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Barryneedshelpwithhispc
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I just want a fast 500GB SSD for around $60. I’m a bit confused because there’s a WD SN500 NVMe M.2 drive on Amazon that barely anybody bought for $64.99, but a SATA M.2 one for the same price (MX500) has sold way more with glowing reviews. I thought NVMe was better in every way lmao I never really bought SSDs before though so I’ll admit I’m a bit clueless. Which one should I grab? Preferably M.2 but it could be a 2.5 inch aswell. Sorry if I sound a bit illiterate haha.

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I assume the MX500 was sold a lot more because it's much older. It has been around for at least 2 years and was and probably still is incredibly popular.

 

But the WD SN500 seems like a solid NVMe drive. Nothing special, but certainly not bad and for the price it seems like a good deal.

I'd take it.

 

 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Barryneedshelpwithhispc said:

I just want a fast 500GB SSD for around $60. I’m a bit confused because there’s a WD SN500 NVMe M.2 drive on Amazon that barely anybody bought for $64.99, but a SATA M.2 one for the same price (MX500) has sold way more with glowing reviews. I thought NVMe was better in every way lmao I never really bought SSDs before though so I’ll admit I’m a bit clueless. Which one should I grab? Preferably M.2 but it could be a 2.5 inch aswell. Sorry if I sound a bit illiterate haha.

There is a huge different in terms of performance between the SN500 and MX500 (1500mb/s vs 500mb/s). I would go with the SN500 assuming your motherboard supports NVMe. Otherwise, the MX500, which is a secondary drive I use in my rig, is a solid choice.

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37 minutes ago, Barryneedshelpwithhispc said:

I just want a fast 500GB SSD for around $60. I’m a bit confused because there’s a WD SN500 NVMe M.2 drive on Amazon that barely anybody bought for $64.99, but a SATA M.2 one for the same price (MX500) has sold way more with glowing reviews. I thought NVMe was better in every way lmao I never really bought SSDs before though so I’ll admit I’m a bit clueless. Which one should I grab? Preferably M.2 but it could be a 2.5 inch aswell. Sorry if I sound a bit illiterate haha.

mx500

 

not much difference for boot sata vs m.2

 

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