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Western Digital SN740 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD US$98.82 (~A$150.87) Delivered @ Global SSD TOP Store AliExpress

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Western Digital SN740 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD US$98.82 (~A$150.87) Delivered @ Global SSD TOP Store AliExpress
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Clear on 18/03/2024 - 19:43 aliexpress.com (971 clicks)
Last edited 19/03/2024 - 16:14 by 1 other user
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A new record low price on this M.2 2230 SSD which is an excellent choice for those looking to upgrade their Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, Surface Pro 9, X, Surface Laptop 3, 4, Laptop Go and more.

Since this is a Gen4 SSD you shouldn't use it with the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Pro 7+ due to stability issues. Both of these have no issues with Gen3 SSDs.

This one offers a sequential read up to 5150 MB/s, sequential write up to 4850 MB/s and uses Toshiba BiCS5 112l or SanDisk TLC flash. Unfortunately 2230 sized SSDs don't have DRAM cache, but this one uses pSLC cache and HMB to make up for it so it's perfectly fine for gaming. Especially when a lot of other similar SSDs are QLC.

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AU$ based on current Mastercard rate, GST inclusive, further US$1.96 off with coins and stacks with cashback.

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Comments

  • lachlantula on 18/03/2024 - 20:10

    great post as always 👍

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 18/03/2024 - 20:17
    +1

    Why are 1TB so expensive?!

    Cheapest is Samsung for ~$91.

  • xrailgun on 18/03/2024 - 20:19

    Shame the Gen3 isn't competitively priced this time

  • boretentsu on 18/03/2024 - 20:25
    +2

    What happened to chippageddon?

  • discountseeker on 18/03/2024 - 20:38
    +1

    Can we use this one with PS5?

  • ChatGPT-4 on 18/03/2024 - 20:39
    -1

    Does this work on an XBox Series X?

    • tonyamazing on 18/03/2024 - 20:52
      +1

      If you're thinking about an Expansion Card equivalent, that's the WD CH SN530, which then requires an adaptor, which is apparently pretty flakey. Otherwise a regular SSD via USB will suffice.

    • Laserface on 19/03/2024 - 09:38

      this does not work on xbox series x.

      storing series S/X games on external USB drive (SSD) makes for relatively quick file swaps if you move them to the internal storage. keeping a quiver of active-games in rotation on the internal storage and 'cold' storage on the external SSD isnt the end of the world.

      I just delete off internal when im finished with them or particularly big games like COD/Halo/etc I move to external until such a time that my friends and I play them again, then its just a few minutes to transfer back to internal storage.

  • Apostle0748 on 18/03/2024 - 21:06

    Well tried to buy but wouldn’t let me use the coupon, security blocked.

    Oh well, saved me some $.

    • Clear on 18/03/2024 - 21:06

      Using PayPal?

      • Apostle0748 on 18/03/2024 - 21:51

        Interesting, that was a correct guess.

        Is that why?

  • [Deactivated] on 18/03/2024 - 21:07
    -4

    Meh aliexpress

  • fire23 on 18/03/2024 - 21:23

    I'm getting $155.49

  • GordonD on 18/03/2024 - 21:24

    Now that Western Digital has released the new SN5000S, the old SN740 will be at runout prices.

    The SN5000S is cheaper, and faster, and has a bigger TBW number, and does it using 96 layer QLC NAND flash, rather than the 112 layer TLC the SN740 uses.

    • Clear on 18/03/2024 - 21:28
      +3

      Faster and QLC doesn't quite mix the same as 'faster and TLC'. How slow does it get when the pSLC cache is exhausted? And how much pSLC does it have? QLC will typically go slower than TLC once it's writing directly to flash.

      • netsurfer on 18/03/2024 - 23:43

        It's getting a bit complicated now. The latest controllers are now offering 6000 to 7000 (e.g. NQ790) sequential read for QLC SSDs. SN740 2TB has a rather large dynamic SLC cache. Obviously QLC SSDs would normally have a large dynamic SLC cache as well, but won't be as large as TLC SSDs. The latest QLC NAND types are 176L 3D QLC NAND or even 232L 3D QLC NAND. In SLC cache write mode, they do have the edge.

        It's going to confuse people. It's still better to get TLC SSDs, but latest gen NVMe QLC SSDs have CrystalDiskMark figures which do look impressive.

  • PhilosophicalTurtle on 18/03/2024 - 23:57

    Can I make a RAID or NAS out of this? (Noob here)

    • Schrodinger on 19/03/2024 - 00:17
      +1

      You certainly can but why this model?
      2230 SSDs are space (physical size of the device) optimised. You should be able to find better deals on longer NVME SSDs for the same capacity (with better thermal performance, endurance, speed etc).

      Also for NAS/RAID usage, I'd prefer a local seller or Amazon for easier warranty.

  • Schrodinger on 19/03/2024 - 00:12

    Got charged 147.59 AUD (when paid in USD) + hopefully TopCashback will track the cashback.

    • pinkybrain on 19/03/2024 - 08:53

      how much cash back % can you get from topcashback and the other sites e.g. cashreward, shopback?

      • Schrodinger on 20/03/2024 - 12:54

        2.4% for existing AliExpress customers. Much more for new ones.
        I got 3.41 AUD back. So 144.18 AUD. Not bad.

    • pinkybrain on 22/03/2024 - 01:23

      if you paid with paypal, does paypal do the currency conversion or your bank/credit card provider (if you link the card with paypal)

  • Che0063 on 19/03/2024 - 14:50

    Minor correction:
    All Surface Books use 2280 drives
    No Surface Go devices have upgradeable storage

    • Clear on 19/03/2024 - 14:53

      I always research first. Surface Pro 3 SSD slot and Surface Go slot

      • Che0063 on 19/03/2024 - 15:17

        Yes, both the Surface Pro 3 and the Surface Laptop Go have M2 2242 slots.

        But NOT the surface books, nor the surface gos

        • Clear on 19/03/2024 - 15:21

          And yet the Surface Book 3 has a screw hole for 2230.

          • Che0063 on 19/03/2024 - 16:00
            +1

            @Clear: It does NOT. I have opened both the surface book and go.

            The surface PRO 3 DOES have a M2 2242 slot
            The Surface BOOK 3 DOES NOT, i have seen it with my own eyes

            Again, NONE OF THE SURFACE GO devices have upgradeable storage. Only the Laptop Go.

            Please update your description accordingly. "Go" should be replaced with "Laptop Go" and "Book 3" should be removed. I repeat; Book 3 is NOT the Go 3, Laptop Go 3, or Laptop 3.

  • whuts on 21/03/2024 - 03:00

    Brilliant thank you so much. I was about to buy a 1TB from Amazon on sale and thought I'd check here at the last moment, glad I did! An extra $20 for a 2TB drive! This is going to be great for my ROG Ally! Thanks for posting.

  • SmileSydney on 22/03/2024 - 08:10

    Says "This product can't be shipped to your address. Select another product or address"

    • pinkybrain on 22/03/2024 - 08:47

      does that mean it is sold out?

      • Nil Einne on 23/03/2024 - 03:31

        Generally yes, although it can come back into stock as I think it might have now.

        I suspect, but have never verified, that it might still be in stock for different locations depending on which warehouse they use for that location if they have multiple and that's why the error message is like that.

  • Nil Einne on 23/03/2024 - 03:30

    I think it might be in stock again? At least it's showing as in stock for me in NZ and I believe there was a time when it was out of stock. Also the price might have come down. I think I saw it for more earlier (wasn't interested so didn't pay that much attention). And the USD price it shows for me is $91.14 which when combined with the $10 coupon and 10% AU GST would be US$89.25 I think.

    • Nil Einne on 23/03/2024 - 08:39

      Unfortunately out of stock again now for me in NZ. Might be worth keeping an eye on though, it' possible it might come and go out of stock

      • Nil Einne on 26/03/2024 - 20:33

        Showing as in stock again in NZ even when I select delivery to ACT. Be warned I saw the same yesterday and within 30 minutes or so it took me to come to post, I found it was out of stock

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 04/04/2024 - 17:40

    Mine just arrived. Box was squished. Let's hope it works.

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