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Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SSD SATA $124 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SSD SATA $124 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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  • cryptowiz on 12/12/2021 - 19:34
    +12

    Also $124 with free shipping from Centre Com. I like to spread my purchases around. Jeff B. doesn't need any more of my money after the last few weeks,

    • Leonardo on 12/12/2021 - 20:19
      +4

      I'd much rather Amazon's return policy than Centre Com's though

      • cryptowiz on 12/12/2021 - 20:23
        +1

        I take your point and agree that Amazon returns policy is great but I can't personally compare it with Centre Com as I haven't ever had the need to return anything to them (and hopefully I won't).

        • Leonardo on 12/12/2021 - 20:29
          +2

          This was years and years ago but they charged a ridiculous restock fee for returns. I've yet to experience anything but great service from Amazon. Unless Centre Com has a way better deal I would go with Amazon without question.

          • netsurfer on 12/12/2021 - 21:06
            +5

            @Leonardo: If you need no question asked type of return, then sure go Amazon.

            Centre Com, for one of the SSDs which failed (after 4 months), they arranged a full refund for me. It was an OCZ and was known to have a lot of issues. It did take about 2 weeks to get the full refund from OCZ.

            I have not used Amazon AU's return service yet, but for Amazon USA, it used to be great. However, for the past few years, not so much, you have to send the item back and paid for the postage first. Then, get the postage rebate. Due to the rebate came later, you could get a different exchange rate. I was worse off and had to contact support to get additional refund to cover it. I am guessing Amazon AU would provide a return label.

            • Agret on 13/12/2021 - 01:50
              +2

              @netsurfer: For Amazon AU they give you a return label no questions asked and you just take it to your nearest parcel point collection (most pharmacy are). You get the money refunded once they receive the return but there is no postage charge.

              • FireRunner on 13/12/2021 - 09:47

                @Agret: Sucks if you don’t live near a parcel point. Had to get on to chat to explain I saw not located near one and Amazon was nice enough to allow me to sent it via Australia Post and then have me upload the receipt so they could refund me the postage cost.
                Not exactly super easy but it worked out in the end.

    • Agret on 13/12/2021 - 01:51

      While Amazon is a shady company their delivery network is much faster than AusPost. If you need it in a few days go with Amazon, if you don't care that it will take over a week go centrecom (StarTrack/Auspost)

      • RecklessMonkeys on 13/12/2021 - 07:40
        +1

        I thought they used AusPost?

        • blighst on 13/12/2021 - 08:46
          +1

          Depends where you are, but they're building out their own courier network (Amazon Flex). I'd say 90% of stuff delivered to me from Amazon is next day with flex.

      • netsurfer on 13/12/2021 - 11:31

        When prices are identical, I think most people would only pick Centrecom if they are willing to pick up the items. As such, the next day delivery from Amazon is not a factor. The main reasons to go with Amazon are connivence (having the items delivered) and better no question asked return (within 14 days I presume).

        I don't know how good Amazon AU's service is after 14 days. My experience with Amazon US isn't that great. Basically, with the RMA, Amazon US simply asked me to go to the manufacturer directly (basically do my own RMA). I am not certain Amazon AU is willing to do 1 year assisted support like most retailers. Yes, it would be faster if you were to do your own RMA directly, but at least that's an option.

        The annoyance with Amazon US is that even if they are at fault (they sent me the wrong item), I still have to arrange the item return and only get to have the postage refunded after they received the return item. It's more annoying sending an item internationally.

      • netsurfer on 13/12/2021 - 11:38
        +2

        Also, this "next" day delivery from Amazon requires Amazon Prime. Without Amazon Prime, you get second class citizen service. I purchased items without Prime, Amazon simply didn't process the order for 5 days.

    • sendoor on 13/12/2021 - 07:30

      It is not 124 at center com
      Also they charge credit card fee including PayPal. The bottom amount is 131.58 if I use Amex.

      • cryptowiz on 13/12/2021 - 12:20

        It was $124 when I posted and went to $129 sometime after that. A true OzBargainer would always do a Bank transfer to avoid Credit Card/PayPal fees. Also, since 1st November Amazon has charged a credit card fee if you use Visa.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2021 - 16:18

      Amazon AU Prime says $249 for 2TB: https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-MX500-NAND-SATA-Internal-d…
      but increased from $231 indeed

  • wetwork on 12/12/2021 - 19:55
    +6

    Nothing like a space walk after a tornado destroys a warehouse and kills a multitude of your staff.

  • Wonderfool on 12/12/2021 - 20:15

    Man, black friday distorted my value of these things. There were cheaper nvmes, like kingston kc2500 and the Toshiba one. The Toshiba one was especially nice, you could be buying an adapter for your old pc and it's still cheaper.

    • MiscOzB on 12/12/2021 - 20:45
      +2

      I don't think the KC2500 1TB has ever been as cheap as this (>$124 in all deals posted for it from what I can see). Btw this MX500 was $111.75 during Black Friday.

      • Wonderfool on 12/12/2021 - 21:34

        It was 120 at one point, I don't remember when. But still, few bucks difference lol

  • Plug on 12/12/2021 - 20:21

    Is this any better than the WD Green SSD?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2021 - 20:23
      -6

      Yes 133% better
      https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/WD-Green-480GB-2018-vs…

    • g12345567 on 12/12/2021 - 20:46
      +5

      The Crucial MX500 is probably more comparable to the Western Digital Blue SATA SSD. Though WD Blue is usually more expensive.

    • FireRunner on 13/12/2021 - 00:58
      +1

      Yes, DRAM cache makes this one much better especially in sustained writes

    • Agret on 13/12/2021 - 01:52
      +1

      WD Green is trash, get minimum WD Blue SSD which is very comparable to the MX500. I buy 500gb SSDs almost every week and I just get whichever is cheaper between WD Blue & MX500.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2021 - 20:23
    +2

    I remember when 1TB was $300 not so long ago…

    • HereYeeHereYee on 12/12/2021 - 21:31

      soon it will be under $100 :D

      • annarchon on 12/12/2021 - 22:06
        +3

        I mean, the P1s were 89 bucks just a few days ago.

  • OnlineShopper123 on 12/12/2021 - 21:18
    +1

    Wow I remembered getting this around 118 a few months back…
    SSD shortage it seems?

    • stickymoo on 12/12/2021 - 21:39
      +14

      Idk if $6 warrants an SSD shortage..

    • MiscOzB on 12/12/2021 - 22:50
      +1

      Could be had for $111.75 during Black Friday.

  • stickymoo on 12/12/2021 - 21:49
    +2

    I got a couple of these for external 4k recording with the atomos ninja V.

    • Gpro on 12/12/2021 - 22:12
      +4

      They work very well on the ninja v in my experience, no problems with dropped frames at all despite not being officially supported.

      • stickymoo on 13/12/2021 - 10:39
        +1

        Cool, that's the general consensus I've read. That it's similar or better specs than anything on the now outdated approved list.

        What codec/ file do you usually write to it?

  • OzBerghainer on 12/12/2021 - 21:50
    +1

    Got this on Black Friday at shopping express $119. not a bad drive. has dram cache which the lower end BX500 doesn't

  • slappy on 12/12/2021 - 22:09
    +3

    $124 seems to the standard price now.
    Was a little cheaper with EBay’s Afterpay deal the other week. And with the 4% Cashback as well.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/11413190

  • dfg555 on 12/12/2021 - 22:14
    +1

    juicy TLC with DRAM!

  • bazingaa on 12/12/2021 - 22:19
    +1

    What a time to live, 1 TB NVMe is $90 while SATA is more expensive now.

    • netsurfer on 12/12/2021 - 22:23
      +5

      $90 ones are QLC SSDs.

      • bazingaa on 12/12/2021 - 22:27

        yeah but it will be still faster or equal to SATA, isn't it ? even SN550 ($99 from this deal), KC2500 etc are in the same price range now. If anyone doesn't have NVMe slots, a cheap AliE PCIe to NVMe adapter can be used.

        • netsurfer on 13/12/2021 - 00:27
          +1

          QLC SSD, sustained write would be slower. The SATA SSDs appear to be more expensive vs even some of the TLC NVMe SSDs (especially ones without DRAM).

          I wouldn't recommend going for PCIe expansion card for motherboards without NVMe slot, it's too much gamble to expect that combination to boot if the motherboard doesn't have a m.2 NVMe slot.

          • Agret on 13/12/2021 - 01:56

            @netsurfer: I have not tried but couldn't you just deploy the Windows install.wim onto the NVME and then create a boot loader partition on another drive that points to the NVME install? That way the BIOS boots to the regular drive still.

            • skillet on 13/12/2021 - 09:25

              @Agret: Yes can do this. Boot loader in a usbflash something like Clover.

            • netsurfer on 13/12/2021 - 11:10
              +1

              @Agret: Yes, you could, but there are two issues:

              1. You probably need to purchase a SATA SSD. I thought this whole argument is NVMe SSDs are now cheaper.
              2. You kinda need to be a bit tech savvy. You need a working Windows PC to do that, and if you opted to do it on the same PC with SATA already having Windows installed, it gets messy. However, you can do this on a different PC and use an external enclosure, but that required buying an USB 3.2 gen 2 to NVMe SSD enclosure.

              Honestly, if you have a PC that doesn't support m.2 NVMe SSDs, it's best to look at upgrading it to one that does.

    • skillet on 13/12/2021 - 09:21

      SATA expensive due to the casing and additional pins and plugs, plus manual assembly cost.

  • smurfstah on 13/12/2021 - 16:46

    Picked up the 500GB for a cheap ssd upgrade to a spare laptop! Cheers OP :)

  • systmworks on 14/12/2021 - 21:56

    A worthy upgrade to a PS4 Pro stock HDD ?

    Should stack with AMEX $20 cashback too…

    • systmworks on 18/12/2021 - 19:41

      Installed into my PS4 Pro this afternoon… backup/restore seemed to go smoothly… havent had a chance to try out apps/games to notice any speed difference yet.

      Paid with AMEX - still waiting for the $20 cashback to show up… the JB HiFi one only took 1 day to appear.

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