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30 Sep, 2025

£3630.44 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
At £3,025.37 ex‑VAT for a 1.92TB 2.5" SAS SSD, this is **not** a “buy it because it’s fast” kind of drive—it’s an **enterprise storage-part replacement** or **data-centre refresh** item. The main reason to consider it is if you’re already running **Dell server/storage gear that expects Dell-branded SAS SSDs** and you care about predictable firmware behaviour, support alignment, and serviceability. If you’re buying for a critical array or you’ve got a managed stack where Dell parts are the safe route, this sort of pricing can make sense because downtime and compatibility issues are what actually cost you money.
That said, if your goal is just to improve performance for a general server workload, **this is likely overkill and overpriced** versus more cost-effective SSD options in the market (especially if you don’t require Dell-certified SAS drives). For many non-critical applications, you’d get better value by choosing drives priced per usable GB more realistically and only paying this premium when you truly benefit from the Dell ecosystem and support path. In short: **buy it if you’re repairing/upgrading a Dell SAS-based environment and need the “known quantity.” Don’t buy it if you’re free to mix parts and simply want storage performance on a budget.**

Dell
Dell Single Stick N1 - Customer Kit - SSD - 480 GB - internal - M.2

Lenovo
Intel S4610 Mainstream - SSD - encrypted - 1.92 TB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 256-bit AES - for ThinkAgile HX33XX Certified Node, MX3330-F Appliance, MX3331-F Certified Node

Kingston
Kingston NV3 - SSD - 1 TB - internal - M.2 2230 - PCIe 4.0 x4 (NVMe)

Lenovo
Micron 5300 - SSD - 1.92 TB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - for ThinkAgile MX3330-F Appliance, MX3331-F Certified Node, VX75XX Certified Node