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Hello Slick Deals!
Lucas from WhiteWaterPC here.
As of now, we only have two in stock(2:23PM MTN Time 1/22). We expect more.
We talked with Intel on the drives, they said 5 year warranty with...
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Rep indicated that they are new retail...but that the included retail accessories (such as the mounting bracket) was being used for another purpose and not included.
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What do you mean by unboxed retail copies? Are these display models that have basically been manhandled lol? I am weird about buying open box/ display models for anything. I like new OEM or new...
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Back in stock 01/19/2013, but only a few available...
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As to performance of the drives, perhaps. 840 would probably work great for the lifetime of a typical US consumable laptop/desktop. Different market segments for those 2 drives.
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Presently...
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The link I posted earlier is the OEM warranty policy...5 year or 'media wear-out indicator', whichever comes first. I called them yesterday, however, and I was told these are actually unboxed retail...
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out of stock
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They seem fairly comparable based on AnandTech's benchmarks:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/529?vs=678
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OEM intel 520's only have 3 year vs retail box has 5 year. am i correct?
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This is about the same price nxic had/has this drive.
Strange that someone claiming to handle 700 SSDs would compare this drive to a Samsung 840. THis is not an attack; wondering if he doesn't...
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Bought a few things when they had a promo with 20% back in eBay bucks last quarter.
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how many ebay bucks do you have?! lol
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OEM product, see warranty statement here regarding 5-year warranty and 'media wear-out indicator':
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So available through their site or eBay. I just bought one on eBay using my "bucks". Very nice deal ... Thanks OP!
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I know, but according to the forum rules we are NOT allowed to advertize e-bay deals, unless it is a "Deal of a day".
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It's the same price in their ebay store:
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I believe it is an OEM packaging, which is an anti-static bag only.
It does not diminish the quality of the drive - it is the packaging only.
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Just noticed this is "drive only", no box or anything. Hmmmm...
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Samsung 840 is not really comparable to this. The 840 Pro instead is and it is $240-ish. The previous 830 would also be a valid comparison but is no longer available. The 840 (non-pro) is a...
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Quality drive at a good price. Wouldn't call this slick with 250GB 840s being this price every day though.
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