[Prime] ORICO 512GB Portable External SSD w/ Cable, USB 3.2 Gen 1, up to 460MB/s $53.52 Delivered @ ORICOGOAT via Amazon AU

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n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 09/10/2025 - 19:02 amazon.com.au (674 clicks)
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couldn't find this posted before.

reviews seem good. I think it's a decent price. some people seemed impressed by 256GB USB drives for ~$30 this would be faster more reliable.

compact but not the fastest. Samsung T7 I have is 1Gbps.

Digital storage capacity 512 GB
Hard disk interface USB 3.0
Connectivity technology USB
Brand ORICO
Special feature Backward Compatible, Portable
Hard disk form factor 2.5 Inches
Hard disk description Solid State Drive
Compatible devices Desktop, Laptop, Tablet
Installation type External Hard Drive
Colour Black
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About this item

  • Strong and Reliable: Selected alloy materials combined with unique diamond grain design, the external SSD provides dust and drop resistance, ensuring data security even in harsh environments, effectively protects the hard disk from bumps and jolts to ensure your data safety
  • 2 IN 1 USB-C USB-A: Package including a 2 in 1 USB C cable, it's convenient for you to store date with more device with USB A or USB C port, such as smart phones, PC, laptops and tablet ect. External solid state drive can compatible with Windows, Mac OS, Android, Linux, such as smart phones, PC, laptops and tablet ect
  • Smooth Trasmission Less Waiting: The USB-C external SSD with 460MB/s transfer speeds, adopts USB 3.2 interface, offer efficient transmission solutions and backup methods for daily work and entertainment needs
  • Go Where You Go: With 4.92 x 3.14 x 0.51 inch compact size, you can easily put ORICO 512 external SSD in your pocket or briefcase and enjoy your travel with your data
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  • Ozico on 09/10/2025 - 19:36

    I'd say the 1TB version seems to be a better deal at $110.46.

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D81RZSXC?th=1

    • peteru on 09/10/2025 - 19:44
      +1

      4TB for $288.99 https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DGXQ8RGN
      Slightly better TB/$

      • jamba on 09/10/2025 - 21:35

        your link is broken

        • peteru on 10/10/2025 - 13:37

          It wasn't when I posted. They are sold out of 4TB now and that link redirects to a 1TB and 512GB product page.

    • trieup on 09/10/2025 - 20:59
      +2

      $53.52 x 2 =$107.04 < $110.46. How the 1TB version is better deal?

      • Ozico on 09/10/2025 - 23:09

        Not mathematically, but sizewise - I guess one 1TB drive is better than two 512GB ones, unless it's the number of the drives you are after :)

    • DogeConomy on 09/10/2025 - 23:17

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  • Checkmate3023 on 09/10/2025 - 19:52

    Can these be used for a PS5?

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 00:49

      uh I don't have a PS5 but I heard they are very fussy with what you plug into their USB ports.

      e.g. with USB dongle headsets, apparently most of them won't work with PS5. and it's not clear why, and so it's best to buy one that specifies it works with PS5.

      I would assume the same with external drive.

  • the1doood on 09/10/2025 - 22:06

    How are the reliability and warranty on this one?
    Amazon review for 4tb shows really slow copy speed 50MBps after a while. https://www.amazon.com.au/ORICO-Portable-External-Indicator-ā€¦

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 09/10/2025 - 22:35
      +1

      looks like a tiny version. different product.
      the smaller it gets, the worse quality inside usually. that's why USB drives die sooner because they have these cheap small parts in them that fail.
      also heat is an issue on small drives. with a bigger drive, the heat spreads slowly to the more case material, and then the air can have the effect of cooling slowing down the heat.
      with a small drive, because the case material is so little, it gets hotter and hotter very quickly with very little cooling effect by the air. if you combine with cheap parts inside it just speeds up the failure.

      the one in deal is similar size to samsung T7. not as fast though.

      I heard Samsung T5 is better than T7 for large files. T5 doesn't slow down at all.

  • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 09/10/2025 - 23:39

    I looked up some more info because I remembered there are diferent memory types for SSD.

    M25 PRO-512G seems to be 3D NAND (SLC?) with SLC cache according to google.

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 00:34

      for those that don't know, samsung T7 uses TLC memory type with V-NAND. more reliable than SLC memory apparently.

  • furyou on 09/10/2025 - 23:47

    What do ppl use thos for? For travel isn't a few SD card smaller and more useful?

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 09/10/2025 - 23:52

      For travel isn't a few SD card smaller

      yes smaller. but not more reliable. those small memory like MicroSD and inside small USB drives fail often. even the endurance ones with heavy use such as copying 4K video have been known to fail.

      and more useful?

      depends on whether all your devices use MicroSD. I know a lot do, but not everything has microSD slot. this bigger drive just plugs into USB-C or USB-A.

      typically the memory in bigger external drives is of a different type and quality. there are microSD with SLC memory but they are rare, transcend makes SLC memory microSD. also heat is a reliability issue with smaller sizes of all electronics.

      but the bigger external size meaning better quality memory is not a 100% guaranteed fact. for example you might buy a fake external SSD product on aliexpress, and when you open it up inside is just a cheap microSD in empty space, or similarly cheap USB drive memory with the rest as empty space. just don't get scammed if it's too cheap to be true avoid buying.
      fake samsung/sandisk microSD is also a thing (these are often with fake capacity, it shows 256GB or whatever claimed in windows, but if you format it again properly it shows 64GB).

      • furyou on 10/10/2025 - 00:02

        i meant normal SD, that u might use for a camera already = dual use

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 00:44

          ok makes sense. so you have a SD card in your camera, which you are already taking with you on holiday. and if you have a camera you must also have a SD card USB-C reader.

          so if it's like 512GB SD card and you have plenty free space on it, you can throw your movies and tv shows on there, or whatever else and use that for dual purpose. that must be the most cost effective and convenient.

      • Ozzster on 10/10/2025 - 00:03
        +1

        Same works for cheap external SSDs. Without knowing controller and memory chips I wouldn't expect them to be neither fast nor reliable for this price.

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 00:33

          but you are comparing SSD's to SSD's aren't you?

          I would use the orico SSD over a USB drive or microSD. USB drives are fine for certain things, such as moving smaller files over to another device/computer. but for storage I think a SSD is a better choice.

          also I saw orico products posted on ozb before. just so you know to me at least this isn't some random amazon brand like YIEFYU SSD or something, to me I recognized the brand being posted on ozb with good comments, and thought it was a good price compared to a 256GB Sandisk USB-C drive I saw posted earlier.

          • Ozzster on 10/10/2025 - 08:32

            @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: You are free to use anything in the way you want, it doesn't make it the right choice. SSDs for storage are bad if this is a long term storage. Highly likely that you blamed SD cards in low reliability because they have the same issue - both will destroy your data and get bad sectors if left untouched for a year or two. However, it didn't happen to the drives made in particular technologies (expensive) but this is a common thing, which keep HDD the most reliable for storage.
            I like Orico too and have good products from them. From another perspective, there are unfair practices on the SSD market that led even good brands to bad products mixed with the good ones under same model name. And this drive will be bas system drive in pc for sure.

            • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 16:05

              @Ozzster:

              SSDs for storage are bad if this is a long term storage.

              I know this part. apparently new types of memory need electricity to stay reliable. which is why the external SSD's in general fail more often than the SSD's that go into the PC.
              but I got a tip on how to prevent this. just plug the external SSD in every 6 months so the memory gets it's electricity, and then unplug. copy a large file if you want to be extra sure.

              according to this youtube channel I watched a few months ago, it's the controller which is usually the part of failure. they showed themselves repairing USB drives this way, by melting the metal parts and replacing the controller. they said in general SSD's have a bigger controller chip which can withstand the heat better so are more reliable.

              there are unfair practices on the SSD market that led even good brands to bad products mixed with the good ones under same model name.

              I don't know about the details. but when I was shopping for the internal SSD for PC, I was reading about certain Samsung internal SSD with bad firmware, which could destroy itself if you didn't fix it somehow. that kind of turned me more towards going with the cheaper ones with good spec. I did not find any firmware issue like this with other non samsung drives.

              And this drive will be bas system drive in pc for sure.

              I'm not saying use it as system drive (you mean with windows on it?). use it as external storage. if you are looking for system drive should buy internal SSD.

              btw I also realised buying internal SSD, and putting it in a cheap enclosure is not good. I discovered this myself, I had a old 256GB SSD from family member, put it in a cheap enclosure to use as external drive, and it killed my USB ports on my old PC one by one. I couldn't figure out why, until a year later when I had a USB power meter, I measured it's trying to pull over 9W from USB-A port and killing them (USB-A is max 4.5W). this is not good. because internal SSD is designed for higher voltage, the cheap enclosure has to convert it to 5V and it pulls a lot of power from USB-A port at certain times, eventually killing the port.

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 00:38

          tbh a lot of this and thats when asking online about computer parts/memory.

          I needed a new SSD for the inside of my computer. so many opinions saying DRAM is a must, and equal amount of comments saying it's not in 2025 it doesn't matter. or certain brands/models are a must, and others saying no cheaper brands are just fine.

          I ended up finding a budget SSD with no DRAM (it has HMB which is basically the same function), with fast speeds great endurance and great warranty. brand is gigabyte. working good for awhile now have not had a single issue with anything. so was glad I paid less than half the price of what half the people were recommending. šŸ’ā€ā™€ļø

          • the1doood on 10/10/2025 - 17:33

            @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Which one did you buy? I am in a similar situation as yours.

            • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 17:36
              +1

              @the1doood: I still have the box so this exact one: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gigabyte-512GB-Solid-State-Drive/dā€¦
              I paid less than $60 on sale from a PC store it was close to $50 I have to search through my email to doublecheck.

              but keep in mind I can't remember exactly now, but I think my PC was limited by Nvme 3 lanes or something. so that helped narrow it down a bit more. maybe you don't have this limitation on your PC.

              • the1doood on 10/10/2025 - 17:39

                @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Thanks.

                Was it bought from Amazon? Which USB enclosure did you get?

                • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 17:46
                  +1

                  @the1doood: no as I said above, from PC store during sale price.

                  and sorry I had a close look at the back of the box again. it's PCIe x4. but I looked it up again just now 4 is compatible with 3 lanes. so it's a 4 lanes SSD, it's just running on 3 lanes on my PC and so slightly slower. I forget all these details.

                  also I installed the official Gigabyte software with it, and I think I updated the SSD not sure. I lack a lot of PC tech knowledge so I rely on these softwares ymmv.

                  Which USB enclosure did you get?

                  I'm using it inside the PC. I DO NOT recommend using a external enclosure with a internal SSD. it fried most of my USB ports.

                  sorry where you asking about "external" SSD from the start? I have samsung T7 when it was $87 from Amazon US, I had $10 credit so paid $77. don't think that price is coming back again it was in 2024.

                  • the1doood on 10/10/2025 - 18:33

                    @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Thanks for clarifying.

                    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 19:16
                      +1

                      @the1doood: apparently a Nvme internal SSD, can draw from 3W~5W~8W. but a USB-A port (my enclosure came with USB-A cable) is rated at 4.5W max. I didn't realise until I measured with a USB power meter, but on plug in the enclosure pulled 9W. having this repeatedly happen killed my ports one by one.

                      then just to test to see what would happen, I plugged the enclosure into one of the dying ports (normally the USB device is just not recognized at all). the external enclosure would freeze windows instantly couldn't even move the mouse, windows key did nothing, had to hold power button until power cuts. tried it again just to make sure and it happened again. never had a problem like this with a USB device, windows would literally lock up when I plugged it in. what this tells me is enclosures are made very cheaply, and have the potential to cause damage to your PC.
                      now I have seen a $90 SSD enclosure posted on ozb, maybe that's made properly but it's expensive. but I think the problem is when connecting internal SSD's with adapters inside the enclosure to make them external.

                      never had a problem with my Samsung T7 external SSD that is made like that from factory. because I saw a teardown of inside, and it's literally USB->memory inside with no dodgy converting or adapters going on.

  • Charbel91 on 10/10/2025 - 07:36

    How reliable are these things? I still can't decide between this or the 2TB Dynabrook.

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