[DEAD] HP 4TB HP FX900 Pro nvme $184 @Amazon. Usually $250

Centauri said:
I feel like this is the best price we've seen a top-speed Gen4 4TB hit.
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Yeah, it seems to be better for the price now. Against the WD SN850X and Samsung drives at $250, its value seemed off to me given the competition in that price bracket. I think it'd make a good drive for a lower price, not the best, but very practical.
 
So pretty much excellent performance with even better efficiency than most drives. The only downside was it didn't offer anything to standout against the competition but at this price it's a no-brainer?
 
legcramp said:
So pretty much excellent performance with even better efficiency than most drives. The only downside was it didn't offer anything to standout against the competition but at this price it's a no-brainer?
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Pretty much. At least, I think anyway.
 
legcramp said:
So pretty much excellent performance with even better efficiency than most drives. The only downside was it didn't offer anything to standout against the competition but at this price it's a no-brainer?
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Strangely, I don't think HP really made much of an effort to market this thing. I don't remember ever seeing any reviews for it personally.

With that 5yr warranty and the performance it seems like an excellent option.
 
hititnquitit said:
Strangely, I don't think HP really made much of an effort to market this thing. I don't remember ever seeing any reviews for it personally.

With that 5yr warranty and the performance it seems like an excellent option.
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Because it's not a true HP product, but a Biwin product with licensed HP branding. They're also the OEM for Acer SSD and DDR modules. https://www.amazon.com/s?me=A37TNC2POOX0TX

Same drive under different badges:
Acer Predator GM7000 4TB https://www.amazon.com/B0BNTFVVGD/
XPG Gammix S70 Blade 4 TB https://www.amazon.com/XPG-GAMMIX-Blade-Internal-Gaming/dp/B0B2FSKTHK/
ADATA Premium SSD for PS5 4TB

Fortunately Biwin is a Taiwanese company, not a fly by night Chinese/Alibaba operation.
 
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DPI said:
Because it's not a true HP product, but a Biwin product with licensed HP branding. They're also the OEM for Acer SSD and DDR modules. https://www.amazon.com/s?me=A37TNC2POOX0TX

Same drive under different badges:
Acer Predator GM7000 4TB https://www.amazon.com/B0BNTFVVGD/
XPG Gammix S70 Blade 4 TB https://www.amazon.com/XPG-GAMMIX-Blade-Internal-Gaming/dp/B0B2FSKTHK/
ADATA Premium SSD for PS5 4TB

Fortunately Biwin is a Taiwanese company, not a fly by night Chinese/Alibaba operation.
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A lot of companies are jumping on the SSD bandwagon, largely repackaging/licensing name/logo. If it means lower prices that isn't a bad thing. HP is also trying to get into more consumer and gaming related products. They purchased HyperX not long ago from Kingston.
 
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Aren't most of these drives made in one or two Chinese factories anyways?
 
Hmmm, I just got a laptop with 2 NVMe slots, and I could RAID these suckers...
 
As of 1/2/2024, there's a $50 off coupon right now.

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Just found out these are BiWin drives. Personally, I really find it a turn off when some company just uses another company's brand to do this kind of stuff. Utlimately it's HP's fault for looking for the easy money, but it's obnoxious. I would be genuinely interested if HP was taking the time, energy, and money, to design and engineer drives, but alas, not the case.
 
OFaceSIG said:
Just found out these are BiWin drives. Personally, I really find it a turn off when some company just uses another company's brand to do this kind of stuff. Utlimately it's HP's fault for looking for the easy money, but it's obnoxious. I would be genuinely interested if HP was taking the time, energy, and money, to design and engineer drives, but alas, not the case.
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Meh. I happens all the time. Power Supplies for example made by Superflower/FSP/Seasonic for EVGA, Corsair etc/ AIO coolers made by Asetek/CoolIT for Corsair, NZXT, Fractal etc. There are only a few original manufacturers, yet the quality/value can still be great if made by a good company. If the product is good and does what it says on the tin for lower price, I have no issue.
 
Whach said:
Meh. I happens all the time. Power Supplies for example made by Superflower/FSP/Seasonic for EVGA, Corsair etc/ AIO coolers made by Asetek/CoolIT for Corsair, NZXT, Fractal etc. There are only a few original manufacturers, yet the quality/value can still be great if made by a good company. If the product is good and does what it says on the tin for lower price, I have no issue.
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You're seeing this from the opposite way. If HP contracted BiWin to produce drives for them, and was controlling marketing, Q/A, etc, I would be ok with it. That's the situation you are describing. This is BiWin purchasing the rights to use the HP name on these drives. If something goes wrong and you contact HP, they'll tell you go to to BiWin. That's the situation I'm not jazzed about and will annoy most consumers.
 
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OFaceSIG said:
You're seeing this from the opposite way. If HP contracted BiWin to produce drives for them, and was controlling marketing, Q/A, etc, I would be ok with it. That's the situation you are describing. This is BiWin purchasing the rights to use the HP name on these drives. If something goes wrong and you contact HP, they'll tell you go to to BiWin. That's the situation I'm not jazzed about and will annoy most consumers.
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I see your point. However, if the hardware was an unknown quantity, I’d agree with you fully. But at a heavily discounted price and with the the fact that BiWin is also using the same product/hardware in other trusted more known/expensive brands via Sabrent etc, I’d be comfortable taking a punt.

Of course, read reviews etc and make an informed choice :)
 
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