Do you think this is legit?

[AlanAlan]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-32GB-mSATA-SSD-Solid-State-Drive-MZ-MPC0320-0H1-/321540751987?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4add528273

[Wauthar]

Looks like it, 32GB is real small though.

[shanmu54321]

Maybe yes

[Mohenjo]

yea seems fine. its used and small so its a fair price 

[Fluxx]

He's sold a lot of them so I assume so.

[Mohenjo]

actually might buy one. seems perfect for OS and chrome. 

[kent1147]

Yes, it's legit.

 

No, it's not worth it.  32GB is nothing.  

 

Get at least a 256GB mSATA SSD.  If you can't afford one, then save up for one.  You're making a mistake by going with a 32GB SSD.

[Mohenjo]

Yes, it's legit.

 

No, it's not worth it.  32GB is nothing.  

 

Get at least a 256GB mSATA SSD.  If you can't afford one, then save up for one.  You're making a mistake by going with a 32GB SSD.

i mean its good enough for Windows and chrome so i dont think its that bad... plus its only 20 bucks compared to 100

[Diederik_Gr]

32GB is going to fit a Linux OS at best, not what I'd recommend for windows. What if you could raid a couple of these though?

[kent1147]

trying to be big with your 256?

 

No.  I'm trying to give economical advice.

 

A person will outgrow a 32GB SSD within weeks of ownership.  At that point, they're going to want higher-capacity SSDs.  So even if a 32GB SSD is $15, I'd consider that $15 that's going to become worthless in the near future.

 

Meanwhile, something like a 256GB SSD will have enough capacity to last someone installing OS / apps / games (no bulk media) for quite some time... most likely years into the future.  So if you're going to drop the money, put it into something that will last, rather than putting it into something cheap.

[s3ns3]

with that seller ofc

[Briggsy]

I would avoid used SSD's off ebay when the seller has large quantities of them available for too good to be true prices. at least ask a question and wait for a response before thinking about it. 

 

This should raise a red flag or two: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=drivesupply&myworld=true&items=25&iid=-1&de=off&which=negative&interval=365

[Kyuubixchidori]

If you just use it for the os and install the programs and place photo's on a hard drive then it will do just fine. That's what I'm doing and I don't even exceed 20GB. installing games on a ssd doesn't improve gaming itself, only the loading times.

some apps may benefit from it but such apps are quite rare. 

and if you want more capacity then just buy like 3 of them and run them in raid 5 and problem solved. Still easy solution for having fast speed with some capacity and a way to keep your files more protected when one stops working because of the raid

mate, how do you manage to fit that? the normal windows install is like 25-30 gigs.

 

60 is a tiny ssd, and i worked just fine off one. right now im using 128 and its the perfect sweet spot. with anything smaller youd be constantly juggling what you can store and be a huge pain

 

edit: and wtf, how are you planning on raiding msata drives?-reason i meant to comment. 

[Gikero]

If you just use it for the os and install the programs and place photo's on a hard drive then it will do just fine. That's what I'm doing and I don't even exceed 20GB. installing games on a ssd doesn't improve gaming itself, only the loading times.

some apps may benefit from it but such apps are quite rare. 

and if you want more capacity then just buy like 3 of them and run them in raid 5 and problem solved. Still easy solution for having fast speed with some capacity and a way to keep your files more protected when one stops working because of the raid

If you're buying 3, getting a single larger capacity would be better. However, for light OS usage, or even as a cache drive, I think it is worth it. I run Xubuntu off a SD card, on a netbook and it is fine for opening Firefox.

 

[FaZe Booce]

I googled the serial and it is legit. You can use it as a boot drive and probably nothing else

[ThomasD]

It is legitimate (insofar as it is not a total scam), but I second the advice to look at the seller's feedback.

 

I also agree, that for a general use computer, a small SSD like that is not going to prove valuable.

 

As an OS drive for an HTPC or NAS, where everything else was going onto HDDs, it could be fine.

[Guest]

Don't see why everyone is saying it's not worth it for 32GBs; $17 for an SSD to just stick your OS on? Bargain. 

 

EDIT: After looking into the SSD, the speeds don't seem to be mind-blowing... Still worth it IMO. 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Yes, it's legit.

 

No, it's not worth it.  32GB is nothing.  

 

Get at least a 256GB mSATA SSD.  If you can't afford one, then save up for one.  You're making a mistake by going with a 32GB SSD.

 

Lol no. MY 120GB is way to big. You only need OS and everyday programs on it.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

 

EDIT: After looking into the SSD, the speeds don't seem to be mind-blowing... Still worth it IMO. 

 

Yeah, exactly, still and SSD so totally worth.

[theereal]

Yes, it's legit.

 

No, it's not worth it.  32GB is nothing.  

 

Get at least a 256GB mSATA SSD.  If you can't afford one, then save up for one.  You're making a mistake by going with a 32GB SSD.

 

if im not mistaken, less storage = faster ssd

[Kyuubixchidori]

if im not mistaken, less storage = faster ssd

larger SSds tend to be faster.

 

like the 850 evo, the larger capacites are faster, as they have more storage to work with

[theereal]

larger SSds tend to be faster.

 

like the 850 evo, the larger capacites are faster, as they have more storage to work with

 

ahhhhh

[EarthboundHero]

Yes, it's legit.

 

No, it's not worth it.  32GB is nothing.  

 

Get at least a 256GB mSATA SSD.  If you can't afford one, then save up for one.  You're making a mistake by going with a 32GB SSD.

No, you're wrong. Most people can easily get away with 64GB if they have an HDD as well. I got away with 64GB for over a year without any problems. 256 is more than you need to a just OS drive. Also, mSATA comes at a premium.

 

mate, how do you manage to fit that? the normal windows install is like 25-30 gigs.

 

60 is a tiny ssd, and i worked just fine off one. right now im using 128 and its the perfect sweet spot. with anything smaller youd be constantly juggling what you can store and be a huge pain

 

edit: and wtf, how are you planning on raiding msata drives?-reason i meant to comment. 

Windows 8.1 only takes up around 15GB for me.

[Kyuubixchidori]

No, you're wrong. Most people can easily get away with 64GB if they have an HDD as well. I got away with 64GB for over a year without any problems. 256 is more than you need to a just OS drive. Also, mSATA comes at a premium.

 

Windows 8.1 only takes up around 15GB for me.

last time i looked at evo drives, the sata versions where actually a few bucks cheaper, but we where looking at the standard 64/128/256/512 sizes. may be diffrent now, it was only a few bucks so obviously can change quickly. 

 

interesting, I wonder if there was some caching by default that was different, as mine took up 25 gigs I believe. I know after installed drivers and chrome I had 32 gigs used. im running a 60 gig partition, as i want to save 60 for OSX. Im also running a 1 tb hard drive, so i just throw everything there. 

 

 

dont some motherboards support using msata as just auto cache? that might be a good feature for just a15$ or whatever this drive was

[AlanAlan]

What about this ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/mini-MSATA-PCI-E-SSD-50mm-to-2-5-SATA-7-15Pin-Adapter-Converter-Card-sv-/291478734018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43dd7c84c2