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Old 07-19-2019, 09:36 AM   #35
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The WD Blue should be fine. At least some of the extra cost of the Samsung is likely due to overprovisioning, which is basically hiding some of the capacity to be used when other areas wear out. Samsung is (successfully) positioning themselves on the premium end of the SSD market.

Personally I wouldn't say that your guy is likely to be a scammer based on his mistake regarding M.2 vs SATA. Sounds like he might be an amateur / enthusiast, which makes the mistake more understandable than it would be coming from a pro.

I looked up "82A1 motherboard" and it looks like this is an HP desktop, is that correct? It might be worth having your guy look up adding more RAM, too, depending on your budget. 8GB is workable but 16GB is better, and according to the top 5 search results here, your computer can most likely accept it:
https://www.google.com/search?client...a1+motherboard
Go down to "Memory Upgrade Information" and note that it says "Supports up to 16 GB (unbuffered) on 64-bit computers"

I'd definitely prioritize the SSD, though - that'll make a huge difference.
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