10.10 - 30$. standard price is 230+4.5 shipping. 2.5" looks completely OOS though, m.2 version is there for the same priceI dont see any mx500 at $204
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10.10 - 30$. standard price is 230+4.5 shipping. 2.5" looks completely OOS though, m.2 version is there for the same priceI dont see any mx500 at $204
where you got that price? local or amazon
actually for those high speed like adata xpg nvme, ...?
Nice reasoning there. And hence why close to no one will ever buy large-volume SSDs from local resellers So you tell me: who wins in this case?
Option A: The consumer who can simply turn to Amazon even though shipping may take a week or more
or
Option B: The local reseller who INSISTS on charging a 70% markup and ends up not selling ANY of his stock at all, leading to a overall loss since he cant sell his stock of SSDs?
So just because SSDs are a niche product, its LOGICAL to be charging 70% markups even though its painfully, no, BLATANTLY obvious that we can get it cheaper elsewhere? What sort of nonsense argument is that?
Its like Best Denki selling Dell laptops at 4000 SGD when Dell.com.sg sells it at 2000 SGD online. Best Denki has the advantage of having a physical presence and shorter and cheaper shipping. But no one bothers buying from Best Denki
Best Denki realises they're making a loss since NO ONE buys their laptops that they ordered from the supplier, Dell. So instead of charging a small markup like say, 300$, they CONTINUE selling at 4000$, go bankrupt and then blame it on the consumers. Stupid hor?
Would You rather sell your stock that you already bought from the supplier and have on hand at a small markup that's REASONABLE and at least make some money or be an idiot and persist in selling that stock at a price that NO SANE PERSON WILL BUY AT? and basically be stuck with a full inventory of stock you cant sell?
Local retailers have the advantage of(for some) a physical store to browse and collect goods at, and a much shorter and cheaper delivery time. You charge me a reasonable markup for that, I'm more than willing to pay.
Do consider market size and demand. USA population 325m vs Singapore 6m. You go mama shop buy things cheaper or NTUC/ShengShiong?
Not forgetting Intel Optane :
Source: The ADATA XPG SX8200 & GAMMIX S11 NVMe SSD Review: High Performance At All Sizes
Most users will not benefit from using Optane. It is fast, but really expensive, runs hot and is very power hungry at higher capacities. High capacities includes the 280GB one.
optane only shines in a server workload. a standard user will never be able to tell the difference between any ssds released in the past 3 years.
My old samsung 840 pro boots windows and launches game at the same speeds as my 128gb NVMe drive and 1tb sata drive.
for normal usage of course not much, moderate to heavy workloads can have big difference.
Can we stop complaining local retailers? Later they lobby the government to implement some sort of tax when you buy overseas then GG Liao...already now there is discussion to have 7% gst on overseas order without needing it to be over $400.
Can we stop complaining local retailers? Later they lobby the government to implement some sort of tax when you buy overseas then GG Liao...already now there is discussion to have 7% gst on overseas order without needing it to be over $400.
dont support local coz greedy. Until prices normalize then talk. Even now gpu prices like vega/gtx dropping but local still selling sky high. Wonder who r the idiots who will buy from them