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Crucial MX500 1TB SATA 2.5-Inch SSD $159 + $9.90 Delivery @ PC Byte

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Crucial MX500 1TB SATA 2.5-Inch SSD $159 + $9.90 Delivery @ PC Byte
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Lnrodg11 on 20/04/2020 - 23:19 pcbyte.com.au (3065 clicks)
Last edited 20/04/2020 - 23:56 by 1 other user

(First post please don't hate too much)
I just purchased the 1TB MX500 SSD for $159 + $9.90(Delivery). They also have their whole range of MX500 SSD's starting from $75 (250gb) and their BX500 series starting from $40 (120gb) and their M.2 SSD's starting from $75 (250gb). They charge a $9.90 delivery, not sure if this is a flate rate or whether it depends on location.

Speeds are listed on the website.

MX500 - 5 year limited warranty (manufacturer)
BX500 - 3 year limited warranty (manufacturer)
M.2 - 5 year limited warranty (manufacturer)

Every time you turn on your computer, you’re using your storage drive. It holds all your irreplaceable files and it loads and saves almost everything your system does. Join more and more people who are keeping their family videos, travel photos, music, and important documents on an SSD, and get the near-instant performance and lasting reliability that comes with solid state storage. Upgrade with the Crucial® MX500 SSD, a drive built on quality, speed, and security that’s all backed by helpful service and support. Even if you’ve never installed an SSD, don’t sweat it – our step-by-step guide walks you through the process to make installation easy. It’s worth it.

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  • Gojkins on 20/04/2020 - 23:23
    +7

    I love you

    • nrodg11 on 20/04/2020 - 23:28
      +3

      Glad you liked it friend :D

      • dealsforlife on 20/04/2020 - 23:38
        +1

        He's talking to the SSD. Lol. Welcome to OzB!

        • nrodg11 on 20/04/2020 - 23:39
          +6

          Haha! Thank you, been roaming around for a while and have now found an oppurtunity to give back.

  • willy000 on 20/04/2020 - 23:42
    +1

    Thanks just what I didn't need but I'll find some use for it haha.

    • nrodg11 on 20/04/2020 - 23:46
      +1

      Haha, I've had my HDD for the last 4 years and saw the price and just bit the bullet to finally upgrade to an SSD.

      • willy000 on 20/04/2020 - 23:51

        Ive been thinking about setting up a Raspberry Pi for a home server for a while, this deal just pushed me closer to doing it sooner.

  • MissKitty on 20/04/2020 - 23:44
    +3

    $325 for the 2TB aint half bad either.

  • virsagomk2 on 20/04/2020 - 23:46
    +1

    Just in time thanks buddy.

  • Osiris on 21/04/2020 - 00:01

    If your MB supports it is there any reason to get SSD over M.2?

    • Cheapascents on 21/04/2020 - 00:09

      price difference and thats about it. m.2 nvme over ssd sata

    • netsurfer on 21/04/2020 - 00:13

      Price, and better sustained write for MX500 (TLC). The m.2 drive is QLC (with SLC cache). When you write very large files (i.e. 40GB+ files) to the P1 is a QLC m.2 drive, its ugly side does show - around 100MB/sec once SLC cache is exhausted (which does happen quite quickly if you write large files). If you were to clone a near full 1TB drive, don't be surprised MX500 (TLC/SATA) managed to clone it much faster than P1 (QLC/m.2).

      If your usage involves very short bursts of small to medium size files (Web surfing, basic word processing), then you could take advantage of m.2 and the SLC cache.

      • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 00:24
        +2

        The MX500 sata m.2 drive is TLC

        The P1 nvme pcie m.2 is QLC

        • netsurfer on 21/04/2020 - 00:30
          +1

          The MX500 m.2 is SATA anyway, which kinda feels like a waste of a m.2 slot unless it is for a device with m.2 slot only.

          • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 00:50
            +1

            @netsurfer: Also less cable clutter for those who like less cables.. runs way cooler then nvme drives but for me i like 2.5" SSDs

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 00:21
      +6

      Only thing you should ever watch out for when buying any SATA SSD, SATA M.2 or PCie M.2 is make sure they have cache memory on them.. thats it.. all are the same speed in real world usage check out this new video by linus tech tips its 100% spot on.. even 8k video editing maxes out at 280mbps and thats still not even maxing out SATA SSD's :)

      Does a Faster SSD Matter for Gamers?? - $h!t Manufacturers Say - awesome video.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA&t=601s

      • netsurfer on 21/04/2020 - 00:55

        It's all relative. Linus obviously didn't allow them to try/test file copying and decompression. Problem is that those activities are things where general public get the perception that NVMe gen 3+ SSDs are much faster.

        Also, it is the DRAM part you were referring to, prefer to use the term cache for SLC cache as they serve different purposes. DRAMless SSDs do suffer in various situations, but game play isn't really one of them (duplicating a game drive from another DRAM SSD could be painful, BUT actual game play isn't that bad because the SLC cache is still there, plus the recent improvement of the SSD controller helps a bit). I'll take a DRAMless SSD over a HDD for a gaming drive any day.

        Then, there is the hyped up Sony's PS5 in built SSD with dedicated DMA channels. Is that just pure hype or that does allow a better use of the bandwidth? We'll probably find out at the end of this year.

        They all have their pros and cons.

      • Osiris on 21/04/2020 - 01:24
        +1

        That's disappointing was one of the things I was looking forward to when upgrading my PC. Looks like I may as well just stick with the Sammy 860 for now.

        • garage sale on 21/04/2020 - 05:21

          yeah, unless you are going NVME the sammy 860 is fine …..in in the same boat, have MX500, evo860, next drive would NVME otherwise they both perform the same hanging off the sata cable in real world applications.

  • CoreJava on 21/04/2020 - 00:03

    Thanks for the post. It seems the price of SSD gone up or maybe is the exchange rate…..

    • shadowangel on 21/04/2020 - 00:09

      exchange rate + supply

  • Danners35 on 21/04/2020 - 00:15
    +1

    Thanks big boy, just got one. Lucky I saw your comment at the bottom of that other, pricier post :)

  • hmac on 21/04/2020 - 00:46

    Finally someone who posted a deal at the right price! People won't believe when it is worth $160

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 00:52

      These were $143 delivered not long ago now at $168.. not bad but not as good as they were

      $25 is $25 ;)

      • hmac on 21/04/2020 - 00:54
        +1

        Yeah exactly! Even $160 is pushing the upper limit. I just didn't understand people saying $185-200 was a deal when it really was not

  • noz on 21/04/2020 - 00:57
    +1

    I've used multiple Crucial MX drives over the years, and it has never let me down.

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 01:04
      +1

      We have had lots in our office.. one died after 3 years it was the older MX model. not MX500

      I think autodesk Revit killed it.

      I have a 500gb MX500 runs great paid $74 for it 8 months ago on an ebay sale.. i think the 1tb drive was going for $129

      $168 today kinda sux but i guess its the world we live in now. The price of RAM, GPUs and everything is just sky high

      • Gnostikos on 21/04/2020 - 02:10
        +1

        I think autodesk Revit killed it.

        I doubt it.

        Revit is hardly that taxing on local storage, especially if you're working with work-shared central files, as most of the writes are being done on the server's storage.

        Chances are it was just a dud. Somebody has to get them.

        • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 07:51

          The combination of a gazillion local files filling up the drive ontop of the forever overwriting local files when saving/syncing with the server central file every 5 to 10 minutes did the job.. it was only 250gb so filled up fast.

          Autocad is all server files revit not so much

          • Gnostikos on 21/04/2020 - 15:51

            @vid_ghost: That's the first I've ever heard of that happening. I do MSP support for a few architectural clients and I haven't even seen an SSD fail in their environments, not even older models with power-on hours counts of several years. SSD endurance these days is measured in hundreds of terabytes written if not single-digit petabytes; that would take millions of Revit synchronisations with gigantic gigabyte-sized models to wear out an SSD. My money's on that SSD just suffering a catastrophic storage controller failure or electrical damage to the PCB; much more likely than the NAND actually reaching the finite limits of their write/erase cycles.

            But yes, architects/draftspeople/interior designers definitely seem to have a habit of filling up their storage devices to the brim, mostly with useless, redundant clutter that doesn't need to be there (Revit local files from years ago being chief amongst that). Hence why I've been mandating 500GB boot drives at a minimum for all desktop upgrades/new orders, if not 1TB.

            • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 23:15

              @Gnostikos: You need to remember that if you have a 250GB drive with an endurance rating of say - 160TBW Total Bytes Written and its only got around 13Gbs of space left on the SSD .. that 160TBW is now reduced to the remaing 5% of the drive.

              Making its lifespan now only 8TBW :) while the drive remains 95% full

              The drive that died was living its life in this manner and lasted only 3 years

              That's 7.4GBs per day.. i think it died well before it ever reached its TBW all because of the way it was used. all data cycling on only 5% of the cells is a good way to stress an SSD

              I still have that SSD.. it still works in a 2.5" usb case but not reliable at all. :)

              • Gnostikos on 22/04/2020 - 18:57

                @vid_ghost:

                You need to remember that if you have a 250GB drive with an endurance rating of say - 160TBW Total Bytes Written and its only got around 13Gbs of space left on the SSD .. that 160TBW is now reduced to the remaing 5% of the drive.

                Making its lifespan now only 8TBW :) while the drive remains 95% full

                That's not how SSDs work mate.

                Unlike HDDs, the data on an SSD is constantly shifting between NAND cells when at rest (usually when the SSD is idle; sometimes even when it's not). It's called wear-levelling, and it's done precisely to avoid the obvious problem that you've described where 5% of the NAND cells could be doing 100% of the writes when the SSD is close to capacity, and thus prematurely reaching their maximum write/erase cycles before the rest of the cells.

                A couple of Revit files and the normal host of Windows system files being in use at any given time, wouldn't have prevented wear-levelling from cycling 90% of the data between cells just fine.

                Here's some more explanations.

                That's 7.4GBs per day.. i think it died well before it ever reached its TBW all because of the way it was used. all data cycling on only 5% of the cells is a good way to stress an SSD

                That's literally nothing in terms of overall usage.

                If you read that TechReport link I posted earlier, they describe the exact testing methods they use in their SSD endurance benchmarks and they were writing on the order of over a hundred gigabytes per day until drive failure was reached. All of the SSDs tested still surpassed their official endurance specifications by writing hundreds of terabytes without issue.

                I still have that SSD.. it still works in a 2.5" usb case but not reliable at all. :)

                It's a bad storage controller or a PCB fault. They're the parts far more likely to fail than the actual NAND cells themselves.

      • staryknight on 21/04/2020 - 16:16

        I was going to ask whether this $159 was a historical low, but probably cant reasonably expect that given the current economic environment… $129! damn

  • raptormesh on 21/04/2020 - 01:07

    Already OOS.

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 01:10

      Wait a few months we will see better prices

    • hmac on 21/04/2020 - 02:05

      Yeah definitely wait a few months and you will see better prices. I paid $160 delivered for 1tb back in November before cashback

    • NotaSpender on 21/04/2020 - 02:13
      +1

      I see this drive on sale all the time

  • garage sale on 21/04/2020 - 05:28

    the work from home demand has put a lot demand for stock …. not just for BYO but at work we were upgrading machines (SSD and RAM) as we sent people home to work during the lockdown.
    trying to get a new wireless router (tp-link AX3000) was a search in its own right for local stock i could pickup, people working from home, home schooling …..

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 07:58

      My local officeworks was all out of printers, monitors, chairs, webcams, mics, keyboards and mouses lol

      JB hifi had no webcams or or mics .. i asked officeworks when they would have new stock from their warehouse and they said everything that was sold out WAS the new stock that came in from their warehouse.. lol. Everyones waiting on China for new Tech gear.

      At a time when tech gear is highly sort after

  • hhbb555 on 21/04/2020 - 07:28

    no stock

  • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2020 - 08:01
    -1

    Probably pricing error like 90% of my previous orders. Use the excuse of out of stock and relist at higher price.

  • MrGareth on 21/04/2020 - 09:02

    Has anyone actually used a BX500 as a boot drive? There's a decent price gap between dramless and dram based SSD's these days. I just bought a WD blue 250gb ($75) for a boot drive, and I recently put in a SanDisk SSD plus (dramless) as a boot drive into a core2duo machine - so old that I didn't think it would matter (seems to run fine!). Curious about other people's "real world experience" (yep I know they’re great for storage)

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 10:55

      I've used BX500 and MX500 and Sandisk plus

      the MX500 is noticeably faster then the BX500 but i cant tell the differance between the Sandisk and MX500

      I guess those old San disk drives with MLC nand were very fast

      the new Sandisk Plus with the SAME NAME .. no idea what they use, i think they switched to TLC
      Wouldnt be still using MLC nand as thats only on high end these days

      The first model is well documented, and used the SM2246 and MLC NAND (Sandisk SSD Plus 120GB/240GB models)

      • MrGareth on 21/04/2020 - 11:25

        Current model Sandisk SSD Plus is a dramless TLC, just like the BX500… I've got one of the older Sandisk SSD Plus and it's great (back when they had MLC and I think even dram maybe)! I recently bought a new 250Gb SSD Plus one (for the Core2Duo), which seems to run "good enough"… way faster than the old HD anyway.

  • behindmyego on 21/04/2020 - 12:00

    BX500 is also on sale. $149+shipping
    https://www.pcbyte.com.au/store/product/crucial-bx500-2-5-1t…

    • vid_ghost on 21/04/2020 - 12:47

      i wouldn't touch the BX500.. after using the 250GB model :)

      the $10-20 extra for dram on your SSD is sooo worth it
      even more so then moving to M.2 nvme

  • BurnZ on 29/04/2020 - 12:27

    They're back in stock but for $179 now. :(

  • JVO on 27/05/2020 - 12:20

    Does anyone know contact number for PCByte and PCbyte ebay?
    Apparently i called pcbyte for a warranty of PC i bought on pcbyte ebay and they said they broke up and dont care anymore.
    I tried to call pcbyte ebay but its the pcbyte number.
    No one reply me through [email protected].
    Im at a lost! Sorry to hijack this post but im not sure where else to go?

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