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2 HN users recommended this in 2025, in 2 comments.
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2 HN users recommended this in 2025, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
You didn't include the price of the one you found on Amazon, if it's this one, it's $69.97, the same price as the one sold by Raspberry:
https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-200MB-Compatible-SU01KG...
I'd buy the one from Raspberry just because I know they've tested it and it works well. (plus I prefer to not buy from Amazon, but that's just my personal preference)
From what I've read that (assuming you mean this one [1]) has a decent reputation as a mainstream budget PCIe 4.0 SSD. It is $70.
However, also on Amazon right now on sale is the 1 TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus [2], which is generally considered to be a higher-end drive with better performance and longevity which is currently $65.
The Silicon Power is a 2230 and the Samsung is a 2280 so if one is using the official SSD hat the Samsung won't work. The official had only supports 2230 and 2242. However there are many 3rd party hats the do handle 2280, and I've also seen a base that goes under the RPi5 instead of on top.
The 2 TB Samsung is also on sale for $120, compared to the 2 TB Silicon Power for $140.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-200MB-Compatible-SU01KG...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHLFWBQ1?th=1