Samsung 840 Series Solid State Drives (SSD): 500GB 840 Series + Far Cry 3 Game Coupon $314, 512GB 840 Pro Series + Assassin's Creed III Game Coupon $456, 250GB 840 Series $144
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Thread created 12-30-2012 by iconian
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I'm no expert, but reading through AnandTech and Tom's Hardware and a couple other places, it seems that SSD reliability is largely a myth. Yes, there are no moving parts, but they do give up the...
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just installed the 250GB drive with an i7 3770k and Win 8... it boots in like 5 seconds. just sick crazy performance
there is nothing wrong with a bare drive. I actually got the retail version...
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On paper only.
Once and for all -> this article doesn't test TLC endurance!
In fact it's not quite clear what it tests for.
If you want to test TLC endurance, you need to keep writing...
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I'm not too sure Intel is very serious about their SSDs. They're slower than they should be, overpriced and they don't hold up all that well compared to other MLC drives using alternate controllers....
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Same for me when I ordered 10 hours ago. I just finished with CSR and was confirmed FarCry3 was included in my order (note: now as it doesn't show at all even in the cart). They stated the coupon...
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how do you make a price match request to amazon?
I realize they don't do personal price match but see people saying they "submitted" price match notices so hopefully amazon will adjust their...
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In for a 250 - thank you OP.
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SSDs are extremely reliable. They don't have moving parts whereas traditional drives do -- so SSDs last lots longer and failure rates are far more predictable.
as with ANY hard drive, run a...
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Yeah this is my first time with an SSD. So I guess I am waiting to be amazed since I have just been using a raptor for the last 4 or so years.
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This post can be edited by most users to provide up-to-date information about developments of this thread based on user responses, and user findings. Feel free to add, change or remove information...
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Fp. Now!.
Edit: Wait a minute, i getting $3.99 Shipping. What the deal OP?
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If I didnt buy the 830 a couple weeks back from B and H I would be buying this.
GOOD DEAL!
I have submitted Amazon Price Match.
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what are the chances of amazon matching this within the next month? I have 100 dollars in gift cards that i was assuming id be spending on an ssd from amazon. If not ill just pull the trigger on...
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there's nothing to establish, you apply known physics (electricity) to known chemistry (TLC, MLC, SLC ingredients) and you have a known long term outcome.
you don't put it all in an SSD and then...
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looking
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The link isn't working however they have the same drive for $171.
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seems like it should be $140 shipped but I guess the website is messed up:(
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840 is ok, but dont pay over .50/gig for TLC, huge gouge
840 is a litlte faster than the Intel 520 in most aspects, and much faster for 4K writes http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/357?vs=678...
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Thanks for the info and repped. Ill probably do the raid 1 setup. Its going in a desktop. Cooling is excessive in my build. Good circulation in antec 300 illusion case. And I realize it's more than...
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is it sketchy that for this one they don't list the manufacturers number ? like could it be an older model or something..? i'm so paranoid about sales.
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I'm still waiting on free shipping.
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Cliff is coming...
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The 5 years only holds true for heavy users...Anandtech did some calculations, and assuming that the user writes 10GB every day, it would take 7 years to wear out the 250GB 840 (of course, this...
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tigerdirect didn't want to match. Said it was below cost for them
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Thread created 12-30-2012 by iconian
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Haha, no worries mate. It's hard to find a comparison to the Sandisk Extreme 240GB. I pretty much treat it as a Vertex 3 (which is not that far off).
I love SSD roulette : 500GB 840 to (Main),...
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It is indeed about 1/3 of MLC drives, but when you put that in the perspective of your use case it might be more than enough of a typical lifetime for your purposes. In 10-20 years this drive will...
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How can you tell if they are compatible with older computers?
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How does that kill the deal? The 840 non-pro is faster than the Crucial M4 256GB that was just on sale for $160. It's not as fast as the pro, but it's still one of the fastest SSDs and the price is...
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840 non-pro doesn't have as good long term reliability. It's not just about speed. The Crucial M4 is a proven winner.
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I would think most good SSDs are much more reliable than mechanical drives....
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Damn, if it was anything other than the 840, id be all over it. 840 have sketckhy issues related to reliability. They are not the 830's or 840 pro's. Reliability is important to me so I tend to...
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Is there a way to price match online? because in ny there are no frys
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I just went to check my order status from B&H's website to see if my order is shipping with the free AC3 (I ordered yesterday)....
When I check my status... it shows:
Samsung 250GB/SSD 840 SATA...
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gonna wait this one out til haswell makes its debut. not worth introducing an ssd to a sata 2 raid 0 hdd setup on my current phenom 2 rig. i doubt i will wait til sata 4/ddr 4 hit though.
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Great price as of today, but I suspect one month from now we will see the 840 at $10, maybe even $20 cheaper.
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I wouldn't touch this TLC version of the drive from Samsung. TLC is not ready for prime time...USB drives fine, but not a reliable SSD.
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250GB model now OOS.
Also in the "what's in the box" the 250GB version shows AC3 code. Not sure if that was added after going OOS or not. I was able to order it just before went out and didn't...
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In for one of the 840 PROs - was just creating a new gaming rig and this will go nicely instead of a raptor drive.
Is it expensive yes. It is the most expensive thing in my new system. I hope I...
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250 back in stock at $149+$4
My 250 shipped with Assassins Creed code :)
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The 256gb 840 pro is still $229 (free "slow" shipping and no taxes in a lot of places) at B&H
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/897040-REG/Samsung_mz_7pd256bw_256GB_2_5_inch_SSD_840.html
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