U see? That price already included import tax, Amazon will collect that amount.

Which is why is tempting. If packaged properly and work properly

My other option is buy gen4 nvme (way cheaper than 970 evo plus of our shops) i. E aorus gen4 or mp600 2tb at 1.6k

Why our shops sell 2.3k T_T

I am planning to get an orico 2.5" sata + MX500 ssd to be used like an external storage disk. This SSD is DRAM, should be ok right? How about TRIM? Will external casing enable TRIM?

purpose of usage
- picture and video storage
- as a scratch disk for adobe premier (working off directly off the external)
- to work off lightroom catalog, preview and smart preview directly off the external

Will the above ssd brand be durable to last long enough?

you can just use it as is. when it goes slow, just back up files, clean everything with diskpart, reformat it, make OP, and then restore the files. the frequency to do this varies depending on your usage.

durability is related to usage, and capacity of the drives. i think 1tb should last you for a while.

thanks for the suggestion bro, so I don't have to splurge 3x the prices for those "dedicated" external storage devices ya

Samsung drives are overpriced here, so just go for other brands instead

For a 250GB or 500GB internal SSD, is Samsung currently the best choice considering its price? Am using Samsng 860EVO for almost 5 years already without any problems so far, and planning to add on some more to my storage capacity soon

as long as this approach of can serve you well, it's all good

How often do you update drivers for storage devices?

I dont think I've ever done it before.

if it's working fine, you can opt for not updating them. however, if you liked to stay up-to-date with everything, just do it hehe

Is there any list of recommended ssds in malaysia market?

M.2 PCIE 4.0:
Only WD Black SN850 1TB at RM1149 promo price.

M.2 PCIE:
PNY CS3030
Transcend MTE220S
Corsair MP510

M.2 SATA or regular SATA:
Crucial MX500
Kingston KC600
Samsung 860 Evo (only up to 500GB)

is NVME backward compatibility?
Let's say the laptop is using NVME M2 SSD, can downgrade to SATA M2 SSD? or subject to the motherboard?

This post has been edited by NightFelix: Jan 7 2021, 04:48 PM

NVMe SSD is not compatible with SATA. You need to check the specs for older boards. Not all of them supports.

If you are talking about the socket, depends on the motherboard. Most boards today supports both.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 7 2021, 05:12 PM

I bought WD SN850 1Tb as boot drive for my coming pc build

am thinking of adding another nvme 1tb as extra space for games installation and download/torrent drive

should I go for a cheaper gen4 ssd, or gen3 ssd?
or go big with another SN850

I passed on the SN850 2Tb because i rather have 2 separate drives

Errr, best to go with high TBW SSDs like Transcend MTE220S and double-sided M.2 heatsink. SSD doesn't like too many writes from downloads and torrents.

I see

what if not for downloads/torrents? just purely install games/software
I have a WD 1Tb Blue HDD, might use that for downloads/torrents instead

For games in HDD, loading is slow and certain games will facing stuck issue, for example Shadow of Tomb Raider.

All this issue eliminate after change to SSD.

Now I only use HDD for storing documents, song and movies only.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jan 7 2021, 05:45 PM

u misread my sentence
I mean I would assign downloads/torrents job to the HDD, still want a recommendation for the secondary SSD as games/software drive

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Jan 7 2021, 05:47 PM

Oh ok ok, sorry, haha!