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Any recommendations for cheap 2.5 inch storage device?

Whooses
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Hey guys, so I'm planning to upgrade my dad's laptop, and I want to upgrade from the 2.5 inch HHD to a SATA or something that's 2.5 inch.  So can you guys help me find one that's cheap (the cheaper the better, or even the cheapest), I also prefer minimum 500GB but I'm really trying to find one for more storage, I am also trying to spend a bit more than $100 or preferably less. Thank you for helping.

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You're looking for an SSD? If that price is USD then you can easily get a 1TB Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860/870 EVO for that money. Those are both excellent choices, and if you can afford it that's what I'd go with. 

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3 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

You're looking for an SSD? If that price is USD then you can easily get a 1TB Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860/870 EVO for that money. Those are both excellent choices, and if you can afford it that's what I'd go with. 

I'm sorry, yes l'm looking for preferably SSD or at least 7200RPM, and in CAD

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5 minutes ago, Whooses said:

I'm sorry, yes l'm looking for preferably SSD or at least 7200RPM, and in CAD

If it's a boot drive then absolutely get an SSD, nothing else.

 

As for the price - the 1TB MX500 is a bit over budget at $120, but the 500GB model is still excellent. 

Phobos: AMD Ryzen 7 2700, 16GB 3000MHz DDR4, ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, 1TB Samsung SSD 980, 450W Corsair CXM, Corsair Carbide 175R, Windows 10 Pro

 

Polaris: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 32GB 1600MHz DDR3, ASRock X79 Extreme6, 12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 1TB Crucial MX500, 750W Corsair RM750, Antec SX635, Windows 10 Pro

 

Pluto: Intel Core i7-2600, 32GB 1600MHz DDR3, ASUS P8Z68-V, 4GB XFX AMD Radeon RX 570, 8GB ASUS AMD Radeon RX 570, 1TB Samsung 860 EVO, 3TB Seagate BarraCuda, 750W EVGA BQ, Fractal Design Focus G, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

York (NAS): Intel Core i5-2400, 16GB 1600MHz DDR3, HP Compaq OEM, 240GB Kingston V300 (boot), 3x2TB Seagate BarraCuda, 320W HP PSU, HP Compaq 6200 Pro, TrueNAS CORE (12.0)

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On 9/16/2021 at 8:46 PM, Whooses said:

Hey guys, so I'm planning to upgrade my dad's laptop, and I want to upgrade from the 2.5 inch HHD to a SATA or something that's 2.5 inch.  So can you guys help me find one that's cheap (the cheaper the better, or even the cheapest), I also prefer minimum 500GB but I'm really trying to find one for more storage, I am also trying to spend a bit more than $100 or preferably less. Thank you for helping.

Get a kingston a400 or wd blue. they arent that fast compared with other ssd's, but they are inexpensive, reliable and will run circles around an hdd.

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