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Lexar NM790 with Heatsink M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD: 4TB $265, 2TB $139, 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 to Metro) @ BPC Tech

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Lexar NM790 with Heatsink M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD: 4TB $265, 2TB $139, 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 to Metro) @ BPC Tech
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pxrnm on 03/10/2023 - 16:31 bpctech.com.au (3641 clicks)
Last edited 08/10/2023 - 12:00 by 2 other users

Original deal without heatsink:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/792769

Coming Soon: 09/10/2023

1TB with heatsink (thx #Ozbed)
https://www.bpctech.com.au/product/lnm790x001t-rn9ng-lexar-i…

2TB with heatsink: https://www.bpctech.com.au/product/lnm790x002t-rn9ng-lexar-n…

I was looking at the original deal but was put off that warranty is affected when sticker is removed to apply the thermal pads. Turns out there are models that comes with the heatsink preassembled and looks like it is top and bottom thermally padded (https://www.lexar.com/wp-content/uploads/product_images/NM79…). It will cost you $10 more though than the original.

Mod Update 6/10: In-stock now and comes with a bonus MrBeast Chocolate Bar (2TB & 4TB Model only).

Same price at Mwave without heatsink:

2TB: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/lexar-nm790-2tb-pcie-40-nvm…
4TB: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/lexar-nm790-4tb-pcie-40-nvm…

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      • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 04/10/2023 - 21:41

        I can't only see the wafer go up until mid Q1, all else is just guessing.

    • netsurfer on 05/10/2023 - 21:46

      I don't see Huawei soaking up YMTC NAND chips will cause ALL SSD prices to go up. We are seeing Amazon dropped price on Seagate 530 2TB and SN850X. Where exactly will the demand for PC NVMe SSDs come from in Q4?

      Lexar is planning to release QLC SSDs as you previously mentioned so Lexar is joining other SSD makers releasing more QLC SSDs.

      The reality is other SSDs are slowly dropping prices. Eventually Lexar will need to respond. We've seen SN770 2TB discounted price coming very close to NM790 2TB level. Sure, the Maxio controller in NM790 has the bandwidth advantage, but the controller inside SN770 has latency advantage. Furthermore, WD puts in a fairly aggressive dynamic SLC cache. It is a formidable foe. Also, Amazon's return policy is superior.

      Rep, I suggest you don't take things for granted. The big SSD makers can put price pressure on Lexar if they really want to. If Lexar has the guts to raise prices, then we will simply move on to buy other SSDs.

      • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 05/10/2023 - 23:33
        +2

        Hi Netsurfer,

        Thank you for elucidating your thoughts. While I may not fully agree with all your perspectives, I appreciate the insights you've provided.

        I concur with your point regarding the influence of major SSD manufacturers in driving price dynamics. The crucial question lies in identifying who among them will sustain their prominence over the next decade.

        In my professional experience, I have successfully marketed millions of Samsung SSDs, achieved favorable numbers with Adata and Team Group, and also worked extensively with Nvidia, notably impacting EVGA's operations in Australia. These experiences have exposed me to the volatile nature of the industry, where circumstances can change rapidly within a few quarters. Rest assured, I am mindful of the need to remain adaptable and not take market conditions for granted.

        Ultimately, my long-term objective remains centered around both augmenting storage capacity and lowering the average price of SSDs in the Australian market. Additionally, once adequate resources are at my disposal, I plan to focus on the high-end DDR5 segment.

        However, in the short term, it's clear that a price increase is inevitable. My assertion is based on factual information rather than mere speculation. I feel obligated to share this insight, knowing that not everyone actively monitors platforms like Ozbargain, and thus, many may not readily notice a 10-15 dollar increase in prices compared to Q3. Furthermore, while we anticipate this shift, I want to emphasize our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional value to our customers, ensuring that we remain competitive and maintain our dedication to offering the best deals.

        • netsurfer on 06/10/2023 - 10:53

          Provide all the facts then. Not just Huawei phones will soak up YMTC NAND chips since YMTC is only one supplier.

          If you are saying NM790 price could go up due to using YMTC, then so be it. I am cynical that you have so much insight on other NAND suppliers' situation.

          I am going to be blunt, your advice to get NM790 now is biased and there is clearly conflict of interest. I just did a quick check on Amazon AU prices and Amazon is doing some sales on SSDs today. That means Amazon has been doing SSD sales for a week now. Right now, there is more competition on SSDs so NM790 does not come out to be a stand out choice, at least for 2TB.

          For me, NM790 is lucky that one of our retailers ran out of old stock for a certain model of SSDs (2TB model). That's why I am still reluctant to get NM790 2TB. Value for money, if speed isn't very important (and let's face it, for most people, NVMe SSDs are generally overkill), then NM790 2TB's AU price does NOT set any record at all. It's a pity the other SSD is no longer available in TLC. It is also clear that there are quite a few competing SSDs which can be and should be priced lower than NM790.

          Your competitors are lowering prices and you are telling us prices will go up next quarter (which seems to imply you will not be changing prices for your current stock). You do need to realise your competitors are enticing us to buy their products. Amazon's return service and warranty service is hard to beat.

  • WeiKaiLe on 04/10/2023 - 14:19
    +1

    I've seen people mention Linux support isn't great for this drive, is that accurate?

    I have a laptop functioning as a Plex server, running on Ubuntu. I need to replace the existing NVME, which has the OS installed, with something bigger to give me some more storage and have been looking at this drive (without heatsink) but the linux support and heat are a concern in a confined laptop case.

    • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 04/10/2023 - 21:43
      +2

      I will investigate and come back to you on this, it is a public holiday in China, so I can't get any info from HQ.
      I don't have any PC running ubuntu, my plex is on the Synology NAS, so I can't test myself.

    • Sopzo on 09/10/2023 - 03:37

      Can you elaborate on what issues are occurring?

      • WeiKaiLe on 11/10/2023 - 07:21

        From what I can tell, people were having trouble getting it to mount. I believe it may have been fixed in a more recent kernel version so it should be ok but nice to have that confirmation from the rep or even a user with first hand experience before committing.

    • MeowChamp on 11/10/2023 - 16:34
      +2

      It should work fine on rolling release distros because of the kernel update being so recent. I'm using it on Arch Linux as an OS drive and it has been working perfectly so far.

      • WeiKaiLe on 13/10/2023 - 00:37

        Thank you for the feedback, great news that it is working. Much appreciated!

    • vaporwave on 15/10/2023 - 17:07
      +1

      I'm running the 2TB NM790 in my home server running Ubuntu 22.04. this server runs Kernel 5.15.0-84. If you're on a later kernel than that you should be fine. It was just plug and play :)

  • indomatic on 04/10/2023 - 17:07

    This heatsink will work ok with PS5?

    • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 04/10/2023 - 21:42
      +2

      Yes it will work with PS5

  • mnemonic9 on 04/10/2023 - 19:06

    $15 shipping to WA is a killer. 1 more week to Prime day…

    • congo on 04/10/2023 - 20:00

      Forgot about Prime day, thought the next big sale was Black Friday at the end of Nov…

  • bebopper on 05/10/2023 - 12:22

    Is it easy to remove the heatsink if you want to in the future?
    Noob question, would this be good for a secondary game drive for gaming PC?

    • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 10/10/2023 - 21:24
      +1

      I use them as primary gaming drive.
      I have 2 main gaming pc, 1 uses RTX4090, 1 uses RX7900XTX.
      When I stream phantom liberty I normally take resolution down to 1080P
      1st reason being the upload bandwidth.
      2nd reason is that if streaming at 4k, the "Stream mode" logo on top is very small, I tend to get banned for that.

      both PC feature NM790 4TB.
      average FPS in 1080p ultra full setting, 7900 gets to 178 average FPS
      4090 gets 173 average FPS.

      when it turns to 4K ray tracing, 7900 is unplayable, 4090 is about 35 average FPS.

      point is… NM790 is great

      • bebopper on 11/10/2023 - 09:57

        Thanks for the run down Chris. Appreciate the detail.

      • bond008 on 11/10/2023 - 19:45

        Hi Chris, could you please advice if it is easy to remove the heatsink if you want to in the future?

        • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 12/10/2023 - 13:07
          +1

          I highly advice against it, stock mounted heatsink is designed to stay on the unit, removing it could very easily damage the unit.
          If you plan to do that suggest you get the no heatsink version and put a third party heatsink yourself (don't remove nm790's sticker)

          • bond008 on 12/10/2023 - 17:55
            -1

            @Lexar ANZ Chris: thanks Chris. Yes I fully understand this. I ask this because I may need to change the thermal pad every two years

  • TozBargain on 05/10/2023 - 15:22

    Been looking for an 2tb SSD for ages now, even tried getting something second hand but it's amazing how much people want for their used drives. Just go to eBay and you'll see people asking for prices that rival and even exceed brand new. Make em an offer and it's insta-declined. Bunch of donkeys.

    I ended up buying an MX500 from Amazon for like $100, turned out to be a scam so I got a refund. Pretty frustrated at this point, just want a new SSD. But seems like so many are suffering from bait and switches (TLC to QLC, etc.).

    So I guess the question is, is this SSD worth it to to use in my secondary gen 3 PCIe slot (mainly for storage), or can money be saved by going with something else that's not significantly worse, and what would it be?

    • netsurfer on 05/10/2023 - 21:38
      +1

      If it is your secondary SSD, then you may not need the heatsink version (unless you intend to write a lot of data to it regularly), which will save you $10.

      The current situation is there isn't any PCIe gen 3 x4 TLC SSDs which is price competitive compared to NM790 without heatsink. WD SN570 2TB isn't being discounted right now, but even when it was, it was only about $1-$2 cheaper. There used to be a 2TB TLC NVMe SSD for about $109, but the current version changed to QLC (same price) so it is no longer worth it.

      The biggest question mark is whether any SSD maker will do a fire sale on 2TB SSDs soon. Also, Lexar does have a QLC version coming soon. There is also another factor, our currency, AUD… If we want cheap toys, we need AUD to be stronger.

    • Sopzo on 09/10/2023 - 03:38

      I have not heard of any case regarding bait and switch for this drive. I think you are good to go

  • Asuraha on 07/10/2023 - 00:18

    Looking at chucking this in my second m.2 slot on a Asus ROG Strix B450-F, mainly for games and storage. Will this suffice enough or am I best on waiting for something else to pop up?

    • netsurfer on 08/10/2023 - 16:25

      If you are really happy with the price, then get it. Since it is a secondary m.2 slot and your motherboard only supports PCIe gen 3 x4 for that slot, you cannot take full advantage of NM790. Furthermore, I am not sure how Asus managed to make that slot PCIe gen 3 x4 given that B450 chipset itself only supports PCIe gen 2.

      Without heatsink, the difference is $20 (vs the cheapest 2TB NVMe SSD, which is likely QLC) or $30 if you include get the heatsink model.

  • DeepwaterNewt on 07/10/2023 - 10:06

    Ordered two. Paid for the extra "BPCTech Shipping love" - hope I get them quicker. :-)

    • xcess on 07/10/2023 - 14:27

      Yeah paid extra for quicker processing and they already shipped so hopefully get it Monday, but it seems I may miss out on the free mrbeast chocolate bar haha

    • flagsarefun on 08/10/2023 - 09:25

      I didn't pay for extra love and it shipped the same day regardless…very happy with the processing time

    • AirJordan23 on 09/10/2023 - 23:50

      Did you get it via BPC preferred Shipping?

      • DeepwaterNewt on 10/10/2023 - 22:17

        I paid for the preferred shipping and got notified yesterday that it's on the way. Tracking says "Typically takes 8 days"… Which doesn't feel like preferred shipping. I'm hoping the tracking site is just being generally pessimistic.

  • patrick321 on 09/10/2023 - 00:21

    Will this fit on the second slot of a Asus ROG Strix Z370-I Motherboard with dual M.2 slots or is the heat sink too big to fit on the bottom of the board?

    • netsurfer on 09/10/2023 - 23:30
      +1

      Too big for the slot at the back of the board.

  • BIGANKO on 10/10/2023 - 13:37

    Can anyone tell me how this compares too Lexar® Ares M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD 4TB NVMe SSD , ordered the nm790 just curious how it compares to the ares model.

    • AssociatedLexar ANZ Chris @ Lexar on 10/10/2023 - 21:17

      Ares is NM790 with a different name.
      Ares is specifically selling in mainland China, if you buy Ares, it's probably grey import.
      Warranty will be more problematic, but otherwise it't the same drive.

  • BIGANKO on 10/10/2023 - 22:01

    @Lexar ANZ Chris thnx for the response, got the nm790 with bpctech but saw the ares similar price with so was curious.

  • indomatic on 11/10/2023 - 11:46

    I have been watching a few deals for a while and finally decided to grab this as expansion storage for my PS5, in part due to the responsive nature of the rep in this thread, so kudos.

  • dqtl74 on 13/10/2023 - 21:30

    Mine arrived earlier this week. Installed it last night in my PS5. Ready for Spider-Man 2.

  • bumpyhead on 17/10/2023 - 14:33

    Sorry for the noob question: can two of those 2T SSDs (with Heatsinks) fit in my Asus Prime B550M-K?

  • czyk on 08/11/2023 - 21:16
    +2

    Received the 4TB and it’s great. However, just noticed a fraudulent charge on my new credit card and this is the only place I remember entering my details.

    Not suggesting any foul play, I know they have a good rep and just trying to figure out what’s happening. Anyone else have the same issue?

    • Nom on 08/11/2023 - 21:51
      +1

      Don't enter credit cards into any site - it's always best to use PayPal/Afterpay/Zip/Anything that doesn't directly supply your card details 👍

    • jraj on 09/11/2023 - 13:47
      +1

      Interesting… I also had a fraudulent charge on my new credit card too.

    • xcess on 09/11/2023 - 15:15

      where was the charge from ? a random or from BPC ? I didnt seem to get any but my card is not new

      • czyk on 09/11/2023 - 15:23
        +1

        Definitely not from the store. Got charged from a Square vendor that doesn't seem to be a real business and seems to registered on the same side of Melbourne, but that could easily be coincidence. Managed to look up the Square receipt and it's absolutely fraud, for services we never asked for or ordered.

        Not accusing them at all, could be anything. Just concerned as I've only entered my details on one other website, but that used Shopify which doesn't expose the full card details to vendors.

      • jraj on 11/11/2023 - 15:27
        +1

        Also a square vendor for me with a fake-looking business. Company logo was very low quality…

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