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TEAMGROUP Inc. via Amazon has 2TB TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 2.5" SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive SSD (T253TZ002T0C101) on sale for $67.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 3D NAND smart upgrade option for gaming
  • Warranty: 3-year or 1,600TBW
  • Read: up to 550MB/s; Write: up to 500MB/s

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TeamGroup Inc via Amazon [amazon.com] has 2TB TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD on sale for $67.99. Shipping is Free.
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Model: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 550/500 MB/s) T253TZ002T0C101

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    Product Name: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 550/500 MB/s) T253TZ002T0C101
    Manufacturer: TEAMGROUP
    Model Number: T253TZ002T0C101
    Product SKU: B09WMSVHD4
    UPC: 765441060487
    ASIN: B09WMSVHD4
    Brand: TEAMGROUP
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 19.68504 x 19.68504 x 11.0236225 Inches
    Item Weight: 0.09920802 Pounds
    Item model number: T253TZ002T0C101
    Manufacturer: TEAMGROUP
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    Drives with silicon motion controllers like this drive should come with still have a decent sized dynamic cache to absorb large files quickly. It's the same controller crucial uses in the BX500.

    Other drives like the PNY CS900 use a phison controller with a small 10GB static cache and typically drop to 100MB/s writes once this fills up on large file writes. Still faster than most people's internet connection and reads are plenty fast enough.

    Both drives are adequate for general usage but still a step down in quality, reliability, and longevity compared to a drive with DRAM like an MX500 or 870 EVO. It's also almost half the price though.
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    It really depends on your use case. This is going to be fine for a lot of applications like secondary storage. Anyway, the SLC cache on this thing is massive at like 660GB. https://www.techpowerup.com/revie...ssd/6.html

    I don't know how often people are going to fill a 660GB write cache. My guess is not that often.
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    Catalyst1990
    06-17-2023 at 06:32 AM.
    06-17-2023 at 06:32 AM.
    SSDs are getting cheap enough that's it's very tempting to buy a bunch to replace the spinning discs in our Home Media Server. Any down side to using these for Music, Family Photos/Videos, Movies, etc? They wouldn't get super heavy use, mostly just to backup the important memories and some movies here and there.
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    06-17-2023 at 06:35 AM.
    06-17-2023 at 06:35 AM.
    Quote from Catalyst1990 :
    SSDs are getting cheap enough that's it's very tempting to buy a bunch to replace the spinning discs in our Home Media Server. Any down side to using these for Music, Family Photos/Videos, Movies, etc? They wouldn't get super heavy use, mostly just to backup the important memories and some movies here and there.
    As long as you have a backup for them, like any other drive.

    I've heard that the sustained write speeds are kinda weak on teamgroup products but never tried it myself to verify, and probably varies depending on the product. Probably worse with the flash drives though. I think the SSD like this are better.

    Anyway the good news is that write would not be common for you. And read speeds are supposed to be no issue, making your use case perfect.
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    06-17-2023 at 08:12 AM.
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    Good buy since Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077 upcoming expansion will have SSD requirements.
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    06-17-2023 at 08:15 AM.
    06-17-2023 at 08:15 AM.
    This is DRAM-less which means initially moving big files -- like games -- over to it initially starts very fast but then hits a wall when the SLC cache is filled. Spend a little more, get one with DRAM.
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    06-17-2023 at 08:31 AM.
    Quote from changamanga :
    This is DRAM-less which means initially moving big files -- like games -- over to it initially starts very fast but then hits a wall when the SLC cache is filled. Spend a little more, get one with DRAM.

    Drives with silicon motion controllers like this drive should come with still have a decent sized dynamic cache to absorb large files quickly. It's the same controller crucial uses in the BX500.

    Other drives like the PNY CS900 use a phison controller with a small 10GB static cache and typically drop to 100MB/s writes once this fills up on large file writes. Still faster than most people's internet connection and reads are plenty fast enough.

    Both drives are adequate for general usage but still a step down in quality, reliability, and longevity compared to a drive with DRAM like an MX500 or 870 EVO. It's also almost half the price though.
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    06-17-2023 at 08:45 AM.
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    I'm long at fitty dolla. Give me a holla when you hear it be fitty dolla.
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    06-17-2023 at 08:45 AM.

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    06-17-2023 at 08:45 AM.
    Quote from changamanga :
    This is DRAM-less which means initially moving big files -- like games -- over to it initially starts very fast but then hits a wall when the SLC cache is filled. Spend a little more, get one with DRAM.
    It really depends on your use case. This is going to be fine for a lot of applications like secondary storage. Anyway, the SLC cache on this thing is massive at like 660GB. https://www.techpowerup.com/revie...ssd/6.html

    I don't know how often people are going to fill a 660GB write cache. My guess is not that often.
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    06-17-2023 at 12:38 PM.
    06-17-2023 at 12:38 PM.
    Quote from changamanga :
    This is DRAM-less which means initially moving big files -- like games -- over to it initially starts very fast but then hits a wall when the SLC cache is filled. Spend a little more, get one with DRAM.
    DRAM is not SLC. You should do some reading before commenting Smilie However, it is true about the pseudo-SLC filling up during large transfers.
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    06-17-2023 at 01:22 PM.
    06-17-2023 at 01:22 PM.
    You get what you pay for. I had two of the 1tb versions of this drive and they both died in 3 months. I even spent 9 bucks to rma the first one. the brand new one they sent me also died.I didnt bother rma'ing the second. I threw it away at bought a mx500, which I should have done from the start.
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    06-17-2023 at 01:27 PM.
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    Quote from Goldenboi1210 :
    You get what you pay for. I had two of the 1tb versions of this drive and they both died in 3 months. I even spent 9 bucks to rma the first one. the brand new one they sent me also died.I didnt bother rma'ing the second. I threw it away at bought a mx500, which I should have done from the start.
    honestly with large price drops we've been experiencing across the SSD's, buying the absolute cheapest one is probably not worth it.
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    06-17-2023 at 01:41 PM.
    06-17-2023 at 01:41 PM.
    I've had this 1TB version in my PC for playing my music. I know its different from running the OS on. I haven't had an issues with it. I would upgrade if it hit $50 or less. LOL
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    06-17-2023 at 01:42 PM.
    06-17-2023 at 01:42 PM.
    Quote from Goldenboi1210 :
    You get what you pay for. I had two of the 1tb versions of this drive and they both died in 3 months. I even spent 9 bucks to rma the first one. the brand new one they sent me also died.I didnt bother rma'ing the second. I threw it away at bought a mx500, which I should have done from the start.
    What were you using them for?
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    06-17-2023 at 01:52 PM.
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    Quote from ebolaboi :
    What were you sing them for?
    random file storage. barely even used em other than having maybe 300 gb of stuff on it. and these are files i rarely even opened or used. just a backup really
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