[Amazon.ca] WD BLACK 500GB SN770 NVMe Gen4 PCIe M.2 2280 SSD, $60

Jan 30th, 2023 1:51 pm

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alpovs [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Sep 16, 2013; 7433 posts; 5064 upvotes; SW ON

Jan 30th, 2023 1:51 pm

[Amazon.ca] WD BLACK 500GB SN770 NVMe Gen4 PCIe M.2 2280 SSD, $60

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09QVPCJN2
Price:: $59.99
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

EDIT: It's $60 now.

The 500GB version of this drive is on sale for $54.99. According to keepa it's ATL.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09QVPCJN2

Newegg.ca has the same price but $2.99 shipping: https://www.newegg.ca/western-digital-5 ... 6820250216

Last edited by alpovs on Feb 28th, 2023 1:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Jan 30th, 2023 2:00 pm

#2

steven80: Deal Addict; Dec 28, 2008; 3975 posts; 6384 upvotes; Langley, BC

Jan 30th, 2023 2:00 pm

nice price, bought this on black friday for 62.99

Jan 30th, 2023 3:36 pm

#3

bigboy1221: Jr. Member; Jan 14, 2022; 157 posts; 314 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 3:36 pm

Looks like nvme are going to keep dropping, inventory of chips are piling up in China

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Jan 30th, 2023 3:43 pm

#4

bylo: Deal Expert; Jan 7, 2002; 27199 posts; 24842 upvotes; Waterloo, ON

Jan 30th, 2023 3:43 pm

alpovs wrote: ↑ The 500GB version of this drive is also on sale for $54.99. According to keepa it's ATL.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09QVPCJN2

Newegg.ca has the same price but $2.99 shipping: https://www.newegg.ca/western-digital-5 ... 6820250216

And for those who need more storage there's WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe M.2 PCI-E 4.0 SSD, 1TB (45% off) for $95.

veni, vidi, Visa

Jan 30th, 2023 3:46 pm

#5

solasguitarra: Member; Nov 15, 2020; 220 posts; 274 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 3:46 pm

Soon, 500GB will be given away for free I think, which understandable. It is very limited what you can do with 500GB nowadays. Even 1GB for nvme is kinda mehh. Since you are limited by the slot number you have on your board. New 1GB is 2GB, you can see from the prices too.

+3

Jan 30th, 2023 4:04 pm

#6

Keith1411: Deal Addict; Jul 18, 2019; 2246 posts; 5636 upvotes; North York ON

Jan 30th, 2023 4:04 pm

solasguitarra wrote: ↑ Soon, 500GB will be given away for free I think, which understandable. It is very limited what you can do with 500GB nowadays. Even 1GB for nvme is kinda mehh. Since you are limited by the slot number you have on your board. New 1GB is 2GB, you can see from the prices too.

TB, my guy. And hard drives aren't only installed on motherboards. They can be used in enclosures, docks, NAS, gaming systems, video recorders etc.

+10

Jan 30th, 2023 4:05 pm

#7

MadmanKillEmAll: Member; Aug 26, 2011; 495 posts; 279 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 4:05 pm

Man, with these cheap prices Xbox's move to have those insanely expensive Seagate expansion cards looks worse everyday. It was already robbing consumers at launch but now it should be illegal.

+12

Jan 30th, 2023 4:12 pm

#8

solasguitarra: Member; Nov 15, 2020; 220 posts; 274 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 4:12 pm

Keith1411 wrote: ↑ TB, my guy. And hard drives aren't only installed on motherboards. They can be used in enclosures, docks, NAS, gaming systems, video recorders etc.

Enclosures are going to be more expensive than the 500GB drive soon, so no. And min game is like 50-100GB, again no.

+3

Jan 30th, 2023 4:13 pm

#9

LawEightSix: Deal Addict; Oct 31, 2012; 1774 posts; 1611 upvotes; Guelph

Jan 30th, 2023 4:13 pm

This is very tempting for my nvme enclosure from an earlier deal! Very very tempting.

Jan 30th, 2023 4:13 pm

#10

recordman: Deal Fanatic; Jan 19, 2005; 5028 posts; 2281 upvotes; Vancity

Jan 30th, 2023 4:13 pm

Now if only good enclosures are cheap. With limited M.2 slots, probably not a good idea to get a small drive.

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Jan 30th, 2023 4:14 pm

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OCNAMC: Jr. Member; Nov 27, 2011; 152 posts; 40 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 30th, 2023 4:14 pm

I wonder if this enough for a synology nas as a cache drive.

Jan 30th, 2023 4:16 pm

#12

alpovs [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Sep 16, 2013; 7433 posts; 5064 upvotes; SW ON

Jan 30th, 2023 4:16 pm

solasguitarra wrote: ↑ Soon, 500GB will be given away for free I think, which understandable. It is very limited what you can do with 500GB nowadays.

Where do I join the line? Or sign me up

Everybody's needs are different. I needed a fast SSD but 500 GB is more than enough for my purpose, so I don't need to pay twice for 1 TB. But free would have been better

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Jan 30th, 2023 4:17 pm

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grumble: Deal Addict; Mar 22, 2017; 2584 posts; 3519 upvotes; West GTA

Jan 30th, 2023 4:17 pm

So there is a huge, HUGE surplus of NAND chips (the type used for SSDs). There was a supply deficit during COVID, now the market's more than met its needs, some of which were brought forward and now there are too many chips. The chip manufacturers have been slashing investment in facilities. This market experiences a rapid up/down cycle and right now we're in the early to mid stage of a down cycle. Expect quite depressed prices for the next year, I wouldn't be surprised to see drives drop another 20-30%.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... t-earnings

+10

Jan 30th, 2023 4:20 pm

#14

Keith1411: Deal Addict; Jul 18, 2019; 2246 posts; 5636 upvotes; North York ON

Jan 30th, 2023 4:20 pm

solasguitarra wrote: ↑ Enclosures are going to be more expensive than the 500GB drive soon, so no. And min game is like 50-100GB, again no.

Enclosures are not substitutes to SSDs. They are used together. People have different storage needs.

Games used for the PS4 and Xbox One and earlier generations tend to be much smaller than 50-100GB. The SN770 falls under the PS5 recs and does not work with the Xbox Series expansion slot. So people gaming on consoles will be running legacy games.

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Jan 30th, 2023 5:07 pm

#15

Callister: Sr. Member; Mar 8, 2013; 530 posts; 1974 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 30th, 2023 5:07 pm

Good deal.

Paid $63 + tax for it last November on Black Friday. Using it as a boot / OS drive on my workstation.

Review/Specs: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd ... ssd-review

+5

Jan 30th, 2023 5:12 pm

#16

Wasp14: Deal Addict; Jul 13, 2013; 1633 posts; 1282 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 5:12 pm

Has anyone used this in a PS5?

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Jan 30th, 2023 5:14 pm

#17

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 24943 posts; 32823 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 5:14 pm

Good deal.

If you're looking for a boot drive on a modern system, and don't require significant storage, this is a good solution.

Thank you, OP.

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Jan 30th, 2023 5:15 pm

#18

Zarkey: Sr. Member; Aug 23, 2019; 596 posts; 447 upvotes

Jan 30th, 2023 5:15 pm

Bought it for 65 two years ago. It's been working great Its got DRAM that good enough for as a bootdrive. WD warranty is awesome as well.

Jan 30th, 2023 5:21 pm

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Yzord: Sr. Member; Jun 3, 2007; 564 posts; 453 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 30th, 2023 5:21 pm

Zarkey wrote: ↑ Bought it for 65 two years ago. It's been working great Its got DRAM that good enough for as a bootdrive. WD warranty is awesome as well.

SN770 has no cache (DRAM less). SN750 & SN850 have DRAM.

+5

Jan 30th, 2023 5:25 pm

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MahlerMusic: Sr. Member; Oct 24, 2019; 990 posts; 1917 upvotes; Edmonton

Jan 30th, 2023 5:25 pm

bigboy1221 wrote: ↑Looks like nvme are going to keep dropping, inventory of chips are piling up in China

solasguitarra wrote: ↑ Soon, 500GB will be given away for free I think, which understandable. It is very limited what you can do with 500GB nowadays. Even 1GB for nvme is kinda mehh. Since you are limited by the slot number you have on your board. New 1GB is 2GB, you can see from the prices too.

I guess Apple never got the memo.

256GB SSD storage

512GB SSD storage
+ $250.00

1TB SSD storage
+ $475.00

2TB SSD storage
+ $925.00

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