Hey folks i am no expert on SSD i have only been using them for about 7 years and i do not own a Mushkin but it is a cheap price for 512 gigabyte.
Their is a coupon code EMCEHFJ65 that takes $10 USD off the price if you have a USA shipping address.
But even with out the coupon it comes to 180.58 shipped to my house in aussie dollars.
Reviews here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mushkin-eco2-cheap-ssd,2872…
http://www.techwarelabs.com/mushkin-eco2-240gb-7mm-ssd-revie…
I will leave a snip here from the last link.
What we see here is a very capable good performance drive. The Mushkin ECO2 drive has good access times, low latecy, and decent read/write speeds. While the ECO2 does technically hit its advertised speed rating of 550/530 those speeds would only be seen under ideal circumstances and in compressed data. Realistically the ECO2 is better suited as a day to day drive that is perfect for those on budgets or who don’t want to spend the price premium that other slightly faster drives demand. The ECO2 is not an all star in the performance department but it is an all star in the price department. There it will flourish as the ECO2 delivery surprising performance for your dollar.
At the end of the day the Mushkin ECO2 is a drive that I would much more readily pay for if I was building a new rig over a drive that might cost twice as much and only offer a small overall increase in performance. The Mushkin drive is backed by the three year warranty and is a big name brand that I respect and trust. Those things mean something to me as a consumer and they should be taken into account by you as well.