0xSqtc0
NVMe M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB
SATA III SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
And one more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZD382GOUM
my issue is ive maxed out nvme slots but have 4 more Sata slots
i assume its economical to shove a nvme into an enclosure or somesort?
Personally I would prefer to use internal SATA rather than external NVME. Wouldn't want to deal with external cables for a permanently attached drive.
@eecan: u still need a adapter from nvme to sata though
at that point whether its in an enclosure or "internal" is simply a matter of connecting it directly to the mobo or via usb
@eecan: ohh! right
yeah the reason i said this in the first place was because for some reason the NVME drives are cheaper than sata!
it makes no sense!
FYI, if you have access to the Samsung EPP store (through your workplace etc.) this drive is currently $303.20 shipped ($295.20 for the QVO).
Unfortunately still $340 for me - guess it depends on the company
Hmmm, that's annoying.
Same for Samsung Edu - if anyones wondering. $341.10
also from Computer Alliance eBay with the ebay plus coupon SEOFY22 Samsung 870 EVO 2TB for AU $178.62 and not too much more with the non ebay plus coupon SEOFY20 for AU $183.20
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174649447516?epid=22044066513&ha…
just got my payment and bought the 2tb version for more games space myself thanks for the heads up on this sale op :)
Well shit… Just purchased this for 375 a week ago from Centrecom. Depression
Wish I could return it but I did open it so restocking fee would be applied :(
lol I bought 5 of these a couple days ago at $375 each :(
Fuuuck, I feel your pain brother…
BEWARE! This SSD is very prone to failure. Mine failed within 6 months, lost a decent chunk of data. Googled this issue and found it's very widespread and I'm not sure if they have fixed it.
Ive had one fine for 2 years now so i guess YMMV
Thanks Ops, finally pulled a trigger