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Western Digital Green SSD 480GB $89 Delivered @ Shopping Express eBay

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tightarse on 21/09/2018 - 15:59 ebay.com.au (5014 clicks)
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PHOME20

Incredible price. Pay with your discounted eBay gift cards to save a further 10%. Apply code at checkout. Enjoy :)

Thanks to nocure for the PHOME20 deal.

Computing 480GB Computer Component SATA 3 SSD Western Digital

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  • tightarse on 24/09/2018 - 15:32
    +2

    For those subscribed to this thread, please note the SSDs are now back in stock via a new link. Enjoy :)

    • Niroshansira on 24/09/2018 - 16:43

      Cheers TA

    • johnmelb on 24/09/2018 - 23:15

      Thanks, I thought I missed it :-)

  • mrbargainhunter on 26/09/2018 - 01:17

    Can someone please help me/confirm my research:
    I have a HP250 G6 15.6" Intel Core i5 (entry level laptop). Have been looking to buy a 480GB SSD for a while to improve performance (switch out 500GB HDD) but noticed the 480GB M.2 is only a few bucks more at $96 ($86.40) v $89 ($80.10) 2.5", (discounted gift cards).
    - I thought an M.2 is normally much more expensive than 2.5" SSD when I looked a while ago? Is the M.2 better value?
    - Is there much difference between 2.5" and M.2? Is weight/size the main difference?
    - I'm pretty sure my laptop cannot take two drives, so I'd have to take out the HDD and replace with either M.2 or 2.5" SSD. Correct?
    - Do I then use the old HDD as a (slow) storage/portable drive by adding an external case? Other uses?

    Thanks heaps in advance for the assistance!

    • FabMan on 26/09/2018 - 09:29

      Laptop manual Check out page 48 to 53.
      YouTube of SSD replacing HDD

      M.2 vs SATA and what is NVMe
      - M.2 is a form factor, this dictates the shape of the SSD and the interface port it uses.
      - There are many form factors for SSDs out there, but generally on OzBargain we are concerned with 2.5-inch, M.2 and USB, we'll forget USB for now.
      - There are two common forms of communication for internal SSDs, SATA and NVMe. SATA drives and ports can only support SATA communication, while M.2 can support SATA and NVMe.
      - NVMe communication is significantly faster than SATA, SATA limits the flash memory speeds while flash memory isn't fast enough currently to limit NVMe.
      - SATA drives should really cost the same, regardless if they are M.2 or 2.5-inch, NVMe M.2 drives cost more, as they are faster.
      - If the computer / laptop has M.2 port and uses NVMe, it's ideal to get a M.2 SSD with NVMe support for significantly faster storagespeeds.

      Suggestions:
      - So it appears your laptop currently uses a SATA 2.5-inch HDD, but it can also utilize an M.2 SSD with an adapter, but not both at the same time as they utilize the same space. I also don't know if your laptop came with the M.2 adapter, so you probably need to purchase one separately if you buy an M.2 SSD.
      - Your laptop does not support NVMe, so there is no real need to get a M.2 SSD for it. I'd recommend getting a SATA 2.5-inch SSD and enjoy the greatly improved performance over a HDD.
      - Buy an external HDD caddy if you want to use the older and slower HDD for additional storage.

      • mrbargainhunter on 26/09/2018 - 09:49
        +1

        @FabMan
        Thanks so much for the info! Very helpful!
        Greatly appreciate that you took the time to help me out.

        I'll definitely get the 2.5" and save a few $. I meant to ask about an adapter too which you've answered and which I don't have, so another reason for the 2.5".

        Thanks again.

        • FabMan on 26/09/2018 - 09:49

          No worries.

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