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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.
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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Thaaank you sooo much!! I admire your professional knowledge ! 👍🏼👍🏼

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Now this is a slick deal. https://techreport.com/forums/vie...hp?t=78205
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SealTeamSixedJan 3, 2023 10:55 PM
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Quote from MikeThor :
Unraid plus a mini tower would do the same job and so much more
100%, I don't understand people who build their own PC's buying $500+ NAS storage (plus all the drives), when they probably have most of the important components from an older build laying around, just grab an itx mobo (if you want smaller form factor & case and go.
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chefpJan 3, 2023 11:36 PM
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On the one hand, this is a good price for SSD storage. OTOH, it's a lot of data to lose as TeamGroup isn't known for the highest quality.
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beggerkingJan 4, 2023 1:23 AM
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Quote from SlickDealHolyfield :
100%, I don't understand people who build their own PC's buying $500+ NAS storage (plus all the drives), when they probably have most of the important components from an older build laying around, just grab an itx mobo (if you want smaller form factor & case and go.
agreed +2

a NAS = PC + JBOD

so if ppl have an old build laying around, they could just buy a 2 / 4 disk external enclosure and save themselves 70% of NAS cost plus they get to choose whichever raid software/hardware they prefer.

the only possible advantage of a NAS is possibly power savings however that is neglegible as long as your build is < 10 yrs old.
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anakin316Jan 4, 2023 1:24 AM
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How are these for mainly storage? Life expectancy?
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SealTeamSixedJan 4, 2023 1:41 AM
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Quote from beggerking :
agreed +2

a NAS = PC + JBOD

so if ppl have an old build laying around, they could just buy a 2 / 4 disk external enclosure and save themselves 70% of NAS cost plus they get to choose whichever raid software/hardware they prefer.

the only possible advantage of a NAS is possibly power savings however that is neglegible as long as your build is < 10 yrs old.
Also if you're going with external enclosures, in theory you could use an old laptop, so less power consumption. Even better if you have or get one cheap that has an early m.2 slot & 2.5" drive combo, then you have a boot drive and cache drive.
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Quote from 1r0nMaiden :
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