Kingston SSDnow V300, 120GB, SATA 3 SSD w/ upgrade kit---$71.99 + tax @ Staples (B&M only); no rebates, no targeted coupons, easy deal!

Worked for me without any problems,price in store was already 89.99. Thanks for posting it.

Worked for me in NYC. Thanks!

Ugh, had to deal with the local staples manager who I've had problems with in the past. first he tried telling me the 30% OD coupon was a reproduction, even after I showed him that the link is directly from OD.

Then I had two $5 off coupons, one certificate coupon and one $5 off $25, he scans the certificate one and then tells me he can't use the 5off25 because "you cant use coupons with price match", referring to the 30% off coupon.

Anyway, I had a $15 gift card from a return when I used an office depot coupon (no idea why they refunded that back as credit, but i'm not complaining), so I ended up paying $47 for this. thanks OP

Quote from irule9000 : You're gonna be hardpressed to find a 256 gb of acceptable quality for 110. Every once in a while you might find an ocz for that price, but buying that says you couldn't give two shits about your data. I used a similar coupon for on my kinstington a few months ago and i thi;nk i payed around 58 cents a gigbyte which isnt a bad deal by any means. But if you find your 43 cent drive, i implore you to tell me first, before you post it. Cause that would should straight to front page within minutes. before i could jump on it myself

Very good point, although the "couldn't give..." comment left me wondering if you're implying that OCZ is junk? I've read great things about their Vertex 4, but by no means am I an expert on this sort of stuff. I'm sure they will reach that price point soon enough...seeing the recent Crucial M4 256GB @ 149 shipped means they are not far off. Remember back when SSD's first appeared on SD and they frontpages with what now are ridiculous prices

Quote from LiCharles1985 : Wouldn't the OD coupon 30% be of better use for this SSD?

Quote from tinymonkeyt : Slighty, yes. But as mentioned earlier in this thread, it's YMMV. Someone did manage to get it to work though, and OP said he would try tomorrow.

Quote from LiCharles1985 : Yeah they are supposed to accept it because its a competitor's coupon, and there is nothing on the exclusion list that says you cannot use it on SSD. Hopefully it works!

Worked for me; see the wiki for updated information.

Quote from RyanL : It depends how anal they want to be because I believe they do have "storage" listed as an exclusion. Also, it may be considered YMMV because not every Staples stocks SSDs. I would even go as far to say that even most stores don't have them. I still appreciate this posting and is much better than posting a vague thread saying "Here's a coupon, now find a deal yourself!"

I clarified this with the store, as they went over the fine print in great detail; storage refers to bins and stuff (assuming they lose alot of money shipping those due to dimensional weight and whatnot).

btw; thanks again for that OD 30% off idea. I credited you for it in the wiki, and I repped you. That kind of help is why I love SD.

Quote from svt3391 : No go for 2 stores near me. 1 store has 2, and 1 store has one. Both said it's technology item and is excluded. I even asked to speak to the manager and got turned down. So it is highly YMMV.

I don't think it is "highly ymmv" at all...you're just stuck with some awful managers. Nowhere does the fine print exclude it. If they really wanted to be technical, the empty box does fit inside the bag, and the coupon says "whatever fits." Nowhere is technology stated.

While the 30% coupon is certainly debatable, I would not accept their rejection of their own 20% off coupon and would definitely be calling the executive office to complain. I am sure they would work something out for you (maybe even a phone purchase with shipping). And yes, I would feel this price is worth the effort of a 20 minute phone call.

Quote from bigaforlife : Ugh, had to deal with the local staples manager who I've had problems with in the past. first he tried telling me the 30% OD coupon was a reproduction, even after I showed him that the link is directly from OD. Then I had two $5 off coupons, one certificate coupon and one $5 off $25, he scans the certificate one and then tells me he can't use the 5off25 because "you cant use coupons with price match", referring to the 30% off coupon. Anyway, I had a $15 gift card from a return when I used an office depot coupon (no idea why they refunded that back as credit, but i'm not complaining), so I ended up paying $47 for this. thanks OP

Glad to hear it got worked out!

Wow, i've been waiting for an SSD deal for along time. While I agree the price for the ssd itself isn't slickdeals worthy, I have to give much thanks to the OP for pointing that I could use the 20% coupon with the SSD. I really was not aware of the coupon because I don't shop at Staples often, so I would just skip over any deals related to this store. However, I was really in the need for a speed improvement for my PC and the OP came to the rescue.

I just finished installing Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 (gotta love student discounts). So far I've noticed SOME improvements in bootup time, noticeable reduced installation time, and a SIGNIFICANT speed boost in opening Office/programs; I swear Word opened in at most 1 second. So the SSD was/is definitely worth it. I can't believe SSDs have finally achieved reasonable prices (albeit with coupon). About time!

EDIT: one thing to note: the 3.5 adapter bracket didn't really work for me as it was not wide enough to reach the edge of the HDD bay to screw in. Instead I mounted the SSD (with bracket) with heavy duty poster tape. I compared the width to my other 2 HDDs and both HDD are wider...Did HDD thinned out because I was not aware of this change in HDD size. The 3.5in brackets were not standard for my case unless I installed the brackets wrong.

I managed to get the 120GB SSD with the 30% coupon applied to it. Staff was very friendly. All in all my price was $66 OTD. I'm pretty pleased.

$89.99 in store price - 20% coupon - $20 rewards coupon = $55 out the door. Worked with no problems. Thanks!!

Quote from slepac : How about this one for $10 less? http://www.staples.com/Kingston-S...uct_846157 hmmm not many stores carry. Wonder if you could do a kiosk order with the 20% off.....

If you look at the spec, for $10 less, you got:

Up to 100 MB/s max write / Up to 260 MB/s max read

Whereas the one from OP is:

Up to 450 MB/s max write / Up to 450 MB/s max read

I wouldn't save that $10 bucks for such a sacrifice...

Quote from TR10 : Very good point, although the "couldn't give..." comment left me wondering if you're implying that OCZ is junk? I've read great things about their Vertex 4, but by no means am I an expert on this sort of stuff. I'm sure they will reach that price point soon enough...seeing the recent Crucial M4 256GB @ 149 shipped means they are not far off. Remember back when SSD's first appeared on SD and they frontpages with what now are ridiculous prices Worked for me; see the wiki for updated information. I clarified this with the store, as they went over the fine print in great detail; storage refers to bins and stuff (assuming they lose alot of money shipping those due to dimensional weight and whatnot). btw; thanks again for that OD 30% off idea. I credited you for it in the wiki, and I repped you. That kind of help is why I love SD. I don't think it is "highly ymmv" at all...you're just stuck with some awful managers. Nowhere does the fine print exclude it. If they really wanted to be technical, the empty box does fit inside the bag, and the coupon says "whatever fits." Nowhere is technology stated. While the 30% coupon is certainly debatable, I would not accept their rejection of their own 20% off coupon and would definitely be calling the executive office to complain. I am sure they would work something out for you (maybe even a phone purchase with shipping). And yes, I would feel this price is worth the effort of a 20 minute phone call. Glad to hear it got worked out!

from what i heard ocz is junk, but im not sure about vertex 4

Quote from dale_nx26 : Wow, i've been waiting for an SSD deal for along time. While I agree the price for the ssd itself isn't slickdeals worthy, I have to give much thanks to the OP for pointing that I could use the 20% coupon with the SSD. I really was not aware of the coupon because I don't shop at Staples often, so I would just skip over any deals related to this store. However, I was really in the need for a speed improvement for my PC and the OP came to the rescue. I just finished installing Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 (gotta love student discounts). So far I've noticed SOME improvements in bootup time, noticeable reduced installation time, and a SIGNIFICANT speed boost in opening Office/programs; I swear Word opened in at most 1 second. So the SSD was/is definitely worth it. I can't believe SSDs have finally achieved reasonable prices (albeit with coupon). About time! EDIT: one thing to note: the 3.5 adapter bracket didn't really work for me as it was not wide enough to reach the edge of the HDD bay to screw in. Instead I mounted the SSD (with bracket) with heavy duty poster tape. I compared the width to my other 2 HDDs and both HDD are wider...Did HDD thinned out because I was not aware of this change in HDD size. The 3.5in brackets were not standard for my case unless I installed the brackets wrong.

An SSD gives a nice seat of the pants speed increase.

3.5" HDD are standard and the bays should be as well. The bracket worked fine for me mounting into a 3.5" bay, it took a bit of flipping of the side pieces to get them right...but it fit fine width wise.

Will this work in my PS3? Thanks in advance!

Quote from K6-2 : lol!!

Why LOL? I'm using a 256GB SSD that I got for ~$90 ($10 rebate) around Christmas.

Quote from svt3391 : No go for 2 stores near me. 1 store has 2, and 1 store has one. Both said it's technology item and is excluded. I even asked to speak to the manager and got turned down. So it is highly YMMV.

Not even gonna try because my area almost surely would deny it for this reason. I always get screwed on these around here.

Quote from Faderz77 : $89.99 in store price - 20% coupon - $20 rewards coupon = $55 out the door. Worked with no problems. Thanks!!

You should've tried the 30% off coupon. Others are saying that it worked for them.