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£3630.44 inc. VAT
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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.**

Lenovo
Micron 7450 PRO - SSD - Read Intensive - encrypted - 1.92 TB - NHS - internal - M.2 - PCIe 4.0 x4 (NVMe) - TCG Opal Encryption 2.01 - for ThinkSystem SE350 7D1R, 7D1X, 7Z46

Lenovo
Lenovo PM883 Entry - SSD - 960 GB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - for ThinkAgile VX Certified Node 7Y94, 7Z12, ThinkAgile VX3320 Appliance, VX7820 Appliance

Dell
Dell - SSD - 240 GB - internal - M.2 - SATA 6Gb/s

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem PM1645a Mainstream - SSD - 1.6 TB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SAS 12Gb/s - for ThinkAgile MX3330-F Appliance, MX3330-H Appliance, MX3331-F Certified Node