Question about Samsung SM1715 1.6TB NVMe drive value

[handruin]

I may have the option to buy very lightly used Dell-branded Samsung 1.6TB NVMe (P/N MZWKI1T6HMHP - 000D3). These are pulls from R730's that I've worked with so I know these drives are barely used. These drives appear to be a Samsung SM1715 with the following stats:

• PCIe Gen 3 - NVMe
• 2.5"
• SFF-8639
• 10 DWPD
• 1600GB

Does anyone here use this type of drive and if given the right price would you consider using this drive? What is a reasonable/decent price to pay for one of these drives? I've seen some listed on eBay for around $1000 so far but haven't done extensive searching yet.

 

[William]

I picked up one of these months ago, great drive and good price.
Samsung 1TB PM961 Single Sided 80mm (2280/2280SS) M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 (PCIe Gen3 x4) OEM NVMe SSD - MZVLW1T0HMLH - MyDigitalDiscount.com

 

[Patrick]

@handruin - I use quite a few of the 800GB models, both the 1715 and 1725's. The 800GB Dell models, if you watch on ebay you can sometimes get for $250-350. At $1000 not bad for the 1.6TB. There is a premium for larger drives since many servers only have so many drive bays.

The Intel DC P3600 1.6TB often can be had in the $700-800 range. The Samsung's have higher endurance but the Intel P3600 has a vibrant replacement ecosystem since they were much higher volume drives.