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Sony open up M2 SSD port to beta testers of system software
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dano1
A Sheep
Where did you buy it at. Can’t find one anywhere right now
MasterCornholio
Member
I've seen them in best buys without a heatsink. If your up to it installing one isn't that expensive or difficult.
Although I agree that having one already built in is nice.
MasterCornholio
Member
Maybe after the beta but there's currently a list of drives that work from the beta testers. Some manufacturers have even confirmed that some of their drives are compatible.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Don't know why but I'm gonne update the firmware on my SN850 first before I plug it into my PS5.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
I hope once it's all said and done that Sony themselves provide a list of fully compatible drives, its really the least they could do.
MasterCornholio
Member
I hope so as well and it would be nice if manufacturers start putting labels on compatible drives.
But even if that doesn't happen you have to be pretty lazy to not find a source for compatible drives. There's already several good ones out there.
DigitalScrap
Member
I bought it directly from Western Digital. Looks like there was quite a run on them, as I see it is now 3-4 weeks on the 1TB and 2TB (only the 500GB is in stock).
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Robbit_80
Member
Same, my 1TB SN850 w/heatsink arrived today, good timing. Even managed to get a 15% off code!
Was piss easy to install as well don't know what all the fuss was about.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
I trust myself, bit it's just easier to work off a certified list. Plus the general public is clueless......they will stick all kinds of things in there.
MasterCornholio
Member
Well I'm sure there will be plenty of reputable sources that they can use. Like Digital Foundry for example. I know some might put out a bad list just to troll but I doubt that will be common.
dano1
A Sheep
I might just have to go that route if update 2.0 gets released soon.
Im on a email list at 3 places right now.
dano1
A Sheep
I have them set up to notify me when there in stock. Same with Newegg.
Thanks for the info!
DigitalScrap
Member
Hopefully they'll be back in stock soon!
Why?A whole thread about comparing hard drives / SSDs for a console is hilarious and sad at the same time imo
Do you find it hilarious and sad when people compare tyres for cars?
Changing summer/winter tyres is simple, and adding ssd to console is simpler. For both you just need to have enough intelligence to look specs or ask from professional.
I find it bit sad that some people lack basic reason and skills that they cant even follow simple instructions.
Adding ssd to PS5 isnt really that complex, almost the same as changing new dirt bag to vacuum cleaner.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Sony needs to be the one to provide a list, which I’m sure they will do. You need the manufacturer to supply one in these lists because you want to ensure you are ticking the boxes for what the manufacturer recommends and you have some level of support IF you had issues.
can’t just be, I used the list from euro gamer….and Sony are just like…that’s not an official list..
can’t just be, I used the list from euro gamer….and Sony are just like…that’s not an official list..
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I’ve given up. Probs about 20 times I’ve signed up. Fuck Jim Ryan.
MasterCornholio
Member
I'm sure you will get one at some point. But it's true that the ones with the heatsinks seem to be disappearing right now.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Yeah because people are dumb adding the heatsink on their own.
MasterCornholio
Member
I mean you can add a heatsink on your own. In guessing they are buying them because you don't need to do anything to make it meet Sony's recommendations. I really don't like how inflated some of the prices are.
I found a deal on the Gigabyte Aorus 7000 2TB with heatsink at 380€ and I bought it.
I'm not in the beta but I thought that with more than 10 million PS5 out there mostly bought by core gamers, there might be a short term spike in demand that is gonna lead to higher prices and less availability. I've already tested the hard drive on a PC, now I guess I'm going to wait until the firmware is released for everyone (I guess sometime in September).
I'm not in the beta but I thought that with more than 10 million PS5 out there mostly bought by core gamers, there might be a short term spike in demand that is gonna lead to higher prices and less availability. I've already tested the hard drive on a PC, now I guess I'm going to wait until the firmware is released for everyone (I guess sometime in September).
Thirty7ven
Banned
Really love how once again the suckers got shown up quick.
Prices already getting more affordable, and you can always count on sales:
www.newegg.com
www.newegg.com
1TB, 199$, high speed, go get em boys
Prices already getting more affordable, and you can always count on sales:
SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) - Newegg.com
Buy SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink - Newegg.com
Buy Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
1TB, 199$, high speed, go get em boys
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MasterCornholio
Member
Really love how once again the suckers got shown up quick.
Prices already getting more affordable, and you can always count on sales:
SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) - Newegg.com
Buy SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink - Newegg.com
Buy Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
1TB, 199$, high speed, go get em boys
I mean its a product used in the PC market that has a lot of competition.
What else did they expect was going to happen?
Thirty7ven
Banned
They expected the market to accommodate their dumb hopes and wishes, when fact is that proprietary solutions are meant to offer value to the console manufacturer, not the buyer.
MasterCornholio
Member
Well that's what happens when you limit the consumers options. When you don't it allows competition to thrive and drive down prices. It's how a free market works.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
I know what you mean.
SN850 2TB without heatsink 345€
With heatsink 464€
I've read somewhere that the included heatsink isn't great either. Someone removed it and added a custom heatsink and the temperatures dropped even 5 degrees more.
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NickFire
Member
I have the WD one and a heat sink. Got home with them, put in my code, and nothing. Turns out I have the PS4 beta code that came out recently, and not the PS5. Hopefully Sony lets me in the beta soon, but not sure if they are doing another round.Really love how once again the suckers got shown up quick.
Prices already getting more affordable, and you can always count on sales:
SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) - Newegg.com
Buy SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink - Newegg.com
Buy Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
1TB, 199$, high speed, go get em boys
MasterCornholio
Member
With how big it is compared to the slim heatsink I'm not surprised. It's around 20$ in case anyones wondering.
For those wondering how much not having a heatsink increases the temperature it's around 20°c. The difference between the slim and the fat heatsink is around 1-2°c.
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MasterCornholio
Member
I know what you mean.
SN850 2TB without heatsink 345€
With heatsink 464€
I've read somewhere that the included heatsink isn't great either. Someone removed it and added a custom heatsink and the temperatures dropped even 5 degrees more.
Just saw a video where he tested that beefy Sabrant heatsink. It's only 20$.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Yep. Just bought a 980 Pro yesterday. Not for my PS5 but for my PC, but it's already $40 cheaper than the $240 XSX SSD. Not to mention the fact that it is 7.0 GBps or almost 3x faster than the XSX SSD.Really love how once again the suckers got shown up quick.
Prices already getting more affordable, and you can always count on sales:
SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) - Newegg.com
Buy SABRENT 4TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive R/W 7100/6600MB/s (SB-RKT4P-4TB) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink - Newegg.com
Buy Western Digital WD BLACK SN850 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS500G1XHE w/ Heatsink with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
1TB, 199$, high speed, go get em boys
And these prices WILL fall down. I had bought a 980 just last week when I still had a PCIE 3.0 mobo for a $100. The 970 Evo Plus with the same read write speeds (3.5 GBps) had launched at around $200-250 just a couple of years ago. I have no doubt that the Gen 4 SSDs will drop in price within the next year or two while MS continues to charge $240 for their 1 TB SSD since there is zero competition. Just like they did for the 360.
Sony's communication is so shit they fail to take advantage of the GOOD things they do. But I think MS should be the one getting criticized given how they are charging way more for a much worse speed. Not to mention the inability to improve the loading performance by inserting faster SSDs.
As the resident disillusioned Sony fan here on gaf, I have to give Sony credit for this approach. And so should everyone else. Defending a pricier more restrictive upgrade path is simply inexcusable. Hopefully with some criticism, MS would drop the price, but they wont if we have people continue to praise their SSD upgrade.
skit_data
Member
Damn, 5 degrees is quite a lot in the given contextI know what you mean.
SN850 2TB without heatsink 345€
With heatsink 464€
I've read somewhere that the included heatsink isn't great either. Someone removed it and added a custom heatsink and the temperatures dropped even 5 degrees more.
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MasterCornholio
Member
Yes it's not like the Series drive has anything special in it to justify the higher price.
At this point the price is much higher because they can get away with it due to the lack of competition. There's no reason why it should cost around half the asking price.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Wow. I thought it was some fancy external SSD, but it seems to be the same thing but with a heatsink. I mean it's great engineering to be able to just slot it in the back like that, but i dont see why the cost is 1.5x the 980 which is 3.5 GBps.Yes it's not like the Series drive has anything special in it to justify the higher price.
At this point the price is much higher because they can get away with it due to the lack of competition. There's no reason why it should cost around half the asking price.
I get that they are in the business of making profit, but $150 should be more than enough profit for Microsoft from these SSDs if the manufacturers are selling them for $100 for a profit already. I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but the PS Vita micro sds are selling for $150-200 now for just 64 GB. You could buy regular non-proprietary micro sds for just $10.
ManaByte
Banned
Microsoft doesn't make them. Seagate does.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Ok. But It's proprietary. MS sets the prices.
ManaByte
Banned
I think anti-trust would have a problem with MS setting prices for another company.
MasterCornholio
Member
I'm guessing Seagate has an exclusive manufacturing deal with them. Which is why we are not seeing any drives from the competition like Western Digital or Samsung. In a way Microsoft helped set the price by allowing them to have a monopoly in the market.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Wait, are we seriously saying that MS has nothing to do with this SSD? They dont make them. They dont set the prices. They dont make profit from it.
Then why make it proprietary?
MasterCornholio
Member
I'm pretty sure Microsoft licensed the production of the drive to Seagate. They probably are allowing them to maintain a monopoly for a limited time. That would explain the lack of competition.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
I read at some point there will be more Xbox drives eventually.
Thing is, that smaller form factor is generally more expensive.
Whether they'll let bulkier drives stick out the back farther is another question I guess... they should be a lot cheaper then, as you can get a ~1TB drive at that spec for like $130. Then add MS's licensing fee or whatever and it wouldn't be too bad.
Thing is, that smaller form factor is generally more expensive.
Whether they'll let bulkier drives stick out the back farther is another question I guess... they should be a lot cheaper then, as you can get a ~1TB drive at that spec for like $130. Then add MS's licensing fee or whatever and it wouldn't be too bad.
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Thirty7ven
Banned
Don’t fall for the bullshit. MS chooses a company based on manufacturing cap and cost, and they are getting paid one way or another for it.
Ignorant people stay ignorant because it lets them live happier lives.
Allowing non branded third parties is how a company does not make money from them, directly.
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saintjules
Gold Member
TheBomb
Member
I'm scared to watch!
Armorian
Banned
It's great video from Linus.
Topher
Identifies as young
About as thorough an overview of PS5 expansion SSD as I've seen.
MasterCornholio
Member
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Mithos
Member
With how big it is compared to the slim heatsink I'm not surprised. It's around 20$ in case anyones wondering.
For those wondering how much not having a heatsink increases the temperature it's around 20°c. The difference between the slim and the fat heatsink is around 1-2°c.
Nice temperature drop.
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MasterCornholio
Member
I really liked how he put the probes directly on the chips. Nice to know how much a heatsink can help with cooling.