Hello everyone, wondering if this was to good to be true...

[Thorinox]

For MANY years I have been wanting to get myself an Intel 730 Series SSD, but the price has never gone down, even on used ones. And today a friend of mine happened to show me an ebay link that just seems to good to be true. And usually it is. As you can see (link provided), for $80, I can get a "Grade A condition" used one, and it is the 480GB version. While any other time, that would run for double at least. But how can I tell its a genuine one, and not a knock off? Sure, they have good ratings at 100% at 2k+ sales, but in my book, that means nothing when it comes to expensive things at times.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-SSD-730-SSDSC2BP480G4-480GB-SOLID-STATE-DRIVE-2-5-SATA-6Gb-s-20nm-MLC/362438790419

Thanks for taking the time to help me.

Jeramy

[dizmo]

I wouldn't buy used SSD storage unless they list the write cycles, which this does not. Honestly $80 isn't even that good of a deal for a 480GB SSD. Take a look at 800GB Intel DC drives. They're only $30 or $40 more usually. 

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

9 minutes ago, Thorinox said:

it is the 480GB version.

how much would you get for new kingston A400 / crucial BX500?

[PlayStation 2]

4 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

how much would you get for new kingston A400 / crucial BX500?

$60 for the A400.

[Brennan Price]

Why is it that you want the 730 series in particular though? Even a brand new Intel 545 512GB SSD is only £72 brand new. 

[Spotty]

54 minutes ago, Thorinox said:

For MANY years I have been wanting to get myself an Intel 730 Series SSD, but the price has never gone down, even on used ones.

Why? Why an Intel 730 series SSD?

You can get brand new 500GB SSDs for less.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ft8j4D/crucial-mx500-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct500mx500ssd1

[Guest]

You can get a intel 660p nvme ssd for $60 brand new. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6YtQzy/intel-660p-series-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ssdpeknw512g8xt

[RasmusDC]

Keep away from drives like the 660p the many layers of memory simply cripple the drives.. TLC is the worst you should go i my point of view..

 

but personally i would never buy used SSD, at that pricepoint. 

 

any decent TLC or MLC drive is the way to go

 

KEEP AWAY from QLC drives. when filled they get REALLY slow. not just slow, REALLY slow.

[Thorinox]

9 hours ago, dizmo said:

I wouldn't buy used SSD storage unless they list the write cycles, which this does not. Honestly $80 isn't even that good of a deal for a 480GB SSD. Take a look at 800GB Intel DC drives. They're only $30 or $40 more usually. 

 

9 hours ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

how much would you get for new kingston A400 / crucial BX500?

 

9 hours ago, handymanshandle said:

$60 for the A400.

 

9 hours ago, Brennan_Price said:

Why is it that you want the 730 series in particular though? Even a brand new Intel 545 512GB SSD is only £72 brand new. 

 

9 hours ago, Spotty said:

Why? Why an Intel 730 series SSD?

You can get brand new 500GB SSDs for less.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ft8j4D/crucial-mx500-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct500mx500ssd1

 

9 hours ago, gewygw said:

You can get a intel 660p nvme ssd for $60 brand new. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6YtQzy/intel-660p-series-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ssdpeknw512g8xt

 

8 hours ago, RasmusDC said:

Keep away from drives like the 660p the many layers of memory simply cripple the drives.. TLC is the worst you should go i my point of view..

 

but personally i would never buy used SSD, at that pricepoint. 

 

any decent TLC or MLC drive is the way to go

 

KEEP AWAY from QLC drives. when filled they get REALLY slow. not just slow, REALLY slow.

Oh sorry guys, it was really late last night when I wrote this, its not for use, but for collection, just some of those hard to come by or parts alone that went through the roof for no reason kind of thing. Right now im using a Samsung 870 1TB SSD for my main drive, so this isn't for use, just collection, much like how I was able to find a CaseLabs Magnum SMA8 for $150, that case alone used runs for $700+ used the last time I tried finding one before the one I got, and it had a bad scratch, and a BAD paint job, which is fine, cause I was able to repaint it just fine.