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expiredMaKlounkee posted Aug 1, 2022 3:13 PM

2TB PNY CS2130 3D NAND M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive

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Adorama has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Currently backordered
BH Photo Video has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Currently backordered
Thanks to Community Member MaKlounkee for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Sequential Read of 3500 MB/s and Write of 3000 MB/s
  • Low power consumption, cool and quiet operation
  • Utilizes PCIe interface and 3D NAND components
  • 2-million hours mean time between failures (MTFB)

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $35 lower (20% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $174.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with PNY Technologies 5 Year Limited Warranty
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
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  • GameStop has has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.

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Adorama has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Currently backordered
BH Photo Video has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Currently backordered
Thanks to Community Member MaKlounkee for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Sequential Read of 3500 MB/s and Write of 3000 MB/s
  • Low power consumption, cool and quiet operation
  • Utilizes PCIe interface and 3D NAND components
  • 2-million hours mean time between failures (MTFB)

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $35 lower (20% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $174.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with PNY Technologies 5 Year Limited Warranty
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • About this store:
No Longer Available:
  • GameStop has has 2TB PNY 3D NAND CS2130 M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 Solid State Drive SSD (M280CS2130-2TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.

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Aug 1, 2022 4:24 PM
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RavNouSAug 1, 2022 4:24 PM
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How does this drive compare to those form Samsung/Western Digital?
Aug 1, 2022 6:12 PM
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JollyReward108Aug 1, 2022 6:12 PM
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Quote from RavNouS :
How does this drive compare to those form Samsung/Western Digital?
Not bad, my Samsung 980 PRO 2 TB stated read is 7,000.
But loading a game it means only a few seconds in difference.
Go for the price.
Aug 1, 2022 6:43 PM
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wpcAug 1, 2022 6:43 PM
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Quote from RavNouS :
How does this drive compare to those form Samsung/Western Digital?
I bought this one but then found this article saying they totally screwed us by cutting endurance on these up to 78%

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...fpIZPQ4izo

I'm currently using it (wasn't able to return in time) and it works fine but obviously always concerned about this wear level issue
Last edited by wpc August 1, 2022 at 11:49 AM.
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Aug 1, 2022 6:57 PM
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WingsOfFAug 1, 2022 6:57 PM
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Kind of a mixed bag. It is QLC but has a small amount of DRAM.

Recommend the cheaper dramless TLC for light use, dram TLC for peformance or heavy use.
Aug 1, 2022 7:00 PM
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WingsOfFAug 1, 2022 7:00 PM
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Quote from wpc :
I bought this one but then found this article saying they totally screwed us by cutting endurance on these up to 78%

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...fpIZPQ4izo

I'm currently using it (wasn't able to return in time) and it works fine but obviously always concerned about this wear level issue
The reduction was for the XLR8 3 series not this one and the reduction was not retroactive to ones bought earlier.

They didn't change the electronics just the rating which was much higher than anything comparable when it first came out. The mining warranty repairs likely bit them. So, the ones bought earlier and the ones bought later will have the same endurance except the warranty would run out sooner for later ones. Unless you are mining 24x7, no consumer SSD runs out of wear numbers before the years are up.

Shouldn't be confused with the model in this thread.
Last edited by WingsOfF August 1, 2022 at 12:05 PM.
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Aug 1, 2022 7:02 PM
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JollyReward108Aug 1, 2022 7:02 PM
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Quote from wpc :
I bought this one but then found this article saying they totally screwed us by cutting endurance on these up to 78%

https://www.tomshardware.com/news...fpIZPQ4izo [tomshardware.com]

I'm currently using it (wasn't able to return in time) and it works fine but obviously always concerned about this wear level issue
It's out of stock now on Gamestop.
As for the endurance it says it has 2M Hour MTFB and should have at least 2yr warranty.
Gamestop had the best price after 10% cashback from that place that begins with R.
Aug 1, 2022 7:09 PM
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MobpsychoAug 1, 2022 7:09 PM
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I bought a wd black sn770 gen4 1tb for 110 as my main laptop storage to dual boot Linux and windows. Is this a better value or just keep my current nvme drive?

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Aug 1, 2022 7:12 PM
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MobpsychoAug 1, 2022 7:12 PM
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Quote from Mobpsycho :
I bought a wd black sn770 gen4 1tb for 110 as my main laptop storage to dual boot Linux and windows. Is this a better value or just keep my current nvme drive?
edit: any suggestions from other brands? Not sure if gen4 is overkill for my main drive lol
Aug 1, 2022 7:18 PM
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wpcAug 1, 2022 7:18 PM
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Quote from WingsOfF :
The reduction was for the XLR8 3 series not this one and the reduction was not retroactive to ones bought earlier.

They didn't change the electronics just the rating which was much higher than anything comparable when it first came out. The mining warranty repairs likely bit them. So, the ones bought earlier and the ones bought later will have the same endurance except the warranty would run out sooner for later ones. Unless you are mining 24x7, no consumer SSD runs out of wear numbers before the years are up.

Shouldn't be confused with the model in this thread.
sorry you're right I got 3030 and 2130 mixed up.
Aug 1, 2022 9:45 PM
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RavNouSAug 1, 2022 9:45 PM
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Quote from JollyReward108 :
Not bad, my Samsung 980 PRO 2 TB stated read is 7,000.
But loading a game it means only a few seconds in difference.
Go for the price.
Thanks! I know the 980 is Gen4 so it will be faster than a Gen3 drive, so 7,000 read vs. the 3,500 read is pretty substantial. However it seems Gen3 vs. Gen4 at the moment is pretty negotiable. It seems Gen4 is best/required in PS5.

I grabbed one of these at Gamestop for $130, I think you're right about going for the price. I'm installing it in a G15 so perhaps I can swap it to the second SSD slot when Gen4 drives become much cheaper.
Aug 1, 2022 9:48 PM
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timta2Aug 1, 2022 9:48 PM
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Quote from Mobpsycho :
I bought a wd black sn770 gen4 1tb for 110 as my main laptop storage to dual boot Linux and windows. Is this a better value or just keep my current nvme drive?
I'm certain you would never notice the difference, outside of benchmarking apps. And it might be nice if you need more space, but it's your money and your decision.
Aug 2, 2022 2:14 AM
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SkillfulMorning394Aug 2, 2022 2:14 AM
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Can anyone find the link to the TBW endurance on this model? How much is it?
Aug 2, 2022 3:52 AM
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MagentaCircle3391Aug 2, 2022 3:52 AM
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How do you think prices will be for black friday as compared to now? Im building a pc then and getting antsy with some of these sales. Get now or wait till BF?
Aug 2, 2022 4:39 AM
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spacecadet610Aug 2, 2022 4:39 AM
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So if I get this for an external thunderbolt enclosure that uses Thunderbolt 3 (for my MBA M2), there would be absolutely no advantage to getting one of the faster SSDs (ie samsung 980 pro), right? I'm thinking that the TB3 interface will already be saturated by the speed of this one so it's a waste of money to upgrade. Am i thinking about this correctly?

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Aug 2, 2022 5:25 AM
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Pontiac-SolsticeAug 2, 2022 5:25 AM
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Gen 3 hold out and get a gen 4

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