Just saw this @ their facebook, $10 more than last time http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/105498, but still a decent price.
Direct product link on MSY website (showing normal MSY price)
128GB Plextor SSD - $89 in-Store and Online (29/08 - 30/08) @MSY
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They've driven prices up like crazy since the Australian dollar fell.
It's funny how that works with Australian stores. As soon as the Aussie dollar starts to fall they jack the prices up as quick as humanly possible.
However, when the Aussie dollar was moving in the opposite direction -> crickets
I don't necessarily agree. Computer parts is actually one of the areas where Australian stores are quite reasonable.
Take a look at NewEgg or NCIX or any other major US retailer, take a product such as an SSD or CPU and convert the price to AUD and slap on 10% GST and it'll generally work out okay.
E.g. here, this SSD is on sale in the US for $99 (http://www.amazon.com/Plextor-128GB-Series-Solid-PX-128M5S/d…). So $110 AUD, add in $11 of GST and it comes to $121. So the original price of $119 isn't bad.
Don't try to kid your self mate, I think we all can see the prices rise for ourselves, definitely don't rise and fall with the AU dollar.
I agree, the prices are very fair.
Volatility increases price as well as the price increase itself. The aussie dollars volatility has shot through the roof with the recent dramatic decline.
at least it is more co-related to the EX rate, comparing to petrol
Price increase since the last deal = 13%
$AUD v $USD decrease since then = 6%
????
Profit!Not a bad margin although I'm sure that their wholesaler is part of that equation.
I was going to get the Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 kit for $75 at MSY. But then my brain exploded when it rose to $95. That's more than a 26% increase.. It sucks when you're buying multiple components, because these price increases total to a massive amount in the end.
The RAM increases are nothing to do with the Aussie dollar, it was all Supply and Demand. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/04/04/…
The factories slowed production, so the prices went up.
Bought the 256gb one last sale and put it in my macbook - been working perfectly ~10-15 second boot, my old 830 broke down about 2 months ago in my main PC so might buy this to replace it. HDD's are unbearably slow in comparison.
What's the cheapest 240-256GB SSD goin around at the moment? Any deals?
840 is being sold for 178.00 on staticice (from Megabuy, QLD). However, IMO 840 is expected to plummet further as more and more retailers have now stocked EVO.
This deal (Plextor 128GB from MSY) is an okay deal however, it's hard to shell out extra 10 bucks when you know you could've owned it for $79.00 a few weeks ago.
I still got mine in the box from the last sale, but can someone confirm if this can go into a macbook pro late 2011 model?
Kind of off topic, but anyone know any cheap 64gb SSD's in sydney? Driving through there tomorrow, wouldnt mind picking one up.
Don't get a 64gb as you boot drive…
I've got one, haven't really installed much and am now left with about 2gb free…
'haven't really installed much'? So you're saying a fresh linux or windows build will take 60 odd gb? Unlikely. I'd like the same thing as cheese but I suspect that for us boot means boot. Not all your apps as well.
Even with apps (Office, Adobe Suite, etc) my 64GB still has 20GB free. Of course, all my documents, pagefile and hibernate file are on another drive. I don't really know how you'd fill 40GB just with apps (allowing 20GB for Windows) but it doesn't sound like a normal situation to me.
Your page file and hibernate file are on another drive??? I can understand the hibernate file but dude leave your page file where it is!
Yeah, i only wanted it as a boot drive in my desktop, it already has two HDD's in it my apps can be installed too. Windows would fit on a 32GB SSD if you really wanted it too.. You'd be pushing it, but its possible…
Most of the 60gb drives are also markedly slower.
Dont always look at the figures people post, sometimes those figures are for the larger drives which run faster.As for the prices being higher than previously, its probably a touch from the dollar but i also think the prices previously were overly competitive.
+1 on your observation. Using Win8 and had to move my 64GB to a laptop (Win7) and even there, had to redirect mydocuments & program files to the HDD.
It's been a long time since I have seen a 64GB drive that was cheap when compared to a 128GB drive.
Also 128GB drives have higher performance than 64GB drives.
Also SSDs perform better when they have more spare area to work with.
I got one from the last sale and couldn't install it in my lappy because it's too thick.
If anyone want to take it off me in Syd at $79, please PM?Sold sorry.
show some resistance, products do depreciate, 79 should be the benchmark ;)
Does anyone know if these are the ones with the msata drive inside. I remember the Lite-On being rebranded Plextors that were just msata drives inside the casing. Although this has been a year and the model probably superseded by now…
I think you are right, I've heard about that too. However Plextor are now separately selling the mSATA model a bit dearer.
They are not. Plextor never made any 2.5" drives with mSATA inside.
The mSATA ones were LiteOn OEM drives, and their model numbers were clearly differentiated from the actual 2.5" PCB drives that were Plextor rebrands by the lack of the M3S suffix.
Fyi the LiteOn rebrand of the Plextor M5 is the S100. Same PCB and NAND but different firmware.
Thanks
Would these fit inside a laptop? I think my small notebook takes 2.5" HDDs, are these comparable?
all laptop hard drives and SSDs are 2.5". The thickness in mm is where it gets tricky. Cant' comment on the thickness of this drive sorry, but unless your laptop is an ultrabook that takes a slim drive you should be fine.
the thickness on this drive is the standard size laptop hdd, not slim type
i believe 12mm'ish
you'll know how a slim laptop hdd looks like by just googling around
If it's a newish slim-type notebook (like ultrabook etc.) chances are it will need a 9mm or a 7mm drive. In the light of the above comments this drive may not suit.
Cool
http://www.itestate.com.au/pages/product/pdt_product_detail.…
i think this has an edge too, it actually does better than 450 m/s write and read
i scored one last time, on par with the 840 (non pro)
I bought one of these from Centrecom months ago for $69. Just saying.
Prices still haven't hit the $69 delivered/120Gb mark that the MWave Lite-On deal hit last year. (apart from apparently the comment above)
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/81138
Which only got 13 votes!It has turned out to be quite the bargain deal! The way SSD prices were falling last year I though it was only months away from being standard price!
The Lite-On one was a mSATA drive in a 2.5 inch adapter, which made it the cheapest mSATA. I bought 5 of them from CentreCom last time.
once again time to dust off the time machines and crystal balls.
lets buy when its $10 less and the aussie dollar didnt die in the a55.
Does this come with a sata/data cable in the box?
Don't think so. Even HDDs aren't sold with the SATA cables etc. This stuff normally comes with the board.
How good is this brand?
Totally wasnt going to buy one.. Drove the 7+ hour trip home today including through canberra, saw the sign saying "Fishwick" and brain went "hey, isnt there an MSY there?…."
Thanks Ozbargain. Looks like my lappy will be getting the upgrade its brother desktop has had for over a year finally!
just got two of these, going try out RAID 0 see how it goes
just notice last time, it was $99 to $79, this time $119 to $89