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Its crqzy how fast storage prices are dropping. 4tb of storage for only 160 on amazon now (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Interesting_Cash442@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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https://amzn.to/47AJmOg its only gen 3 speeds but still something like this cost an arm and a leg when i bought one for my desktop. And apparently gen 3 is better for battery life anyway.

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[–] chic_luke@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Prices are going up in Italy, and are nowhere near as low. $160? Try 100 euros more. :(

I snagged a SK Hynix P41 Platinum for my Framework 16 (2 TB) for €124. I hope I did well enough...

[–] kvnmtz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same, got it for 108€ in germany. I think it's a very good choice, top of the line SSD, pretty similar to the 990 Pro, a little bit slower, but also more power efficient - which has higher priority for me in a laptop (Comparison on tomshardware). The speed differences probably will never be noticeable in non-benchmarking use.
I think you definitely did well enough :D

[–] chic_luke@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you! I've already had some people give me crap for not buying a Gen 3 instead, but all data I've found seems to indicate that during heavy use the performance difference with a 4x4 Nvme is noticeable, and the P41 is actually more efficient than the P31 because, while the power consumption is higher when it's doing rw, it takes about half the time to complete said operation, and it is also much faster than the P31 to race to idle. Seems like the controller on the P41 Platinum is just very, very good for power consumption, with no known rivals (except the Solidgm P44 Pro, which has the same SK Hynix Aries controller and very similarly performing flash, but it's €250 vs. €120, and for a margin of error difference, I won't pay that much)