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That's $8 less than Microcenter, not bad. Shame it's only for the heatsink model though. I need a couple for my mini-PC that doubles as a NAS, but it has a huge heatsink that covers the RAM and M.2 devices, meaning only the version without heatsink will fit. And of course that version is $230.
Anyone know if it is easy to remove the heatsink from these or are they bonded somehow?
That's $8 less than Microcenter, not bad. Shame it's only for the heatsink model though. I need a couple for my mini-PC that doubles as a NAS, but it has a huge heatsink that covers the RAM and M.2 devices, meaning only the version without heatsink will fit. And of course that version is $230. Anyone know if it is easy to remove the heatsink from these or are they bonded somehow?
I see holes in the product image. Might be screws. Beware it will likely void the warranty. I did the same to a Sammy 980 Pro 2 TB. That one has pentalobe (5 star vs torx) screw heads 🤦. Bought a bit set just for that after stripping one screw head not realizing. Annoying. YMMV. I was considering this one too...decisions.
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That's $8 less than Microcenter, not bad. Shame it's only for the heatsink model though. I need a couple for my mini-PC that doubles as a NAS, but it has a huge heatsink that covers the RAM and M.2 devices, meaning only the version without heatsink will fit. And of course that version is $230. Anyone know if it is easy to remove the heatsink from these or are they bonded somehow?
I see holes in the product image. Might be screws. Beware it will likely void the warranty. I did the same to a Sammy 980 Pro 2 TB. That one has pentalobe (5 star vs torx) screw heads 🤦. Bought a bit set just for that after stripping one screw head not realizing. Annoying. YMMV. I was considering this one too...decisions.
Ooh…did t see the holes. That should be easy enough to deal with.
No need for DRAM on these massive drives. You buy these as your data drive, for Windows/Programs get a 512GB/1Tb with DRAM and that's the way to go. Plus your data is on a separate drive in case your windows gets corrupt your data is safe.
Would this be useful in a future NAS with the cache option? I'm looking at upgrading my existing system and not sure how capable the drives for cache need to be. Would those need DRAM ?
Would this be useful in a future NAS with the cache option? I'm looking at upgrading my existing system and not sure how capable the drives for cache need to be. Would those need DRAM ?
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Quick answer for high usage NAS NO... DRAM NO
The best deal lately was the B&H Photo one for the Samsung EVO Plus 4tb (no heatsink) for $200. That is overall a better SSD than this one at any price too.
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edited: 800 TBW. Not 220 as originally posted. As another user pointed out, that was for the 1tb model.
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edited: 800 TBW. Not 220 as originally posted. As another user pointed out, that was for the 1tb model.
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220 TBW.
220 TBW.
According to the Crucial website, the TBW is 800TB for the 4TB version. The 220TBW number is for the 1TB model.
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Anyone know if it is easy to remove the heatsink from these or are they bonded somehow?
That's $8 less than Microcenter, not bad. Shame it's only for the heatsink model though. I need a couple for my mini-PC that doubles as a NAS, but it has a huge heatsink that covers the RAM and M.2 devices, meaning only the version without heatsink will fit. And of course that version is $230. Anyone know if it is easy to remove the heatsink from these or are they bonded somehow?
I see holes in the product image. Might be screws. Beware it will likely void the warranty. I did the same to a Sammy 980 Pro 2 TB. That one has pentalobe (5 star vs torx) screw heads 🤦. Bought a bit set just for that after stripping one screw head not realizing. Annoying. YMMV. I was considering this one too...decisions.
Quick answer for high usage NAS NO... DRAM NO
edited: 800 TBW. Not 220 as originally posted. As another user pointed out, that was for the 1tb model.
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