Fantastic prices and considered one of the most reliable SSDs on the market, utilising MLC NAND. Have a ripper day folks :)
Intel SSD Sale: 120GB $72, 240GB $109, 480GB $196 Delivered @ Shopping Express
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Nevermind… Says 'delivered' in the title… :|
I've effectively got a whole new computer in spare parts now.
When it the next 20% off ebay sale haha! I feel like I missed out big time.
looks to be.
i like how retail packaging item is 10% cheaper than OEM.Same except, the retail has a 5 year warranty.
So many ssd's in sale currently… New models imminent?
gotta be 3d nand, I expect SSD sizes to pop up quite a bit. I know they're sitting at around $1000 for 2tb but that's just planned obsolescence, they've definitely got 4tb and higher up their sleeves.
Hmmm….MSY has the Intel 535 240GB for $108 save $1
That's usually what SE does. Their sale price is usually a buck or two cheaper than everyday MSY price, their RRP assumes you live in South Pole.
Not much of a bargain if you live closeby or have the time to visit MSY, but may be worth it for others.
I tend to find CPL is much better compared to MSY in terms of variety, service and price. Used to be a royal MSY customer, now completely switched to CPL if I can find the same thing there.
It would be a nightmare if you need to return/replace at CPL. DOA or Wrong Item…
@DoyA: Did you have much better experience with MSY compared to CPL? I thought they are very similar in terms of what you mentioned. Anyone has similar experience to share?
@fan8956:
My experience there is a huge difference. As Doya mentions, CPL are a nightware with DOA, wrong item and even worse if outside of DOA period and you need to use them to handle the repair.MSY use to ignore consumer laws that but they got caught, hit with a huge fine and now stick much closer to the rules. CPL are probably going to be hit with a similar action, after that maybe they'll start behaving properly.
How is Intel's warranty then? Looks shite from reading the intel site here:
http://download.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/ssd-535/ssd_535…
might be best getting one from somewhere you can get warranty support.
Not sure whether to get this or the Sandisk SSD Plus 120GB. Can anyone help me out-it's for a Dell laptop and performance is quite similar between the two drives. The Sandisk has a lot more reviews (on amazon). Can't find any actual reports on reliability and a difference between the two other than anecdotes. Both use MLC NAND.
The chances that either of them fail during all the years you're going to use it for is next to none. The difference in real life performance is also next to none.
I doubt you're a "power user" since you're just whacking it in a laptop, so I'd just go for whichever one is cheaper.
Get this. Like you say they're so close it's basically personal preference, but the Intel's are known to be quite reliable. At the end of the day there is some luck involved with SSDs, it seems (All mine - varied brands - still work but a friend has had multiple Samsung EVOs die, so go figure).
If considering Sandisk Plus might as well think about the Sandisk Ultra II.
For MTBF (Meantime before Failures) -
1.75 Million Hours for Sandisk Ultra II
1.5 Million Hours for Samsung Evo
1.2 Million Hours for Intel 535Intel SSD's are designed to stop working and put themselves into Read Only mode before they fail (which is a good thing.)
I would pick any of the above SSD's according to your budget.. All of them will last a long time..
Edit - Found an interesting life span calculator here - http://jesusnjim.com/calculators/SSD-lifespan-calculator.htm… )
I did not know that Intel SSDs do that. That's a pretty cool feature. Thanks!!!
theoretical life time is not the same thing as quality, intel and samsung is better than ultraII in term of quality
Wow 136 years for the intel. Not bad.
How do they actually test these times anyway?!?
Delorean
Would these be the same speed as Samsung PRo M.2 SSd's?
The pro m2 ones are nvme which makes them significantly faster (think 4 times faster) in benchmark tests.
In day to day use, I doubt you'll notice in any case.
You will feel much quicker as samsung has much faster IOPS reading, although just some seconds faster but that's 50% different.
Won't be seconds. In day to day use it will be indistinguishable without benchmark software.
How many consumers can max out an SSD with 80000 IOPS?
If you are then your use case is probably not consumer (or even prosumer). Besides none of these drives perform very well at larger queue depths and it is very unlikely to get to 80000 IOPS with queue depths of 2-4 which is where these excel.
Is there a recommended way to migrate the current OS and data onto the SSD assuming the current drive is much smaller?
Download macrium free (google it) and clone disk.
Then just pull the old disk out and boot.
You can the extend the drive in Windows/Linux to make use of the additional space.
Intel SSD does come with data migration software run by Acronis. You won't be disappointed.
thanks for the replies
Shopping express take ages to post. Still waiting on my ram from the last deal. So much for their ships out in 24 hours, it would be quicker to buy from Amazon than shopping express
sometimes they come in next day. :) sometimes 3-5 days.. sometimes 2 weeks.. its all about stock levels are the supplier
i'll second this. made my first order during the memory sale 2 weeks ago and added a switch with it. I assumed it had been dispatched, but 8 days later I realized that despite paying I didn't have a tracking number. Sent one email, no reply - sent another email 24 hours later, got a reply saying they were waiting on one of my items. Told them the service was horrible and if they didn't send it that day to cancel it and to refund it. They marked it as shipped, arrived on my door (i'm 15 kilometers away) 4 days later :/
Won't be using them again, horrible first experience - no apology.
M.2 ?
These are all SATA
Alright deal but nothing amazing, Centrecom is selling at the same price for OEM packaging and 7 bucks cheaper for retail.
MSY Prices:
120GB - $68
240GB - $108
480GB - $198If you have a local MSY, you might get a better deal there.
PC Case Gear is around the same price too give or take $2-3
https://www.pccasegear.com/category/210_902/hard-drives-ssds…
Also got a nifty bracket to mount 2.5" drives in card slots.
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/28269/orico-2-5in-hdd-ss…Anyone seen any 5.25" to 3.5/2.5" mounting hardware around? I have an old faithful PC case with a couple of unused bays.
Cheers.If you need to fill a 5.25", look at the IcyDock options - they'll let you mount 2+ 3.5" or more 2.5"..
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Is this ok to use in my notebook to store my media and play it on my TV using Plex? And be kind of my torrent server? Or could I use this on Xbox to store my games?
195 for the 480gb is kind of the standard price
Any deals for m.2 NVME SSDs? I am so over SATA and SATAExpress SSDs. I only buy m.2 or 2.5" NVME PCIE SSDS.
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