Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 256GB (€218 delivered from Amazon)

wallaby72 · 13-06-2012 5:06pm #1

Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 6GBps 256GB SSD Notebook Accessory Kit

On Amazon.co.uk for £139.99 again and in stock

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5inch-Notebook-Accessory-Norton/dp/B005OK6VLS/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339603462&sr=8-1-spell

wallaby72 · 13-06-2012 5:11pm

The price in the subject is wrong, that included some other items I bought as well.
Amazon's conversion rate isn't that bad!
Can the subject be changed please?

54kroc · 13-06-2012 5:18pm

Sweet Jesus, this is easily the best bargain alert I've seen on here.
Cracking value, Cheers op.

Denisoftus · 13-06-2012 5:24pm

Nice one, cheers! Seems to me it can do 500Mbps Read/Write.

Tallon · 13-06-2012 5:25pm

Pretty sure these are the ones with the high failure rate

Make sure you do your homework first

Denisoftus · 13-06-2012 5:28pm

They've got good reviews on amazon US
Check this out
http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7PC256D-AM/dp/B005T3GQ0G

Nazata · 13-06-2012 5:28pm

Tallon wrote: »

Pretty sure these are the ones with the high failure rate

Make sure you do your homework first

Not these drives? They have an excellent reputation...

RonyPonyBah · 13-06-2012 5:29pm

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-samsung-830-series-ssd-notebook-kit-sata-iii-3-core-mcx-nand-flash-read-520mb-s-write-400mb-s-

54kroc · 13-06-2012 5:33pm

RonyPonyBah wrote: »

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-samsung-830-series-ssd-notebook-kit-sata-iii-3-core-mcx-nand-flash-read-520mb-s-write-400mb-s-

? amazon is cheaper with free delivery.

frozenfrozen · 13-06-2012 5:33pm

These are the best all around SSDs (except for price usually) in my opinion. 80,000IOPS is one of the big things about these!

some of the most reliable too, shame I'm only on the market for a 128gb ssd at the moment, though.

aN.Droid · 13-06-2012 5:34pm

Tallon wrote: »

Pretty sure these are the ones with the high failure rate

Make sure you do your homework first

The 830's are one of the best SSD's out right now and top most benchmarks at the moments. Tremendous value to be got here.

marcbrophy · 13-06-2012 5:40pm

frozenfrozen, the 128GB is on dabs.ie for €101 at the moment!

I'd love an SSD, but after looking into how I could install it into my inspiron, I'm not sure it's worth the hassle

Tallon · 13-06-2012 5:40pm

Limericks wrote: »

Tallon wrote: »

Pretty sure these are the ones with the high failure rate

Make sure you do your homework first

The 830's are one of the best SSD's out right now and top most benchmarks at the moments. Tremendous value to be got here.

Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong ones then..

Might pick up one of these for the laptop so

JHet · 13-06-2012 5:43pm

I don't get it. Whats its for?

Is it just 256GB hard drive essentially?

Jarren · 13-06-2012 5:43pm

Lads

I got better deal, ordered a few minutes ago , so

go go go

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5inch-Notebook-Accessory-Norton/dp/B005OK6VLS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_1

Jarren · 13-06-2012 5:45pm

JHet wrote: »

I don't get it. Whats its for?

Is it just 256GB hard drive essentially?

It's not HDD

SSD is name of the game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive

Chet T16 · 13-06-2012 5:52pm

Jarren wrote: »

Lads

I got better deal, ordered a few minutes ago , so

go go go

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5inch-Notebook-Accessory-Norton/dp/B005OK6VLS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_1

Same link?

Jarren · 13-06-2012 5:58pm

Chet T16 wrote: »

Same link?

Nope

I got it cheaper with free delivery

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 6GBps 256GB Notebook Accessory Kit with Free Norton Ghost 15 [Personal Computers]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
£143.49
- 1 item(s) Gift options: None

Payment Information
Item(s) Subtotal: £116.66
Postage & Packing: £0.00

Total Before VAT: £116.66
VAT: £26.83

Total: £143.49

Grand Total: £143.49

About 170 Euros delivered paying in Pounds

Ps I just realised that OP updated his link webpage

scamalert · 13-06-2012 5:58pm

does anyone know how power sruges affect ssd s ?as i had one from OCZ and it failed on me in two weeks time,reviews were mixed and many did complain,but i dont want to risk again as it takes loads of time transferring data between the hards it it fails,as in my house constantly if someone uses iron or kettle and other devices at the same time like fans over the oven when switched on,id get this annoying click through my speakers like interference,which is bassically shortage of supply,and i do know that ssd s are very sensitive in that term.As now one side of me is like buy it coz when i had ocz it was like pc on speed everything worked instantly compared to hdds,plus 0 sound like in the church:) any review will be helpful.

Monotype · 13-06-2012 6:35pm

Tallon wrote: »

Pretty sure these are the ones with the high failure rate

Make sure you do your homework first

Your thinking of the Sandforce drives - for example OCZ's Vertex 3 + Agility 3 and Corsair's Force 3 + Force GT.

These are far better drives and don't have inflated speed scores like the others.

Great deal, but do I really need one?

scamalert wrote: »

does anyone know how power sruges affect ssd s ?as i had one from OCZ and it failed on me in two weeks time,reviews were mixed and many did complain,but i dont want to risk again as it takes loads of time transferring data between the hards it it fails,as in my house constantly if someone uses iron or kettle and other devices at the same time like fans over the oven when switched on,id get this annoying click through my speakers like interference,which is bassically shortage of supply,and i do know that ssd s are very sensitive in that term.As now one side of me is like buy it coz when i had ocz it was like pc on speed everything worked instantly compared to hdds,plus 0 sound like in the church:) any review will be helpful.

All computer components are sensitive to surges. You should invest in a good* power supply unit and a surge protection strip.
You could go all out by spending a couple of 100 euro on a UPS as well, but that's probably not necessary.

*Be careful when buying PSUs. A lot of seemingly good ones aren't that good. Head over to the building & upgrading forum and I can help you out or PM me.

Chosen · 13-06-2012 8:14pm

wallaby72 wrote: »

Computers: Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 256GB (€218 delivered from Amazon)

It's actually more than €30 cheaper than what you posted on the title, once you select the free delivery:

Order Summary
Amazon Currency Converter is Enabled.

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Items: GBP 143.49
Postage & Packing: GBP 0.00
Order Total: GBP 143.49

(Payment Total: EUR 185,60**)

And yes, this is the most reliable SSD right now. Used by the major OEMs (Apple, Dell, etc.) and with near zero failure rate.

frozenfrozen · 13-06-2012 8:39pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

frozenfrozen, the 128GB is on dabs.ie for €101 at the moment!

Sweeeeeeeeeeet! buying now thank you very kindly!

Edit:

marcbrophy · 13-06-2012 9:00pm

Nice one!!

Anyone looking for a smaller one, the 64GB one is only €63 on dabs, but £62 on amazon!

vibe666 · 13-06-2012 9:11pm

JHet wrote: »

I don't get it. Whats its for?

Is it just 256GB hard drive essentially?

essentially yes. in the same way that a Bugatti Veyron is just a car.

it's a solid state version of a hard drive, kind of like a usb flash drive, but much much faster.

marcbrophy wrote: »

I'd love an SSD, but after looking into how I could install it into my inspiron, I'm not sure it's worth the hassle

it's not that big of a deal to swap out a HDD on a laptop, all you need is a small phillips screwdriver and a tiny bit of patience.

i'm actually planning on adding my original HDD as a secondary drive into my laptop in the dvd drive bay with a hdd caddy for extra storage.

d31b0y · 14-06-2012 9:26am

Jarren wrote: »

Nope

I got it cheaper with free delivery

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 6GBps 256GB Notebook Accessory Kit with Free Norton Ghost 15 [Personal Computers]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
£143.49
- 1 item(s) Gift options: None

Payment Information
Item(s) Subtotal: £116.66
Postage & Packing: £0.00
Total Before VAT: £116.66
VAT: £26.83
Total: £143.49
Grand Total: £143.49

About 170 Euros delivered paying in Pounds

Ps I just realised that OP updated his link webpage

I don't get it... Why are people saying that £143.49 is better that £139.99, which is what it's selling at now and is what the OP put in his/her original post?
Seems more expensive to me.

EDIT: I just put through an order there and it jumped to £143.49... How bizarre... Where did the extra £4 come from?

marcbrophy · 14-06-2012 9:33am

Both links are the exact same!

The £4 difference is the Irish VAT rate. The UK VAT rate is shown before you get to the checkout!

Monotype · 14-06-2012 9:34am

VAT rate differences.

d31b0y · 14-06-2012 9:38am

Damn Ireland.

I asked them about it and they didn't mention it. The guys just said "I am confident it will go through at the lower price and if not, I should contact them for a refund."

Monotype · 14-06-2012 9:48am

Them? The guys?

You can probably still cancel your order if you ordered around 09:26.

garion · 14-06-2012 9:57am

This is exactly what I've been looking for for my MacBook Pro. Thanks OP!

d31b0y · 14-06-2012 10:08am

Monotype wrote: »

Them? The guys?

You can probably still cancel your order if you ordered around 09:26.

Them = Amazon
The guys = the support staff that I got through the chat application.

I know I can still cancel my order, but I am hardly going to for £3.50 difference. It's still a fantastic offer.

Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 256GB (€218 delivered from Amazon)

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