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    Prices of 500 gb SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by i5evoSwift3814, Jun 22, 2016.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    The price for an Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III on amazon is around $149.00-$154.99. Will the price for a 500 gb SSD drive be reduced $50-70? How reliable is the Samsung 850 EVO? Does anyone has this upgrade in their lenovo y50?
     
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you look through other forums and reddit, and you catch a post at the exact right time, you might be able to find a used one for $110-$120 or so. But don't hold your breath waiting for a new one to drop in price that much. Maybe around the holiday season a few retails will discount it, but probably not by the amount you're talking.

    I don't have that laptop but have used the drive in various forms (2.5" and now in M.2) over the last year or so with no issues.
     
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  3. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @i5evoSwift3814 one can get a new MLC 1TB SSD for slightly above $200. See no point chasing TLC drive half the size, at any price.
     
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    Starlight5, Jun 22, 2016
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