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Lexar NM790 4TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD with Heatsink $299 Delivered / MEL C&C @ Metrocom

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Lexar NM790 4TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD with Heatsink $299 Delivered / MEL C&C @ Metrocom
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lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:09 metrocom.com.au (3091 clicks)
Last edited 27/06/2024 - 13:43 by 1 other user

Lexar are doing a short, very limited, EOFY deal, via their local retailers.

Big shout out and thank you to our local OZBargain Lexar Rep for organising this and making it possible.

Only Metrocom & Mwave have updated their prices. BPC and JW are still to follow suit, so wait and watch to see what happens, or just buy @ $299.
Comes with Heatsink and without. I understand you can remove the heatsink but still have the warranty intact.

YouTube Promo on the drive.

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Edit: The other two have followed suit. Everyone is now at $299.

Edit 2:

There are a lot of questions about the heatsink.
PSA confirmed by the Lexar Rep: You can safely and carefully take out the heatsink and use it as is. Inside the heatsink is the exact same drive as the non-heatsink version. The warranty sticker is inside the heatsink, and stuck on the drive itself, so as long as you don't remove that sticker, it will remain under warranty.

The warranty is immediately void for user-induced damaged (not for removing the heatsink).

Edit 3:

Metrocom has sold out, so now buy from BPC. I believe Mwave has fees. JW is another good C&C option.

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  • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 09:15
    +2

    Annoying the good prices are only the heatsink ones my motherboard has the heatsink already ontop

    • OMGJL on 24/06/2024 - 09:18
      +31

      remove the mobo heatsink, store it in the mobo box and forget about it for the rest of the mobo's lifespan

    • CodeXD on 24/06/2024 - 09:18
      +4

      Just double heatsink it

      • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 09:18

        Wont fit under

        • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:22

          What will not fit under?
          If you remove the heatsink, the card will still not fit?

          • teacherer on 24/06/2024 - 09:24
            +11

            @lordra: Obviously he was referring to double heat sinking it

          • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 09:24
            +1

            @lordra: How easy is it to remove the heatsink?

            It will fit once heatsink is off.

        • RTX9090Ti on 24/06/2024 - 11:46

          you haven't seen my heatsink later.

      • RTX9090Ti on 24/06/2024 - 11:45
        +1

        Yeah just double slapped it like Maxibon!

    • JustinFR on 24/06/2024 - 09:36
      +8

      The heatsinks on the drives are very easy to remove. 4 small screws and it all pulls apart with a little pressure.

      • indojo24 on 24/06/2024 - 09:59
        +1

        Do you need to heat it up before removing the thermal pad or paste?

        • JustinFR on 24/06/2024 - 09:59
          +1

          Nope.

          • indojo24 on 24/06/2024 - 10:03

            @JustinFR: Thanks. First time buying an internal SSD, didn't realise the heatsink could be trouble to fit into an enclosure or swap it out with my laptop's ssd.

      • Micsmit on 24/06/2024 - 18:20
        -2

        This will normally void warranty

        • skittlebrau on 25/06/2024 - 13:02
          +2

          Removing the sticker doesn’t negate consumer law as per ACCC.

          • Micsmit on 25/06/2024 - 14:09

            @skittlebrau: Yeah right. You can always quote the ACCC in a phone call to a help desk but they still have to say yes. Otherwise you're going to small claims court

            • skittlebrau on 25/06/2024 - 16:12
              +2

              @Micsmit: Granted, that can and does happen.

              I have flexibility with work where I could take something to small claims court if I wanted to, but not everyone has that luxury. In my experience, the threat of a customer following through can be enough. From the company's point of view, it's not usually worth it in terms of time/money for them to send a representative to dispute a $300 claim.

    • Micsmit on 24/06/2024 - 18:19

      You can just leave that heatsink cap off.

  • wisc on 24/06/2024 - 09:16
    +3

    Also this price at mwave.
    https://www.mwave.com.au/product/lexar-nm790-4tb-heatsink-m2…

    • indojo24 on 24/06/2024 - 09:21

      The promo only lasts until July 1st, so this should be the real deal. Just got one myself.

      • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:22
        +1

        Well, till stocks run out. So be quick.

        • indojo24 on 24/06/2024 - 09:23

          Yep, that too.

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:22

      Yes mate, already in the description.

      • wisc on 24/06/2024 - 09:34
        +2

        Was 349-370 in the description earlier.

        • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 10:35

          Oh, yes, I see what you mean. That was my draft from earlier.
          Do you need one?

          • wisc on 24/06/2024 - 10:45
            +1

            @lordra: Very tempted at this price, but the issue is i have no more m2 slots so ill either need to take out a 512gb samsung pro drive or a 1tb other drive… would prefer a 4tb ssd, which I do have space for.

            • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 23:51
              +1

              @wisc: Buy now, think later.

              You can put the old drive in an external case?

  • BennyHe2018 on 24/06/2024 - 09:18
    +3

    Any chance to knock off the price of the non heatsink one?

    • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 09:20

      Waiting for this

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:23

      No idea mate, I think only the heatsink version is on special.
      You can remove the heatsink and still keep the warranty.

    • CodeXD on 24/06/2024 - 09:25

      For those looking to upgrade laptop storage, check if it'll fit with the heatsink, otherwise you'll need to remove it first.

  • zemphism on 24/06/2024 - 09:25

    Anyone have feedback with this in a ps5?

    • choofa on 24/06/2024 - 09:46

      Works great! I’ve had mine in my ps5 for about a year.

    • Cruehead81 on 24/06/2024 - 09:46
      +1

      I got these in two PS5's and they work a treat!

    • sswrsxy on 24/06/2024 - 09:46
      +1

      i bought the 2tb version last year EOFY, works good so far.

  • reactor-au on 24/06/2024 - 09:25

    What's the knock for not having DRAM cache and using host RAM buffer instead? I mean it's still PS5 compatible.

    • vicerum on 24/06/2024 - 09:41
      +1

      It’s actually a good thing. Keeps power draw down and doesn’t affect performance. Have a read of the review at Tom’s Hardware.

    • A-mak on 26/06/2024 - 18:06

      When I was purchasing the 2tb version last year, in my research there was concern that if say you lost power or windows just cold shutdown you >could< corrupt the drive.

      I've had lots of brown-outs this year where my pc has shut off unexpectedly. No issues at all, drive is blazing fast and works fine (mine doesn't even have the heatsink).

      Great drive, can only assume the 'competition' trying to bad mouth these or it's outdated information.

  • merajaan on 24/06/2024 - 09:26
    +10

    This is not a good price when you consider these have been as low as $225 before (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/808011)

    • CodeXD on 24/06/2024 - 09:26
      +27

      But my time machine is broken

      • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 09:30

        😁🙈

    • teeendee on 24/06/2024 - 09:29

      This is the version without the heatsink.

    • hamwhisperer on 24/06/2024 - 09:41
      +6

      I didn't realise M.2 had got that cheap. I wanna see SATA 8 and 16TB models cheaper, much cheaper :(

      • Panzer04 on 24/06/2024 - 21:42

        FWIW, there's not much reason for SATA to be cheaper nowadays. Same flash chips, just bottlenecked by the slow interface.

        In practical terms NVME is better in every way. If you have no slots, just get a bigger NVME drive instead and get rid of the old one instead imo (or upgrade to a PC with NVME slots)

        • hamwhisperer on 26/06/2024 - 21:00
          +3

          Not when my NAS has 14 SATA ports……..

    • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 09:51

      thats a great deal the no heatsink version aswell

    • WowBargain on 24/06/2024 - 09:53
      +7

      This was during a time when there was a significant NAND memory surplus in the market and every manufacturer was dumping prices to get rid of them. Probably won't see it this low again for a good while.

  • wickybar on 24/06/2024 - 09:44

    Bingo! I was hoping for prices around the $260-$290 range but at current M.2 prices I will grab one.

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 10:29

      Yep, this is as good as it will get in 2024!

  • buyer-123 on 24/06/2024 - 09:59

    Is this a good price for a 4TB boot drive, or better to wait for a better deal?

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 10:30
      +1

      As low as it will go mate, for value per tb, including performance. Much better than the Crucial P3 which can be had for about $290 without ebay price jacking if you're quick.

      • buyer-123 on 24/06/2024 - 11:17
        +1

        Are BPC and JW likely to drop more, or should I buy now? Others have said that the former have already dropped as much as they are willing to..

        • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 23:53

          This is it mate.

          I was hoping for less, but alas.

  • srkailas on 24/06/2024 - 10:03

    I see some comments saying " this version without heat sink," but OP post shows the product sold with integrated heat sink.Can someone please clarify.

    • Woody982 on 24/06/2024 - 10:11
      +2

      That was someone reolying to an old deal, which is not for the same SSD. That deal was not the heatsink version. But this one is…

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 10:30

      This deal is WITH HeathSink.

  • deventer on 24/06/2024 - 10:38

    Damn, recently bought the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB when these would do just fine for PS5.
    Haven't opened it yet, wonder if I should get this instead and return the 990 Pro I got for $423.90.

    • BennyHe2018 on 24/06/2024 - 10:41
      +1

      If you really want to use the drive only in PS5 and dont care about the gaming data, Lexar should be fine.

      990 Pro is the top tier drive with DRAM and margainally sustaining faster speed, which is much more expensive.

      Personally, I would do the return if I were you.

      • DnA-bargain on 24/06/2024 - 11:54

        Why would there be an issue with "gaming data" with this drive?

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 13:04

      The samsung is ideal for read/write ops, with large files, if you were editing videos, photos, etc.

      For games, I understand a majority is only reading, rather than writing, so here, the Lexar would be the better value for money option.

      In saying that, if you want the best of the best, stay with the Samsung.

  • da-ren on 24/06/2024 - 10:40

    Hi anybody who has had installed this Lexar SSD (2TB or 4TB) in a laptop & then taken the 'idling' temperature),

    If I am to take the heatsink off to install it in a laptop to use, what would be the idling temperature?….. and Oh! Is it safe?

    Regards,

    • BennyHe2018 on 24/06/2024 - 10:45
      +1

      From my memory, the idling temp of this drive is about 40-50 degrees celsius. Would recommend to apply a thermal pad touching the bottom lid if it is metal.

      • WolfRedeemed on 25/06/2024 - 15:37

        Agree, mine ideals 44-45c and only goes to 56 under load atm.

  • ChatGPT-4 on 24/06/2024 - 10:45

    Will this fit in a Satechi USB4 SSD enclosure with the heatsink?

    • buyer-123 on 24/06/2024 - 11:04

      heat sink is removable

  • clnsky on 24/06/2024 - 10:45
    -7

    Seems to be for sale for $287.04 delivered from Amazon US. including $8.50 delivery

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CGKHGMW5/ref=sw_img_1?sm…

    • BennyHe2018 on 24/06/2024 - 10:47
      +2

      $287.04 USD?

      • Bang1 on 24/06/2024 - 10:49
        +1

        Yes convert to aud and its much more.

      • V003 on 24/06/2024 - 12:08

        no its AUD, just added in to the cart final price AUD 287.04.
        but its 2tb version, just realized it

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 10:56
      +2

      USD $290 = AUD$437

      • clnsky on 24/06/2024 - 11:42
        -4

        Its AUD.

        Order Summary
        Items: AUD 240.86
        Shipping & handling: AUD 12.79

        Total before GST: AUD 253.65
        Estimated GST to be collected: AUD 25.37
        Exchange rate guarantee fee: AUD 8.02
        Order total: AUD 287.04

        • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 13:05
          +2

          are you trolling @clnsky ? 😅

    • kin1106 on 24/06/2024 - 11:49
      +7

      that's 2TB version mate

    • Woody982 on 24/06/2024 - 15:37

      Went through to checkout to see. Comes in at $508 AUD, after conversion and apparently they have a rate garuantee fee as well lmao

  • bargin424 on 24/06/2024 - 10:50

    How does this compare to the samsung 990 pro? Would be mainly used for storage

  • snvl on 24/06/2024 - 11:39
    +2

    BPC joined $299

    • RTX9090Ti on 24/06/2024 - 11:47

      Bought last year from them for $289, looks like price gone up a bit.

  • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 11:56
    +1

    I bought this last year without the heatsink and it's already full with Steam games. I will wait for 8TB or more to be honest since 4TB isn't enough these day.

    • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 11:57
      +1

      wow you must have alot of games what did you pay for without heatsink?

      • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 22:13

        I paid $279 for mine and yeah I do have a lot of Steam games. My original 500GB PS4 and 1TB PS4 Pro with portable 2TB and 5 TB hard drives are all full of PlayStation 4 games as well. I have more games not installed on other hard drives but I'm gonna shut up now as I haven't even play through most of them.

        • CodeXD on 24/06/2024 - 22:15
          +1

          You're supposed to buy/claim and only install when you want to play.

          • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 22:54
            +1

            @CodeXD: I just like to collect physical and digital games for fun I guess. I don't know why but I have so many games since the SNES era but I just end up playing RuneScape…

            • lew380 on 25/06/2024 - 23:06
              +1

              @amoretpax199: I feel your pain, why play through your exciting and lively steam library when you can play the osrs browser game for 10 years straight… Its great game, jagex are doing everything right

              • amoretpax199 on 25/06/2024 - 23:13

                @lew380: I ended up buying RuneScape merchandise too! As a matter of fact, the third novel just arrived today and the three books cost so much money to collect.

    • lordra on 24/06/2024 - 12:13
      +1

      Do you have slots on your mobo?
      Why not use a standard HDD?

      • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 22:42

        I already use the two NVMe M.2 SSD slots. My motherboard disable the other SATA connectors for HDD if I use the two M.2 SSDs. I have no idea how to connect a hard drive to a SATA connector using the provided cable to be honest. It's easier for me to buy a portable hard drive and plug it in the PC via the USB port or install a M.2 SSD. My MOBO is the Gigabyte B450 AORUS Pro WiFi by the way.

    • djuice on 24/06/2024 - 13:31
      +1

      Same, got the non-heatsink one last year for $279, and its been great as a game's drive. Fortunately for me 4TB is more than enough for games, since I tend to delete games once I finish them, don't exactly like to see my STEAM so cluttered with installed games that needs to update all the time.

      For general use this DRAMless drive works just as fast as DRAM SSDs, there is no differences in game loading times or install time. Only when transferring data between drives greater than 200GBs would you see a transfer speed drop off, which would be quite substantial.

      • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 22:59

        It's great so far and I bought it on eBay but then I saw that I just missed out on buying the bundle that includes a free headphone on the official site. Did you get the bundle with the free head phone?

        • djuice on 25/06/2024 - 13:59

          Yes I did, it was from BPC Headphone and Lexar SSD bundle.

    • hawktalk on 24/06/2024 - 15:27

      Did the same and broke a few rules eg: put it in a new laptop I purchased… as the MAIN drive (OS and all). Because the laptop only has one ssd slot.

      I'm constantly down to 2-300gb as the laptop is now my main bluray/4K ripping device. I need to play catch up and move my rips to other external hdds.

      • amoretpax199 on 24/06/2024 - 23:04

        Oh well, we learn through our mistakes! You should have bought an enclosure and plug it via the USB port instead of doing that though. How do you get into ripping 4K? I know nothing about it.

        • hawktalk on 25/06/2024 - 15:41
          +2

          Been ripping dvds since 2004, but bluray and 4k only since 2020. Initially I justified the effort in doing so because I had a faulty player that was wrecking my discs. After an expensive process (most dvds were still $30+) in replacing them I sought other measures.

          At first I was satisfied with making a physical backup. But since 2010 I've been backing them up digitally. I've never been satisfied with any streaming service - inferior to what can be better achieved with little effort (except for the time it takes). I love being able to cycle through a menu and change to the next thing I desire to watch vs ejecting the disc and replacing it. And I still retain the purchased disc in case I need to re-rip it (have done this with a few things recently like missing tv series episodes, or now wanting to rip the extras from a movie).

          As for 4K ripping the is out there. Many more hoops to jump through, but my 4K collection is building nicely.

  • OneSilver on 24/06/2024 - 12:10

    @lordra will mwave also offer a warrenty if heatsink is removed?

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