Recommendations for a good NVMe SSD for around $200 NZD?

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#293633 4-Feb-2022 01:06

Hey guys, I'm wondering if you guys have any good recommendations for an NVME. I was thinking the A2000 1TB or SN550 1TB.

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#2861493 4-Feb-2022 06:26

I've always purchased Samsung and I've been happy with their performance and durability. They did well in an SSD durability test that's a bit old now, but was interesting. 970 Evo Plus 1TB is $199 on special right now.

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#2861566 4-Feb-2022 09:39

Remember to check Amazon Au, storage is often cheaper than local stock as long as you’re okay with a bit of a wait for shipping.

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#2861579 4-Feb-2022 10:04

I've always gone samsung as well Amazon US, always way cheaper, but with the dollar currently, might be better paying the extra $10-20 to get it local and pickup or get in a few days courier.

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#2861648 4-Feb-2022 11:33

Its just worth checking if it’s available for shipping to NZ from Aus. E.g. SN850 is $350 here whereas it’s $227-250 there.

If it’s only $10-20 then don’t really bother, if it’s $50 or so from a good seller then worth the wait.

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#2861830 4-Feb-2022 16:59

+1 for Samsung drives. Performance & durability are great, no issues at all.

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#2861836 4-Feb-2022 17:17

I've had a good run with the cheapest Kingston drives. I'm of the opinion that once you are getting past 2GB per second it's all just a p__sing contest in real world desktop usage.

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#2861916 5-Feb-2022 06:05

I saw that 1stwave has the A2000 1TB for around 165... which is the cheapest 1TB M.2 I've seen so far...

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#2862002 5-Feb-2022 09:48

Are you wanting a cheap drive, or a good drive?

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#2862004 5-Feb-2022 09:52

PNY is good value. I have one in my PS5

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#2862078 5-Feb-2022 11:22

Sinuation:

I saw that 1stwave has the A2000 1TB for around 165... which is the cheapest 1TB M.2 I've seen so far...

I have two of these in two systems (1 desktop, one laptop). The oldest one is about a year old. They have been very good.

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#2862229 5-Feb-2022 15:32

Mehrts:

Are you wanting a cheap drive, or a good drive?

Mostly acting as game storage.

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#2862253 5-Feb-2022 16:41

Sinuation:

Mehrts:

Are you wanting a cheap drive, or a good drive?

Mostly acting as game storage.

You might be surprised at how little difference there is between SATA SSDs and NVMe for loading and playing games. LTT did a blind test on this, and the result was that no one could tell the difference. This reflects my own experiences also.

https://youtu.be/4DKLA7w9eeA

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