I'm a little new to the NVMe SSD or m2 and brands so I don't know what to look for and what to avoid.
I see eBay is having it's sale at the moment…
Is it alright to find a second hand on FB Market?
For a uni student studying to be a data analysis what is recommended? Although by the time I graduate I may have needed a replacement anyway? I'm still in first year, changed course.
Thanks in advance..
For a uni student studying to be a data analysis what is recommended? Although by the time I graduate I may have needed a replacement anyway? I'm still in first year, changed course.
What you're studying isn't relevant. What your device requires and what you need & have budget for does.
Start on what type fits your device and what size you want and budget you have.
as for brands, which ones are reliable?
@Hybroid: thanks. I hope these brands go on special! I'm after a 1tb. That's the usage requirement for my course
As someone in industry there is no requirement or real need for one for those purposes aside from gaming and just as a want not a need.
If you do not understand the terminology and are a uni student then you will not get far if you do not know how to find what the terminology is.
But it's not too late to learn :)
This is now where I'm trying to figure out. When I mentioned the discipline I meant the sizes of the typical applications needed which will determine the SSDs I need.
@PeeDee: Still got no idea. Use google to find out what people are askign you about as you keep repeating the same question when people are asking for more info on specific items.
Also is English your first language? If not then you need to get used to saying "Sorry, but I do not understand your response/question. Can you give me more details or where I can find the info so I can respond correctly".
And you got into a Uni…..makes graduate comp sci undergrad that I have seen who have no idea about boolean logic to shame.
Storage isn't data.
@AustriaBargain: It is if you have no idea about technical terms and have no idea how to find out what a technical term is….
OP is studying to be a "data analysis" and there is nothing after the "data analysis", so yet another WTF moment where I think what is the Unit and what is the course and is it a real Oz Uni or a Internet Uni place…
@AndyC1: It's like complaining that someone studying fluid dynamics doesn't know the difference between a Jerry can and a beer stein.
What is 2280? Is that like 2.5" laptop size?
No. That’s a 2.5” SATA which could be HDD or SSD.
NVMe drives come in different physical stick sizes: https://images.app.goo.gl/cbvZwjwpCDpYsQ2A6
2280 is most common as far as I’m aware. Some devices have different restrictions. These drives are much faster than a standard SATA SSD.
Thanks, so is the optimum setup to have a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD for the OS and installed software, and then another 2TB 2.5" SATA SSD for storage, and perhaps extra storage with an 8TB 3.5" SATA HDD?
@[Deactivated]: If that works for you then sure. There's no one-size optimum setup, it depends on your needs.
NVMe SSDs are the highest speed drives intended for hardcore gaming and professional applications like 8K video editing etc. You don't really need them and can get by perfectly fine on just SATA SSDs which are plenty fast.
I wouldn't put mechanical HDDs in a daily driver desktop computer anymore, but do have 16-18 TB drives in a HP Microserver NAS.
hmmm…I'd assume the motherboard let you know what physical disk sizes it allows…
You can tell if you have NVMe or just M.2 interface with normal SATA by where the notch between pins is on your M.2 connector on your motherboard.
Be warned the drives almost never come with the screw you need and the screw is almost always missing off your motherboard, sometimes the offset screw too. So you will need to buy the screw and maybe even the offset screw separately. Some computers take a slightly longer offset screw too. Just another thing to make owning a PC a PITA.
Yeah, I noticed my SSD on PC is stuck behind my motherboard, there are more SATA cables but yea I won't know where to screw it to
Use google to read up if you do not understand the terminology.
If you cannot figure out HOW to do things then try youtube.
Never buy second hand drives. You don't know what they've been through, especially with Chia mining craze heavy loads on them.
You need to understand what type of NVMe you want (SATA or M.2), what size (physical size e.g. 2280), capacity (1TB?) and what generation (usually 3 or 4) as well as if you want extreme speeds (WD SN850), middle road (WD SN750) or budget focused (cheapo PNY or random brand units).