B&H Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe $251.13 CAD

Feb 18th, 2018 3:41 pm

#1

Derekso [OP]: Jr. Member; Nov 25, 2003; 106 posts; 50 upvotes; Barrie

Feb 18th, 2018 3:41 pm

B&H Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe $251.13 CAD

Deal Link:: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/contro ... ku=1288024
Price:: 251.13

Hi,

I'm not sure if it's a hot deal however I just bought the 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe for $283.78 all in. Let me know if this is good.

Thanks

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Feb 18th, 2018 3:45 pm

#2

daviiiiiid: Deal Addict; Aug 7, 2008; 3097 posts; 1992 upvotes; Montreal

Feb 18th, 2018 3:45 pm

250gb was 150 on Newegg.ca so this seems good too.

Does BH shipping hit you with duties?

Feb 18th, 2018 3:47 pm

#3

Derekso [OP]: Jr. Member; Nov 25, 2003; 106 posts; 50 upvotes; Barrie

Feb 18th, 2018 3:47 pm

daviiiiiid wrote: ↑ 250gb was 150 on Newegg.ca so this seems good too.

Does BH shipping hit you with duties?

I selected "Fast & Easy Pre-Pay" and only paid regular HST Ont 13%.

Feb 18th, 2018 3:48 pm

#4

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 10881 posts; 5115 upvotes

Feb 18th, 2018 3:48 pm

daviiiiiid wrote: ↑ 250gb was 150 on Newegg.ca so this seems good too.

Does BH shipping hit you with duties?

Nope just make sure your paying our tax and you will be fine.

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Feb 18th, 2018 5:20 pm

#5

fizikz: Member; Jan 10, 2006; 490 posts; 272 upvotes

Feb 18th, 2018 5:20 pm

Not bad. How does BH handle warranties? Concerns are about cross-border warranty, and Samsung warranty in general.

Feb 18th, 2018 5:44 pm

#6

kanechart: Deal Addict; Dec 19, 2007; 3866 posts; 2631 upvotes; Ontario

Feb 18th, 2018 5:44 pm

sadly I don't think my PC can use those.

I have a ASUS Maximus VI Hero and 100% I have no slot. Could someone recommend an adapter worth while buying for one of these. Man if I had this vs my current basic SSD Evo I would be flying

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Feb 18th, 2018 5:50 pm

#7

Hank71: Member; Mar 1, 2011; 349 posts; 752 upvotes; Fraser Valley

Feb 18th, 2018 5:50 pm

Not Samsung but MemExpress has the Adata 512GB for $180 for today only and no duty.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX69236

Feb 18th, 2018 5:51 pm

#8

ninja6o4: Member; May 9, 2002; 267 posts; 33 upvotes

Feb 18th, 2018 5:51 pm

kanechart wrote: ↑ sadly I don't think my PC can use those.

I have a ASUS Maximus VI Hero and 100% I have no slot. Could someone recommend an adapter worth while buying for one of these. Man if I had this vs my current basic SSD Evo I would be flying

You can use this to add an M.2 NVMe PCI-e SSD to your computer if you don't have a slot built-in:
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.a ... 0018-00020

+1

Feb 18th, 2018 5:55 pm

#9

kanechart: Deal Addict; Dec 19, 2007; 3866 posts; 2631 upvotes; Ontario

Feb 18th, 2018 5:55 pm

ninja6o4 wrote: ↑ You can use this to add an M.2 NVMe PCI-e SSD to your computer if you don't have a slot built-in:
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.a ... 0018-00020

I found out though I might not be able to use it as a boot drive sadly if my Mother Board does n ot handle PCI booting and I don't think mine can. I guess I will wait till my next big upgrade in the fall.

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Feb 18th, 2018 7:37 pm

#10

Raven21: Member; Jan 20, 2004; 465 posts; 176 upvotes; Quebec

Feb 18th, 2018 7:37 pm

You can modify the bios to make it boot with PCI-e, I did it on my Gigabyte Z77 Sniper M3

http://www.overclock.net/forum/6-intel- ... ipset.html

Feb 28th, 2018 4:33 pm

#11

lubs2001: Member; Jan 21, 2016; 277 posts; 148 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Feb 28th, 2018 4:33 pm

I ordered the 500 GB 960 EVO from B&H today for 199.99 USD + $27 duty. Roughly $290 at today's exchange rate. Cheaper than anywhere I saw in Canada, because it's not currently on sale anywhere.

This drive is quite a bit faster than other NVMe drives outside of the 960 Pro, which costs 50% more and offers marginally better performance. It's worth noting that most 500 GB drives offer faster performance than their identical 256 GB and 128 GB variants.

Feb 28th, 2018 5:02 pm

#12

xblackdemonx: Deal Addict; Nov 25, 2010; 2526 posts; 1677 upvotes; Montreal

Feb 28th, 2018 5:02 pm

Hank71 wrote: ↑ Not Samsung but MemExpress has the Adata 512GB for $180 for today only and no duty.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX69236

Yuck

Read Speeds: 1,000MB per second
Write Speeds: 800MB per second

Feb 28th, 2018 5:15 pm

#13

slayerwulf: Deal Addict; Feb 13, 2005; 1500 posts; 1271 upvotes

Feb 28th, 2018 5:15 pm

Everyone is confusing duties with taxes. There are no duties on this item and if you pre pay tax with B&H you save the huge brokerage fees ups or purolator would charge instead b&h charges $1.

Last edited by slayerwulf on Feb 28th, 2018 5:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Feb 28th, 2018 5:50 pm

#14

gates59: Member; Nov 13, 2007; 480 posts; 284 upvotes; Ontario

Feb 28th, 2018 5:50 pm

lubs2001 wrote: ↑ I ordered the 500 GB 960 EVO from B&H today for 199.99 USD + $27 duty. Roughly $290 at today's exchange rate. Cheaper than anywhere I saw in Canada, because it's not currently on sale anywhere.

This drive is quite a bit faster than other NVMe drives outside of the 960 Pro, which costs 50% more and offers marginally better performance. It's worth noting that most 500 GB drives offer faster performance than their identical 256 GB and 128 GB variants.

Really? 500gb is fasten than a 256.

Feb 28th, 2018 6:11 pm

#15

Manic1!: Member; Jan 19, 2008; 482 posts; 300 upvotes

Feb 28th, 2018 6:11 pm

gates59 wrote: ↑ Really? 500gb is fasten than a 256.

Yes larger SSD's are faster than there smaller counterparts. Mine just arrived today.

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Mar 1st, 2018 2:31 pm

#16

lubs2001: Member; Jan 21, 2016; 277 posts; 148 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Mar 1st, 2018 2:31 pm

slayerwulf wrote: ↑ Everyone is confusing duties with taxes. There are no duties on this item and if you pre pay tax with B&H you save the brokerage fees.

Everyone, including B&H.

Mar 1st, 2018 2:35 pm

#17

slayerwulf: Deal Addict; Feb 13, 2005; 1500 posts; 1271 upvotes

Mar 1st, 2018 2:35 pm

lubs2001 wrote: ↑ Everyone, including B&H.

How so? As I stated there are no duties on this item. Duties depends on the type of item and country of manufacture.

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Mar 1st, 2018 3:17 pm

#18

lubs2001: Member; Jan 21, 2016; 277 posts; 148 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Mar 1st, 2018 3:17 pm

slayerwulf wrote: ↑ How so? As I stated there are no duties on this item. Duties depends on the type of item and country of manufacture.

The charge on the receipt appears as Customs, not Taxes.

Mar 1st, 2018 3:45 pm

#19

slayerwulf: Deal Addict; Feb 13, 2005; 1500 posts; 1271 upvotes

Mar 1st, 2018 3:45 pm

lubs2001 wrote: ↑ The charge on the receipt appears as Customs, not Taxes.

Yes customs is the department in which taxes and duties would be paid to. You only paid your provincial sales tax and not duties. Hopefully this helps.

https://www.crossbordershopping.ca/duty ... -and-taxes

As you can see computer and related equipment have zero duties

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Mar 1st, 2018 4:37 pm

#20

X-Nemesis: Deal Addict; Dec 9, 2002; 1871 posts; 345 upvotes; Kitchener

Mar 1st, 2018 4:37 pm

As an OS drive, what advantage does speeds like this Samsung 960 give you over a regular SSD with 550/500 read write speeds? Will it make your PC instaboot? Will it make your file transfers a fraction of a second faster? Or is it mostly in gaming that the advantage is used?