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Amazon has 480GB Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive for $25.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Fast start up, loading and file transfers. A400 has a 7 millimeter form factor to fit in a wider array of systems. It's ideal for slimmer notebooks and in systems with limited available space
  • More reliable and durable than a hard drive
  • Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement; Operating temperature: 0°C-70°C
  • Capacity: 480GB, Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0. 480GB to 500MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write

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About this item
Fast start up, loading and file transfers. A400 has a 7 millimeter form factor to fit in a wider array of systems. It's ideal for slimmer notebooks and in systems with limited available space
More reliable and durable than a hard drive
Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement; Operating temperature: 0°C-70°C
Capacity: 480GB, Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0. 480GB to 500MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write
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not every task needs dram.. saying you'd never buy dram is sorta weird bc things like a game drive doesn't need dram.. sure you can use a dram drive for a game drive.. but it's not that big of a difference lmao. my 2TB 660p i got for $80 2 years ago is doing just fine. like you said.. know what tools you need for w/e. dramless drives obviously have a place.. but when ppl are like OMGZ EW NO DRAM.. it's so laughable.

that said, obviously dram drives are great for transfer like you said.. but if you think loading a game is going to be mind blowingly better.. lol. i do like dram drives.. just not all drives need to have dram. but ya i prob wouldn't buy this kingston.. they seem to be going down hill in cs and quality.
Not everyone has an NVMe slot you know...
Does not have DRAM. Personally I'll never buy another SSD without DRAM. Always disappointed in the performance.

Well apparently some people find my opinion unhelpful so let me elaborate. Sequential write speeds are only useful if transferring large files which is not as common. When loading games or copying folder structures that consist of lot of small files having DRAM is essential for good transfer speeds. Without DRAM SSDs can be slower then traditional HDD. So just make sure you know what your use case and needs are before you purchase a DRAMless SSD.

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decent r/w speeds
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In one for my steam games
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Perfect for a boot drive!
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Does not have DRAM. Personally I'll never buy another SSD without DRAM. Always disappointed in the performance.

Well apparently some people find my opinion unhelpful so let me elaborate. Sequential write speeds are only useful if transferring large files which is not as common. When loading games or copying folder structures that consist of lot of small files having DRAM is essential for good transfer speeds. Without DRAM SSDs can be slower then traditional HDD. So just make sure you know what your use case and needs are before you purchase a DRAMless SSD.
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"HDD Replacement for Increase Performance" be soundin' a bit like "all your base are belong to us"
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02-14-2023 at 11:30 AM.
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Quote from cgigate :
Far away a pefect boot drive, my NVMe drive is over 10x speed.
Not everyone has an NVMe slot you know...
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Does not have DRAM. Personally I'll never buy another SSD without DRAM. Always disappointed in the performance.

Well apparently some people find my opinion unhelpful so let me elaborate. Sequential write speeds are only useful if transferring large files which is not as common. When loading games or copying folder structures that consist of lot of small files having DRAM is essential for good transfer speeds. Without DRAM SSDs can be slower then traditional HDD. So just make sure you know what your use case and needs are before you purchase a DRAMless SSD.
not every task needs dram.. saying you'd never buy dram is sorta weird bc things like a game drive doesn't need dram.. sure you can use a dram drive for a game drive.. but it's not that big of a difference lmao. my 2TB 660p i got for $80 2 years ago is doing just fine. like you said.. know what tools you need for w/e. dramless drives obviously have a place.. but when ppl are like OMGZ EW NO DRAM.. it's so laughable.

that said, obviously dram drives are great for transfer like you said.. but if you think loading a game is going to be mind blowingly better.. lol. i do like dram drives.. just not all drives need to have dram. but ya i prob wouldn't buy this kingston.. they seem to be going down hill in cs and quality.
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02-14-2023 at 11:43 AM.
Quote from dhenke1690 :
Does not have DRAM. Personally I'll never buy another SSD without DRAM. Always disappointed in the performance.

Well apparently some people find my opinion unhelpful so let me elaborate. Sequential write speeds are only useful if transferring large files which is not as common. When loading games or copying folder structures that consist of lot of small files having DRAM is essential for good transfer speeds. Without DRAM SSDs can be slower then traditional HDD. So just make sure you know what your use case and needs are before you purchase a DRAMless SSD.

What drives would you recommend?
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I have use these drives, and I will recommend them, but it depends on what you're doing, if you're just looking for a basic system with basic software, with not too much storage, the Kingston Drive is fine, it'll be plenty fast, however, if you decide to install over 100 GB of software and data, be prepared to see this drive struggle and slow down like crazy
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What drives would you recommend?

Crucial mx500
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Quote from cgigate :
Far away a pefect boot drive, my NVMe drive is over 10x speed.

Just fyi if it's 10x faster why would your computer boot up the same speed as this drive?

The only thing that's 10 times faster is the read write speed, which, by the way, you will never see, unless you were transferring data between two drives of the same caliber, you will never see those read write speeds, and the read write speeds Don't make a difference for boot times and software loading times. There's more important factors that determine how fast and snappy feeling an ssd feels
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