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SAMSUNG 850 EVO Solid State Drive

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Hi,

Im going to buy one of these two SSD's in a few hours and i want to know what one you guys think i should get.

Here are my two choices.

"SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM"

"SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal SSD Single Unit Version MZ-N5E250BW"

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Well the sata drive seems sufficient to me so I'd get it since it's so much cheaper (hence why I have a 500GB 850 EVO)

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1 minute ago, GalacticRuler said:

If they are priced the same, get the M.2. M.2 has faster transfer speeds, so as long as you are okay with losing some SATA ports, get that.

M.2 doesn't have any transfer speeds, any more than 2.5" or 3.5" have transfer speeds. M.2 is a form factor. SSDs in this form factor can use either SATA or PCI Express, which is much faster. This SSD uses SATA, so the speed is no different than any other SATA drive, whether they are M.2 or 2.5".

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1 minute ago, GalacticRuler said:

If they are priced the same, get the M.2. M.2 has faster transfer speeds, so as long as you are okay with losing some SATA ports, get that.

M.2 doesn't have any transfer speeds, any more than 2.5" or 3.5" have transfer speeds. M.2 is a form factor. SSDs in this form factor can use either SATA or PCI Express, which is much faster. This SSD uses SATA, so the speed is no different than any other SATA drive, whether they are M.2 or 2.5".

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1 minute ago, GalacticRuler said:

If they are priced the same, get the M.2. M.2 has faster transfer speeds, so as long as you are okay with losing some SATA ports, get that.

M.2 doesn't have any transfer speeds, any more than 2.5" or 3.5" have transfer speeds. M.2 is a form factor. SSDs in this form factor can use either SATA or PCI Express, which is much faster. This SSD uses SATA, so the speed is no different than any other SATA drive, whether they are M.2 or 2.5".

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2.5" - 132AUD 117AUD

M.2 - 114AUD

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