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SanDisk 1TB E30 Portable SSD $99 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Officeworks ($0 Delivery to Metro) & JB Hi-Fi

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SanDisk 1TB E30 Portable SSD $99 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Officeworks ($0 Delivery to Metro) & JB Hi-Fi
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ilove on 10/01/2023 - 19:10 officeworks.com.au (3910 clicks)
Last edited 10/01/2023 - 20:44 by 2 other users

JB Hi-Fi

Western Digital has acquired Sandisk in 2016.

The Sandisk 1TB E30 Portable SSD is an ideal storage solution that you can take with you on the go, whether you're transferring files at school, or storing photos you take on a holiday. It has a 520 Mbps read and write time, with 2 metres of drop protection for durability when you're out and about.

It has a portable design so you can take it with you on the go.
It has a 1 TB storage capacity.
It has a 520 Mbps read and write time.
Connect your device to the SSD using USB 3.2 technology.
The SSD has a USB-C interface.
It's compatible with macOS and Windows operating systems.
It has a durable build with up to two-meter drop protection.
A 3 year warranty is included for your customer satisfaction.
Comes in a sleek black design doesn't dirty easily and a convenient keychain loop.

Use jbhifi perk code for $10 off

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  • ilove on 10/01/2023 - 19:17
    +18

    it's 249.99 at kogan lol

    • ilove on 10/01/2023 - 19:24
      +10

      why the neg?

      • scuderiarmani on 10/01/2023 - 19:30
        +3

        Fixed mate. Maybe it was their time of the month.

      • yojabbajabba on 11/01/2023 - 11:00
        -2

        Did you respond to yourself??

  • corgi-runner on 10/01/2023 - 19:20
    +3

    Can you shuck these?

    • netsurfer on 10/01/2023 - 19:32

      Maybe. The SSD inside could be m.2/SATA. The following video is for Sandisk Extreme SSD:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzo0VPXzX9I

      But, they don't look exactly the same…

      • annarchon on 10/01/2023 - 20:21

        520mb means its a sata drive.

    • John Doh on 10/01/2023 - 21:10
      +10

      Whats the point of shucking these when you can buy NVME for similar price.

    • Namidairo on 10/01/2023 - 23:38
      +3

      It's a SN550 inside, so worse than the SN570 that was on sale earlier today, for more money. Also they use a bunch of glue and tape to adhere it to the board.

    • gungirlyuna on 13/01/2023 - 22:08

      What does shuck mean?

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 10/01/2023 - 19:22
    +2

    Same price amazon but on backorder

  • Averell on 10/01/2023 - 19:26

    Is there a new round of perk $10? My previous one expired a few days ago
    Thanks

    • BargainsGrabber on 10/01/2023 - 19:29
      +23

      Yeh, create a new JB account with a different phone number to get the $10 Perks welcome voucher
      I’ll definitely get negged for saying the above

      • easternculture on 10/01/2023 - 19:31
        +6

        Here is an upvote to counteract negs lol

        • BargainsGrabber on 11/01/2023 - 00:28

          Usually ppl would say 🤫 and neg it for exploiting
          I’m surprised haha

      • Averell on 10/01/2023 - 20:02

        Is there a neutral vote? :-)

      • vipero on 12/01/2023 - 16:01

        I signed up with a new account with a new phone number and didn't get the $10 voucher?

  • netsurfer on 10/01/2023 - 19:28
    +3

    This is a USB 3.2 (gen 1) SSD. USB 3.2 gen 1 is also known as USB 3.0. The SSD used appears to be a SATA3 SSD (based on an youTube review's Crystal DiskInfo screenshot).

    • ilove on 10/01/2023 - 19:29
      +2

      so good or bad?

      • [Deactivated] on 10/01/2023 - 20:19

        Yeah, is this good or are those other deals recently better?

    • annarchon on 10/01/2023 - 20:19
      +1

      This is their el cheapo crappy drive. the 3.2 gen whatever is just the interface which I doubt will be any where close to be saturated.

  • Maglia Nera on 10/01/2023 - 19:53

    this decent for backup of photo's (for a tech noob)?

    • JutakuHome on 10/01/2023 - 19:56

      Yes

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 10/01/2023 - 20:02

      More than decent

      • Averell on 10/01/2023 - 20:07
        +2

        I was told earlier that for backup purpose, having a normal HDD is better, as people don't need the high speed of SSDs, while HDDs give some hint before they fails, so you can make copies to save your data before they ultimately fail.

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 10/01/2023 - 20:11
          +2

          I guess…

          If you really cared about your photos and data you should actually have a redundancy copy somewhere too. One drive, Dropbox etc

          • Averell on 10/01/2023 - 22:29
            +1

            @Jimothy Wongingtons: yes, I have my photos/videos on Google Photo, files on Dropbox, but still want to keep a copy locally

        • spaceflight on 10/01/2023 - 20:21
          +5

          SSDs are not good for archival purposes.

          They degrade over time so unless they are regularly used/plugged in they will eventually lose the data stored in them.

          • Averell on 10/01/2023 - 22:28
            +2

            @spaceflight: Do you know after how long that would happen?
            I have some USB sticks which held data for years. Not sure whether they use the same technology as SSD to store data.
            Last month I just bought a 1TB SSD (the WD Black one) to store my photos and videos :(

            • netsurfer on 11/01/2023 - 01:14
              +2

              @Averell: I still have an SSD from 2012. While SSDs are not perfect for cold storage, it is still fine to use them for backup because:

              • You do need to regularly check your backups anyway. Knowing that SSDs are best powered on once in a while is good in a way as it encourages you to check it.
              • You want multiple copies on different storage devices anyway. Ideally, you prefer those storage devices being different and purchased at different time.
              • USB sticks use inferior grade NAND, but they are not written at a speed as fast as SSDs. USB sticks are not as good as you think. I had zero luck trying to recover data from a faulty USB stick for a mate.
              • The main issue is there are certain SSDs which are known to have reliability issue earlier on or NAND degrading issue. WD Black has a good reputation.
              • Avoid using SSDs or HDDs which have known issues (i.e. Samsung 840, 840 Evo (if you must use it, power it on regularly), OCZ SSDs, Seagate Rosewood HDDs etc…). You can also decide whether SMR HDDs carry higher risk of losing more data than CMR HDDs.

              There are advantages having 1 backup copy on an SSD. With the faster reads, it is much faster to search for the photos and videos you want. You do get quality of life improvement with SSDs. Faster writes can also help, especially if you have large amount of data.

              The key is having multiple backups and for critical files, you want to try to have a new backup on a new storage type every few years (i.e. when a storage device's warranty period runs out, its failure rate will likely to go up).

              • Chandler on 11/01/2023 - 09:34

                @netsurfer:

                Faster writes can also help, especially if you have large amount of data.

                It can, but faster speeds are still wasted on a backup disk, since it's a write-once read-rarely data. Yeah, the backup will complete sooner, but you can (usually) leave a backup transfer running: it's not like you're trying to transfer it to take it with you, which is the use case for portable drives where having a SSD can be very beneficial.

                • netsurfer on 11/01/2023 - 10:18
                  +1

                  @Chandler: It does help because if the write is 10X faster (or a lot more) then:

                  • There is a greater chance that people might be willing to backup more often.
                  • Transition to another fresh SSD to take over as the one of the backup storage copies would be fast.

                  Being able to do 1 of your multiple backups 10 to 20 times faster is still a quality of life improvement.

                  For non-tech savvy people, I think it is fine for them to use SSDs to backup data. For tech people, we would generally use portable HDDs. However, general public are used to flash storage speed (smart phones, tablets, laptops with SSDs). As long as they have multiple copies, and check regularly, it's fine for them to use SSDs to backup, rather than no backup.

                  • Chandler on 11/01/2023 - 14:54

                    @netsurfer: I should have added that I wasn't disagreeing with you, just that (IMO) for a backup drive the SSD speeds are mostly wasted, since you generally won't be using it too frequently.

                    Yes, it is significantly faster and can save a fair bit of time, especially will make large backups - my point against that was that how often are you doing a backup (again, especially a large one) and waiting for it to complete, rather than just leaving it running (i.e. overnight).

                    I agree that SSDs are generally going to be fine for most people for backups - my only real argument against it is that you're paying a premium for a (granted significant) performance increase that you may not be benefitting much from (see above about running backups overnight).

          • anastasiastarz on 16/01/2023 - 05:16

            @spaceflight: eek how often should we look at them? monthly?

    • spaceflight on 10/01/2023 - 20:19
      +6

      No it is not, not if you plan to keep the drive unplugged.

      SSD storage is not good for archival purposes. If you are not regularly using the drive you run the risk of data loss/corruption.

      • square888 on 26/01/2023 - 10:42

        This is only true if the drive has been excessively used and past its write life. If it is not used, or written once or just a few times it will keep for decades basically.

        • spaceflight on 26/01/2023 - 18:07

          This is only true if the drive has been excessively used and past its write life.

          No it isn't, it's true for exactly what I said.

          If it is not used, or written once or just a few times it will keep for decades basically.

          As I said before, no it won't.

          Data on SSDs is stored in cells that are either filled with electrons or empty. Due to quantum tunneling, they exchange empty space/ electrons with neighbouring cells, averaging out the amount of electrons. This makes it pretty much impossible for the storage controller to figure out, if the cell is a 1 or a 0.

          If the SSD isn't powered on regularly then you'll end you with no data.

          You could have Googled yourself rather than living in your own fantasy.
          Feel free to read about bit rot https://www.howtogeek.com/660727/bit-rot-how-hard-drives-and…
          Or don't, it's your data.

          • square888 on 28/01/2023 - 14:04
            -1

            @spaceflight: Seriously? Citing a vague online article that recalls "anecdotal evidence"? That says storing at "really hot" temperatures is bad? I'm glad you're not an engineer or scientist since they usually rely on peer reviewed citations and journal articles, instead of generic web junk. Samsung hasn't invested billions of r&d and isn't the number one inventor of patents just so that their ssd "rot" suddenly. Further you make this incredibly broad claim regardless of the diverse ssd technologies used so sorry cant take you seriously lay person. I hope you dont go on one bad date, and then make broad claims about that sex based on that one anecdotal experience.

    • netsurfer on 10/01/2023 - 20:49
      +2

      Depends:

      • If this is the backup copy where you will be carrying it around and accessing those photos regularly, then it is fine.
      • Cold storage solution, it is not ideal because $/GB is still on the high side and rarely used SSDs do have a high chance to suffer sudden death.
      • Given the ideal backup strategy is 3-2-1: 3 copies, 2 different media types, 1 copy offsite, this does count towards one of "2" different media types.
      • spaceflight on 10/01/2023 - 22:02
        -1

        If this is the backup copy where you will be carrying it around and accessing those photos regularly, then it is fine.

        Yeah, that's why I said

        not if you plan to keep the drive unplugged.
        SSD storage is not good for archival purposes

        • netsurfer on 11/01/2023 - 00:52

          Agree with you, didn't neg you and didn't want to reply initially. Don't get why you got neg'ed. I get neg votes all the time so it is normal I got neg votes for my comments.

          That said, I did have portable HDDs which died (including one that's hardly used, I think I didn't turn it on for 2 years, then when I tried, I think the board just got fried). I think it is important to have multiple backups.

      • Chandler on 11/01/2023 - 09:37
        +1

        Given the ideal backup strategy is 3-2-1

        3-2-1-1-0:

        • 3 copies
          • 2 different media types
          • 1 copy off-site
        • 1 air-gapped
        • 0 errors

        The last point being critical for any backup - no point having it if it ain't going to work.

  • dme24 on 10/01/2023 - 20:39
    -2

    Not compatible with Win11 ? Read somewhere

    • Mitch889 on 10/01/2023 - 20:55
      +4

      Read incorrectly.

  • kehuehue on 10/01/2023 - 20:59
    +1

    Shuckable?

    • 0jay on 10/01/2023 - 21:28
      +10

      Bruh, take em out for a nice meal, mebbe a drink afterwards. If you both like one another and get along then you might get lucky but don force the issue and really, don go round asking if others have had the luck you’re hoping for.

  • cashless on 10/01/2023 - 21:29
    +3

    Does the case come with that rubberised coating so that it turns into a strong adhesive later in life?

    • Richardc on 10/01/2023 - 23:09
      +3

      If this happen you can use oven cleaner to remove the coating.

      • hashtagbargain on 11/01/2023 - 00:38

        TIL, thanks.

      • Chandler on 11/01/2023 - 09:38

        Or you can use the coating to make your oven cleaner!

    • smartazz104 on 10/01/2023 - 23:55
      +1

      By the time that happens 1TB will be a laughable amount of storage probably.

    • adamp237 on 11/01/2023 - 14:18

      It looks like that in the pictures but it's actually hard plastic.

  • kungfuman on 11/01/2023 - 09:16
    +1

    its not very fast. the min speeds I look in external ssds is 1000mbps. most of those are usually usb c or thunderbolt

  • Grey 13 on 11/01/2023 - 17:18

    By the look of it you'd better off waiting for a 2.5" SSD 1TB to drop in price again (plenty deals for sub $70) and then buy a cheap enclosure to your liking for another $7. Voila you've got yourself a portable SSD.

    • Pchappy on 12/01/2023 - 19:44

      Where are you getting an enclosure for $7

      • Grey 13 on 13/01/2023 - 09:43

        Aliexpress. Even cheaper on sale.

  • jhova on 11/01/2023 - 19:09

    Got a bunch of TV and Movies to backup, should be fine to plug into TV and hang it off the side? Way cheaper than using 128gb usb sticks atm

  • kmp on 16/01/2023 - 12:40

    Amazon has this for the same price at the moment

  • pumpum on 22/02/2023 - 09:56

    I grabbed one of these to use as my start up boot drive for my
    Imac 2017 3.4ghz I5 with 8gb RAM with Thunderbolt 3 ports. If I return it can someone please recommend or link me to something else that would be more appropriate for speeding up my experience?

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