DELL 345-BGVN internal solid state drive 960 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

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At ~£1,480 ex-VAT for a 960GB 2.5" SATA SSD, this feels overpriced in 2026 terms unless you have a very specific Dell ecosystem reason or you’re buying it through a tight contract where this is the only supported part. SATA SSDs are fine for boot, storage for VMs that aren’t screaming for latency, and general “make an old server feel new” upgrades—but they’re no longer the best value for money. If your goal is performance per pound, you’ll typically get a lot more headroom by going NVMe in the right server, or just choosing a cheaper enterprise SATA option from the right vendor.

That said, I *would* consider it if you’re running Dell servers that require vendor-branded SSDs for compatibility, warranty support, or change-control reasons, and the slot/controller is SATA only. In those scenarios, you’re buying reliability and supportability rather than raw speed, and the price can make sense internally. I wouldn’t buy this if you’re simply trying to improve speed across the board—there are better-value SSD options (often including NVMe) for most B2B workloads. If you tell me the model of the server and what you’re using the drive for (hypervisor datastore, file server, boot, etc.), I can say whether you’re paying for necessity or just brand and warranty.