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expiredTalentedHaddock257 posted Oct 05, 2021 02:22 PM

Kingston 480GB A400 SATA 2.5 SSD SA400S37/480G @ Newegg $43.99

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Update2: The Newegg coupon is no more. Back to the lowish $43.99

Update: $35.19 with code EMC2AAZ2545 @ Newegg (thanks to @ShawnZR for finding the deal!!!):
https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

Original:
Kind of bottom of the barrel SSD drive (DRAMless, Phison S11) - most likely TLC (old school). Hardware is generally similar to the famous free Inland 240 SSD at Microcenter. Good enough for lower end applications at the price that has not been this low in many many months:

Newegg:
https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-4...slickdeals

$2 less than the other deal:
https://slickdeals.net/e/14586052-new-kingston-480gb-a400-sata-3-2-5-quot-internal-ssd-sa400s37-480g-amazon-and-newegg-44-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1

If you want a higher end 500Gb SSD drive, wait for something like Hynix/Crucial MX500 to go on sale.

Best utility for this drive is phison_flash_id84.rar:
https://www.usbdev.ru/files/phiso...onflashid/

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Update2: The Newegg coupon is no more. Back to the lowish $43.99

Update: $35.19 with code EMC2AAZ2545 @ Newegg (thanks to @ShawnZR for finding the deal!!!):
https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

Original:
Kind of bottom of the barrel SSD drive (DRAMless, Phison S11) - most likely TLC (old school). Hardware is generally similar to the famous free Inland 240 SSD at Microcenter. Good enough for lower end applications at the price that has not been this low in many many months:

Newegg:
https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-4...slickdeals

$2 less than the other deal:
https://slickdeals.net/e/14586052-new-kingston-480gb-a400-sata-3-2-5-quot-internal-ssd-sa400s37-480g-amazon-and-newegg-44-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1

If you want a higher end 500Gb SSD drive, wait for something like Hynix/Crucial MX500 to go on sale.

Best utility for this drive is phison_flash_id84.rar:
https://www.usbdev.ru/files/phiso...onflashid/

https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

https://www.newegg.com/kingston-a..._-10052021

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Model: Kingston Technology A400 480GB SATA III M.2 Internal SSD

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Oct 05, 2021 02:49 PM
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n0rt0npr0Oct 05, 2021 02:49 PM
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I feel otherwise about this drive, I feel the A400 is a high end drive and feels like a highend dtive when you use it. Im currently using an MX500 and it feels sluggish compared to the A400 I had previously. Also, Kingston has nice drive health software and Crucial, Hynix & Inland do not.
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Quote from n0rt0npr0 :
I feel otherwise about this drive, I feel the A400 is a high end drive and feels like a highend dtive when you use it. Im currently using an MX500 and it feels sluggish compared to the A400 I had previously. Also, Kingston has nice drive health software and Crucial, Hynix & Inland do not.
This drive is definitely low end specs. It uses the infamous rock bottom Phison S11 controller, with the well known "Satafirm S11" issue (if a flash chip decides to go south). Hopefully, Kingston buys good flash!

Once the SLC cache is saturated, the drive does ~70-100 Mb/s writes sustained.

To be honest, Crucial BX500 at 480Gb seems like better hardware

Hynix S31 is a beast! Top shelf material!
Oct 05, 2021 03:51 PM
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HuyNguOct 05, 2021 03:51 PM
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Does it have a DRAM cache?
Oct 25, 2021 06:14 PM
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ShawnZROct 25, 2021 06:14 PM
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$35.19 for me with code EMC2AAZ2545
Oct 25, 2021 06:52 PM
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boourns84Oct 25, 2021 06:52 PM
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Newegg has the 20% off code in for one to use in a ps3
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Oct 26, 2021 11:21 PM
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Oct 26, 2021 11:21 PM
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Quote from ShawnZR :
$35.19 for me with code EMC2AAZ2545
Quote from boourns84 :
Newegg has the 20% off code in for one to use in a ps3
Excellent price! Thank you guys !!! The original post has been updated!
Oct 28, 2021 10:39 PM
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pickel916Oct 28, 2021 10:39 PM
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Quote from TalentedHaddock257 :
Excellent price! Thank you guys !!! The original post has been updated!
Is that Code still active? Not working on my end :/

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SFgiant23Oct 29, 2021 05:15 PM
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got this message when trying to use the code
HMM... we can't seem to find promo code EMC2AAZ2545 on our end. Check again?
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Code not working
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blueauroraOct 30, 2021 07:38 PM
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Picked this up with the extra coupon and got it in today. I gotta say its not bad.

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