1/2TB SSD Purchase... Black Friday?

[Caldezar]

I'm looking for a 1 or 2TB SATA SSD to use as game storage in an external USB3 case for my XBOX One X. I don't game much, but the load times on XBOX are frustrating. I did some digging, and an external SSD seems to make a pretty huge difference. (Swapping the primary drive is apparently a gong show for the XBOX due to proprietary formatting, possible banning of your XBOX account, etc.) So I'm on the hunt for a good deal on a drive.

Does anyone have a line on any Black Friday, or other, sale for a decent SATA SSD? My one ask is no ADATA as I've had horrible experience with them in the past.

 

[Marzipan]

take a look around for the PNY M280CS3030-2TB-RB. 2TB M.2 NVMe x4 drive for under $400.

 

[Caldezar]

It needs to be a SATA drive, not NVMe. The interface is via USB 3, which makes an NVMe drive + adapter a complete waste.

 

[Marzipan]

sorry, brain went on request for capacity and just assumed best price and fastest.

for 1TB, check out the PNY SSD7CS900 for a $130 1TB SATA SSD.

 

[Bond007]

haven't seen any specific sales yet, but I will try and keep an eye out for a deal.

 

[supaflyx3]

2tb mx500 will be 180 for BF IIRC

 

[Marzipan]

2tb mx500 will be 180 for BF IIRC

damn, that's good!

 

[Caldezar]

2tb mx500 will be 180 for BF IIRC

Will that be everywhere? That's definitely a good deal.

 

[supaflyx3]

Will that be everywhere? That's definitely a good deal.

Amazon, I believe

 

[Soultribunal]

I will also support the MX500. It should be able to be had for a smoking deal in the coming days.

I have never gone wrong with Crucial.

Sorry to hear that you've had bad experience with ADATA. I've loved their NVME Drives. Never an issue luckily. But I guess most technology is like that. I am sure somewhere out there someone is saying "Goddamn you Crucial!!!".

-ST