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OEM 1TB SSD NVMe Samsung PM981a under label HP 6SK99UT#ABA SSD NVMe @ Staples for $139 AC
$139.99
$159.99
This was based on my actual recent order with Staples, which still applicable this week with the $20 off $100 coupon 52439, Staples has this week.
I was doing a lot of info digging on what HP 6SK99UT#ABA was, and there was a lot of misleading image posted on Provantage, Newegg Business, and even HP website doesn't have any information on it. And, I was betting on a specification that posted for ZBook G4 without specifying the P/N.
Link on Staples:
HP 6SK99UT#ABA 1TB PCI Express Internal Solid State Drive [staples.com] (listed for $159.99)
When it came in the mail (see attached photo):
P/N: MVZLB1T0HBLR-000H1 , it's the PN for Samsung PM981a (better than PM981).
This drive is essentially better then Samsung SSD 970 PRO (based on specs) at a fraction of the price. You can look up the specs on Samsung.com.
The only drawback is that it's only 1-year warranty due to OEM. If you use credit card, you can take advantage of extended warranty to move it to 2-year.
I was doing a lot of info digging on what HP 6SK99UT#ABA was, and there was a lot of misleading image posted on Provantage, Newegg Business, and even HP website doesn't have any information on it. And, I was betting on a specification that posted for ZBook G4 without specifying the P/N.
Link on Staples:
HP 6SK99UT#ABA 1TB PCI Express Internal Solid State Drive [staples.com] (listed for $159.99)
When it came in the mail (see attached photo):
P/N: MVZLB1T0HBLR-000H1 , it's the PN for Samsung PM981a (better than PM981).
This drive is essentially better then Samsung SSD 970 PRO (based on specs) at a fraction of the price. You can look up the specs on Samsung.com.
The only drawback is that it's only 1-year warranty due to OEM. If you use credit card, you can take advantage of extended warranty to move it to 2-year.
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I would describe this as an OEM version of the 970 EVO. SM-prefix/PRO models are MLC and not TLC.
Yeah I know, the listing claims a warranty, and SSDs don't fail much... but I'm just pointing it out. Don't expect a warranty, or at least expect a lot of hassle in that case.
I would describe this as an OEM version of the 970 EVO. SM-prefix/PRO models are MLC and not TLC.
I would consider this to not have a warranty at all. You'll have a hell of a time trying to get HP to warranty a drive that (likely) was pulled out of one of their prebuilts. And Samsung certainly isn't going to warranty a drive sold through their OEM channels like this.
Yeah I know, the listing claims a warranty, and SSDs don't fail much... but I'm just pointing it out. Don't expect a warranty, or at least expect a lot of hassle in that case.
At the end of the day, this is a premium-tier SSD at slightly less than premium but still well above $100/TB bargain basement TLC pricing. Add the part where it's OEM-labeled and doesn't have the sexy 970 EVO branding to go with it, and are you surprised people don't jump?
Specs can be found here: https://www.samsung.com/semicondu...-00000-07/, yes it's OEM and as such pretty much no support or warranty. These are basically 970 EVO's. I was able to get few of 256GB versions on eBay and they're fast BUT not supported by Samsung magician software either so firmware updates can only be done with machine that's branded for same manufacturer system that drive came out from. I got them at good price though and considering it's samsung don't expect too many issues. If the price was at or below $100 it would be a good deal for sure
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https://www.staples.com/pny-xlr8-...t_24412652
Honest question, maybe I missed something..
Using sequential writes that the everyday consumer doesn't utilize. During normal random read/writes these are within parity of SATA SSDs.
Ive had a PM961 OEM in my laptop for 18 months and it's healthy. very uncommon for these to have hardware issues.
Honest question, maybe I missed something..
It's not. You are better off with SN750 for less.