128GB Crucial M4 2.5" SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD (CT128M4SSD2) $78.75 + Free Shipping

Crap....to buy or not to buy. I just bought one at staples for $75 after tax using a $25 off coupon, and that was no front page deal. I "kind of need" one for a laptop build i'm doing, but I can totally wait if BF will bring better or the same. Yeah...

Quote from needgeech : Just checkout with paypal and you will have a pretty flexible price guarantee built in through the holidays (including newspaper ads, onine ads, even ebay top sellers buy it now)

But BF and cyber monday don't count for this

"I see that Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Moday advertisements and sales are excluded from Price Matching. What about sales that include Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

If the sale or advertisement is specifically available for only Black Friday or Cyber Monday, then it would be excluded. But if the advertisement is available on other days as well, including Black Friday or Cyber Monday, then it is eligible."



https://www.paypal-promo.com/holi...match.html see FAQ

For around $10 more get the Samsung 830 MZ-7PC128B/WW 128gb [newegg.com] for $89.99. Free shipping as well.

Yes, but the best deals on things like the m4 and 830 will be "Black Wednesday" or even "Black Tuesday" or a Tigerdirect Friday and Saturday 48 hour Deal etc etc. BF is not the end all be all of days anymore. If you wait until Friday, you'll have missed most of the great deals. Yes, SSD's will be doorbusters at some places (but they are not like a $600 60" TV on Wally World's front page) and the doorbuster ones will more than likely be trying to break $100 for a 240-256GB or $50 for a 128gb. . .and they will be using the lesser quality models for those marketing gimmicks.

IMO, I am just trying to make next week's shopping adventure easier where I can and save those battles for bigger ticket items. I don't want to lose a newegg 3am lappy deal because I spent an extra 30 seconds adding an SSD to my cart to save an extra $5. . .when in fact this is a great deal on the SSD already, and will probably get $5-10 back from the paypal price guarantee.
Not harshing, just giving my opinions. And yes, don't think that if you send payapl a copy of an Amazon lightning BF deal (that lasts less than a minute) that you will be compensated.

Quote from abels : But BF and cyber monday don't count for this "I see that Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Moday advertisements and sales are excluded from Price Matching. What about sales that include Black Friday and Cyber Monday? If the sale or advertisement is specifically available for only Black Friday or Cyber Monday, then it would be excluded. But if the advertisement is available on other days as well, including Black Friday or Cyber Monday, then it is eligible." https://www.paypal-promo.com/holi...match.html see FAQ

I don't want to turn this into a PS3 discussion, so I ask with hesitation, but what make of SSD drive is suitable for upgrading a PS3? I have an older (fat) 60GB PS3, and I would like to upgrade it with an SSD just to speed up some of the load times, etc.

Going to a 128GB drive like this seems like a good upgrade...but what else should I look for in a SSD drive? Specs, makes/models, drive height? Out of all the drives out there, what is the most reliable?

Thanks so much for any help...I'm completely lost when it comes to SSD specs.

Quote from needgeech : Yes, but the best deals on things like the m4 and 830 will be "Black Wednesday" or even "Black Tuesday" or a Tigerdirect Friday and Saturday 48 hour Deal etc etc. BF is not the end all be all of days anymore. If you wait until Friday, you'll have missed most of the great deals. Yes, SSD's will be doorbusters at some places (but they are not like a $600 60" TV on Wally World's front page) and the doorbuster ones will more than likely be trying to break $100 for a 240-256GB or $50 for a 128gb. . .and they will be using the lesser quality models for those marketing gimmicks. IMO, I am just trying to make next week's shopping adventure easier where I can and save those battles for bigger ticket items. I don't want to lose a newegg 3am lappy deal because I spent an extra 30 seconds adding an SSD to my cart to save an extra $5. . .when in fact this is a great deal on the SSD already, and will probably get $5-10 back from the paypal price guarantee. Not harshing, just giving my opinions. And yes, don't think that if you send payapl a copy of an Amazon lightning BF deal (that lasts less than a minute) that you will be compensated.

Cool, sounds good, I will be on the lookout for good SSD deals before BF/CM.

Thanks

Quote from Pejman26 : Anyone have a code for the 128gb mSata drive?

Buy.com has it for $96

$78 for this drive or the Samsung 830 is good, but I wouldn't even start thinking about getting a second one now until it drops to at least $70. $78 is warm at this point.

Fantastic deal!

At this rate, they will be free on BF.

Quote from kreatorXP : For around $10 more get the Samsung 830 MZ-7PC128B/WW 128gb [newegg.com] for $89.99. Free shipping as well.

Price just jumped back up to $109 on this. About 2 secs before I could pull the trigger...

In 4 1 of the Crucial drives.

Quote from sahil80 : How is it compared to Samsung 830 series?

Strangely enough, I have the 256GB capacity for both SSDs running SATA 2 and this SSD seems faster than my Samsung 830. I have all the registry tweaks, minimal page files, provisioning and etc set the same. Just food for thought.

About to pick up another 128GB for RAID 0

Quote from SpurterMan : I don't want to turn this into a PS3 discussion, so I ask with hesitation, but what make of SSD drive is suitable for upgrading a PS3? I have an older (fat) 60GB PS3, and I would like to upgrade it with an SSD just to speed up some of the load times, etc. Going to a 128GB drive like this seems like a good upgrade...but what else should I look for in a SSD drive? Specs, makes/models, drive height? Out of all the drives out there, what is the most reliable? Thanks so much for any help...I'm completely lost when it comes to SSD specs.

I have an older 30GB SSD in my PS3. Albeit, I really don't install any games from PSN. Just make sure it's a 2.5" SSD, with full size SATA connector, and to be safe a 9MM drive height. Good luck!

Quote from raptastics : Price just jumped back up to $109 on this. About 2 secs before I could pull the trigger... In 4 1 of the Crucial drives.

You can still get the 830 at Amazon for that price $89.99
http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-2-5...pd_sim_e_1

Quote from kosnarf : Strangely enough, I have the 256GB capacity for both SSDs running SATA 2 and this SSD seems faster than my Samsung 830. I have all the registry tweaks, minimal page files, provisioning and etc set the same. Just food for thought. About to pick up another 128GB for RAID 0

You might want to read up on TRIM and lack of support when using RAID. There's always garbage collection, though.

DEAD/OOS. Had it in my cart. Took a call to say I would call back when I was done checking out. Sold out when I refreshed.

Congrats to all who got in. Been slickdealin' long enough to know 1) buy first, think later and 2) you win some, you lose some.