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SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB @ $99.95, 240GB @ $199.95, 480GB @ $419.95 + Shipping $9.99

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SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB @ $99.95, 240GB @ $199.95, 480GB @ $419.95 + Shipping $9.99
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Store Repdanilochan on 22/06/2012 - 14:30 shoppingsquare.com.au (2871 clicks)
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SANDISKSSD

I received lot of enquiry about the offer of Sandisk SSD this week. And here are the deals Now.

Sandisk SSD (Direct Shipping offer)

  • 120GB @ $99 + Shipping
  • 240GB @ $199 + Shipping
  • 480GB @ $419 + Shipping

Direct Shipping offer - Estimated arrival times: 1-2 Weeks Metro Area, 2-4 Weeks Other Australia Area

Sandisk SSD (Sydney Stock)

  • 120GB @ $109 + Shipping
  • 240GB @ $219 + Shipping
  • 480GB @ $459 + Shipping

Sydney Stock - Estimated Arrival time: 2-8 working days Australia wide

All SanDisk SSD Comes with 3 Mfy Warranty in Australia

Enjoy

*Sydney stock price inc 10% GST on the Tax invoice.

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  • Moots on 22/06/2012 - 14:35

    Considering another deal was just posted $99 free p/h they have my money!

    Besides, 3 mfy warranty?

    • lostn on 22/06/2012 - 14:44
      +3

      What is mfy?

      • Postulative on 22/06/2012 - 17:41

        Manufacturer's warranty.

    • Ultraman on 22/06/2012 - 14:47

      only free p/h if you pickup, otherwise $99 + $9 p/h

    • cyssero on 22/06/2012 - 14:49

      I assume it was 3y MF warranty, which somehow got jumbled up. Says twice on the page it has a 3 year limited warranty.

      I could be wrong though, given the price difference for "direct shipping" and Sydney stock. Could easily be 3m warranty too :S

  • samfisher5986 on 22/06/2012 - 14:36

    how does warranty work with Sandisk?

    • DvD on 22/06/2012 - 14:43

      it says "3-year limited warranty in Australia" on the page …

      rep to confirm ??

      • samfisher5986 on 22/06/2012 - 17:01

        Obviously.

        My question was how does it work, can you call them up directly, do they collect it etc.

  • lostn on 22/06/2012 - 14:43

    Ooh this is extremely cheap.

    • tae on 22/06/2012 - 14:43
      +1

      until you add the shipping.

  • lostn on 22/06/2012 - 15:00

    Do these come with a 2.5 to 3.5" mounting bracket?

    • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 15:36

      No, they don't. Package looks like of like Sandisk Extreme SDHC card (black paper box with clear plastic container inside holding the drive).

    • scrimshaw on 22/06/2012 - 17:53

      I just used some double sided tape and stuck it on the bottom of my case.

      Drive doesn't get hot anyway, so airflow is not important for the SSD.

      • lostn on 23/06/2012 - 14:14

        That's kind of ghetto. If you need to transport your case it won't be secure enough.

        • A Banana4scale on 23/06/2012 - 18:52

          he could just take out the ssd and then transport it( it is being held by double sided tape ;)

  • tae on 22/06/2012 - 15:04

    Does the code SANDISKSSD worked for anyone? I get message
    "*Coupon codes can not be used in conjunction with on-going promotions"

    • Store Repdanilochan @ Shopping Square on 22/06/2012 - 15:12

      Just click checkout, it will process as the promotional price above

  • orange123 on 22/06/2012 - 15:14

    What's the cheapest kit I can buy to add this ssd to a desktop?

    Thanks in advance.

    • _Bruce_ on 22/06/2012 - 15:15
      +3

      A roll of sticky tape?

      • orange123 on 22/06/2012 - 15:16

        lol. Seriously…..

        • StewBalls on 22/06/2012 - 15:21
          +2

          Yep, seriously. I got fancy & used a cable-tie, but a little bit of gaffa tape does the trick too! :)

        • shump on 22/06/2012 - 15:31
          +3

          I use BluTack - works great. The SSDs are very light.

        • m0nkeycheese on 22/06/2012 - 16:01
          +1

          Chewing gum, then u get some flavour too ;)

        • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 16:19
          +1

          Plastic mounting bracket from eBay: $3.69
          Plastic mounting bracket from local shop: $5.00
          Metal mounting bracket from eBay: $7.00
          Metal mounting bracket from local shop: $8.00 to $9.00

          DIY options - BluTack, Cable-Tie, Tape: less than $1.

          Please also check your case, some newer cases have 1 place to put 2.5" SSD.

        • Postulative on 22/06/2012 - 17:42
          +1

          But my chewing gum loses its flavour on the bed post, overnight.

        • davidl2 on 22/06/2012 - 18:44
          -7

          buy some better branded chewing gum then…

  • twodollah on 22/06/2012 - 15:15

    what's the difference between 'SanDisk Extreme Solid State Drive 240GB' and 'SanDisk Extreme Solid State Drive 240GB -DS'?

    • orange123 on 22/06/2012 - 15:16

      Direct Shipping offer - Estimated arrival times: 1-2 Weeks Metro Area, 2-4 Weeks Other Australia Area

      Sydney Stock - Estimated Arrival time: 2-8 working days Australia wide

    • _Bruce_ on 22/06/2012 - 15:16

      Direct shipping presumably. About sent for AU or not. Possible warranty implications, not entirely clear.

    • shump on 22/06/2012 - 15:32
      +1

      I presume the Aust stock includes GST and the direct shipped does not.

    • AlexF on 22/06/2012 - 15:58
      +1

      "Direct Shipping offer" implies shipped from overseas and GST tax-free threshold applies.

      However, "All SanDisk SSD Comes with 3 Mfy Warranty in Australia" bit is cryptic. Unless Sandisk has international warranty (and I think they don't), Australian distributor is only responsible for stock they import. It's unlikely that they'd cover grey or direct (from overseas) import warranties.

  • h4lcyon on 22/06/2012 - 15:18
    +5

    I'm so tempted, but we've seen these drop rapidly in the past weeks.

    I still don't need one, so I'm going to hold out a big longer :P

    • Neatoboy on 22/06/2012 - 16:41

      Correction…. EVERYBODY needs one!

  • bargain88 on 22/06/2012 - 15:25

    Can the SSD's be picked up? I couldn't find any info on it on the site.. I'm assuming they can't?

  • Elitethem on 22/06/2012 - 15:33

    It looked like a great deal, then I seen it was through shopping square. I'll hold off…..for now.

  • Mikinoz on 22/06/2012 - 15:49

    Shipping is a joke

    • aeon on 22/06/2012 - 15:57

      Which part is a joke? For my postcode it's $10, which is fine by me. Maybe you're talking about delivery times?

  • ozbpro10 on 22/06/2012 - 15:52

    I thought we can pick-up somewhere in George St. Can the REP confirm?

  • sash213 on 22/06/2012 - 15:53

    Forgetting price, are the Crucial M4's better than these?

    • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 16:00
      +1

      Crucial m4 drives have a much longer track record. However, in terms of raw speed/performance, Sandisk Extreme SSDs are quicker when using SATA3.

      Using SATA2 however, Crucial m4 seem to be more consistent with my setup. I get really poor performance from Sandisk Extreme when connecting it to a SATA2 port.

      For my main PC, I am using a Crucial m4 (I am still not very comfortable with Sandforce chipset yet, even though they do offer better raw performance under SATA3).

    • RonDMC on 22/06/2012 - 16:21
      +1

      Read this review it will give you a good insight. The M4's have about half the write speeds of the SanDisk drives, for normal users this isn't a big issue as typically read speeds are more important. However if you are doing lots of video/photo editing, running a database etc then you will probably see a big difference as the writes are important in these instances.

      http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4578/sandisk_extreme_240gb_…

  • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 15:55
    +1

    Anyone recently purchased items from Shopping Square? If yes, what was you experience? My previous experience with SS was rather bad, really slow postage and the item wasn't well packaged.

    • oceang on 22/06/2012 - 16:00
      +1

      Bought two Sandisk SDHC Extreme Cards last week. Arrived within 5 days from order via standard post. Packed OK, no issues.

    • bonking on 22/06/2012 - 18:35
      +1

      Very slow process. I paid $99 for FedEx shipping but took them over a week to make it to dispatch and that's after i chase it up with them. The customer service rep was lying to me saying the item was shipped on the same day.

  • fungi79 on 22/06/2012 - 16:00

    "All SanDisk SSD Comes with 3 Mfy Warranty in Australia"

    Does that apply to the direct ship SSDs too?

    On your website:

    How is the Warranty Work?

    ShoppingSquare.com.au Australia provide Australian local Warranty Service for all the Direct Ship Offer items

    I'm a bit confused about which one is true.

  • rocket-tear on 22/06/2012 - 16:16

    wow.. that's cheap… I paid $252 for 240gb just a couple of weeks ago.

    • twodollah on 22/06/2012 - 16:45

      Same here. Shattered

      • disa1377 on 22/06/2012 - 16:55

        me 3….paid $252

        • h4lcyon on 22/06/2012 - 17:33
          +1

          lol - that's why if you don't need it, wait :)

        • Psoma on 23/06/2012 - 07:46
          +7

          I'm gutted - paid $815 for a 40MB MFM drive as recently as 1988 - now this deal comes along. Why didn't anyone tell me that advances in the manufacturing process and constant technological development would lead to a near daily reduction in the price of computer peripherals and electronica? WHY!!!!

  • mikelin on 22/06/2012 - 17:01

    not happy:( paid $129 last month.

    • lostn on 22/06/2012 - 21:42

      But you were happy with that price at the time weren't you?

  • notewar on 22/06/2012 - 17:28

    Should i get this or crucial m4?So tempting!!

    • scrimshaw on 22/06/2012 - 17:56

      They're both fairly good — see Netsurfer's post. IMO can't go wrong with either choice, but I personally prefer the reliability and long track record of the M4 (I don't quite trust Sandforce's stability yet — not unless the firmware is Intel)

      • zn7726 on 22/06/2012 - 20:39

        Have a look at the user feedback on newegg for 256G version (of M4), more than 10% feed back are less than 3 eggs(not included). I don't think it's a good indication.

        • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 21:29

          Anand's recommendation on every one of the SSDs: proceed with caution. The reasons why people still feel Crucial m4 is a more reliable choice are:

          • Most retailers recommend Crucial if you prefer a reliable SSD.
          • Sandforce chipset has/had the infamous BSOD issue - apparently fixed though some reviewers do not feel that's 100% the case (though they cannot re-produce the problem with intel SSD 520).
          • Out of the non-Sandforce chipset ones, Crucial m4 provides reasonably good perfomance.
          • Some reviewers have been using the m4 for quite some time and are generally pleased.

          Newegg user reviews… well 78% 5 stars, 8% 4 stars.. yes… 10% only 1 star. But then, if you looked at intel 520 SSD 240GB version, more than 10% of the feebacks are 3 stars or less too.

          I don't have my SSDs long enough to really provide an objective view to be honest. However, every Sandforce chipset based SSD I have performs rather average on SATA2 (okay, I use them on SATA3 mostly… but it does give me the feeling the firmware isn't very well written). The fact that I know they will not work well if I put them in my USB3 enclosures does not help either (because of that, my view is biased). I love to try an intel 520 SSD, but I don't want to spend the money on one yet.

  • thesexybod on 22/06/2012 - 17:51
    +2

    Be careful with this direct shipping offer. Shopping square are only offering BPAY and money order as a payment option, so if you pay with your credit card via BPAY and something goes wrong (judging from the comments and personal experience, could be a real possibility) it could be a real hassle to get your money back, if you get it back at all. As credit card protection does not apply when used in conjunction with BPAY.

    http://www.bpay.com.au/makingpayments/bpay_qa.aspx#qa133

    "Do charge-backs apply for BPAY payments made from a credit card account?

    Some credit cards allow you to receive a refund if you do not receive goods or services you have paid for using their credit card. This facility is not available for BPAY payments sourced from a credit card account. You should contact your financial institution for terms and conditions."

  • davidl2 on 22/06/2012 - 18:56
    +4

    as the reply above(thesexybod) reminds me, no PayPal?

    maybe you guys have forgotten the horrible experience for Samsung Galaxy S2 deal offered by ShoppingSquare
    look at those 15 pages of replies & lies from SS

    example: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/48636?page=6

    good luck for those who is ordering "Drop-Shipping" in this deal
    I would rather pay $10-$20 extra to pickup from a local shop(centrecom, msy, scorptec)
    and the local drives are SanDisk Australia warranty, SS 3 years warranty are covered by SS themselves.

    -Neg this not that it's not a good deal, but to let people aware of what's their history
    if you receive this drive in time, it's a good deal by getting it slightly($20) cheaper,
    but for me, I rather not gamble the BPay payment & warranty issues with this company!

    • thesexybod on 22/06/2012 - 19:39
      +1

      I totally agree with your sentiments David, my Samsung Galaxy S2 fiasco/experience was the first and the last time I've dealt with ShoppingSquare. At least that time they offered the option of paypal/credit card payments. I'd be hesitant to offer them the benefit of the doubt as to why they haven't offered those payment options again. Sometimes when a deal is too good to be true, it actually is or in this case when a seller has a well known reputation of not being completely truthful in the past.

      • davidl2 on 23/06/2012 - 20:19

        this deal do tempt me in some way, but I stopped thinking of it when I've been reminded it's ShoppingSquare! ;-)

        I better spend $10 more for better warranty & peace of mind!
        also I get to get the drive faster by picking up + return if faulty!

        ofcourse, and if the drive fail in the 3 years, I could deal directly with SanDisk AU or their AU distributor for peace of mind, not through SS! all this for $10-$20!

    • lostn on 22/06/2012 - 21:44
      -1

      Does that mean you'll neg every deal from SS from now on? One black mark and the company is dodgy forever, right?

      • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 21:55
        +2

        I had bad experience with ShoppingSquare before. I've decided not to buy from SS again. My colleagues also had bad experience before.

        However, I noticed people have had good experience if the item from SS was shipped from NSW. My bad experience with them was to do with an item shipped from Hong Kong. Took a long time (after chasing up with them multiple time) and the actual item was a bit dodgy.

        I still voted positive because for people living in NSW and there is a SS brand/store near you, AND you buy a drive that will be shipped to you from NSW, then it is a good deal. I am still cynical about the ones shipped from HK though.

        • lostn on 23/06/2012 - 00:57

          I've never had a bad experience buying from their HK branch. Sure it always took long to arrive, but I was always buying when shipping was either free or $1, so I can't complain. On the other hand, if I was paying $38.95 shipping and it took 2 weeks, I'd be angry.

          I don't mind people being pissed off at them from a bad experience. But if they vote negative on every deal from them after a one off bad experience, that's a bit unfair. One bad experience for you doesn't mean that every purchase from every other person that will ever be made is going to be a bad experience.

        • davidl2 on 23/06/2012 - 20:11

          lol, maybe you should read before you -NEG me?

          I vote -NEG to let people aware of their history, and with the risk on BPay & warranty issues!

          also not accepting PayPal now(so no claim back if anything goes wrong) + not stating "grey import stocks", warranty handle by themselves but not SanDisk/distributor in Aust?

          good for you for not experiencing any problem with them, well, good luck for you!

        • lostn on 24/06/2012 - 00:21

          I didn't -NEG you. Other people did.

          Use your credit card. You can still cashback with your bank.

    • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 21:49
      +1

      I think with hard drives and SSDs, it is good to buy it from a retailer / store that has a local branch/store near you area - even for $10 to $20 more. At least you can go to the store and ask for a replacement/refund if the drive is no good within the first 7 days.

  • Sharp on 22/06/2012 - 21:26

    How come ssd posts are popping up like mushrooms these days. Has a ssd truck tipped over somewhere?

    • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 22:10
      +1
      1. Price war between SSD manufacturers.
      2. Higher demand (thanks to Macbook Air's, Ultrabooks.. and latest gen Macbook Pros using SSDs, more people know what they are).
      3. End of financial year approaching.

      Sandisk have the advantage of using a newer manufacturing process (cheaper to produce). OCZ dropped price to compete with Sandisk.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2012 - 21:53

    I see these ssd cards all the time but have no idea what they are for? are they replaceable hard drives for your computer???

    • netsurfer on 22/06/2012 - 22:20
      +1

      Due to their super fast access time, super fast read/write speed and no moving parts, your PC will be able to access your porn collection faster (or if your boss or Mrs. happens to come around, you have a much better chance to bring up a word document quickly before they can notice what you are doing).

      Jokes aside, you PC can boot up Windows 7 in 7-8 seconds - not counting BIOS boot (or your Mac can boot up Mac OSX much faster). Also, launching programs will be very quick (1 second for Word/Excel etc…).

      • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2012 - 23:59
        +1

        awesome, thanks for the explanation. i'm female so I don't really have a 'porn collection'. So you buy one of these and install it in the computer, and it will essentially act as RAM?

      • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2012 - 23:59

        awesome, thanks for the explanation. i'm female so I don't really have a 'porn collection'. So you buy one of these and install it in the computer, and it will essentially act as RAM?

        • scrimshaw on 23/06/2012 - 05:50

          It does not act as RAM. It is a hard disk and is used to store data — specifically, it is best used to store your operating system on, as well as any programs that you use frequently.

          You need to actually install Windows on it to enjoy the benefits of an SSD.

          NB: There are guides on the internet that tells you how to migrate an existing copy of Windows from a HDD to a SSD.

        • Free Fall on 23/06/2012 - 06:06
          +1

          If you do decide to install and boot from Windows, here are two useful guides:

          http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-o…

          http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?72945-Advanced-User-Windows-7-Complete-Installation-Guide-For-SSD-s-(for-normal-use-most-of-these-tweaks-are-NOT-needed

  • booyip on 27/06/2012 - 18:54

    Looks like the 240GB via DS is back in Stock at $209 + postage. Still great price for me - ordered. Thanks OP.

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