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Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5” SSD $55.84 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU

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Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5” SSD $55.84 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AUAffiliate
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LExcelsior on 03/04/2024 - 10:22 amazon.com.au (3138 clicks)
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Was looking for an extra cheapish SSD and came across this. Not sure if it's the cheapest historically, but seems like a great deal anyway.

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  • BROKENKEYBOARD on 03/04/2024 - 10:45
    +1

    Dunno why this is cheap, SSDs should be steadily increasing in price over the coming months
    https://i.imgur.com/QQKiS4R.png

    • Bal on 03/04/2024 - 10:50
      +19

      Probs because there isn't much demand for 500GB drives anymore. Most people look for 2TB or above.

      • CyberMurning on 03/04/2024 - 10:52
        +7

        yeah correct. so many linux isos so little time and space

        • john676 on 06/04/2024 - 15:59

          My joystick overfloweth.

      • vid_ghost on 03/04/2024 - 12:08
        +5

        1TB is the minimum now for desktops and 500GB for a laptop.. anything less and your very restricted

        • OldBugger on 03/04/2024 - 14:49
          +3

          Restricted in what way? I can understand that if you're into heavy-duty tasks like video editing or gaming, 1TB can be a lifesaver. However, for regular office work, 250GB should do just fine, and you can always turn to online storage for extra room.

          • vid_ghost on 03/04/2024 - 17:47
            -1

            @OldBugger: If you had a steam library of new games you would know :) lots of them are now pushing 100GB's+

            With laptops its not really an issue because they are not usually used for games and the games most of them can even run are either old so small in size or new and take up little storage space.

            • rumblytangara on 03/04/2024 - 20:17
              +1

              @vid_ghost: So, pretty much people with steam libraries and maybe an obsession with downloading big media files.

              Pretty much any 'PC for older parents' or 'just browses the internet' situation gets by fine with 250GB.

      • Breno785au on 03/04/2024 - 12:49
        +2

        Sometimes 480gb is all you need.

      • john676 on 06/04/2024 - 15:58

        There is a gap in the market for motherboards that prioritise SATA ports for this kind of thing - people are looking for HDDs for NAS solutions, and don't always care for speed - so lanes can be split and motherboards targeting this gap would do well.

    • smartazz104 on 03/04/2024 - 10:59

      Amusing that the 250GB is almost $87.

    • ChatCPT on 03/04/2024 - 15:05

      according to this the prices were $5 in mid 2021 and then dropped to $1.40 in mid 2023

      so a $50 SSD was going for $14? - I don't remember that happening

      • BROKENKEYBOARD on 03/04/2024 - 16:00

        512Gb = 64GB
        If you compare $1.40 to the current price of $3.80 it's $2.40 more expensive
        $2.40 * 8 / 0.65USD * 1.1GST = Should cost $32.50AU more than it did last year

    • CY on 03/04/2024 - 16:34

      @brokenkeyboard Wheel did u get that data from ??? It’s awesome

    • netsurfer on 03/04/2024 - 20:54
      +1

      The reason it seems cheap is because these are old stock (most likely last year's stock). So, they can be sold at last year's price + a bit of profit mark up.

      At the moment, SATA SSDs appear to be cheaper than NVMe SSDs (for quality ones). That wasn't the case last year. It is supply vs demand.

      However, if you use last year's best price, a 2TB TLC NVMe SSD (PCIe gen 3 x4) was $115. It was a DRAMless model though. Even if you use last year's NM790 2TB's discount price, this SSD price doesn't look good anymore.

      • A-mak on 05/04/2024 - 03:57

        I grabbed a 2tb lexar for $120 and use it as a main drive, it is amazing. Previous to that I was using a kingston a2000 1tb. I was shocked to see today that it is going for $180ish.

    • HeWhoKnows on 04/04/2024 - 12:31

      Add about $10.50 for delivery. So more like $66.
      Still cheap at that price.
      Next best price is $89 delivered

  • ilove on 03/04/2024 - 11:09

    What $3.16 item to get free shipping?

    • Viper18 on 03/04/2024 - 11:29
      +2

      check this post for something you might need:
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/839394

      • ilove on 03/04/2024 - 11:38

        I need international delivery to qualify… CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!

        • ilove on 03/04/2024 - 11:49

          For Amazon Global Store:
          For Amazon Global Store, eligible items are products, dispatched and sold by Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany or Amazon Japan. Your order must be a combined value of AUD $59 or more of these eligible products to receive free international delivery (excluding select remote areas).

        • CyberMurning on 03/04/2024 - 13:12
          +1

          same

    • donman92 on 03/04/2024 - 12:04
      +11

      Surprised anyone on OzB is not on prime lmao

      • ilove on 03/04/2024 - 12:08

        it's been over an hour… and i'm busting to pee for over an hour… and still can't find any global free item that qualifes for free shipping.. it hurts. I'm been adding items and they ALL DON'T QUALIFY even some say add $55.xx more to quaify when the chart is 60 plus dollars….

    • browser on 03/04/2024 - 12:12
      +9

      Just sign up to Prime, $79/year ($1.52/week) and stop thinking about shipping costs.

  • theguyrules on 03/04/2024 - 11:34
    +1

    Nice - was after an upgrade for my Optiplex

    • browser on 03/04/2024 - 12:18
      +1

      Bought a BX500 before Easter to do the same.

      Only if waited, EVO 870 is a no-brainer at this price.

      • theguyrules on 03/04/2024 - 12:20

        I almost got that one yesterday. Glad I decided it wasn't necessary just yet.

  • greeny3003 on 03/04/2024 - 11:40

    Cheers.

  • archieduh on 03/04/2024 - 12:15
    +2

    Even the 2TB is great price at $191

  • ocular on 03/04/2024 - 12:22

    So whats diff between Evo850 and 870?

    • gamerkonks on 03/04/2024 - 12:27
      +2

      About 6 years.

    • fastnet on 03/04/2024 - 12:36
      +14

      This one's easy 870-850 = 20 ✌️

  • ExpressCoffee on 03/04/2024 - 13:56

    If i want this to work as an external drive for my 2016 macbook (thunderbolt), do I just need to buy an enclosure?

  • Madtrack133 on 03/04/2024 - 15:21

    Price increase are insane. I got a 1 TB sabrent QLC for $57 5 months ago

    • xuqi on 03/04/2024 - 19:23
      +1

      Wait till you see updated pricing after the Taiwan earthquake….

      • ldcan on 03/04/2024 - 19:32

        mind sharing why that would lead to increased prices in SSD?

        • xuqi on 03/04/2024 - 22:08
          +1

          Advanced semicunductor production is highly sensitive to shaking, so damage associated with a 7.5 magnitude earthquake would most certainly have negatively impacted production.

          For e.g. given how big a player Taiwan’s TSMC is in the global advanced semiconductor production business, damage sustained today will reverberate throughout the global markets for some time to come.

          Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Sony, and others all use TSMC fabs to produce chips.

          Micron also produces various forms of memory in Taiwan, so their production will also be affected…

          https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/inside-micron…

          • Madtrack133 on 04/04/2024 - 15:01
            +1

            @xuqi: Main thing is manufacturers cut back production a while back on purpose to increase NAND prices.

  • lemonozb on 03/04/2024 - 15:42

    It's TLC seems
    does it matter now? done some research on SSD years ago and ppl all saying only buy the SLC instead MLC/TLC/QLC

    • rumblytangara on 03/04/2024 - 16:36
      +1

      SLC in a consumer drive seems a bit OTT

    • DigitalAnalog on 03/04/2024 - 16:37

      It's the early iterations for each gen that seem to be problematic.

    • netsurfer on 03/04/2024 - 20:58
      +1

      For a smaller SSD, it could matter, because SLC cache is limited with a smaller SSD. However, it is relative to be honest. If you don't write a lot of data to the SSD in one go, does it really matter?

      Problem is, right now even QLC SATA SSDs are poorly priced. Last year, 480GB QLC SSD was $29. Now, it is $59 (yeah, more expensive than this deal).

  • fatty99 on 03/04/2024 - 17:22
    +3

    Thanks for posting

    • Excelsior on 03/04/2024 - 20:45

      No worries! About time I contributed to this site tbh 😂

  • zo3y on 03/04/2024 - 20:10

    Unreal timing. Needed an SSD for another proxmox node yesterday and thought I'd be waiting a while for a decent deal!

    • netsurfer on 03/04/2024 - 21:03
      +4

      Only if you must get an SSD now.

      Using last year's prices (some examples below), most of the SSD deals this year look rather ordinary.

      • NM790 2TB: $121.55 to $129
      • Cheapest TLC 2TB (PCIe gen 3 x4) from retail store: $115
      • Cheapest 240GB SSD (WD Green): $10
      • Cheapest 480GB SSD (Kingston): $29 (QLC though)
      • Samsung 990 Pro 1TB: $55.92

      We did have the Centrecom $5 for a 256GB SSD this year, but those were OEM SSDs and technically second hand.

  • edgyy666 on 03/04/2024 - 21:56

    Thanks for the good post OP! Does anyone have any recommendation for enclosures?

  • Widget on 03/04/2024 - 22:32

    Any good deals on 2TB ?

  • FareEvader on 03/04/2024 - 23:42

    Will 500gb be enough to run Windows?

    • Cheap Rich Guy on 04/04/2024 - 00:47
      +3

      64GB for the install. What you require beyond that is dependent upon the number of programs you install, media storage etc.

  • amber smith on 04/04/2024 - 13:07

    https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/samsung-870-evo-b…
    Is this something that should be a concern when buying these drives in 2024?

  • ilove on 18/04/2024 - 08:43

    where to buy the screws for this drive?

  • katsuya on 20/04/2024 - 13:01

    sadly my order didn't ship, no stock.

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