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expiredtDames | Staff posted Dec 28, 2022 8:08 PM

2TB TeamGroup EX2 Elite TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal SSD

$92

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TeamGroup Inc. via Amazon has 2TB TeamGroup EX2 Elite TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (T253E2002T0C101) on sale for $91.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg has 2TB TeamGroup EX2 Elite TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (T253E2002T0C101) on sale for $91.99. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • 550MB/s read speed and 520MB/s write speed
  • EX2 solid state drive is 4 times faster than the traditional hard drive
  • MTBF: 1,600TBW

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    • This price is $48 lower (34% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • This SSD has received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 based on 6,575 Amazon customer reviews.
    • Warranty: 3-year or TBW (Terabytes Written) limited warranty.
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TeamGroup Inc. via Amazon has 2TB TeamGroup EX2 Elite TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (T253E2002T0C101) on sale for $91.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg has 2TB TeamGroup EX2 Elite TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (T253E2002T0C101) on sale for $91.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • 550MB/s read speed and 520MB/s write speed
  • EX2 solid state drive is 4 times faster than the traditional hard drive
  • MTBF: 1,600TBW

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $48 lower (34% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • This SSD has received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 based on 6,575 Amazon customer reviews.
    • Warranty: 3-year or TBW (Terabytes Written) limited warranty.
  • About this store:

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TheRealWonderBoy
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For Team Group's 2.5-inch SATA3 SSD's, the models with a 2 (AX2, CX2, EX2, GX2) all tend to have the SMI SM2258XT DRAM-less controller. Despite the lack of DRAM, it's a fairly proven controller that has been around for a while. The main differences between the models appears to be what flash nand is used. The EX2 appears to have 96-layer SanDisk TLC. The AX2 appears to be an Amazon specific SKU that is identical to the CX2 with uses the same SM2258XT controller and 64-layer Micron TLC NAND. I do not have an AX2 to verify, but the CX2 I have dissected has those specs.
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tremoloman
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I own 4 of these 2TB drives - provided me with trouble free service on all of them. I paid approx. $150 for these early in 2022 so this is a great deal!
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1r0nMaiden
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Thaaank you sooo much!! I admire your professional knowledge ! 👍🏼👍🏼
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Dec 29, 2022 2:29 PM
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RedmontDec 29, 2022 2:29 PM
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Anyone know if there is a decent but reasonably priced (under $300) external NAS enclosure that would take 4 of these in raid
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Dec 29, 2022 7:42 PM
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RelaxedRose979Dec 29, 2022 7:42 PM
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Quote from Redmont :
Anyone know if there is a decent but reasonably priced (under $300) external NAS enclosure that would take 4 of these in raid
Nothing that would make sense. Decent brands are under $300 for two bays, but going to four jumps closer to $500.

I saw a single one but I've never heard of the brand. It only had 1Gb Ethernet which makes SSDs pointless. Just grab a quality two bay, and two 8-10TB spinning drives and mirror them. You should still cap out a 1Gb network connection.
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Dec 30, 2022 1:37 AM
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ulieqDec 30, 2022 1:37 AM
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Make your own
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Make your own
Unraid plus a mini tower would do the same job and so much more
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Dec 30, 2022 1:33 PM
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1r0nMaidenDec 30, 2022 1:33 PM
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Does anyone could review how different Elite and Advanced version please?
Dec 30, 2022 2:44 PM
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TheRealWonderBoyDec 30, 2022 2:44 PM
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Quote from 1r0nMaiden :
Does anyone could review how different Elite and Advanced version please?
For Team Group's 2.5-inch SATA3 SSD's, the models with a 2 (AX2, CX2, EX2, GX2) all tend to have the SMI SM2258XT DRAM-less controller. Despite the lack of DRAM, it's a fairly proven controller that has been around for a while. The main differences between the models appears to be what flash nand is used. The EX2 appears to have 96-layer SanDisk TLC. The AX2 appears to be an Amazon specific SKU that is identical to the CX2 with uses the same SM2258XT controller and 64-layer Micron TLC NAND. I do not have an AX2 to verify, but the CX2 I have dissected has those specs.
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Dec 30, 2022 4:10 PM
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tremolomanDec 30, 2022 4:10 PM
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I own 4 of these 2TB drives - provided me with trouble free service on all of them. I paid approx. $150 for these early in 2022 so this is a great deal!
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Dec 31, 2022 7:09 AM
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chaolanrenDec 31, 2022 7:09 AM
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Quote from MikeThor :
Unraid plus a mini tower would do the same job and so much more
i own both unraid and synology,

unraid has too many options.

Synology is so easy to setup.
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Dec 31, 2022 7:40 AM
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RedRadiusDec 31, 2022 7:40 AM
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So these are good for NAS?
Dec 31, 2022 3:17 PM
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1r0nMaidenDec 31, 2022 3:17 PM
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Quote from TheRealWonderBoy :
For Team Group's 2.5-inch SATA3 SSD's, the models with a 2 (AX2, CX2, EX2, GX2) all tend to have the SMI SM2258XT DRAM-less controller. Despite the lack of DRAM, it's a fairly proven controller that has been around for a while. The main differences between the models appears to be what flash nand is used. The EX2 appears to have 96-layer SanDisk TLC. The AX2 appears to be an Amazon specific SKU that is identical to the CX2 with uses the same SM2258XT controller and 64-layer Micron TLC NAND. I do not have an AX2 to verify, but the CX2 I have dissected has those specs.
Thaaank you sooo much!! I admire your professional knowledge ! 👍🏼👍🏼
Jan 3, 2023 12:33 PM
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blarg0001Jan 3, 2023 12:33 PM
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Quote from Redmont :
Anyone know if there is a decent but reasonably priced (under $300) external NAS enclosure that would take 4 of these in raid
Here ya go...
https://www.amazon.com/urlhasbeen...08DLTTDTV/

amz link blocked?? anyway you can search it yourself:.
y-o-t-t-a master 5 Bay RAID External Hard Drive Enclosure 2.5" 3.5" USB3.0 to SATA HDD SSD Enclosure


downside is that it's usb 3 only. they had a RAID enclosure with 3.2 but I can't find it on amz.
Last edited by blarg0001 January 3, 2023 at 04:40 AM.
Jan 3, 2023 1:10 PM
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TozmoJan 3, 2023 1:10 PM
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Quote from MikeThor :
Unraid plus a mini tower would do the same job and so much more
Unraid with SSD's still holds a "not recommended" status from the devs if you care about parity. It's also a lot of money for the OS for something like this use case.

I'd either use xpenology with a mini tower or Ubuntu with a basic smb/nfs share.
Jan 3, 2023 1:30 PM
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blarg0001Jan 3, 2023 1:30 PM
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Quote from Tozmo :
Unraid with SSD's still holds a "not recommended" status from the devs if you care about parity. It's also a lot of money for the OS for something like this use case.

I'd either use xpenology with a mini tower or Ubuntu with a basic smb/nfs share.
You can also do mergerfs+snapraid for software raid on Ubuntu, proxmox etc.
Jan 3, 2023 9:17 PM
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adtruckJan 3, 2023 9:17 PM
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2TB within a hundred buck. Nice deal if quality is ok.

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Jan 3, 2023 9:18 PM
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adtruckJan 3, 2023 9:18 PM
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Quote from Redmont :
Anyone know if there is a decent but reasonably priced (under $300) external NAS enclosure that would take 4 of these in raid
You have to build your own for this price

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