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Acer 0.5TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

1 drives tracked. From $249.98/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you specifically need Acer at this capacity for compatibility.
✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.
Buy on Amazon $124.99
Best $/TB
$249.98
Drives
1
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4

At $249.98/TB, Acer 0.5TB NVMe drives are $19.40/TB cheaper than the 0.5TB NVMe category average of $269.38/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Acer 0.5TB NVMe - should you buy?

Acer 0.5TB NVMe SSD available from $249.98/TB.

Condition
1 of 1 part numbers
  • $249.98/TB$124.99
    Acer MA200 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe 512GB
    Acer MA200 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe 512GB, PCIe Gen 4, Read Speeds Up to 5200 MB/s, Great for Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, Microsoft Surface Handheld Gaming Devices Storage Expansion - BL.9BWWA.153
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New

Guides for this capacity: the SSD price outlook · fill a NAS at today's prices

Drive Specifications

Acer MA200 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe 512GB
Acer MA200 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe 512GB, PCIe Gen 4, Read Speeds Up to 5200 MB/s, Great for Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, Microsoft Surface Handheld Gaming Devices Storage Expansion - BL.9BWWA.153
This offer: sold by BIWIN Tech · Amazon says New / Unknown
$249.98/TB
$124.99 total
Capacity
0.5TB
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4
Form Factor
M.2 2230
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other Acer NVMe capacities

Frequently Asked Questions

1 listing, 1 in stock from $124.99 (cheapest: MA200 M.2 2230 SSD NVMe 512GB). 1 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: M.2 2230. The form factor decides the slot or backplane it needs - check your machine against the form-factor column before buying on price.

Use Case Scenarios

🗄️
OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
🤖
AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. Consider multiple drives for larger datasets.
💾
Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$250/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 0.5TB and 1 DWPD you have 934,400GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.