Author Topic: labor day SSD deals tracking thread (Read 4750 times)

mkawa · « **on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 10:32:12 »

current excuse: my gf "needs" an ssd.

intel 520 240gb @ 200 AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167086

link what you find

boost · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 11:16:39 »

Quote from: mkawa on Sat, 01 September 2012, 10:32:12

current excuse: my gf "needs" an ssd.

intel 520 240gb @ 200 AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167086

link what you find

orly? nice find btw

PointyFox · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 11:57:28 »

That's expensive. The 256Gb Vertex 4 was $189 a few weeks ago on Amazon. I believe it's quite a bit faster than this one too.

Alessandro · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 12:07:50 »

Yep, Intel SSDs are poor value for money. It's still a great deal, but you could do better.

mkawa · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 13:11:24 »

the 520 series is higher endurance and more stable than the ocz equivalent. worth the premium for a high duty ssd

unfortunately, tax kills this one in ca

The_Beast · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 13:21:07 »

Skip OCZ cuz they ****

buy Samsung

mkawa · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 13:31:18 »

then find me a deal!

The_Beast · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 13:35:41 »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147135

m00nshake · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 14:04:29 »

I don't know I've been running 2 OCZ Vertex 3 120 mb on raid 0 for months now and haven't had any issues. No BSOD, runs just as fast as ever, fast boot and shut down times. However, ymmv.

Alessandro · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 14:36:16 »

Buy either Samsung or Crucial.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 15:52:27 »

I like my mushkin chronos deluxe. These are really nice drives and use high end toshiba toggle nand.

Alessandro · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 15:58:46 »

Mushkin drives are great value too!

PointyFox · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 18:05:40 »

Quote from: The_Beast on Sat, 01 September 2012, 13:35:41

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147135

This was either $179 or $189 a week or two on Amazon when they had their Samsung storage Deal of the Day. $217.99 is too much.

shawn o · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 22:25:49 »

I love my Intel X25M-G2 160gb but have been needing something bigger. I'm a bit scared to get a 520 series drive because I keep reading about problems people are having with instability due to the Sandforce controller and BSODs. Seems like the Samsung 830 is the best out there right now along with the Plextor M5 and Crucial M4. But I still love Intel so I haven't bought anything!

mistakemistake · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 01 September 2012, 23:12:03 »

I've got the x2 120GB 520 SSD's from Intel. No issues yet. Running raid 0:

TheProfosist · « **Reply #15 on:** Sun, 02 September 2012, 02:27:14 »

I have all intel ssds all running perfectly without problems:

X25V 40gb
2x 510 120gb
2x 520 120gb
330 60gb
330 120gb

mkawa · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 02 September 2012, 03:25:30 »

amzn pricematched newegg, so yay

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Series-Solid-State-Drive-2-5-Inch/dp/B006VCP9G6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346574284&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+520

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 02 September 2012, 04:46:40 »

Great idea to make a SSD deal thread. You should change to title to just "SSD deals" instead of just labor day.

This seems like the year of the SSD's where there is the largest price cuts on SSDs. I bought these back when the first OCZ ssd came out (Core series v1), and intel's revolutionary 80gb x25-m that launched in 2008 for ~$600. Now to see much better/faster SSD's out that are larger capacity at only a fraction of the original x25m's price is a huge progress. This advancement in SSDs is even faster than Moore's law.

f/64 · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 03 September 2012, 03:00:10 »

http://www.amazon.com/Plextor-128GB-Series-Solid-PX-128M5S/dp/B008OX1V8A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1346658940&sr=8-2&keywords=plextor+128

128gig for the same price as the 64gig. My understanding is Newegg had these on sale and people got it price matched at Amazon, so I don't know how long it will last.

Review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6090/plextor-m5s-256gb-review

Also, it uses a Marvell controller instead of Sandforce.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:49:33 »

Yeah prices are crazy now, the small ones are just a terrible, terrible buy. No reason to even look at anything under 240GB. Like when I bought mine not too long ago the 240GB deluxe was cheaper than the 120GB standard. Quite funny.

f/64 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mon, 03 September 2012, 17:21:38 »

Quote from: lysol on Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:49:33

Yeah prices are crazy now, the small ones are just a terrible, terrible buy. No reason to even look at anything under 240GB. Like when I bought mine not too long ago the 240GB deluxe was cheaper than the 120GB standard. Quite funny.

When I started looking to get another, I was just looking for a small ~32gig to use as a back up for my raid 0 Intels. I just couldn't see spending $50-$60 for a 32-60gig drive when the 128gig I linked was only 85. Plus it'll be quicker than the Intels I have

f/64 · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 03 September 2012, 22:56:51 »

Quote from: PointyFox on Mon, 03 September 2012, 22:41:30

$170 for 240 Gb Samsung. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EKJ8UI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_7?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

SanDISK; still a good drive.

PointyFox · « **Reply #22 on:** Mon, 03 September 2012, 22:57:45 »

Quote from: f/64 on Mon, 03 September 2012, 22:56:51

Quote from: PointyFox on Mon, 03 September 2012, 22:41:30
$170 for 240 Gb Samsung. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EKJ8UI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_7?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

SanDISK; still a good drive.

Sorry. Misread.

f/64 · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 04 September 2012, 11:52:45 »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227792&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL090412&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090412-_-EMC-090412-Index-_-SSD-_-20227792-L0B

256gig Vertex 4 for $189.99. This one uses a Marvell controller as well

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alaricljs · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 04 September 2012, 13:03:10 »

The 4 doesn't use an Indilinx??? (goes for google) Wow... it doesn't.

f/64 · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 04 September 2012, 14:04:32 »

Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 04 September 2012, 13:03:10

The 4 doesn't use an Indilinx??? (goes for google) Wow... it doesn't.

Well, it does, but the Indilinx is just a Marvell with their firmware.

alaricljs · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 04 September 2012, 14:41:17 »

Oh yeah... now I remember reading that. Still wondering if OCZ is going to attempt their own silicon derived from Indilinx.

swagpiratex · « **Reply #27 on:** Wed, 05 September 2012, 11:06:53 »

Have we established a baseline to determine whether or not something is a good deal? What is the market level at right now for 120GB and 240 GB drives? This way I know whether or not to post the deals that get e-mailed to me or not, lol.

alaricljs · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed, 05 September 2012, 11:16:51 »

$75 is quite good for a 128GB (as long as you get a respectable controller/brand), I've seen 256GB go for $170. The SanDisk 240GB is $160 at TigerDirect.

p.s. · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed, 05 September 2012, 11:48:08 »

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/email/ca/em2599.asp?cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2002-_-email_em2599

OCZ vertex 3 - 120G - for $60

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