250GB Samsung 840 Series 2.5" SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-7TD250BW) + Assassin's Creed 3 PC Game Coupon $150 + Free Shipping

Quote from superstition : $150 can get one an MLC drive. There is no reason to pay $150 for TLC NAND.

Could you provide a link to an MLC drive?

waiting for a good deal on the Samsung 840 256GB PRO ...Read/Write (540 MB/s / 520 MB/s)

I'm not seeing anything about AC3

click whats in the box

Quote from bsmithuga : Ok, for everyone saying that 'average Joe' is better off with a budget MLC over this one, what is a good budget MLC to purchase? Sent from the official Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

If you don't need the performance, then I really recommend the Crucial M4. It is one of the most proven SSD as far as reliability is concerned. No one will argue with me on that.

Quote from aznalan15 : 10+ years for normal home use as in shut down every night? or 10+ years for normal home use as in on 24/7?

Depends on what the computer is doing more than it simply being on. If it's idle 99% of the time, I doubt there would be much difference. It's all about the number of reads/writes to the SSD. (Moreso writes) If you plan on leaving your system on all the time doing SETI/Folding At Home and your paging file is on the SSD, then I wouldn't go with this model. If you're leaving it on 24x7 as a home server where it's going to be idle most of the time, (and where the SSD is merely the boot drive) then I think this is fine.

Also, Samsung makes a nice software tool that allows you to monitor its wear level, so you'll know how long you can expect it to last and you'll get a warning once it is close to wearing out.

Of course, you should be backing up your data no matter what drive it's on anyway.

My first SSD so hoping it can revive my old and slow dual core centrino laptop with WinXP

I'd like a really cheap, small SSD for the quicker boot/load times. I would only be putting windows, office, photochop, and 2-3 games at a time.

Any recommendations on finding a deal on a 40-60gb SSD that's fast by today's standards?

This is a bit overwhelming for me to read about TLC, SLC and MLC.

I am in the same boat that I want to do this upgrade but not really need this.

Is this the crucial m4 the most reliable?

http://www.crucial.com/store/part...T128M4SSD2

I would definitely go minimum 128gb over 60gb myself.

Ok, so I just bought this Kingston from staples, 89, less the 20%. (v300, 120gb)
http://www.staples.com/Kingston-S...uct_104020

Going to use it as an OS/boot up drive for the Lenovo I just got:
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/9...-windows-8

Is this drive (Samsung) Better/Worse.

Also, looking for a video card and monitor, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks!

Quote from superstition : HardOCP projects that the 120 GB model will fail as soon as 3.5 years of light usage.

I see you're quoting [H]....you could at least quote the correct article. While the 120GB got a bad review from them due to the combination of TLC and small capacity the 250GB and 500GB we're both recommended.

Source [hardocp.com]

Quote : Saving $100 dollars in the 250GB, and $200 in the 500GB categories is going to persuade many users to make the jump regardless of the lower write speeds. From a value perspective there is no better value, especially for those looking for large capacity SSD that exhibits overall good performance. If you are moving from a spinning SSD(sic) and size is important to you, the value is very attractive.

*Disclaimer*
I'm a proud 250GB 840 owner.

Quote from superstition : Uses TLC NAND, the only product on the market to use it. The benefits of TLC are lower lifespan, higher power usage, slower write speed, and potentially increasing power usage and slowdown over lifetime.

You have nothing else to do but bash Samsung in every 840 thread or what?

Quote from superstition : Uses TLC NAND, the only product on the market to use it. The benefits of TLC are lower lifespan, higher power usage, slower write speed, and potentially increasing power usage and slowdown over lifetime.

Quote from robvas : You have nothing else to do but bash Samsung in every 840 thread or what?

I don't think he's bashing Samsung specifically, but informing us on the inferior technology. I'm new to SSD so I appreciate the info.

Have I just been imagining all the SSD threads lately with SSD for less than $0.50/GB?