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Newegg
Not the lowest but great for those who still need these drives
128GB Samsung 830 Series 2.5" SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-7PC128B/WW)
$89.99 + Free Shipping
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Rebate forms should update shortly :)
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These are getting really nice in price. I think I'm going to hold out for Christmas and hope for a 512GB for under $250. And while I'm wishing maybe I'll throw in a civil political climate and...
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bah, i ended up ordering 2 SSDs (a verbatim, and then a crucial m4) because of the 4K speeds, read a review and the Verbatim had 550MB r/w speeds but its 4K benchmark was half of a Crucial m4 or a...
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Would you guys recommend the samsung 830 over the sandisk? I have a staples 25 off 75 code so the sandisk could potentially be ~50 bucks but I'm more concerned about quality and reliability more than...
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there seems to have been sandisk issues with firmware not actually having active trim but that is being fixed in a soon to be released firmware updgrade....other than that minimize your outlay and go...
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It's probably not going to be worth the price difference between the two drives. I'd still rock whatever is cheaper (in this case, Sandisk)
True, but unless he's doing massive reads/writes to...
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Don't forget to add boobies and beer to that list.
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That said, would the samsungs do well in RAID0? Since there will be no TRIM support I think I would be best going with drives that do well at their own garbage collection...and wondering if samsungs...
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Will it be massively cheaper come the holidays? That's the question. If we're talking $10-$20 difference, I'd buy it now. I just want a reliable drive that's SATAII and won't give me blue screens...
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They matter, but the latest SSD's are all comparable with one another. They aren't getting 2x faster than the previous generations anymore. 400MB/s read vs 500MB/s read is negligible in real world...
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89 + free shipping for the samsung is pretty good deal. I just built my father in law a new pc with a intel ssd and it is incredibly fast compared to my western digital black sata hdd. It takes 2...
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Is there something special about staples? Please share. :)
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167127
Newegg has this drive; $10 more than the last deal from buy.com
Usually Intel Rebate you can upload the invoice and signed form...
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Has Staples started to PM Newegg?
WB
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Honestly... I have the Samsung 830 128GB on my home machine (SATA II), and I put the Intel 330 256GB in my work machine (SATA III).
Both machines are screaming fast, but if I had to do it again...
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GRRRR. I hate reading these stupid SSD deals because it is always full of bad advice/wrong information.
The Sandisk TRIM issue was fixed in a firmware update released in April.
RAID-0 supports...
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Any SSD is probably going to be comparable with files that small.
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Thanks for your reply! so the 4K numbers don't really matter, then? Just trying to make an educated purchase, is all ;)
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on the average most of the SSD start at 15 to 20MB/s Random Read, so should be okay
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Thanks much! :)
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Thanks.
Do you have the Intel rebate link or is it not available yet?
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*mods, please delete this post.*
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Does anyone happen to know what metrics/specs I should be looking at when concerned about photography editing? eg.: the ability to quickly read files ~20MB (RAW)
Thank you in advance!
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Is it worth the cost to upgrade my 2009 MBP?
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that :)
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persevere people, Black Friday nears.....
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There is no better performer than Samsung 830.
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It's has been posted but it wasn't included in the title
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I just saw this. The best value (good price, good quality, good performance) is the Samsung 830, and the best SSD (best quality and performance, 5 year warranty) is the Plextor M3P or M5P. I throw...
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yup, see the values at the Random Read section ... one of the very important advantage of SSD over HDD is random read ... the higher the better,
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Intel 330 Specs:
Max Sequential Read Up to 500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Up to 450 MB/s
4KB Random Read Up to 22,500 IOPS
4KB Random Write Up to 33,000 IOPS
Intel...
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Just bought the Samsung 830 128gb for $99 ... is it possible to add the coupon after I already received the product? It has been less than 2 weeks
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I guess I could do that if I start to run out of space... Does it hurt the SSD performance if it's 80% full?
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I'm not a speed junkie so I don't mind paying a bit more for a drive that is more reliable.
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Absolutely. I doubt you'll really feel it, but there's no way that SSD is running at rated specs @ 80% full.
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if you are using standard 2.5" HDD yes any SSD is day and night different,
This drive is not fast as samsung 830 but it is cheaper.
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The Samsung has some of the best performance over time and garbage collection on the market.
Pretty much the most reliable drive on the market besides Intel and it is using a Samsung controller...
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I need samsung 830 256GB
or
Interl 330 better?
or Crucial m4???
lot to choose.
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Thanks, I've been reading about Intel supporting TRIM over RAID...but unfortunately that does not apply to my setup AMD. So this is why I am inquiring about the garbage collection.
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