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Buy.com has for same price: $79.99
http://www.buy.com/prod/sandisk-extreme-120gb-2-5-sata-iii-solid-state-drive-ssd/227072806.html
$5 off $50 for new customers making it $74.99:...
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120GB SanDisk Extreme 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (SDSSDX-120G-G25)
$79.99 + Free Shipping
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exactly this issue, they're only matching in price drives that folks used to pay a premium for like Crucial, Plextor, Sandisk and even Kingston many of those drives are no rebate deals.
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TRIM enabled in Windows TRIM working with the Sandisk at the firmware level.
TRIM does NOT function properly in the Sandisk Extreme drives with the current firmware. I just checked their support...
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so basically even though windows is showing that TRIM is enabled, the firmware on the device does not support it. That is not good, hopefully they come out with a new firmware to fix this..
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What do you guys think of Corsair Force Series 3 versus the Crucial M4, Samsung 830, and Intel 330, in terms of reliability? Seems like you both like the Corsair Force Series 3 above this SanDisk...
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I can say, I have 2 of these - 120GB version and 240GB version (both thanks to slickdeals) I didn't update the firmware, not sure what version is but I can say they both work rock solid for months...
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ONLY IF AMAZON is the actual seller and shipper.
THAT IS NOT the EXTREME!!
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Sandisk is currently using R201 on their Extreme SSD, which is based on the 5.0.1 firmware from Sandforce.
5.0.3 addresses the TRIM issue but Sandisk was supposedly waiting for 5.0.4 due to a...
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yep, same price on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006EKJCWM/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1348058755&sr=8-1
EDIT: ah, nm. Thats because its Tiger Direct as the Amazon seller. Lol.
Either way,...
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TRIM is kind of important......wouldnt touch a drive without it.
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I am not sure why people are saying that the Extreme drives dont have TRIM enabled. I just bought the 480GB Sandisk Extreme drive from Amazon (the $349 deal) and it came with the latest firmware and...
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If people are concerned with this drive or the firmware issues like I am, I just saw you can get a 120 GB Crucial M4 for just $10 more + FS:
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Super tempting ...great drives...I have 2 already...their last year's ultra and the new extreme...they both rock!
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Or this
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OK folks have TRIM confused with "garbage collection". TRIM is support for OS level calls to delete blocks. Most SSD drives do garbage collection as part of normal background operations, most folks...
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Keep in mind the Force GS and Force Series 3 are two different drives. The Force GS has the toggle NAND which gives it faster performance, even though they both use SF controllers.
I would go with...
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What I understand is the drive is a bit slower when it has to write over deleted blocks. So writing to the first drive for the first time should be fast and reading from the drive should be fast as...
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staples.com price matches amazon.com, so If you have (or can buy) a staples $25 off $75, or $25 off $100, you can get this drive for $55 plus tax.
Just buy the drive with the coupon (drive is...
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Force 3 uses Async NAND, while I have the 120GB and it has been reliable - all the drives mentioned will perform better on uncompressible data, the GT series would be more comparable
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Confused...the article talks about 5.0.3 and 5.0.4 firmware pending...and as far as I can tell, 5.0.2 is the current shipping firmware. Seems that 5.0.1 is out of date.
Not that 5.0.2 fixes the...
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it just pales next to an M4 for $150 no rebate. plus ASYNC NAND drives get slammed unless they're crappy Agility drives selling at fire sale prices - but I run the Force 3 and would take over an...
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This seems like the "normal" sale price for a 120G SF based drive.
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Great deal.
Last I checked, Tigerdirect doesnt charge tax in CA.
this is a much better SSD.
the kingston ssds are kind of bad
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Corsair doesn't drop their prices really low very often like OCZ, and when they do, people here tend to sleep on those deals.
I think the best one right now is a 240GB Force Series 3 for $140 AR...
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Looks good. This Kingston Hyper X was a better deal, but this isn't bad.
Tiger + Newegg have some good reviews. Thumbs up
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yeah but isn't the Sandisk Extreme a better drive? plus there's no rebate to hassle with..
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No Rebates & no working TRIM
No new Firmware available to fix it.
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i bought this drive when it was an $80 gold box from amazon a few weeks ago. i had no idea that trim wasnt enabled.. what is this, 2009?
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This now has a $10 MIR making it the same price for a 128GB Crucial M4. Just an FYI for those exploring options.
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May be you are right. I haven't notice such a thing and I've installed and uninstalled multiple games so far. I have 120GB for half a year now and 240 for over a month. But again I never tried to...
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how much did you get the coupon for? Or you actually received one in the mail??
TIA!
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Check out some of the recent reviews for the Sandisk Ultra 120GB/240GB drives at amazon. Lots of people are starting to report failing drives. At least Sandisk is paying for all shipping costs to...
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Yes, that's pretty much it. The firmware is messed up with R201 from Sandisk (based on 5.0.1 from Sandforce) and has been messed up for months on end. Sandisk has been saying they'll release new...
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good deal...thx
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could be cheaper at Staples $65/AC ($25 off $75)
http://www.staples.com/SanDisk-SDSSDP-128G-G25-128GB-25-SATA-III-6-Gb-s-MLC/product_940373
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Has been this price at micro center for awhile but I think they just upped it $10
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What he said, which is exactly why I went for the Corsair Force GS. Funny how the Corsair drive uses Sandisk chips in it but has the updated firmware. On the egg a 240gb Corsair GS sells for $175 AR....
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It's good to know it still works fast. I bought a 240gb sandisk extreme for my build and I'm going to install the OS this weekend. Its just annoying that sandisk won't really address the issue. Oh...
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