Posted May 30, 2019 So today I will be picking up a new SSD at Micro Center. I want to get the 1TB WD Blue but i don't see it on their website (they sell WD Blues SSDs in 2.5 inch). So my question is, Would you trust a Micro Center brand M.2 SSD in terms of reliability? (This is just in case they do not have the WD Blue.) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1068396-1tb-m2-ssd/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 30, 2019 I use exclusively inland SSDs at work. They're cheap but have been reliable. Haven't tried their M.2 SSDs yet. One thing to point out is that the most of the WD blue SSDs are SATA based SSDs, the inland drives are NVME. Check first that your system supports NVME. NVME is much faster, but the performance of the inland NVME drives aren't really that impressive. Look around for mydigitalSSD's or siliconpower's higher end drives, they're not much more than the inland NVME but are substantially faster. If you can't find them, just go for the inland NVME. It'll be plenty fast for basically anything Donate your unused computer resources for cancer and other research. For Zinsey ❤ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1068396-1tb-m2-ssd/#findComment-12608393 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 30, 2019 If you need a 2.5" SSD specifically for the form factor you can also grab that Inland for $90 or the Sandisk for $110 (same price as the WD Blue you're looking at): https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=pricelow&N=4294945779+4294820270+667&myStore=null Also, NVMe isn't much faster in actual use, so get what fits your budget or needs. "Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself. Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr 7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440 NAS/Plex/Game Server Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening. Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w OnePlus Ecosystem: OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green 3D Printing: Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!) Other Interesting Tech: - 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1068396-1tb-m2-ssd/#findComment-12608399 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 30, 2019 Author 25 minutes ago, jstudrawa said: If you need a 2.5" SSD specifically for the form factor you can also grab that Inland for $90 or the Sandisk for $110 (same price as the WD Blue you're looking at): https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=pricelow&N=4294945779+4294820270+667&myStore=null Also, NVMe isn't much faster in actual use, so get what fits your budget or needs. So my PC case it the PC-011 dynamic which has terrible 2.5 inch ssd support. I am wanting to get the M.2 form factor. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1068396-1tb-m2-ssd/#findComment-12608489 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 30, 2019 Author 32 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said: Check first that your system supports NVME. NVME is much faster, but the performance of the inland NVME drives aren't really that impressive. My motherboard currently has an NVMe drive installed and I can confirm that it supports NVMe. I have a 2.5 inch inland ssd and its pretty slow so I don't doubt what you're saying. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1068396-1tb-m2-ssd/#findComment-12608502 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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