Cheap SSD???

[mcc1961]

What do you think of a refurbished and off brand SSD's that are on eBay

[dany_boy]

Stay away from them. Get something new from a reputable brand if you plan to use it for a long time and be reliable.

[Vercii]

Just be careful when buying off of eBay..I've seen multiple scammers on eBay selling SSDs for cheap and it ending up being fake. 

[W-L]

5 minutes ago, mcc1961 said:

What do you think of a refurbished and off brand SSD's that are on eBay

Avoid them, in general storage is not something to gamble on. If you get into something bad there have units which are undersized and sold as a larger a capacity, and will show up the correct amount but overwrite data as it gets written. 

[Fungal]

If I were you I'd just buy one used unless the prices are much lower and you're on a tight budget. SSDs have a limit to how much you can write and rewrite onto them so you don't really know how much it's been used until you get it. Another thing is that if it dies on you then you can usually just ask for a new one (if you bought it new). I'd recommend brands like crucial, ocz, sandisk, and hyperx. 

[dany_boy]

1 minute ago, Vercii said:

Just be careful when buying off of eBay..I've seen multiple scammers on eBay selling SSDs for cheap and it ending up being fake. 

Exactly, its a gamble. Just buy a cheap one from a good brand and be happy. Something like this for example: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173150&cm_re=120gb_ssd-_-20-173-150-_-Product

[Sakkura]

4 minutes ago, dany_boy said:

Exactly, its a gamble. Just buy a cheap one from a good brand and be happy. Something like this for example: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173150&cm_re=120gb_ssd-_-20-173-150-_-Product

Avoid the Sandisk SSD Plus, it's extremely slow. You can get a much faster SK Hynix SL308 for just a couple bucks more.

[dany_boy]

1 minute ago, Sakkura said:

Avoid the Sandisk SSD Plus, it's extremely slow. You can get a much faster SK Hynix SL308 for just a couple bucks more.

Well I didn't know that. I have an adata sp600 on my laptop which pretty much saturates SATA 3 and a SX8000 on my desktop. Good to know

[shadowbyte]

or do what I did for my build.

reddit.com/r/hardwareswap has some sweet deals on storage, and I manged to pick up a 500gb 850 evo for 85 shipped. I've had it for a few months now with no issues whatsoever.

[mcc1961]

I went with a SanDisk 120gb plus in the latest version for less than $49 with free 2 day shipping.

[WindowsXP16]

Getting a generic SSD from eBay is like buying an SD card slot to sata adaper and calling it a day. I have one installed just for the LOLs