NO CASE?! Sata SSD

[iHomer]

 

Came across this on eBay, apparently quite popular?

 

Like, why is this a thing? and why aren't all SSD's like this?

how would it mount?

is it better than other SSD?

 

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, iHomer said:

Like, why is this a thing? and why aren't all SSD's like this?

Because enclosures provide protection and mounting holes.

Just now, iHomer said:

how would it mount?

It just hangs from wherever it's connected

Just now, iHomer said:

is it better than other SSD?

Probably not.

 

[Pauleh]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Probably not.

 

The main appeal is that it's cheap as hell for an SSD

[iHomer]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Because enclosures provide protection and mounting holes.

It just hangs from wherever it's connected

Probably not.

 

seems like a crappy thing to do, just leave it hanging without mounting it.

 

they seem some cheap SSD that are used, case taken off then re sold for more than they're worth

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, iHomer said:

they seem some cheap SSD that are used, case taken off then re sold for more than they're worth

That's probably what they're doing.

1 minute ago, Pauleh said:

The main appeal is that it's cheap as hell for an SSD

And it'll more likely have problems. But hey, that's just a risk one has to be willing to take.

[iRileyx]

Just now, Pauleh said:

The main appeal is that it's cheap as hell for an SSD

I'd rather pay the extra £5-10 for a branded one that has an enclosure tbh.

[iHomer]

Just now, RKRiley said:

I'd rather pay the extra £5-10 for a branded one that has an enclosure tbh.

honestly I wouldn't trust any SSD's from eBay

[Bananasplit_00]

9 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

I'd rather pay the extra £5-10 for a branded one that has an enclosure tbh.

if i was going for an ebay Shit State Dead id probably just go for an as cheap one as possible because the ones with a case are probably just the same crap

[iRileyx]

Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

if i was going for an ebay Shit State Dead id probably just go for an as cheap one as possible because the ones with a case are probably just the same crap

By ones with enclosures i'm referring to some sandisks/kingstons, can get some of them for only £5-10 more  May not be the best still, but atleast there's a brand(and warranty) along with them.

[Pauleh]

12 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

And it'll more likely have problems. But hey, that's just a risk one has to be willing to take.

I would sure as hell take that risk. I normally keep computers for 12+ years before I get a new one. I was looking at these cheap ghetto SSD's for my laptop that has the worlds worst hard drive, and considering its 8 years old now, I wouldn't want to spend more then $35-40 on it.

[seagate_surfer]

Definitely not saying this one in particular is recommended, however reputable SSDs without 2.5" enclosures are common on the market. There is a form-factor for SSD called M.2, most people think these are "faster" than SATA, however all M.2 in and of itself means is that there's no case like a 2.5" SSD and it just connects directly to the motherboard. Some of them still work via SATA. An M.2 SATA SSD can perform exactly the same as a 2.5" SSD. What they actually mean when they refer to much faster SSDs which connect directly to the motherboard is NVMe.