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

I've been using a Crucial m4 for 2 years now, not a single issue whatsoever. Not even a hiccup.

Quote from J03 : Have I just been imagining all the SSD threads lately with SSD for less than $0.50/GB?

lol i am waiting for the day where its .50/gig also

Quote from bigpermie : 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!

SSD Drive is out of stock at Staples as per your link

Quote from bigpermie : 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!

As far as you asking it it's better than the Samsung 840 have a look on the "conclusions" page of the review.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/20...S0tQzewVDg

They said it it did better than the Samsung 240GB TLC which would be the Samsung 840 I believe.

Quote from hy_tek : SSD Drive is out of stock at Staples as per your link

Oh too bad.
It was there when I posted it...and is / was available in 8/10 stores around me,

I bought it yesterday in store, and they had it, but said they could order it if it wasn't, as I was vascillating between the 2 different sizes.

Try the "reserve" in store option, with the 20% off option.

So TLC memory is bad and MLC memory is good ?? And this Samsung 840 uses TLC ??

Quote from bigpermie : Oh too bad. It was there when I posted it...and is / was available in 8/10 stores around me, I bought it yesterday in store, and they had it, but said they could order it if it wasn't, as I was vascillating between the 2 different sizes. Try the "reserve" in store option, with the 20% off option.

The reserve button was out of service for every store in my area on this item. I checked all the stores around me and they were all gone. I found the 30% off coupon from Office Depot and I'm going to take it to Staples for a coupon match. I'm going to snag the 240GB version at staples if they have any left tomorrow. $133 for a 240GB MLC is pretty sweet. I'm surprised they would offer to order it since my store said it was a while supplies last deal.

I'm really tired of seeing 840's hit front page every other day at $150, shouldn't that be a sign for you guys that this is no longer a good price for this product)? $150 is now essentially the everyday price , bring it to $120-130 and then i'll say it's front page worthy. Not to mention this model does not come with a kit.



Additional rant: Yesterday's $140 seemed okay to be FP because you could get it with no tax in CA (also the case for today). If you plan to sell ACIII (~$15) and live in CA, then this is a good deal, but that isn't the case for everyone.

Quote from lordshin : 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.

They are making mountains out of molehills.

The difference between TLC and MLC is negligible, unless of course you're in IT and building machines for enterprise.

With just the average consumer use, the nand memory on this drive will last 7 years [anandtech.com].

Even five years from now it will be cheap to replace this SSD with another, at the rate SDD prices are dropping. Anyone considering switching from HDD to SSD with their own personal computers would do fine by this drive.

Am I going blind? Not seeing AC3 game with the SSD in my cart...

Quote from mryanbrown : I'm not seeing anything about AC3

Same here, where does it say it includes AC3?

I wouldn't worry too much about HardOCP's estimate of the drive's lifespan.

The formula they use:

life in years = ( cycles * capacity ) / ( write amplifcation * GB per year)

The TLC NAND in this drive is rated at 1000 P/E cycles.

Capacity is the size of the drive. GB per year is 3650 assuming 10GB/day.

Write amplification differs by workload. HardOCP assumes it's 10x.

The SSD's longevity depends on whether 10GB/day and 10x amplification reflects your workload.

Used to say AC3 under "What's in the box". It's not there anymore, pretty sure it's dead.

Quote from fish.post : I'm really tired of seeing 840's hit front page every other day at $150, shouldn't that be a sign for you guys that this is no longer a good price for this product)? $150 is now essentially the everyday price , bring it to $120-130 and then i'll say it's front page worthy. Not to mention this model does not come with a kit. Additional rant: Yesterday's $140 seemed okay to be FP because you could get it with no tax in CA (also the case for today). If you plan to sell ACIII (~$15) and live in CA, then this is a good deal, but that isn't the case for everyone.

It came with AC3, so that makes your rant irrelevant.

Quote from 722 : It came with AC3, so that makes your rant irrelevant.

I know it came with AC3? At the time of my post at least that was still true. I'm assuming you're taking my "but that isn't the case for everyone" to mean that not everyone was seeing AC3 with the SSD, but I had intended it to mean that not everyone lives in CA.