Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD Solid State Drive @ $99.95 + Delivery
Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Solid State Drive @ $106.95 + Delivery
Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD $99.95, Crucial P1 1TB $106.95 + Delivery @ Shopping Square
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It’s fine for a game drive but yeah, wouldn’t use for the primary/OS drive
Similar story for the P1, these are both budget end drives
Any tips on a decent, cheap M.2 SATA drive?
They're a bit thin on the ground compared to NVME.
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/crucial-mx500-1tb-25-3d-nan…
$24 more for the best sata drive on the market.
That’s a 2.5 inch not m.2
@FireRunner: Soz I saw sata and just went into autopilot. Samsung 860 Evos did have a m.2. sata version. However, it is increasingly difficult to find a m.2 sata ssd.
The first step would be to decide whether you're looking for an M.2 or SATA-based drive. (Unless you meant mSATA, which feels unlikely)
Assuming you're referring to an SSD SATA drive, the Silicon Power Ace A55 is a better choice over the BX500 range.
Its price is ranged about the same as the BX500, it has deals pop up here and there so it shouldn't be challenging to get one for the same price as this.If you aren't bothered about spending the difference, you could also consider the MX500.
FireRunner above mentioned that this isn't a bad secondary drive for games, I do agree with that comment. Just don't use this as your boot drive.
There are m.2 SATA drives such as the WD Blue or Samsung EVO 860. They’re being quite uncommon since NVMe is faster and has been supported for years now.
You’ll likely end up spending more on a SATA m.2 than an NVMe m.2 at this stage@FireRunner: Yeah I was specifically after an M.2 (form factor connector type) SATA (data interface standard) drive for an old laptop that only supports SATA.
As you said, everything is pretty much NVME nowadays and you pay more for the older, slower SATA standard.
I've been looking at some WD Green and Blue drives as potentials.
@jwh: I think the WD Blue would be your best bet if it’s a primary drive. WD Green is ok for a game drive but prices aren’t that different so its worth getting the Blue imo
This 1TB for $135 at BPC looks alright.@FireRunner: Thanks, will probably just grab a WD Blue. Only need a smallish drive to get it up an running so will just go for a 250GB.
Other ones I looked at include TEAM M30S, just don't want to get a rubbish drive, and this seems to not have DRAM so probably no good.
@jwh: Yeah, I’d avoid dramless drives.
For decent drives like WD Blue, MX500 or EVO 860, the 500GB option isn’t much more than the 250GB
have the BX 1TB in my PS4 slim… makes a solid difference the general UI and loading screens
Well, of course. Your PS4 slim didn't originally come with an SSD in it.
It's more so the PS4/Slim is limited to SATA 2 vs the PS4 Pro SATA 3, the SSD upgrade is still worth while :)
I think we're debating different things here.
Your argument is that this SSD drive is noticeably better than a HDD, I don't dispute that at all.
My comments are saying that if you were to choose an SSD, I'd think twice before purchasing this one.
Any deals for any nvme 500gb drives anywhere? They're never on sale anymore.
The usual comments regarding the Crucial BX500 are that it's unreliable in longevity and to go for the MX500.