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Has anyone bought 4TB NVMe SSDs from Amazon?
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BrianBaughn
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maflynn
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I've purchased SSDs from Amazon, I try to make sure they're not some podunk, no name reseller, but actually amazon and if the deal is too good to be true, then it is, and I move on
If the brand or seller is all consonants a non-sensical, unpronounceable name you’ve never heard of, or if the price is not comparable to other retailers for a similar product (speed is important), you’re getting scammed.
A fast 4TB SSD isn’t cheap, especially right now. A reliable, quality drive is going to be 3-400$ all day.
A fast 4TB SSD isn’t cheap, especially right now. A reliable, quality drive is going to be 3-400$ all day.
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FreakinEurekan
macrumors G3
4 TB NVMe SSDs purchased:
Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0.
Samsung 990 Pro.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus.
Crucial P3 PCIe 3.0.
No problems with any of them. We have smaller Crucial and Samsung NVMe SSDs too. We've never had problems with Samsung and Crucial SSDs.
Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0.
Samsung 990 Pro.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus.
Crucial P3 PCIe 3.0.
No problems with any of them. We have smaller Crucial and Samsung NVMe SSDs too. We've never had problems with Samsung and Crucial SSDs.
Ifti
macrumors 601
100% this ^
I've purchase plenty of NVMe's from Amazon - although Amazon direct, not from any third party seller - ranging from 1TB to 8TB.
Most of the time I have been completely fine.
I say 'most' because on one occasion, with a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB drive, the box came empty! The seals were intact but upon closing inspection I could see someone had carefully lifted the corner of the seal sticker and opened it - I knew before I even opened the package. Sure enough - nothing inside.
Luckily this was for work, and ordered through their business account, and upon contacting Amazon they were quick to replace.
WD drives come with a clear window on the back of the box, so you can actually see the drive and its serial etc inside - much better IMO.
Anyways, most of the time I've been completely fine. I'd say it's safe 😉
Good luck with the prices though!
My WD SN850x 8TB drives that I purchased for just over £400 last year, and now over £1000!
Even 1TB 990 Pro drives that I purchased for £75 are now around £180!
Fortunately I don't need to be ordering any more for a while!
We were lucky and bought one in January, one in 2024 and one this summer for a build. The PCIe 3.0 was purchased years ago. I would hate to have to buy one today. Same goes for RAM and now even Hard Disk Drives look like they could suffer the same issue.
Not any more. Too many cameras/lenses/hdd's shipped loose in boxes. Toss in an obviously returned defective lens, some counterfeit Hoya filters & SanDisk cards and I stopped buying high dollar items at Amazon long ago. Why bother with Amazon when I can get the same item, for the same price from B&H.
the -only- reason for me is fast shipping to secured Amazon lockers.
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I buy cameras and lenses from either the manufacturer or from B&H, but I have also ordered expensive lenses from Amazon and haven't had any troubles with packaging and so on. The camera and lens manufacturers do charge for shipping and handling, just like B&H does when shipping to Alaska. It cost me around $79.00 to have a 5k BenQ computer monitor deliver from B&H to my home in Alaska, and while I didn't mind the extra cost, it would have been more economical to buy the monitor from Amazon.
Crutchfield is another very reliable company that does not charge for shipping. I have had tower audio speakers each weighing over 200 pounds, large screen TV's, audio/video receivers, and so on, all honored with free shipping and full warranted for damage. Just like Apple does.
I bought two. Both worked. Appreciated the fast shipping.
WD SN850X 8TB worked with speeds close to advertised. 6,900 / 5,000
Lexar NQ780 4TB worked with speeds a bit slower than advertised. 5,000 / 3,000
WD SN850X 8TB worked with speeds close to advertised. 6,900 / 5,000
Lexar NQ780 4TB worked with speeds a bit slower than advertised. 5,000 / 3,000
Those are both well known, quality brands. And generally buying new from Amazon directly is fine. Fine choices!
Non-Euclidean
macrumors 6502a
I have bought 1TB and 2TB SSDs from Amazon. Almost always from the manufacturer store/page. No issues to date. I have previously bought from NewEgg, again, no issues.
Non-Euclidean
macrumors 6502a
Follow up. I would not trust any 3rd party seller on Amazon selling SSDs below market.
Some are printing very legitimate looking stickers on older SSDs.
This should be a no brainer to understand, but critical thinking can flee when people see bargains.
If you don't know what market is, go to PC Partpicker and research.
This is my list for checking on the market chaos:
www.tomshardware.com
Some are printing very legitimate looking stickers on older SSDs.
This should be a no brainer to understand, but critical thinking can flee when people see bargains.
If you don't know what market is, go to PC Partpicker and research.
This is my list for checking on the market chaos:
Fake Samsung 990 Pro passes basic checks but runs slower than a USB 2.0 drive — counterfeit SSDs proliferate as NAND shortage creates the perfect storm for bogus deals
SSD clones are so good nowadays that you can't tell the difference by just looking at them.
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