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Jul 19, 2021 10:01 AM

1TB SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND Solid State Drive

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SK hynix via Amazon has 1TB SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive on sale for $89.24. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member JohnathanC8680 for finding this deal.

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $70.75 lower (44% savings) compared to the list price of $159.99.
    • This price matches the price of a recent Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 525MB/s.
    • This SSD has received an rating of 4.7 stars overall based on over 10,000 customer reviews.
    • Comes with a 5-year warranty.
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    • Amazon offers free returns for this item. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges.
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SK hynix via Amazon has 1TB SK hynix Gold S31 2.5" 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive on sale for $89.24. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member JohnathanC8680 for finding this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $70.75 lower (44% savings) compared to the list price of $159.99.
    • This price matches the price of a recent Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 525MB/s.
    • This SSD has received an rating of 4.7 stars overall based on over 10,000 customer reviews.
    • Comes with a 5-year warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Amazon offers free returns for this item. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges.
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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LivelyTrain
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Beware! Their after-sale service is horrible/non-existent. The SSD I bought started malfunctioning after Amazon's 30-day return period and after I contacted SK Hynix, they kept asking me to contact Amazon (!). Once I contacted Amazon, Amazon said it's not common to return after 30 days and it will have a restocking fee. I reached out to SK Hynix again about that and then they started giving me a run-around again until I gave up after 7 back-and-forth emails.
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WingsOfF
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I used to recommend SK Hynix SSDs. They are very good products. But I would avoid it now because there really isn't a way any more for warranty service and all you can do with Amazon is return it under Amazon rules.You cannot request warranty service through Amazon. So, the 5 year warranty is meaningless.

Until a few months ago, they used to have an unadvertised RMA form at

https://ssd.skhynix.com/customer_en.html

but that has disappeared with just a bunch of FAQ answers and email contact form. May be they have another unadvertised form somewhere but I doubt it.

No point in doing business with such customer unfriendly and borderline scam companies. If they cannot handle retail sales, they shouldn't be doing retail sales.

Please do not encourage such companies here.
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waiting for p31 deal
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Jul 19, 2021 11:18 AM
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nolf66Jul 19, 2021 11:18 AM
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Was $84 in May deal. Holding around this price now it seems.
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Jul 19, 2021 3:17 PM
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guest2011Jul 19, 2021 3:17 PM
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waiting for p31 deal
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Jul 19, 2021 4:23 PM
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dirtvoylesJul 19, 2021 4:23 PM
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If anyone cares, or not, I picked up the 512GB P version and it works very well in my laptop. R/W speed is impressive. It is supposed to be more power conserving according to Tom's Hardware. I haven't done any measurements, but on speed alone it's worth the few bucks more (or less) than other NVMe drives.
Jul 19, 2021 5:48 PM
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shirisJul 19, 2021 5:48 PM
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I remember getting these in a previous deal for my desktop and they came with no mounting screws (my desktop didn't need them). However, I'm considering getting another one now this time for my mini pc. Anyone know what screws would I need exactly to mount them?
Edit - When I contacted GMK (my minipc is a gmk nucbox 2) they said I needed "3.5mm diameter screws" but when I searched that on amazon I still don't get it XD
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Jul 19, 2021 11:57 PM
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LivelyTrainJul 19, 2021 11:57 PM
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Beware! Their after-sale service is horrible/non-existent. The SSD I bought started malfunctioning after Amazon's 30-day return period and after I contacted SK Hynix, they kept asking me to contact Amazon (!). Once I contacted Amazon, Amazon said it's not common to return after 30 days and it will have a restocking fee. I reached out to SK Hynix again about that and then they started giving me a run-around again until I gave up after 7 back-and-forth emails.
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Jul 20, 2021 2:19 AM
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capplanet2704Jul 20, 2021 2:19 AM
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I've bought two of these drives. They're amazing, matches Samsung performance. But to me the real benefit to this drive is the durability.
Jul 20, 2021 2:36 AM
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MarcS1529Jul 20, 2021 2:36 AM
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Thanks and repped. Been waiting for a decent sub $90 1TB SSD
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Jul 20, 2021 3:00 AM
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stevesavesJul 20, 2021 3:00 AM
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Quote from Splash15 View quoted comment :
I think you didn't log on your alt account to fluff this.
Lol! Caught in 4k!
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Jul 20, 2021 3:04 AM
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Splash15Jul 20, 2021 3:04 AM
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Quote from stevesaves View quoted comment :
Lol! Caught in 4k!
Dang I think something shady going on now. That 2nd post is gone along with mine. Confused
Jul 20, 2021 3:44 AM
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Jul 20, 2021 4:13 AM
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birdboxJul 20, 2021 4:13 AM
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These are really great drives. I've used them for all sorts of tasks, my favorite being photo backup. I like the $85 price point better though that has been seen in the past a few times.. If your not in a rush, I think that's the cheapest price based on historical data. Would love to see a sale in the $80 range though. Can anyone meet that happen please Smilie
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Jul 20, 2021 5:01 AM
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GameDropJul 20, 2021 5:01 AM
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Quote from nolf66 View quoted comment :
Was $84 in May deal. Holding around this price now it seems.
Also bought these back in September for $83.19. Still, not a bad price considering the sad state of semiconductor supply. Wink
Jul 20, 2021 5:02 AM
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neoshiJul 20, 2021 5:02 AM
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Quote from LivelyTrain View quoted comment :
Beware! Their after-sale service is horrible/non-existent. The SSD I bought started malfunctioning after Amazon's 30-day return period and after I contacted SK Hynix, they kept asking me to contact Amazon (!). Once I contacted Amazon, Amazon said it's not common to return after 30 days and it will have a restocking fee. I reached out to SK Hynix again about that and then they started giving me a run-around again until I gave up after 7 back-and-forth emails.
I wonder if your credit card used has either purchase protection or extended warranty and if they would let you use either of those to claim since hynix wont help.
Jul 20, 2021 5:33 AM
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ThumperSDJul 20, 2021 5:33 AM
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How does this compare to the NVMe version

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Jul 20, 2021 6:01 AM
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subvisionaryJul 20, 2021 6:01 AM
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Quote from ThumperSD View quoted comment :
How does this compare to the NVMe version
this is the regular SSD, so max speed is as listed hovering around 500MB/s. The upside is that it shouldn't run as hot as a NVMe ssd.

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