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nosomo
06-30-2020 at 07:41 PM.
06-30-2020 at 07:41 PM.
Lowest price for this drive yet --- does not have SDRAM, but I'd take it over the intel QLC drive any day of the week. Probably the best performing non-SDRAM drive out, most certainly for the money. Looks funny because it's only got a single chip on it.
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euuser1398928
07-01-2020 at 06:45 PM.
07-01-2020 at 06:45 PM.
Quote from nosomo :
Lowest price for this drive yet --- does not have SDRAM, but I'd take it over the intel QLC drive any day of the week. Probably the best performing non-SDRAM drive out, most certainly for the money. Looks funny because it's only got a single chip on it.
Does the QLC have dram? What's the issue with qlc? Longevity?
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alanerickson
07-01-2020 at 07:02 PM.
07-01-2020 at 07:02 PM.
Quote from nosomo :
Lowest price for this drive yet --- does not have SDRAM, but I'd take it over the intel QLC drive any day of the week. Probably the best performing non-SDRAM drive out, most certainly for the money. Looks funny because it's only got a single chip on it.
If you're eligible for the WD discount below then it's $59.49 before taxes and free shipping versus $61.00 from Newegg.

https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-blue-sn550-nvme-ssd#WDS500G2B0C​ [westerndigital.com]

https://shop.westerndigital.com/p...-discounts
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nosomo
07-01-2020 at 09:42 PM.
07-01-2020 at 09:42 PM.
Quote from foxblur :
Does the QLC have dram? What's the issue with qlc? Longevity?
Avoid QLC until it's around $60 / TB. It's the absolute bottom tier memory type used in SSDs and you NEVER EVER should buy one to use as a primary SSD. QLC should remain only as data storage until further notice. QLC is cheap and MFGs will push the "SSD" hype train trying to sell it because it's the most profitable type of SSD. (aka, high profit = low utility to consumer)
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Lilyly
07-01-2020 at 09:44 PM.
07-01-2020 at 09:44 PM.
Quote from nosomo :
Avoid QLC until it's around $60 / TB. It's the absolute bottom tier memory type used in SSDs.
is ssd good for 24/7 pc?
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nosomo
07-01-2020 at 09:46 PM.
07-01-2020 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from Lilyly :
is ssd good for 24/7 pc?
This SSD, the SN550? Yes, good for 24/7 PC
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Lilyly
07-02-2020 at 08:38 AM.
07-02-2020 at 08:38 AM.
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This SSD, the SN550? Yes, good for 24/7 PC
my question was for any general ssd. did you mean this blue version is good enough?
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dealerdon
07-04-2020 at 11:07 AM.
07-04-2020 at 11:07 AM.
It's still $ 58.49 direct from shop.westerndigital.com

$ 69.99 - $ 11.50 discount taken when you add it to your cart.

The WD Black version (SN750 WDS500G3X0C) is $ 71.99.

$ 117.99 - $ 46.00 discount.
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Last edited by dealerdon July 4, 2020 at 11:15 AM.
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DevMartin
07-06-2020 at 12:32 AM.
07-06-2020 at 12:32 AM.
WD Black was $63 on 6/21
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