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[Backorder] Kingston A400 240GB 2.5" SATA3 SSD $26 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU

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[Backorder] Kingston A400 240GB 2.5" SATA3 SSD $26 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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StingyMan on 15/03/2023 - 19:52 amazon.com.au (1109 clicks)
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The wise camels say its a good price

This is a good cheap SSD for reviving old devices that still run SATA hard drives (eg. an old laptop) or for adding a bit of storage to a raspberry pi (cheap SATA to USB adapter from AliExpress required)

If you want something sata to serve as a daily boot drive I would direct you to the Crucial MX500 or similar

Update: Has been ozbargained, now on backorder (sorry I couldnt update last night, it was giving me some store changing issue)

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  • theacekiller888 on 15/03/2023 - 19:56
    +1

    Thats a good deal with a free delivery for Prime users.

    For those in Sydney and Melbourne that can do click and collect, you can check out Centrecom as they have it for $24 (but +$5 for postage).

    https://www.centrecom.com.au/kingston-a400-25-240g-sata-iii-…

  • Watanabe1995 on 15/03/2023 - 20:17

    even cheaper than USB Flash Drives

    • TEER3X on 15/03/2023 - 20:42
      +1

      You will still need an adaptor if you want to use it like a USB flash drive.

  • tm32 on 15/03/2023 - 20:26

    If you can't wait the several months for an adapter from AE, this one worked fine with the larger 480gb version of this drive with a pi4 without a usb hub. Been running fine for several months so far as the power draw is low enough.

    UGREEN 2.5 Hard Drive Enclosure External USB
    https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0963DGJSJ

    • TEER3X on 15/03/2023 - 20:43

      That's an enclosure.

      I bought and adaptor from AliExpress for under $1 as a new user

  • pennypincher98 on 15/03/2023 - 20:31
    +1

    Bought 2 in November from Amazon under $20 each. Can't review performance though because I haven't used them yet

    • TEER3X on 15/03/2023 - 20:44
      +2

      Sounds like you spend money for the sake of spending money. I blame you for inflation.

      • pennypincher98 on 15/03/2023 - 20:47
        +17

        Oh please you've been here since 2008 don't you know how Ozbargain works by now 😂

        • TEER3X on 16/03/2023 - 06:40

          Yes unfortunately

        • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 07:49
          -1

          OzBargain use to be about being frugal and clever with money. This moronic mentality of pissing money away and destroying your financial security in the future is relatively new.

          • pennypincher98 on 16/03/2023 - 08:40

            @PainToad: Dude you honestly need to relax. Spending $38 for two backup SSDs isn't "pissing money away" nor "destroying financial security".

            I get that your financial situation may be so tight that spending $38 will mean you can't pay bills or rent, but I save a lot more than I spend.

            I would say you sound jealous but that makes no sense because it really is not a lot of money lol people spend that on one meal at a restaurant.

            • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 09:14
              +1

              @pennypincher98: Lol, not jealous, if I needed one, I would buy one. But it wouldn’t matter if I was homeless or secretly Gerry Harvey under cover, I wouldn’t be stupid with money.

              Spending $38 for two backup SSDs isn't

              It’s not about single purchases, it’s about pattern behaviour that accumulates.

              • pennypincher98 on 16/03/2023 - 09:27

                @PainToad: And you felt the need to comment because I spent $38 on a single purchase. I've studied economics, marketing and psychology I know what you're trying to get at (in an admittedly basic way) but you don't know my purchase habits or full finances.

                I don't need to disclose or explain anything to you but seeing as you've got that stick shoved so far up your arse it's drawing blood I can always sell later for $20 each and I would be making a profit.

                I'd understand your concept if I was ordering dinner every night off Doordash lol but physical products don't become worthless the moment you buy them.

                You say you're not jealous, but you obviously have such an emotional investment in this conversation and I'm curious why you care so much about a situation you've made up in your head. Perhaps it's because the RBA's decisions make you feel powerless and you now feel the need to try and authorise other people's life choices.

                • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 09:33

                  @pennypincher98: If you actually looked, I wasn’t responding about your comment about this particular purchase. I was responding to you comment about the ozBargain community in general.

                  • pennypincher98 on 16/03/2023 - 09:57

                    @PainToad: No let's get to the bottom of how you feel because I'm intrigued now and how it elicited such a response. Are you just looking fondly back at the days before it got more popular and the pressures of society weren't so realised?

                    • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 10:15

                      @pennypincher98: 1) yes I miss the old days of OzBargain.
                      2) yes I hate seeing people waste their money, because they’re are more likely to be the idiots with low super in the future expecting the government to increase the taxes on people who were sensible, to fund their mistakes.

                      • pennypincher98 on 16/03/2023 - 10:35

                        @PainToad: Okay that's a good start and while I know change can be scary it can also be good.

                        At the risk of appearing heartless, why does it matter to you? It's not your life they're screwing up and not your problem. People living on the dole have expected a sizeable increase for years, government won't because work is necessary for a functional society. Quite frankly by the time these people reach retirement age they won't be able to retire. They can whinge all they want but even if legislation was to come in that's quite a long process and they'll need more money short term.

                      • mantichoral on 17/03/2023 - 11:02

                        @PainToad: well, I bought three Ollee laptops!

  • WwDesi on 15/03/2023 - 20:53

    Did I buy the last one

  • Lexsus on 15/03/2023 - 20:58

    had a kingston SSD more than once. fried within 2-4 years

    • Bretttick on 15/03/2023 - 22:11
      +1

      My Kingston 128gb ssd still running perfect after 5 years (daily), constantly writing to it everyday. Hasn't let me down yet

  • wog_ta on 15/03/2023 - 21:29

    Do I need one? No. Did I buy one? Yes.

    • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 07:50

      Why did you need to tell us you wasted money? Are we meant to be impressed?

      • pennypincher98 on 16/03/2023 - 08:45
        +1

        How is it a waste of money if the product can still be used? If it's not used, it can be sold.

        God imagine gatekeeping what other strangers on the internet can spend their own money on. What a world we live in.

  • XxBargainHuntaxX on 15/03/2023 - 21:32
    +2

    Bloody hell, a 256gb SSD ran me $250 back in 2012. We live in the future!

    • Matt86 on 15/03/2023 - 22:16

      Your 256GB SSD will outperform this and likely outlive this - DRAMless SSD's are basically useless.

      I used to say that they were good as externals - but they're too slow for sequential read/write (I have one), they're too slow to really be a boot drive in anything but the cheapest of cheap laptops (E.G Parents, Car Diagnostics laptop - bonus is no moving parts for when logging things live) - but overall it's really just better to spend the extra bit. I know that's not very Ozbargain of me but you'd regret buying this for anything but the most basic of old systems.

      I'd treat it as a large SD card as opposed to an SSD.

      • Spoodster on 16/03/2023 - 00:45

        There aren't any SSDs with dram at this price point though. This is plenty fast for a windows boot drive

        • Matt86 on 16/03/2023 - 16:56

          Of course, but you're just better off spending the extra $20 in my opinion.

  • Eugklng on 15/03/2023 - 21:42

    Is this better when compared to the Crucial MX500?

    • Matt86 on 15/03/2023 - 22:16
      +3

      MX500 will blow rings around this - BX500 is the equivalent model to this.

  • flagsarefun on 15/03/2023 - 21:46

    Price is back to $33.98 for me now

    • shxhshzhz on 15/03/2023 - 21:51
      +2

      try switching it to the amazonau seller

      • flagsarefun on 16/03/2023 - 17:13
        +1

        Thanks, ordered now

  • abctoz on 15/03/2023 - 21:55

    meh 1tb is about $50 now just got one for backups

    • PainToad on 16/03/2023 - 07:52
      +1

      Lol. Either you’re talking about a HDD or you got scammed by one of those fake drives.

      • abctoz on 16/03/2023 - 18:14

        no I been following them for a while, was $80/tb last yr just dropped to$55. I said I was waiting for $50/tb so close enough

        • Ebaygiftcards on 16/03/2023 - 19:05

          Are you referring to buying a 1TB ssd for $50, or on average per 1TB is $50 if a higher capacity ssd is bought? There’s a difference

          • abctoz on 16/03/2023 - 19:14

            @Ebaygiftcards: 1tb is probably sweet spot 2tb is more expensive

            retailers not dropping price maybe but on aliexpress there has been significant drop

            • Ebaygiftcards on 17/03/2023 - 00:28

              @abctoz: I agree, but no way you can just get a 1TB SSD for $50.

              • abctoz on 17/03/2023 - 03:51

                @Ebaygiftcards: just search 1tb ssd on aliexpress there are tons of them

                • PainToad on 17/03/2023 - 06:11
                  +1

                  @abctoz:

                  aliexpress

                  🤦

                  Pretty much all “SSDs” on there are actually SD cards with hacked firmware to fake their size inside a plastic shell to make them look like SSD drives.

                  Even the ones that happen to be real SSD, the storage size is still faked in Windows.

                  https://youtu.be/raLqUsasn6o

                  • abctoz on 17/03/2023 - 07:31

                    @PainToad: lol ok, I'll know but I'm not stressing over $50, the prices have been within $20 of western brands for years

                    the doomers here are usually wrong I've bought a lot of hardware off there, believe it or not ppl in China use computers too, crazy thought!

                    • PainToad on 17/03/2023 - 08:33

                      @abctoz:

                      but I'm not stressing over $50

                      What you should be stressing about is losing your data and/or getting a corrupt OS.

                      believe it or not ppl in China use computers too

                      Yes, but not these fake drives. Reputable manufacturers also sell in China too.

                      Ultimately so what you want. But don’t spread BS to others telling them to buy these scam drives.

                      • abctoz on 17/03/2023 - 08:39

                        @PainToad: I'll use it for big games/programs don't really care if it dies, these are not fast drives

                        I'm also curious how long these will last, but I'll bet money it's longer than anybody here is expecting.

                        A scam drive? I'll use a scam drive if it does the job

                        do you got any other scam products you recommend I'll be happy to check out

                        • PainToad on 17/03/2023 - 08:51

                          @abctoz: You just don’t get it do you?

                          You’ve paid for a small drive that’s been made to look like 1TB. Try filling the drive up and it will fail.

                          • abctoz on 17/03/2023 - 08:55

                            @PainToad: I'll bet you 10000 it's not a scam drive

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