Posted April 1, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 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. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, Thorinox said: it is the 480GB version. how much would you get for new kingston A400 / crucial BX500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said: how much would you get for new kingston A400 / crucial BX500? $60 for the A400. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 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. My Rig: Xeon E5 1680 V2 @ 4.5GHz - Asus Rampage IV Extreme X79 Mobo - 64GB DDR3 1600MHz - 8 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Low Profile - CAS 10-10-10-27 - AMD Radeon RX 6700XT Sapphire Pulse 12GB - DeepCool E-Shield E-ATX Tempered Glass Case - 1 x 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe SSD - BeQuiet Straight Power 11 850W Gold+ Quad rail - Fractal Design Celsius S36 & 6 x 120mm silent fans - Lenovo KBBH21 - Corsair Glaive RGB Pro - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit Monitors - 3 x Acer Nitro 23.8" 1080p 75Hz IPS 1ms Freesync Panels = AMD Eyefinity @ 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 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 CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 Author 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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