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Newegg [newegg.com] has the 2TB Samsung Evo Plus NVMe PCIe Gen 3 for $79.99 - $5 promo code SSCV825 for $74.99
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Now also for the same price
@ Amazon [amazon.com]
INNOVATIVE V-NAND TECHNOLOGY: Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 970 EVO Plus SSD's NVMe interface (PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency ideal for tech enthusiasts, high end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers
BREAKTHROUGH READ WRITE SPEEDS: Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 620,000 IOPS Random Read
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND DATA SECURITY: Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
SUPERIOR HEAT DISSIPATION: Samsung's Nickel-coated controller and Dynamic Thermal Guard automatically monitors and maintains optimal operating temperatures to minimize performance drops
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The main exception is if you're a video editor and are copying large files all day...that's where the faster Gen 4 drives may make a difference.
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Make sure if you have an AMEX check and see if you can stack the one point or $5 deal to get 10%+ off. I think other credit cards offer similar. I got mine for $72 down from the $79.99+ taxes
Google up Crucial's sneaky way of switching controllers for the SSD. In the tech space they ADATA'd their own SSD line without informing the public in order to save cost.
Some manufacturers are becoming in nefarious in building good products in the beginning, then without telling the regular joe/jane they demote their standards to save money. (Ehem nvidia)
Most of these are lower-end, budget drives and not really a deal imo.
The Crucial FP deal was for P5 Plus and that is still a very good, high-end drive.
Some manufacturers are becoming in nefarious in building good products in the beginning, then without telling the regular joe/jane they demote their standards to save money. (Ehem nvidia)
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Some manufacturers are becoming in nefarious in building good products in the beginning, then without telling the regular joe/jane they demote their standards to save money. (Ehem nvidia)
I would recommend taking your laptop apart (or look for a video online) and check to see if there's any preinstalled heat spreaders or airflow to the ssd. If there's nothing, you may need to use a thin heat spreader like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YC1HTFR/. Or if the laptop is metal, you may be able use a thick thermal pad instead (so backplate makes contact with the ssd).
still holding the lime i think gonna wait for 70.
I would recommend taking your laptop apart (or look for a video online) and check to see if there's any preinstalled heat spreaders or airflow to the ssd. If there's nothing, you may need to use a thin heat spreader like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YC1HTFR/. Or if the laptop is metal, you may be able use a thick thermal pad instead (so backplate makes contact with the ssd).
Heat sinks only help if there's airflow. If the m.2 compartment isn't actively cooled by the main laptop fan, heatsinks won't help much. So the "heat spreader OR airflow" should be heat spreader AND airflow. Or just airflow IMHO.
I'm not familiar with laptop cooling design. If you're using a laptop from 4 years ago, they may include a m.2 slot but not anticipate these hot drives? There seems to be huge variation between how hot NVMe drives get.
I'm not familiar with laptop cooling design. If you're using a laptop from 4 years ago, they may include a m.2 slot but not anticipate these hot drives? There seems to be huge variation between how hot NVMe drives get.
Seems like you can't use the 970 in a laptop without good air flow.
they all run hot. Add a heat sink if you want
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I would recommend taking your laptop apart (or look for a video online) and check to see if there's any preinstalled heat spreaders or airflow to the ssd. If there's nothing, you may need to use a thin heat spreader like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YC1HTFR/. Or if the laptop is metal, you may be able use a thick thermal pad instead (so backplate makes contact with the ssd).
Thanks. Already opened my lg gram, it has a pm991 ssd installed. Going to check specs but it doesn't have a heatsink on it.