Enterprise SSD "small deals"
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I don't really have a use Case for these
.From my Point of View they are low Capacity Drives, as I don't really need that huge Endurance Rating and they would end up taking a previous PCIe Slot (or 2) which I might use for higher Capacity Drives, NVMe Controllers, etc
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Optane drives are great for cache, key-value persistent storage, streaming data. Applications like dm-pcache, rocksdb, kafka/pulsar
For ZFS log, its overkill.
For ZFS log, its overkill.
…and boot/data drives on your kids gaming rig. Every little bit of speed helps.
Especially when you run across brand new ones on eBay for less than $50. I’m still not sure what that seller was thinking. But I was his best customer…for about 5 minutes.
Yea, just like a lady of the night.…and boot/data drives on your kids gaming rig. Every little bit of speed helps.
I use a 380GB M.2 Optane as my VRCCache drive and couldn't be happier tbh, wish it was bigger though.…and boot/data drives on your kids gaming rig. Every little bit of speed helps.
Dunno, but I'll as at the next National Nerd Convention.
My 480GB HHHL cards are PCIe 3.0, so yeah they aren't the fastest anymore. But back in 2020 when I got a handful of them new for $44 each, they were a pretty OK deal IMHO. Same for the "new", well unused at least, 1.2TB SSD 750s for $65. And everything is still chugging along. Since they're in desktops that get turned off, POH hours are low, and the sun will go dark before they hit the write endurance at the rate they're going.
Make sure you're in the "I'm too cheap to buy current" breakout session. I went to the "I like new" breakout last time and the stuff they were talking about cost more than my house.
Feedback for Intel DC P4500 Series 4.0TB 2.5" U.2 PCIe NVMe SSD 75% HEALTH | eBay.de and one Word of caution for the Seller (even though they have a 100% Rating thus far).
It might have been a honest Mistake and he packed the wrong Article, BUT I received 3 x Intel P3500 800GB instead of 3 x Intel P4500/P4510 4TB !!!
EDIT 1: Seller recognized that there was a Mixup. Let's see what they intend to do about it ...
EDIT 2: first they say they will take a Picture and make 100% sure this Time that they send the correct Article over, then all of a sudden they Issue a (complete) Refund. So I'm left with 3 x 800gb OLD Intel P3500 Drives for which I paid Shipping & 75 USD VAT ... so basically roughly 30 USD / Piece.
Absolutely no good Deal at all IMHO . Extremely disappointed in this Seller.
It might have been a honest Mistake and he packed the wrong Article, BUT I received 3 x Intel P3500 800GB instead of 3 x Intel P4500/P4510 4TB !!!
EDIT 1: Seller recognized that there was a Mixup. Let's see what they intend to do about it ...
EDIT 2: first they say they will take a Picture and make 100% sure this Time that they send the correct Article over, then all of a sudden they Issue a (complete) Refund. So I'm left with 3 x 800gb OLD Intel P3500 Drives for which I paid Shipping & 75 USD VAT ... so basically roughly 30 USD / Piece.
Absolutely no good Deal at all IMHO
. Extremely disappointed in this Seller.
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You could probably push back harder against the seller or go through ebay. For instance, rebating shipping should be automatic since they shipped the wrong item. Ebay would probably let you insist on an actual full return, although you'd probably have to pay return shipping.
Yeah, but since I shipped to JetCarrier Freight Forwarding Service, then from the Seller Point of View they fulfilled their Duties as the Refund was 100%.
I contacted Jetcarrier and asked them what can be done about it.
They previously told me that if I send the Item back (Item export) then the VAT can be refunded, but I just wonder if they can basically correct the VAT amount and say that the Item actually is worth 5x less (I'm being generous for a 2 Generation Older Device and 5x Lower Capacity), thus pay 15 USD VAT instead of 75 USD VAT.
But surely this corrupt Government thought of that as well ... How to keep stealing Money from its Citizen
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LENOVO/Micron 5300 Pro 3.84TB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Non-SED SSD MTFDDAK3T8TDS, Seller accepted $150 per drive but no idea on drive's POH or TBW but they accept returns if not satisfied. Drives have a MFGR date of 5/2022 so hopefully they have low(er) use on them.
Pardon the Interruption QTY: 5 Left as of this posting.
Pardon the Interruption QTY: 5 Left as of this posting.
10 competing Offers currently going on .
Well ... I wouldn't offer above 80 USD anyways without even knowing the Status of the Drive so ... Pass.
.Well ... I wouldn't offer above 80 USD anyways without even knowing the Status of the Drive so ... Pass
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There are very few drives listed on eBay that show the status for whatever reason. I recently bought 2 14TB drives after asking for test results and promptly receiving them. I thought the seller had something to hide but this proved not to be the case. Bottom line is it never hurts to ask.10 competing Offers currently going on
Well ... I wouldn't offer above 80 USD anyways without even knowing the Status of the Drive so ... Pass
Most sellers with something to hide don't accept returns, I decided to gamble and grab some of them even though they don't have any health info provided since they take returns. Best case I get drives that were barely used and worst case it costs $10 to send them back.
Doesn't mean sellers who don't accept returns have something to hide. As a private seller myself, I provide full transparency in term of smarts, along with big red warning that this is a U.2/SAS drive not compatible with SATA (and I put the warning as a photo for mobile users). I consider that it is sufficient information and if the buyer changed their mind or made a mistake, it is their responsibility to eat it. There are many businesses operating on ebay, but it was originally a consumer to consumer platform.