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@ApolloEleven If you're okay withh amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-240GB-ASP550SS3-240GM-C/dp/B013J7Q338/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457512368&sr=1-3&keywords=240gb+ssd

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There is a sale on at Ebay (20% off), the prices are in Australian dollars and pre-20% off.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apacer-AS2280-M-2-128GB-SATAIII-SSD-2280-/351656719238?hash=item51e05fb386:g:5mMAAOSwUuFWxSW3

Is this a good M.2 SSD? Or should I save? I only have a single M.2 slot on my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard.

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Just now, ApolloEleven said:

There is a sale on at Ebay (20% off), the prices are in Australian dollars and pre-20% off.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apacer-AS2280-M-2-128GB-SATAIII-SSD-2280-/351656719238?hash=item51e05fb386:g:5mMAAOSwUuFWxSW3

Is this a good M.2 SSD? Or should I save?

Do some research into how fast that drive is. If it's hella fast, then go for it.

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Then what is considered "Hella fast" for a SSD. You are just creating more questions.

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4 minutes ago, ApolloEleven said:

There is a sale on at Ebay (20% off), the prices are in Australian dollars and pre-20% off.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apacer-AS2280-M-2-128GB-SATAIII-SSD-2280-/351656719238?hash=item51e05fb386:g:5mMAAOSwUuFWxSW3

Is this a good M.2 SSD? Or should I save? I only have a single M.2 slot on my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard.

what do other 120 gb m.2 ssds cost in austrailian dollars?

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This is a sata m.2 drive. It will not be faster than most regular SSDs. If it was PCIe, then go for it. 

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1 minute ago, mikat said:

what do other 120 gb m.2 ssds cost in austrailian dollars?

Around $100, this one is cheap but the brand is not well-known, that is why I am concerned. SSD specs vary a lot.

1 minute ago, Lolucoca said:

This is a sata m.2 drive. It will not be faster than most regular SSDs. If it was PCIe, then go for it. 

Oh I see, I thought M.2 is faster in general. Then I will save up for a M.2 PCIe. Thanks.

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@ApolloEleven You can check if it's sata by llooking at the picture. SATA-M.2-SSDs have two notches whereas PCIe ones have only one. 

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5 minutes ago, ApolloEleven said:

Around $100, this one is cheap but the brand is not well-known, that is why I am concerned. SSD specs vary a lot.

well linus gave away some apacer ssd recently, so they can't be that bad :)

but i'd get a 2.5 inch drive because you won't see a diffrence and you can upgrade to an NVMe drive later down the road :)

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#m=12,32&sort=a10&page=1&t=0

i would personally get a 250 gb ssd, i have the bx100 from crucial (250 gb) and i've already filled 90 gb, i would not get a 120gb ssd :)

get: 850 evo or bx100 250 gb

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4 minutes ago, Lolucoca said:

This is a sata m.2 drive. It will not be faster than most regular SSDs. If it was PCIe, then go for it. 

Their website says it is a SATA III M.2.

I already got a regular SATA SSD, so I will probably get a higher capacity regular SATA SSD or a PCIe M.2 SSD.

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Just now, mikat said:

well linus gave away some apacer ssd recently, so they can't be that bad :)

but i'd get a 2.5 inch drive because you won't see a diffrence and you can upgrade to an NVMe drive later down the road :)

Hmm true. Still I couldn't find a review for this exact model which is odd. But anyway I'll just wait for another sale for a higher capacity SSD since this is just a regular SATA SSD but in M.2 form (I already got a 120GB 2.5inch SSD as boot drive).

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8 minutes ago, mikat said:

oh, if you already have a sata ssd, why would you want this one?

It is heavily discounted ^_^

I have two old 80GB HDDs + 120GB SSD in my computer. I am looking to replace the two 80GB HDDs since they block airflow in my case and really slow at loading big applications such as games, and I have a M.2 slot on my motherboard, and an extra 2.5 inch SSD mount behind the motherboard which do not interrupt airflow.

 

I thought this M.2 is much faster than my 2.5 inch SATA SSD, but it turns out there is a PCIe and SATA version. I'll wait for a cheap 240GB SATA 2.5 inch SSD or a fast PCIe M.2 120GB SSD instead.

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1 minute ago, Lolucoca said:

@ApolloEleven If you're okay withh amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-240GB-ASP550SS3-240GM-C/dp/B013J7Q338/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457512368&sr=1-3&keywords=240gb+ssd

Oh wow that is reasonable and good specs too. I'll think about it. Thanks for sharing.

EDIT: When I convert currency from USD to AUD it is slightly more expensive but still a good deal.

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@ApolloEleven It's not amazon.com.au but the regular amazon.com, so that means there will be shipping costs to australia...

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Just now, Lolucoca said:

@ApolloEleven It's not amazon.com.au but the regular amazon.com, so that means there will be shipping costs to australia...

Yes, including shipping, it is $85 Australian dollars, which is ~$20 more than the M.2 SSD but I think I'll get this one instead, thanks.

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