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CentreCom SSD Sale Online - Samsung 830 128GB $99 +Shipping

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CentreCom SSD Sale Online - Samsung 830 128GB $99 +Shipping
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blazer on 09/10/2012 - 11:56 centrecom.com.au (1475 clicks)
Last edited 09/10/2012 - 14:57

Looks like Centre Com are once again having a SSD sale. Good for people who can pick-up locally, as I guess shipping will kill this deal. Probably the first time I've seen the Samsung below $100

Other deals

OCZ Agility 4 64GB - $49

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/agt4-25sat3-online-exclu…

LiteOn 128GB - $79

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/128m3s-online-exclusive-…

Samsung 830 256GB - $209

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/7pc256bww-online-exclusi…

These deals appear to be online exclusives.

Edit:

Well this kinda sucks, just tried to buy one. Looks like you CANNOT pick this up in-store. Feel free to NEG the deal. Might as well goto MSY and pay $102 for it. Looks like I have to take back what I said about local pick-up above.

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  • pqd99 on 09/10/2012 - 12:16
    +1

    shipping $19.80 to NSW. No deal for me.. :-(

    • krisspy on 09/10/2012 - 13:41

      use the satchel option. $10, 80cents for insurance

  • furythree on 09/10/2012 - 12:17

    is this the cheapest its been? im after a 256gb samsung but i swear ive seen it for around $189?

    • hellbound on 09/10/2012 - 12:26

      B&H had it about that price before shipping, cheapest inc shipping for a single drive is $205
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/samsung-830+256gb

      Pickup price is good, I just paid $220 for one yesterday since my old ssd died.

      • furythree on 09/10/2012 - 14:03

        thanks, its good to know 209 aint far off

        i want to replace my x25g2, its working fine but 80gb is just too small for gaming

    • furythree on 09/10/2012 - 14:16

      Reply to my own post

      I just checked out Gamedude's website after following various old ozbargain threads

      http://www.gamedude.com.au/
      He has INTEL 330 Series 240gb for $199
      LiteOn 256GB MODEL : LZT-256M3S SATA-3 Marvell Controller 510MB/s Read for $159
      LiteOn 128GB MODEL : S100-128 SATA-3 Marvell Controller 510MB/s Read $85

      dont know what freigth charges are

      Are these more worth it?

    • TranzformIT on 09/10/2012 - 16:42

      That is a good price for these Samsung SSD's (the 256GB version)
      There's not a real lot of margain in them.
      If you're looking for a better price / shipping cost ratio I would suggest checking out this:
      http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=477328678968453&set=a…

  • lostn on 09/10/2012 - 12:20

    I'm considering getting a Liteon 128GB with a USB 3.0 enclosure and using it like a big USB stick.

    You can buy a Sandisk 64GB USB 3.0 stick for $65, so an extra $14 gets you double the capacity and possibly faster speed.

    • Advv on 09/10/2012 - 12:23

      But 4 times the size of a usb

      • lostn on 09/10/2012 - 12:27

        Yeah, that's the only downside, if you don't mind the size.

        It's an online exclusive price though. Not sure what the in store price is. You have to pay $15 if you're in Melb to ship it, so not as good. I assumed you could pick up in store, but there's no option.. even though the stock comes from the store itself.

      • bentan77 on 09/10/2012 - 12:29

        Unless you get something like this
        http://www.hwtools.net/adapter/SSDMb.html

        but I don't think there's any available in Australia

    • krisspy on 09/10/2012 - 12:32

      Depends how fast you really need it to be. I've tried it with the 256gb on usb 3.0 and only achieved on average 160MB/s

      • lostn on 09/10/2012 - 12:37

        That's good enough for me. SSDs are cheaper per GB than fast USB 3.0 sticks now, so it's very tempting.

    • Jo3y on 09/10/2012 - 13:10

      Just check the Liteon ssd warranty, pretty sure it was shorter than other ssd brands!

      • Trance N Dance on 09/10/2012 - 13:34

        Yeah the Liteon is only 1 year.

    • giventofly on 09/10/2012 - 14:55

      Nice idea. It should be noticeably faster as it's SSD vs NAND/Flash? No?

  • furythree on 09/10/2012 - 14:06

    arent liteons also slower than the samsung, so for an extra $20 you get better warranty and reliability and speed with the samsung (or were they the same rebranded ssds?)

    • Trance N Dance on 09/10/2012 - 20:09

      The Plextors are rebranded LiteOns (although that may have changed now).

  • prequel2thesequel on 09/10/2012 - 14:18

    Are these better then crucial?

    • Trance N Dance on 09/10/2012 - 20:09
      +1

      In terms of speed, yes. In terms of reliability Crucial still has the edge, although barely over Samsung IMO.

  • devilin101 on 09/10/2012 - 14:29

    I have 2011 macbook pro. Is it compatible and Can I install it immediately or do I need an adapter or something before I can install it?

    • IsometricBacon on 09/10/2012 - 14:56

      I have a 2010 Macbook Pro and I replaced the internal HDD with a SSD easily enough, without the need of any adapters.

      I can't say specifically for your model, however. Mac's can be a little funny with certain branded SSD's.

  • Jeffreylin on 09/10/2012 - 14:40

    7mm drive under $100. I'm Sold!

  • macrocephalic on 09/10/2012 - 15:20

    Umart also has them for $102. Not worth the effort to save $3.

    • dmpiq on 09/10/2012 - 15:31
      +1

      So does MSY.

    • sneakydean on 09/10/2012 - 16:44
      +3

      this is ozbargain its worth every effort to save $3

      • dmpiq on 11/10/2012 - 18:32

        But this is online only, so isn't the actual cost $99 + shipping? I doubt shipping would be $3 or less…

  • Gav on 09/10/2012 - 16:19

    When is an online deal not an online deal? When mandatory shipping kills the deal! Clearly deceptive behaviour by the retailer and why min. shipping should always be in the title when pickup is not possible in my opinion. Not negging the deal as it's not the poster's fault.

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 09/10/2012 - 17:56

      Just because the shipping kills the deal for you, doesn't mean it does for others. 'Mandatory' shipping? Do you expect CentreCom, or most any other online retailer, to simply send it to you for free?

      Clearly deceptive behaviour by the retailer

      How, by not building the shipping price into the cost of the item? Sure seems dishonest to me…
      /s

      min. shipping should always be in the title when pickup is not possible in my opinion

      "+ shipping" has always sufficed, and is the norm - 'minimum shipping $xx.xx' would be just adding meaningless bloat to the title, since it's going to be different for interstate people, anyway.

    • asidfreak on 09/10/2012 - 18:07

      just picked up 2 x samsung 256GB in store, same price as online listing

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 09/10/2012 - 19:36

      I think the 830's are much better value:

      1. The 840's are untested in terms of reliability. Whilst there's no reason to distrust them, it's best to play it safe with SSD's. I'd rather let others be the crash-test dummies for the new drives.

      2. There's no particular benefits over the 830's, considering the only real differences can be seen in benchmarks - even between SATA2 and 3 drives.

      3. The 830's are pretty damn cheap at the moment, which couldn't be said for the 840's until a long while after release.

      • giggles on 09/10/2012 - 20:49

        true, and things always seem better with mature firmware, however this summary review comment is interesting:

        "Synthetic benchmarks such as CrystalDiskMark and AS SSD Benchmark revealed that while the 840 Pro's sequential read performance has not improved over the 830 (perhaps due to limitations of the SATA 6Gb/s interface), the drive's write performance has improved dramatically. This was particularly true when working with smaller files where the 840 Pro outpaced last year's 830 by a margin of about 30%."

        Now to me, that suggests that people will see greatly improved write rates with the 840 series. Write rates have always been the weak point of SSD IMO.

  • ShortyX on 09/10/2012 - 23:21

    Anyone have a Intel 330? Currently deciding between it and a Samsung 830.

  • Cheap Rich Guy on 10/10/2012 - 17:18

    These Samsung 830 drives will continue to be sold off cheap now the Samsung 840 drives are coming on to the market. As you'd expect for a followup drive, initial tests show the 840 drives far superior to the 830 in terms of performance. In fact, Anandtech say the 840 is the best performing consumer SSD they've ever tested. The jury is out on the reliability for now.

  • Bratam on 10/10/2012 - 22:37

    If I buy a cheap Acer ultra book with HDD, can I just replace the HDD with one of these Samsung 128gb SSD drives easily enough ? Thanks

  • thrive on 16/10/2012 - 18:18

    Ordered the Samsung 830 128gig from Bendigo Centrecom, waited a week for order to arrive no call, they had "forgotten to order it" no apology, just "you will have to wait another week and it will be an additional $10 for freight" after they confirmed $99 and my order, 7 days ago GREAT SERVICE . And retail wonder why they are loosing business to online resellers.

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 16/10/2012 - 22:20

      I agree on Bendigo CentreCom… It's a shame that we have no other major (price-competitive) businesses to deal with here.

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