MSATA drive for small sized laptops, two-in-ones or ultrabooks. It works out to be $260 delivered to the Sydney area. Pickup otherwise for $249.
Please take note this is MSATA not regular SATA — which is a more compact and expensive form factor.
They are available usually $300, according to SI
Cheapest 500GB mSATA in the country is $278.
Mad deal! And from PCCG?!
Your link shows Kogan is the next cheapest at $261 without shipping.
Actual price on Kogan is $168.47 plus $9 shipping cost.
$260 at PCCG is still the cheapest, really.
Umm the kogan at $168.47 is 250Gb not 500gb like this deal.
Forgot to write that bit. Was using the 250GB to show the shipping cost.
Are these units good/reliable?
Crucial (Micron) is one of the largest flash chip manufacturers and they use a non-sandforce controller, both big bonuses in my book. I have a few Crucial SSD's (M550 512GB, MX100 256GB , BX100 250GB) and cannot fault them. The MX range are their entry/mid level but the reviews suggest they are fast enough and you should not have any issues with longevity. I would rate them as good and reliable.
The MX200 series feature power loss protection and a RAID-like redundancy that they call RAIN. Both of these make these drives more reliable. They also have a life expectancy of up to 320TB worth of writes apparently (see link below)
If you are interested…the difference between M, MX, BX SSDs
http://www.custompcguide.net/the-differences-between-crucial…
In a word, yes.
Crucial (Micron), Samsung and Intel. The holy trinity of NAND fabrication that smite all other imitators with brimstone and hellfire.
More seriously; these are enterprise-grade babies. More than adequate for the lowly PC plebs.
Not bad but I noticed Samsung have announced 2tb SSD's the other day. Still a bit expensive ATM ($800 usd) but as with all new releases it should push down the price of current gear when it hits the shelves.
Not really? The 2TB are still 850 series (850 Evo and 850 Pro) and are positioned as alternatives to the other size capacities, not as a replacement.
Prices for all computer parts will generally go down over time but the introduction of a larger capacity drive does not spell cheaper prices for smaller ones.
PCCG may have great customer support and fast shipping, but they are overpriced. I have been using their site for 10 years to compile lists of PC Parts and I rarely ever see a deal.
Agreed, but you're looking at a great one now… No plus vote??
Great price for one of those. Just remember the Broadwell NUCs have switched to M.2