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SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND SATA III Internal SSD: 500GB $45.60, 1TB Expired

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SK hynix via Amazon has select SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND SATA III Internal Solid State Drives on sale listed below. Shipping is free.

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  • Superior reliability and stability (MTBF/TBW). 1.5 Million Hours MTBF, best-in-class 600 TBW (terabytes written)
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SK hynix via Amazon [amazon.com] has 1TB SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive for $83.19. Shipping is free.

SK hynix via Amazon [amazon.com] has 500GB SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive for $45.59. Shipping is free.
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very good drive. hynix is top notch brand.
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crazy in benchmarks but not noticeable in real life. my pc has the P31 nvme as boot and the S31 sata as a 2nd drive with games /apps on both. i couldnt tell you which drive is running which app in a blind test
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Damn...thought for a second this was the PCIe NVMe version for $83!
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Tep
02-14-2021 at 10:51 AM.
02-14-2021 at 10:51 AM.
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crazy in benchmarks but not noticeable in real life. my pc has the P31 nvme as boot and the S31 sata as a 2nd drive with games /apps on both. i couldnt tell you which drive is running which app in a blind test
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Try moving large files you will notice a difference.
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titansilber
02-14-2021 at 10:58 AM.
02-14-2021 at 10:58 AM.
Quote from antechnet :
Its all in the head. No SSD will show a perceptible improvement in opening a typical web page.
My SK Hynix caused me backpains. Returned for MX500 and my back feels better.
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02-14-2021 at 11:04 AM.
02-14-2021 at 11:04 AM.
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Try moving large files you will notice a difference.

...and even then its a matter of seconds, unless you do it all day long.
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tucobpjmr
02-14-2021 at 12:01 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:01 PM.
YMMV but I bought a 500gb crucial ssd for not much more than this a few weeks ago. Incept date for Hynix is a '19, the crucial is a '17...
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norazi
02-14-2021 at 12:09 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:09 PM.
Quote from Tep :
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Try moving large files you will notice a difference.

Most people dont transfer large files regularly and the few times even I had to, it didnt make a life changing difference. We are talking seconds of a difference for even a blue-ray sized file between 500MB/s and 2000MB/s. Yes, it will add up if you are moving hundreds of terabytes every day for work but in that case you would be looking at PCIE gen4 at the minimum.
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02-14-2021 at 12:26 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from wankawitz :
Is it weird that I've been paying attention to PC parts/drives for a long time and this is the first time I've heard of SK hynix? It could definitely just be me. Are they known to be reliable?
The reason being you just look at the brand, not on the chip that is backing up the brand.
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02-14-2021 at 12:37 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:37 PM.
Quote from norazi :
Most people dont transfer large files regularly and the few times even I had to, it didnt make a life changing difference. We are talking seconds of a difference for even a blue-ray sized file between 500MB/s and 2000MB/s. Yes, it will add up if you are moving hundreds of terabytes every day for work but in that case you would be looking at PCIE gen4 at the minimum.
I think something most people don't realize is that depending on your workflow, a few noticeable gaps in waiting can really be detrimental to productivity, especially as things get faster as a whole.

Remember the stone ages when someone would turn on a computer, and there would be enough time to go to the bathroom or make a cup of tea before the login screen was loaded? And by the time the computer was ready for you, you have to remember why you turned it on in the first place?

Same thing happens now, except replace bathroom/tea breaks with a quick alt-tab to email/social media/any fast consumption product.

It isn't obvious, but having faster hardware will minimize those potential distractions - time lost/gained is only a small part of the equation.

Not saying that paying extreme premiums for faster stuff is worth it; just noting that when it comes to speed, the benefits aren't because it takes less time, but because it creates less interruptions.
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02-14-2021 at 12:39 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:39 PM.
Quote from LikeABadPenny :
Patiently waiting for the P31 1TB to go on sale again.
whats the difference?

Edit: Figured.
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02-14-2021 at 12:43 PM.
02-14-2021 at 12:43 PM.
Quote from wankawitz :
Is it weird that I've been paying attention to PC parts/drives for a long time and this is the first time I've heard of SK hynix? It could definitely just be me. Are they known to be reliable?
Probably not paying attention enough. They make ram chips for major OEM. But recently they are in the process to acquire intel NAND (SSD) business.
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02-14-2021 at 01:15 PM.
02-14-2021 at 01:15 PM.
You will not notice a difference between this and, whatever the "best" SATA ssd is, in anything other than a benchmark. The differences are tiny. In fact, there is relatively little perceptible difference between a SATA ssd such as this and a high end NVME 3 or 4 drive in anything but specific workloads, like the mythical 'large file' transfer.
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02-14-2021 at 01:19 PM.
02-14-2021 at 01:19 PM.
Quote from norazi :
Most people dont transfer large files regularly and the few times even I had to, it didnt make a life changing difference. We are talking seconds of a difference for even a blue-ray sized file between 500MB/s and 2000MB/s. Yes, it will add up if you are moving hundreds of terabytes every day for work but in that case you would be looking at PCIE gen4 at the minimum.
if you are moving 100s of TBs a day on these drives, wouldn't you wear them out in a few days? i.e. if one is moving more than 1-2TBs a day on drives in this class (which at SATA speeds is only a total of 1+ hour of data moving in total) one probably chose the wrong drive for their workload.

or am my thoughts wrong?
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02-14-2021 at 02:46 PM.
02-14-2021 at 02:46 PM.
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Are you using an external housing? If so, which one? Thanks!
this one... https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Alumin...738&sr=8-3
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02-14-2021 at 02:52 PM.
Quote from titansilber :
My SK Hynix caused me backpains. Returned for MX500 and my back feels better.
SK has almost double the TBW.

500gb MX500 180TBW
1TB MX500 360TBW

500GB S31 300TBW
1TB S31 600TBW

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12...0gb-review

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15...ssd-review
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02-14-2021 at 03:05 PM.
02-14-2021 at 03:05 PM.
Quote from antechnet :
Its all in the head. No SSD will show a perceptible improvement in opening a typical web page.
I will say that there was a difference that I could tell because I was looking for a reason to get a refund on the Evo because this was cheaper. The Evo was just all around snappier. The Evo also gave me better battery life on my laptop. You can look at test on the web and you'll see that there could be a few second difference between ssds in opening apps and games. It might have been a few milliseconds when web browsing but you could just tell the difference. Or just pay a few dollars more and get the MX500 if you don't wanna splurge on the Evo.
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02-14-2021 at 03:41 PM.
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I will say that there was a difference that I could tell because I was looking for a reason to get a refund on the Evo because this was cheaper. The Evo was just all around snappier. The Evo also gave me better battery life on my laptop. You can look at test on the web and you'll see that there could be a few second difference between ssds in opening apps and games. It might have been a few milliseconds when web browsing but you could just tell the difference. Or just pay a few dollars more and get the MX500 if you don't wanna splurge on the Evo.
You noticed a difference of a few milliseconds in opening web pages when the variations of just network traffic to the same site with the same system has more variation than that. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

Can't figure out you are one of those brand shills or just trolling. In either case, not a good look dude. Stop making a fool of yourself in everybody's eyes.
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