Interesting... I have ordered one of those drives (plus a boat part in order to get the total to over $35 and thus get free shipping). This will be a drive for a PC that I ordered in December. The December PC was done on the very cheap, so cheap its' only included storage was a 128 GB m2 SSD, with one empty 2.5" drive bay. I bought the PC with three specific jobs in mind, so 128 GB was adequate storage. But with this, for under $35 (plus tax) I quadruple the storage which sounds fine to me and meaning other roles / options open up :-) .
On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:17 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > Old advice: If you are still using an old machine, one that uses an HDD to > hold the OS, consider replacing the HDD with an SSD. > > Why do I bring it up now? Because SSDs are getting even cheaper. Some > think that they will get cheaper still in the next little while. But this > drive is cheap enough that it is hardly worth thinking about: > <https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07LG1PJMH> > > Currently $33.99. You may have to add something worth $1.01 to your order > to get free shipping. Here's some candy for $1.39: > <https://www.amazon.ca/Maynards-Fuzzy-Peach-Candy-Grams/dp/B073DPJQDL/> > > Good: > - cheap > - 512GB is a comfortable size > - TLC rather than QLC > - 2.5" SATA so it easily replaces an HDD > - if you don't have a bay for it, it is light enough that duct-taping it > into your case is often good enough. So you might be able to add it to > your system rather than replacing an HDD. > > Bad: > - no DRAM > - 2.5" SATA; NVMe is better (but if you have a a suitable M.2 socket you > are probably already using it for an SSD > - you might want a larger capacity > > --- > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org > Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
