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Costco Members: 4TB Lexar PLAY 2280 SE PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive w/ Heatsink
$180
$225
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: 4TB Lexar PLAY 2280 SE PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive w/ Heatsink (LNMPL8S004T-RNNNU) for $179.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to staff member dealz4realz4realz for sharing this deal.
Features:
Thanks to staff member dealz4realz4realz for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Additional 4TB Internal SSD Storage for PS5 Console
- Adding Storage Capacity to your PS5 Console Will Let You Play Directly from The Drive – No Need to Transfer or Delete Games from your Console
- Designed to Match and Enhance Your PS5 Gaming Experience
- Exceptional Performance of 7000MB/s Max Read and 6000MB/s Max Write, Ensures Reduced Load Times and Seamless Gameplay
Editor's Notes
Written by qwikwit | Staff- This price is $45 less than the previous Frontpage Deal from July.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: 4TB Lexar PLAY 2280 SE PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive w/ Heatsink (LNMPL8S004T-RNNNU) for $179.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to staff member dealz4realz4realz for sharing this deal.
Features:
Thanks to staff member dealz4realz4realz for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Additional 4TB Internal SSD Storage for PS5 Console
- Adding Storage Capacity to your PS5 Console Will Let You Play Directly from The Drive – No Need to Transfer or Delete Games from your Console
- Designed to Match and Enhance Your PS5 Gaming Experience
- Exceptional Performance of 7000MB/s Max Read and 6000MB/s Max Write, Ensures Reduced Load Times and Seamless Gameplay
Editor's Notes
Written by qwikwit | Staff- This price is $45 less than the previous Frontpage Deal from July.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
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Pros:
It's from Costco so in theory you can return it forever.
Very high 3200TBW for a QLC
Cons:
Controller is InnoGrit IG5236, which is a low end one from 2021 with known firmware issues. Either Lexar fixed it as this is a new product or this is never going to be patched. It's a PS5 marketed drive so the tech competency for the average buyer for this product is effectively negative -> review has 0 value.
Very low end Intel/Solidigm QLC
This SSD is the Costco exclusive "SE" version of the normal PLAY model. It's a little slower and is QLC instead of TLC. If it were the normal TLC PLAY version, it would be almost identical to the M790, but that's not quite the case here as it's the downgraded QLC version.
Normal PLAY version review:
https://thepcenthusiast
SE Edition review:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2...eview.html
Community Reviews
This 4TB Lexar PLAY 2280 SE is a Costco exclusive PCIe 4.0 SSD aimed at PS5 and large game libraries, with a heatsink, 7,000 MB per second read speeds, and a 5 year warranty. The main appeal is the storage capacity and Costco return policy, which makes it feel low risk for buyers who need space now. The big caveat is that this SE version is the downgraded QLC, DRAMless model with an InnoGrit controller, so it is less attractive for heavy writes, video editing, or cache use. For mostly static game storage, it still looks like a practical fit.
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At $179.99, it is a fair price if you want 4TB now and value Costco's return policy, but it is not a standout bargain for a QLC drive. Comparable TLC drives and alternatives like the Crucial T500, Samsung 990 EVO Plus, or WD Black SN7100 have been cited around the $200-$210 range.
The Costco-exclusive PLAY 2280 SE is the downgraded SE version of the normal PLAY model and is described as QLC rather than TLC. It is also reported as DRAM-less with HMB and an InnoGrit IG5236 controller, so it is not the same drive as the regular TLC PLAY version.
Costco purchases can fall under its lifetime return handling, but the practical limit depends on the item category and the CSR processing the return. Computer hardware is argued to be outside the 90-day electronics restriction, yet returns after many years may still be questioned at the counter.
It should work well for PS5 game storage and loading, since a 5000/4200 MB/s SSD has already been used without issues and this drive is faster on paper. The main caution is that it is better suited to installing and reading games than to heavy desktop workloads like video editing or cache use.
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Pros:
It's from Costco so in theory you can return it forever.
Very high 3200TBW for a QLC
Cons:
Controller is InnoGrit IG5236, which is a low end one from 2021 with known firmware issues. Either Lexar fixed it as this is a new product or this is never going to be patched. It's a PS5 marketed drive so the tech competency for the average buyer for this product is effectively negative -> review has 0 value.
Very low end Intel/Solidigm QLC
Computers and electronics aren't covered by that. They have a 90 day return policy.
Computers and electronics aren't covered by that. They have a 90 day return policy.
$50 / TB is not worth it for junk QLC. See the TLC-based Western Digital SN7100 for $210: $52.50 / TB vs your claimed $50 / TB. You won't pay 4% more for TLC? Bad move.
And the cherry on top for this nonsense comment: Lexar has been owned by China-based Longsys for almost a decade now. How did you not know that? Not unexpected from a commenter that capitalizes "Chinese" lmao.
This SSD is the Costco exclusive "SE" version of the normal PLAY model. It's a little slower and is QLC instead of TLC. If it were the normal TLC PLAY version, it would be almost identical to the M790, but that's not quite the case here as it's the downgraded QLC version.
Normal PLAY version review:
https://thepcenthusiast
SE Edition review:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2...eview.html
Was able to get the regular version couple months back for $180 on Amazon. Was initially bummed at seeing OP post as I would definitely prefer buying from Costco- but SE being a slightly downgraded version, not so bummed.
FYI here is another review of the regular TLC version from Tom's Hardware:
https://www.tomshardwar
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Any justifiable cause that this can be done without feeling guilty?
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This is IMO an incredible value for 4tb at similar value to other drives priced at $220~250, and it's sold from Costco, with 5yr warranty included from Lexar.
I'm not sure about using it in a PS5 or Rog Ally or something cause the random write/read is mid and HMB.
Any heat issues are negated from the included heatsink IMO, but again it will run hot on heavy loads regardless cause of the controller version. But to be honest it's still way better than anything else in the same price range.
The 4TB Crucial T500 was $200 back in July on Amazon but only for a day before it sold out. It's Micron TLC, has DRAM, Phison E25 controller and 5 year warranty. I would expect it to hit $200 again around Black Friday/Cyber Monday.<br />
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This is IMO an incredible value for 4tb at similar value to other drives priced at $220~250, and it's sold from Costco, with 5yr warranty included from Lexar. <br />
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I'm not sure about using it in a PS5 or Rog Ally or something cause the random write/read is mid and HMB. <br />
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Any heat issues are negated from the included heatsink IMO, but again it will run hot on heavy loads regardless cause of the controller version. But to be honest it's still way better than anything else in the same price range.
QLC Drive
Is it dramless too? Oh god it is, RUN AWAY. Trashtier
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edit: this wasn't in the description when I added this comment.
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