I want to upgrade everything but sitting until next year.
Right now, need a good SSD (PCIe3). Running Linux Mint, if that matters to anyone. No games other than old school (There, 2nd life). I do have a low-end 1030 if that matters,
Ta.
Need a Cheap, Decent SSD for an Older Board (Gen4)
Geekomatic on 04/10/2023 - 23:41
Last edited 05/10/2023 - 03:04
Last edited 05/10/2023 - 03:04
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Depends how small of an SSD you want. If you are sitting until next year then no point in overprovisioning.
Western Digital SN570 PCIe3.0 TLC 500GB is a solid performer and reliable, its also pretty cheap at $38 (Centrecom), $39 (Umart/MSY/PCCG).
I'm so not with it, sorry. It should be 1tb min. Old board for now, but not bothered. I'm just reinstalling until the next gen everything.
Ned a Cheap
Who is Ned?
Fixed that typo.
It's kind of strange that there are literally no SSD deals any more even though M.2 drives aren't that new.
To be much clearer: 2.5" SSD drives. 1TB+.
Cheers,
I don't think it's strange - in the PC industry, older gen tech is generally discounted for about 12 months to flush out the old stock. Once the exccess inventory is gone it becomes a legacy tech and the prices go back up. M.2 has around since 2015 and mainstream for at least 5 years so it's not like there are going to be huge stock of 1TB SATA SSD drives sitting around in warehouses.
An M.2 to PCIe adapter can be had for less than $20 so in your situation I would be buying decent M.2 drive that I could move to a new system at a later date, along with an adapter to use in my current system.
M.2 or 2.5"?
WHICH ONE?
OP, you're making it hard for everyone to figure out just what it is you want.
As best as I can figure it out, you want a cheap 2.5" 1TB SSD to reinstall on an older system until you get something newer next year. There aren't any cheap 2.5" SSDs, because they are old tech.
If I was you I'd see whether my motherboard and operating system supported booting from NVMe and you have a spare x4 slot on the motherboard. In that case the first choice would be to get a PCIe to M.2 adapter, which is typically about $20, get a M.2 NVMe drive - preferably gen4 - and plug them into the spare slot, and install onto that. That way you get a fast drive now, and the only thing you have to throw away next year is the cheap adapter.
If your motherboard or operating system won't boot from a PCIe to M.2 adapter, or you don't have a spare x4 slot, you're going to have to buy a fairly expensive drive that you'll have to throw away next year.
What type of SSD? What size? Reality is speeds probably don't really matter for your use case. Cheapest for the size you want from a reputable company will suffice.