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Western Digital Blue SN570 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD 1TB $95 C&C + Redeem $20 MasterCard Gift Card @ JW / Others

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Western Digital Blue SN570 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD 1TB $95 C&C + Redeem $20 MasterCard Gift Card @ JW / Others
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tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 19:51 wdcpromotions.com.au (1857 clicks)
Last edited 18/02/2023 - 11:16 by 1 other user

Might be the cheapest obtainable ATL so far. Effectively $79 $75 for a 1TB TLC Drive with sustained write of 580MB/s, even though its DRAMless.

Retailers
Shopping Express eBay $90 or $95 delivered, as posted by Kazusa
JW $95 $99 C&C (thanks @superjill)
Scorptec $95 $99 C&C (thanks @MiscOzB)
Centrecom $97 C&C (1.2-2% card surcharge with C&C) with free Silverstone Heat Sink (heat sink offer is expired)
MSY $98 C&C
Umart $98 C&C
PLE $99 C&C

Shipping
Centrecom is unfortunately cheaper for most places for shipping, plus you get the free heat sink (not that you need it for this drive).
As of 04/02/2023 JW is cheapest for both C&C and delivered.
JW: NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/ACT/WA $4.95, TAS $7.95, NT $11.47
Scorptec: NSW/QLD/SA/TAS/ACT/WA/NT $14, VIC $13
Centrecom: NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS/ACT $5, WA/NT $8.95 (preorder only)
Umart/MSY (RIP MSY): NSW/VIC $11, QLD $9, SA $8, TAS $13, ACT $12, WA $8, NT $15
PLE: Don't even think about it, its awful.

Redemption
Back to School & Back to Work with WDC Promotion (T&Cs)
Dates: 1st Feb to 31st March 2023.
Eligible retailers: Mwave, Scorptec, Centrecom, PLE, JW Computers and select Australian IT Resellers with ABNs.
Relevant product: $20 Mastercard Gift Card for SN570 1TB WDS100T3B0C
Other eligible products: a range of WD Red 8TB+ HDDs and WD NVME 1TB+ SSDs (not really worth it for the other ones at the moment).

Amazon AU's $99 delivered offer is not eligible for redemption unfortunately, plus its on backorder.

Specifications
WDS100T3B0C
Controller: WD
Memory: SanDisk BiCS5 112L TLC
DRAM Cache: N/A
Sequential Read: 3500 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3000 MB/s
Random Read: 460,000 IOPS
Random Write: 450,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 600 TB
Warranty: 5 Years

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  • BargainHunterJohnnyB on 01/02/2023 - 19:54
    +1

    would rather hop on the 770 drive

  • Brrrrt on 01/02/2023 - 20:26

    Can some storage guru drop in here to answer something for me: I heard that the SN570 is the neutered mid tier replacement for the SN550 after WD ruined the orginal SN550 somehow-can anyone confirm? Is it true? Or was it exaggerated?

    • M27 on 01/02/2023 - 20:33

      Probably little difference in day to day use (I am not a guru though). :)

    • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 21:06
      +1

      That is correct. While the controller did improve a bit, the sustained write in SN570 is still inferior than the original SN550. People are generally unhappy about all that. Crippled SN550 then had the nerve to introduce SN570. Most retailers don't sell SN550 nowadays.

      Another question mark is whether the current batch of SN570 1TB received the similar treatment as the 2TB version recently (a far more aggressive dynamic SLC cache).

  • nfr on 01/02/2023 - 20:47

    Is the Silverstone heatsink any good?

  • kapil27 on 01/02/2023 - 21:03
    +1

    Thanks op, grabbed one with some other stuff and used Amex $50 back.
    So eventually got much needed 1tb SSD upgrade for my 256GB SSD XPS13 for $29

    • kinsonbbs on 01/02/2023 - 21:18

      Hi what offer can use on Amex?

    • kogi on 01/02/2023 - 21:30

      i thought amex finished yesterday?

      • RMBC on 01/02/2023 - 21:48

        Today

    • crazy1716 on 02/02/2023 - 08:22

      may i know what offer on Amex will qualify this purchase for $50 cash back?

      • kapil27 on 02/02/2023 - 09:57

        It is over now, spend $300 to get $50 back

  • ylbeethoven on 01/02/2023 - 21:27
    +2

    I have not got any response for the last gift card promotion yet.

    I entered the promotion on 28 Nov 2022.

    If you are not in need for SSD, I would suggest NOT buying

    • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 21:35

      You checked your e-mails? I think WD sends 2 e-mails. One for the e-Gift card. Another one for the CVV.

      • nfr on 01/02/2023 - 22:07

        Is there a fee for using the mastercard giftcard?

      • ylbeethoven on 01/02/2023 - 22:16
        +2

        Yes, I even asked them what was the status last month (After waiting for 6 weeks) and here was the response

        All the entries are still in the process of validation and all valid claims will be contacted within 28 days of the close of the claims form. The promotion ended on January 8, and the close of the claims form is on January 15.

        Today is 1 Feb, I have not heard anything yet.

        In fact, thanks to this post, it reminded me to contact them again.

        • JohnSy on 03/02/2023 - 02:14

          Jan 15 + 28 days is mid Feb. So probably don't contact them yet…

          • tekisei on 04/02/2023 - 22:01

            @JohnSy: My gift card arrived today. Claim date on 29th December.

  • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 21:40
    +1

    No avoid Centrecom / blacklist Centrecom comment yet?

  • FoxJump on 01/02/2023 - 21:44

    damn i already have three

  • Pzero on 01/02/2023 - 22:15

    Sold out online at Centrecom

    • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 22:54

      Looks like the "free" heatsink add-on is finished as well.

  • RenVilo on 01/02/2023 - 22:15

    Is this better than the Amazon Kingston Gen 4 NVME that was here a short while ago.. Speed shows its better but Gen3 vs Gen4?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/753753

    • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 22:52

      If your device only has PCIe gen 3, and you care more about reads, then SN570 is better. NV2 carries a risk of getting QLC version. There are only 3 reasons you would consider NV2 over SN570:

      • The ability to use it on PS5, despite being under specs by a lot, is attractive to you.
      • You don't care about getting the QLC version.
      • Price is cheaper (which, due to the $20 e-gift card, isn't the case at the moment).
      • RenVilo on 01/02/2023 - 23:07

        Just ordered a Z690 board with dual Gen4. I have a Gen3 drive at the moment, can't remember what it is. Will check tomorrow when I rip the stuff out of the case.

        Just looking for a 1tb with good speeds but still affordable (anything around $100)

        • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 23:30

          You don't need to rip the SSD out of the case. Just install CrystalDiskInfo and it tells you what SSD(s) you currently have.

          Gen4, I think it is better to get a quality one. NV2's 1TB performance (in PCIe gen 4 x4) can often be inferior to SN570 (running in PCIe gen 3 x4). Honestly though, you get what you paid for. Both SN570 and NV2 do have cost cutting measures in place (that's why they are at this price). I use my NV2 on PCs with only PCIe gen 3 slots (it just doesn't feel like a proper PCIe gen 4 x4 SSD).

          However, you are being pragmatic and not planning to buy SSDs which are really overkill for general usage.

          • RenVilo on 01/02/2023 - 23:59

            @netsurfer: Forgot I had speccy on. Current OS drive is a Seagate Barracude 510GB. My game drive is a 2.5" Samsung SSD 870 QVO 1TB. Idea was to keep the Barracude for my OS and use this 1TB for my game drive and have the Samsung 870 as a work drive so that I Can get stuff off the 500gb. Running on about 50gb left on the OS drive

      • Diji on 11/02/2023 - 15:05

        If your device only has PCIe gen 3
        Is this an issue? I thought it was backwards compatible.

    • tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 22:55
      +1

      NV2 is better at large file transfers - 88GB SLC equivalent vs 12GB SLC for SN570 at the top speed of approx 2700MB/s before dropping to sustained write speed.

      Sustained writes are similar at 600MB/s, but TBW is much lower at 320 TBW and warranty is down to 3 years (5 years for the SN570).

      Checking on real life benchmarks, the NV2 seems to lag behind the SN570 somewhat.

      • netsurfer on 01/02/2023 - 23:07
        +1

        I think we need people who bought one of these recently to do a sustained write test. The reason is, based on the old reviews, if SN570 1TB has a 12GB SLC cache, what would be your guess for the 2TB version of SLC cache? 24GB right?

        Problem is, when I tested my SN570 2TB acquired recently, the SLC cache (empty drive) is 900GB. SN750 2TB writes at above 3000MB/s for 900GB. So, the question is, could there also be a newer SN570 1TB which has a similar change like the 2TB one? At 2TB, there is no contest. Current version of SN570 2TB beats NV2 2TB in sustained write even when running in PCIe gen 3 (and let NV2 runs at PCIe gen 4) mode.

        Then, there is the danger of getting QLC and in that case, the sustained write is most certainly below SN570. Also, it is not very obvious, but the review you are quoting the numbers for NV2 from did show NV2 1TB had to do SLC cache recovery once the SSD is filled above 80% and the sustained write in that phase dropped by half yet again (so 300MB/s).

        • tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 23:44

          Hmm I understand your meaning re: the NV2 dynamic cache. I never thought about it before but rather than the sustained write dropping after 800GB written which was my initial interpretation (and therefore not worth mentioning because who writes 800GB of files regularly), your view that it dropped after 800GB stored does seem more logical, and therefore a much bigger reason against buying the NV2.

          Which sort of software is the lowest impact to use for a sustained write test to check for a dynamic cache?

          • netsurfer on 02/02/2023 - 00:24
            +1

            @tekisei: The 3 most common ones:

            • AIDA64 (not free), relatively easy to use, write test DOES wipe the entire drive. Trial version may not run long enough to get to the point where SLC cache runs out.
            • HDTune Pro (also not free), write test DOES wipe the entire drive. Default mode is bad / wrong, and the app is dated. It appears to use zero fill test, so you can get wrong results (especially on Phison PCIe gen 4 controllers - which cheat in zero fill big time). Do not use this to test Phison E21 based SSDs (one of my NV2's has Phison E21, zero fill write test, E21 does not need to use SLC cache and you see some unreal result). E21 doesn't appear to actually wipe all the cells in zero fill test.
            • IOMeter, free but isn't straightforward to use. Tom's Hardware uses it (coz. it is more accurate). Doesn't do a complete drive wipe (which is good).

            Lowest impact, well, IOMeter when used correctly, does have a low impact. The other two, you could stop when you noticed SLC cache runs out, rather than go through the whole test. Problem with NV2 (and a lot of SSDs for that matter) is that to get to the forced SLC recovery phase, you have to fill the drive above 80%, which isn't exactly low impact (most people are not comfortable doing that much write to a fresh SSD right away).

      • RenVilo on 01/02/2023 - 23:08

        Tx. Yea I never do large transfers.. going to use the 1tb for my game drive and keep my 5p0gb as my OS.

  • MiscOzB on 01/02/2023 - 22:31
    +2

    @tekisei, Cheapest option available is actually $95 C&C

    Scorptec is an eligible retailer.

    • tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 22:35

      lol rip when I checked earlier today Scorptec was $109 haha

      Hopefully not many people feeling the loss - for most locations, Scorptec's price delivered is worse than the other retailers.

  • Bii on 01/02/2023 - 23:10

    Looks like m.2 SSD from quite a few different brands hit the historical low recently. Not sure if it's better to grabe it now or wait for it to drop more later

  • dandoon on 01/02/2023 - 23:28

    Why "rip msy?" What happened to them?

    • tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 23:29

      MSY got bought out by Umart.

      • dandoon on 01/02/2023 - 23:32

        Oooooh! really! How interesting!

        • tekisei on 01/02/2023 - 23:33

          Check out their website, does it remind you of Umart's website? And check the address at the bottom of the MSY website lol

          • sn809 on 02/02/2023 - 00:09

            @tekisei: Wow Umart pulled one ought of i……. ..

  • Snoots on 02/02/2023 - 00:37

    I received my 2TB SN570 from the Amazon UK deal below around mid January. Item as described and packaged correctly. Busy with family since then, but hoping to install this weekend.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/747338

    FYI visual specs from drive before installing:
    WDS200t3B0C
    R/N MCBSM9

    • netsurfer on 02/02/2023 - 00:47

      That was a good deal. As I mentioned, that SSD has a very aggressive SLC cache (basically it writes in SLC mode close to the full drive). The advantage is you get 900GB of write at >3000MB/s initially. Obviously, for non-empty drive, that SLC cache is smaller. The down side of the approach is that it has to be quite aggressive in SLC cache recovery afterwards (drops to around 400MB/s write).

  • Bii on 02/02/2023 - 05:38

    seeing this "& from select Australian IT Resellers with ABNs" at the very bottom of the promotion page. Is it possible for Amazon to be eligible too?

  • bob98 on 02/02/2023 - 07:32

    any good for ps5 digitial?

  • edathor on 02/02/2023 - 08:39

    SSDs have come a long way! My Samsung 850 only has sequential read of 500 MB. Would upgrading show a noticeable improvement for gaming, ie, load times?

    EDIT: Seems an upgrade isn't worth it after watching LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

  • Justin9mm on 02/02/2023 - 09:35

    Would this one not be better for $99?
    https://www.centrecom.com.au/crucial-p3-1tb-m2-2280-pcie-30-…

    • tekisei on 02/02/2023 - 12:18
      +1

      Crucial P3 1TB $94.90 delivered - QLC, 220TBW, PCIe 3.0, dynamic cache - sustained write speed is 100MB/s after 275GB is stored
      Crucial P3 Plus 1TB $105 delivered - QLC, 220TBW, PCIe 4.0, dynamic cache - sustained write speed is 100MB/s after 275GB is stored

      As per netsurfer's explaination, the testing actually shows sustained write speed tanking after 550GB is stored, but that's for the 2TB version. For 1TB, dynamic cache is naturally halved.

      So basically P3/P3 Plus mostly has the same write speed as a 7200RPM HDD after a quarter of the drive is filled up, and has 2.7x less durability than the SN570.

      • Justin9mm on 02/02/2023 - 12:30

        So how can they market something as a fast SSD if it doesn't perform better then a HDD after a quarter is filled up? That's insane.

        • tekisei on 02/02/2023 - 12:50
          +2

          Their first disclaimer at the bottom of the advertising material states "Fresh out-of-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command.".

          So they quote empty drive speeds, and encourage users to test only with an empty drive, meanwhile most reviewers don't do sustained write tests to fill up the drive. Techpowerup and Tom's Hardware are probably the two most promenent sites which actually do sustained write tests.

        • netsurfer on 02/02/2023 - 21:12
          +1

          If you don't fill the SSD up in one go, in most cases, there is sufficient time for most SSDs to complete SLC recovery.

          • QLC SSDs tend to have more aggressive SLC cache recovery (which is good and bad). The good part is that if you write in smaller chucks over a long period of time (days or weeks), then you may not feel the issue.
          • Reads are still pretty good and that generally matters.
          • Like most TLC SSDs, most QLC SSDs cannot employ SLC cache once the SSD is filled above 80%, for most QLC SSDs, that's when the slow write is quite noticeable.
          • The latest gen Intel QLC NAND flash appears to improve quite a lot (not the Crucial ones though, at least not yet). Intel did sell its SSD division to SK Hynix.

          So, if you use QLC SSD smartly, you can get about 27% SLC for a while (do bear in mind as the SSD is filled, 27% of remaining gets smaller each time) until about 80% full. Problem is, most review sites don't tell you the SLC recovery time (Tom's Hardware normally does, but you need to read the review to get that info).

          • Justin9mm on 03/02/2023 - 11:35

            @netsurfer: So really, best to go with the SN570 over the Crucial P3!?

            • netsurfer on 03/02/2023 - 15:29
              +1

              @Justin9mm: Yes, the main issue is Crucial blocked / disabled PCIe gen 4 x4 support for P3. With Phison E21 controller, you do need PCIe gen 4 x4. At PCIe gen 3 x4, it could be at best neck and neck with SN570. However, WD has put TLC in the product description on SN570. QLC for P3 is not ideal (unless the price is really cheap).

              As for the more aggressive SLC cache in Crucial P3, even if that's the case (I really need to test the recent batch of SN570), you really need to restrict your copying so you don't reach the QLC write mode. Once the SSD is filled to 80%, SLC cache is not going to be employed in write for P3 (and quite likely SN570).

              With the $20 e-gift card, I just don't really see the need to go for Crucial P3.

  • bobloblawlawblog on 02/02/2023 - 14:15

    is this ok to use as a system drive?

  • superjill on 03/02/2023 - 22:51
    +1

    Scorptec $99 now
    JW $95 + $2.5 shipping with code CFSHIP50

  • Datatemp on 04/02/2023 - 00:08

    Thanks OP, bought from Scorptec to upgrade my Ideapad 5 pro from 512gb to 1tb.
    combined WDC promotions and $5 cashback $50 min spend from cashrewards to bring it down to $74.

  • CrazyBargainCatcher on 18/02/2023 - 12:11

    Anyone know if this deal is still valid? Cheers

  • r0xz on 05/03/2023 - 17:06
    +3

    JW $89 now, $69 after gc.

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