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Kingston 128gb SSD from dabs.ie €76.28

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  • #2
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    In-depth review here.. seems decent alright!


  • #3
    stimpson
    Registered Users Posts: 7,815 ✭✭✭stimpson


    I've the V100 version in my MacBook (3gb/sec). Cracking drive. Highly recommended for a laptop.


  • #4
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I got the email from dabs myself!
    Doubt it'll still be at that price when money clears to my credit card on Monday or Tuesday.
    Pity they don't accept laser!!!


  • #5
    LiamKK1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭LiamKK1982


    Could anyone tell me if this would work ok in a ps3 and would it make any difference to loading times or general performance


  • #6
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-can-ssd-upgrades-boost-ps3-performance


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  • #7
    zom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭zom


    iggy wrote: »
    I think the Samsung 830 had free delivery for €99 ,so this one works out about €83 delivered

    Samsung drive being twice faster?


  • #8
    silvine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭silvine


    Are you talking about this one: http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-128gb-830-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--ssd-basic-kit-819N.html?q=Samsung%20830&src=16

    Which is the better buy?


  • #9
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    the 830's and the crucial m4's are to the best of my knowledge the preferred ones to get unless you're looking to spend lots and lots of money


  • #10
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Basq wrote: »
    In-depth review here.. seems decent alright!

    That's not the same drive...

    Also there's a V200 and a V+ 200, which turns in most results :/. This drive had problems initially but it was fixed in recent firmware. This seems like a reasonable review but I haven't read it yet:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6488&review=kingston+ssdnow+v200+ssd+7mm


  • #11
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Took the plunge anyway, can't be that bad sure! :D


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  • #12
    kenyard
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭kenyard


    been looking at this also. figured there would be comments on it here so dropped in to see reviews... would like to hear from someone about it before getting it...

    i guess its cheap because they probably dont work out of the box as expected and need the firmware update.
    All Kingston SSDNow V200 drives now shipping from the factory have the new firmware in place. Current owners with the old V200 drives will be able to download the new firmware update from the Kingston support website.


  • #13
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    kenyard wrote: »
    been looking at this also. figured there would be comments on it here so dropped in to see reviews... would like to hear from someone about it before getting it...

    i guess its cheap because they probably dont work out of the box as expected and need the firmware update.
    All Kingston SSDNow V200 drives now shipping from the factory have the new firmware in place. Current owners with the old V200 drives will be able to download the new firmware update from the Kingston support website.

    I looked into the situation, and after reading the review and seeing that an f/w update could fix any performance issues, I figured why not? for 83 bucks inc delivery it's pretty cheap for an SSD :)


  • #14
    Dirk_digbee
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭Dirk_digbee


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    I looked into the situation, and after reading the review and seeing that an f/w update could fix any performance issues, I figured why not? for 83 bucks inc delivery it's pretty cheap for an SSD [IMG]file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDale%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_image001.gif[/IMG]

    Same as that, I've been thinking of biting the SSD bullet for a while now and €83 aint too bad imo.

    On a side note, anyone have any experience with disc imagers?


  • #15
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    I wouldn't use disc imaging software going from HDD -> SSD. Windows sets itself up differently when installing to SSD. You'd be much better off with a complete reinstall, while troublesome it will pay off in the long run.


  • #16
    Dirk_digbee
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭Dirk_digbee


    Would I get away with in the short term?

    I was thinking of upgrading from Vista to either Win 7 or 8 (when it’s released) so I really didn’t want to reset my system only to have to do it all over again in a few months.

    Apologies for getting away from the thread.


  • #17
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Dirk_digbee wrote: »
    Same as that, I've been thinking of biting the SSD bullet for a while now and €83 aint too bad imo.

    On a side note, anyone have any experience with disc imagers?

    Yeah, i think €83 is reasonable enough for my first go at an SSD.
    Shipped from dabs this afternoon, so i'll hopefully get in by the end of the week!
    Monotype wrote: »
    I wouldn't use disc imaging software going from HDD -> SSD. Windows sets itself up differently when installing to SSD. You'd be much better off with a complete reinstall, while troublesome it will pay off in the long run.

    That's a fair point!
    My computer's had this windows set up now for coming on 18 months, so is 'due' a fresh install!


  • #18
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Dirk_digbee wrote: »
    Would I get away with in the short term?

    I was thinking of upgrading from Vista to either Win 7 or 8 (when it’s released) so I really didn’t want to reset my system only to have to do it all over again in a few months.

    Apologies for getting away from the thread.

    It would probably work, of course. But turn off automatic disk de-fragmentation. Vista doesn't make as good use of SSDs as Windows 7 anyway. You could always install a Windows 7 trial and run it for 120 days without a license, if you didn't want to buy immediately. Windows 8 doesn't look really spectacular. I think the most interesting thing is really only a better copy system (for copying files).
    However, if you're not in a hurry, SSDs are probably not going to climb up a lot in that amount of time unless there's a disaster at the factories. We might even see better drives at this price in a few months.


  • #19
    kenyard
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭kenyard


    apparently when you run that thing on windows 7(and i assume 8)- windows experience index, it recognises you have a ssd and turns off defrag etc...

    although it is pretty much recommended everywhere not to clone a hdd to ssd alright :)

    is this compatible with laptops btw? would almost like one for my lappy as i dont often have much space used on it anyway what with external drives


  • #20
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    kenyard wrote: »
    is this compatible with laptops btw? would almost like one for my lappy as i dont often have much space used on it anyway what with external drives

    Yes. It is the standard laptop size. Some ultra books will use the slim 7mm SSDs.


  • #21
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Finally got this today! Took 8 days to get to me :mad:

    Did anyone else go for this BA, or was I the only eejit? :pac:


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  • #22
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Monotype wrote: »
    I wouldn't use disc imaging software going from HDD -> SSD. Windows sets itself up differently when installing to SSD. You'd be much better off with a complete reinstall, while troublesome it will pay off in the long run.

    Works grand, the Kingston drive I got came with Acronis TrueImage, took about 15 minutes to image everything over.

    You just need to make sure TRIM is enabled and its fine.

    Database performance on my Mediaportal installation is around 5 times faster than on a standard HDD.


  • #23
    Dothehustle
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dothehustle


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    Finally got this today! Took 8 days to get to me :mad:

    Did anyone else go for this BA, or was I the only eejit? :pac:

    nope me too
    ordered it on the 2nd and got a text saying it has arrived
    is there any firmware upgrade to do
    much faster ??


  • #24
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Dothehustle wrote: »
    nope me too
    ordered it on the 2nd and got a text saying it has arrived
    is there any firmware upgrade to do
    much faster ??

    Just got it here on my desk in work, so not sure about the firmware!
    It better be faster, or else it will be going straight back to dabs! :pac:


  • #25
    kenyard
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭kenyard


    the firmware upgrade is to stop it getting slower over time.. also apparently increases transfer rates also..
    goodluck with them :)
    i cant be bothered reinstalling everything on my laptop is the only reason im not getting one.. will wait till this burns out or im buying a new one methinks!


  • #26
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    kenyard wrote: »
    the firmware upgrade is to stop it getting slower over time.. also apparently increases transfer rates also..
    goodluck with them :)
    i cant be bothered reinstalling everything on my laptop is the only reason im not getting one.. will wait till this burns out or im buying a new one methinks!

    Yeah, I'm thinking about getting one of those 2nd drive caddy's that you put in your optical drive bay, rather than having to get into the guts of this dell inspiron! I can change the boot priority in the bios then, and I'll be laughing :pac:


  • #27
    Ryaner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭Ryaner


    I've done multiple systems from HD to SSD without much issues. You generally won't notice the speed differences unless you got testing for them, and even then not always.

    The other thing I got from most people I stuck on SSDs was that you don't notice the speed differences until you use a computer without one, then it seems like the dark ages again. All those tiny pauses that you used to ignore just disappear with an ssd.

    For reliability, I've one of the older SSDNow drives and it is still going strong 18 months after. It is in a gaming machine so not overly taxed. SSDs do fail in strange ways however but I've yet to see data corruption from one like on a HD. They either work or don't work, never anything inbetween strangely.


  • #28
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Ryaner wrote: »
    I've done multiple systems from HD to SSD without much issues. You generally won't notice the speed differences unless you got testing for them, and even then not always.

    The other thing I got from most people I stuck on SSDs was that you don't notice the speed differences until you use a computer without one, then it seems like the dark ages again. All those tiny pauses that you used to ignore just disappear with an ssd.

    For reliability, I've one of the older SSDNow drives and it is still going strong 18 months after. It is in a gaming machine so not overly taxed. SSDs do fail in strange ways however but I've yet to see data corruption from one like on a HD. They either work or don't work, never anything inbetween strangely.

    I'm sorry, but what do you mean by the highlighted part? :)


  • #29
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    As in you probably wouldn't notice the difference going from 400MB/s to 300MB/s. Most users would see any difference. You'd need to be a heavy user or to test out the speeds via benchmark tools or copy tests. They're more responsive than HDDs even when badly set up.


  • #30
    Ryaner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭Ryaner


    Monotype wrote: »
    As in you probably wouldn't notice the difference going from 400MB/s to 300MB/s. Most users would see any difference. You'd need to be a heavy user or to test out the speeds via benchmark tools or copy tests. They're more responsive than HDDs even when badly set up.

    Exactly. I was putting SSDs into machines before TRIM was available in windows, and even under heavy write load the users didn't notice the slowdown after months of use.
    It is very rare that you actually need high sustained throughput during normal usage, even file copying normally has other bottlenecks like the network. Its the random io access that makes SSDs what they are for users, and even a crappy one (the original 6 months worth of drives excluded) will out perform any mechanical HD.


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  • #31
    kenyard
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭kenyard


    whats max transfer speed with usb 3 (which i dont have, just curious)?
    i guess that a normal HDD can handle the speeds no hassle? or would having a ssd be of benefit?

    only reason to switch to a ssd for me would be boot times and i dont think thats worth 70 euro to me as of yet when it would only cut times in half or whatever


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