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Platinum Micro via Rakuten has 250GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-76E250B/AM) on sale for $75.99 - $15.20 off w/ coupon code SAVE20 = $60.79. Shipping is free. Thanks iCEifer

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Platinum Micro via urlhasbeenblocked has the 250GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SATA III SSD for $60 after applying 20% off code SAVE20

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clearly you haven't been hit with a win10 issue that leads to hours upon hours of chasing rabbits.

In some cases, it's much easier to reinstall then worry about finding some random issue that never ends up having a real solution.

I've only had 1 of these with win10, so far. Been running it since it came out. I was stuck on a build that would not update. Used every method I could find, finally just reinstalled the OS with the latest build, would have saved myself so many hours and frustration.
2.5" drive is originally built for laptops as opposed to 3.5" that is the regular size for desktops. However, 2.5" drives are now commonly used for desktops, too. Depending on the case, you might need a 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter, tho.

250 GB is more than enough to load Windows 10 Pro and store your files, especially if you also use cloud drives.

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wood
07-16-2018 at 05:49 AM.
07-16-2018 at 05:49 AM.
This may be a silly question, but this is for desktop PC, yes? And 250GB should be plenty to load windows 10 Pro, and use HDD for files - ya?
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aprimario
07-16-2018 at 05:55 AM.
07-16-2018 at 05:55 AM.
Quote from wood :
This may be a silly question, but this is for desktop PC, yes? And 250GB should be plenty to load windows 10 Pro, and use HDD for files - ya?
2.5" drive is originally built for laptops as opposed to 3.5" that is the regular size for desktops. However, 2.5" drives are now commonly used for desktops, too. Depending on the case, you might need a 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter, tho.

250 GB is more than enough to load Windows 10 Pro and store your files, especially if you also use cloud drives.
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parat8t9
07-16-2018 at 07:13 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:13 AM.
Showing $65.16 for me:

Subtotal (1 item)
$81.45

Shipping & Handling
$0

Sales Tax
$0

Coupon
- $16.29

Order Total
$65.16


*Edit, nevermind was purchasing from the site directly and not the seller.
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iCEifer
07-16-2018 at 07:21 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:21 AM.
Quote from wood :
This may be a silly question, but this is for desktop PC, yes? And 250GB should be plenty to load windows 10 Pro, and use HDD for files - ya?
Shouldn't be an issue.
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iCEifer
07-16-2018 at 07:22 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:22 AM.
Quote from parat8t9 :
Showing $65.16 for me:

Subtotal (1 item)
$81.45

Shipping & Handling
$0

Sales Tax
$0

Coupon
- $16.29

Order Total
$65.16


*Edit, nevermind was purchasing from the site directly and not the seller.
Glad you got it to work. I didn't see that urlhasbeenblocked themselves were selling it?
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beermanpig
07-16-2018 at 07:23 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:23 AM.
CA sales tax ewwwwww
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BrotherAli
07-16-2018 at 07:25 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:25 AM.
Quote from wood :
This may be a silly question, but this is for desktop PC, yes? And 250GB should be plenty to load windows 10 Pro, and use HDD for files - ya?
Even better use this for the OS and another drive for data. This way when windows feels funny you can just reinstall and not have to worry about backing up all your data. I personally use a 4TB for my data and this drive for my OS.
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07-16-2018 at 07:52 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:52 AM.
Quote from BrotherAli :
Even better use this for the OS and another drive for data. This way when windows feels funny you can just reinstall and not have to worry about backing up all your data. I personally use a 4TB for my data and this drive for my OS.

I am sorry, but feels funny? Why bother reinstalling windows when you can just fix the issue?

That seems like such a waste. For large storage and backups, yes, good idea.
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07-16-2018 at 07:54 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:54 AM.
Quote from BrotherAli :
Even better use this for the OS and another drive for data. This way when windows feels funny you can just reinstall and not have to worry about backing up all your data. I personally use a 4TB for my data and this drive for my OS.

250GB is a collosal waste for an OS that only needs 15-20GB of space.
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elijahblake
07-16-2018 at 07:59 AM.
07-16-2018 at 07:59 AM.
Quote from shlunky :
I am sorry, but feels funny? Why bother reinstalling windows when you can just fix the issue?

That seems like such a waste. For large storage and backups, yes, good idea.
clearly you haven't been hit with a win10 issue that leads to hours upon hours of chasing rabbits.

In some cases, it's much easier to reinstall then worry about finding some random issue that never ends up having a real solution.

I've only had 1 of these with win10, so far. Been running it since it came out. I was stuck on a build that would not update. Used every method I could find, finally just reinstalled the OS with the latest build, would have saved myself so many hours and frustration.
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KMan
07-16-2018 at 08:04 AM.
07-16-2018 at 08:04 AM.
My ancient HD-based PC finally died and I need to build a replacement soon. I'll be installing Windows 7 (plus all relevant updates) on it since I still use Windows Media Center to watch and record cable TV off of, and I believe that it doesn't work in Windows 10.

My current, now dead PC used a 750GB HD as its system and main data drive. I.e. it held not only the OS (also Windows 7), but also all software, My Documents, Photos, Music, Video, etc., plus some Media Center TV recordings and a bunch of other stuff.

Anyway, I can probably offload much of this to a dedicated data drive, either SSD or HD, and thus be able to use a smaller fast SSD as the system drive and dedicate it to mostly the OS and software, and perhaps data that I use frequently and want to load fast.

So, all this is by way of asking if 256GB should be enough for this, or if it's better to get a larger SSD, and if so how much larger? What size SSD are most people using as their system drive these days on custom builds, not for high-end screamers on which they'll be running the most power and resource-hungry games and CAD, animation or video processing software, but neither for low-end email and word processing PCs, either? E.g. opening up 5-10 browser tabs, several large spreadsheets, a Word doc, a bunch of PDFs, and a Media Center window in the corner to watch live or recorded TV?

I.e. what's the sweet spot in SSD size for the system drive in new builds for higher-end but not extreme high end PCs?
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younodadeal
07-16-2018 at 08:05 AM.
07-16-2018 at 08:05 AM.
Quote from apratama :
2.5" drive is originally built for laptops as opposed to 3.5" that is the regular size for desktops. However, 2.5" drives are now commonly used for desktops, too. Depending on the case, you might need a 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter, tho.

250 GB is more than enough to load Windows 10 Pro and store your files, especially if you also use cloud drives.

Or just tie wrap it to somewhere convenient. These SSDs are very lightweight, and don't get hot.
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maxxpowerr
07-16-2018 at 08:09 AM.
07-16-2018 at 08:09 AM.
Will this work for an Xbox one?
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