Crucial 128GB M4 SSD vs Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

maik3n

Okay, so not necessarily bargains per se, but best price on ssds at the moment perhaps?

Crucial CT128M4SSD2 128GB M4 SATA III 6Gb/s MLC 2.5 Inch Internal SSD @ €98
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004W2JKZI/

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive @ €91
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/

Crucial M4s seem to have the best rep but Samsungs are good too.

Throw in €3.50 then on top for using parcel motel.

Alanstrainor

Not a BA. those prices are about the norm. Definitely not worth it at this stage, the 256GB drives is the only logical option and for not a horrendous amount more.

quarryman

Alanstrainor wrote: »

and for not a horrendous amount more.

eh, they're more than double the price.

128GB seems like value for money using it just as an OS drive.

GottaGetGatt

I put the exact same Crucial M4 into my Laptop which i originally bought in 2007 and using it for the OS.From start up to browsing the web is about 30-40 seconds.Cant fault it.Heard good things about the Samsung one as well.

pault27

what about this know its a refeb but well worth money....right?

http://m.ebay.ie/itm/181205979016?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

pault27

what about this know its a refeb but well worth money....right?

http://m.ebay.ie/itm/181205979016?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

pault27

what about this know its a refeb but well worth money....right?

http://m.ebay.ie/itm/181205979016?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

pault27

what about this know its a refeb but well worth money....right?

http://m.ebay.ie/itm/181205979016?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

Esel

Listen carefully - I'm only going to say this once:

The Recertified as New or Newly Overhauled SSDs are returned to OCZ for various reasons by end users or System Integrators and Distributors. All returned drives are very carefully tested by OCZ and repaired, if necessary. OCZ also has installed the latest firmware and inserted the SSDs in retail packaging. The quality of the SSD is as new and the warranty is 12 months.

pault27

worth a shot.was going 2 pick up 2 of them?

Allyall

I was going to post this earlier, then started thinking it must be a misprice. But if anyone fancies finding out, no harm will be done. Either no money will be taken, or they'll refund you immediately when they notice it (if it is a misprice).

Crucial 480GB mSata - £159.29 (€188)

zom

Allyall wrote: »

I was going to post this earlier, then started thinking it must be a misprice. But if anyone fancies finding out, no harm will be done. Either no money will be taken, or they'll refund you immediately when they notice it (if it is a misprice).

Crucial 480GB mSata - £159.29 (€188)

Brilliant bargain, I'm so tempted to get two....

Allyall

zom wrote: »

Brilliant bargain, I'm so tempted to get two....

It has been dropping in price the last couple of days. Yesterday it was higher. So if it is a misprice, it would seem to be on purpose, if that makes sense. 1-2 months to deliver.

What's going on here..

http://www.amazon.es/dp/B00BQ8RHMO/ - None in stock at the moment.

and get something like this.

mSata to Sata

Ryaner

Esel wrote: »

Listen carefully - I'm only going to say this once:

The Recertified as New or Newly Overhauled SSDs are returned to OCZ for various reasons by end users or System Integrators and Distributors. All returned drives are very carefully tested by OCZ and repaired, if necessary. OCZ also has installed the latest firmware and inserted the SSDs in retail packaging. The quality of the SSD is as new and the warranty is 12 months.

The OCZ drives fail in crazy ways. And OCZ refuses to admit they are faulty. We have some that just magically drop out of the bios. The only way to get them back is to power off for a few minutes. They'll then work fine for another while until it happens again. As they can work for days or weeks between failures, OCZ says they are perfectly fine.
Never experienced anything similar with the intel drives.

the whole year inn

since we have this thread whats the best one of these for a laptop 256 will do me?

jimmycrackcorm

the whole year inn wrote: »

since we have this thread whats the best one of these for a laptop 256 will do me?

Yes and if you need more space just use an external usb drive for stuff you rarely need

Allyall

Ryaner wrote: »

The OCZ drives fail in crazy ways.

+100

I won't get fooled again.

m4rkiz

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009LI7CKI/ref=nosim 5 year warranty

there is long thread on hukd

the whole year inn

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Yes and if you need more space just use an external usb drive for stuff you rarely need

cheers, but just wondering does anyone have any links to a cheap 256 drive?

Big Lar

I bought one of these the other day Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Thought is was OK value @ £137.99 + €3.50 Parcel Motel

Jaafa

Big Lar wrote: »

I bought one of these the other day Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Thought is was OK value @ £137.99 + €3.50 Parcel Motel

That's right, amazon won't ship memory here do they?

paddyp

Allyall wrote: »

It has been dropping in price the last couple of days. Yesterday it was higher. So if it is a misprice, it would seem to be on purpose, if that makes sense. 1-2 months to deliver.

What's going on here..

http://www.amazon.es/dp/B00BQ8RHMO/ - None in stock at the moment.

and get something like this.

mSata to Sata

I ordered one for the craic no listed as 'Subscribe to be notified as soon as the product becomes available.' might be in before the lock so to speak.

killbillvol2

Jaafa wrote: »

That's right, amazon won't ship memory here do they?

Yes, they will.

JJJJNR

Allyall wrote: »

I was going to post this earlier, then started thinking it must be a misprice. But if anyone fancies finding out, no harm will be done. Either no money will be taken, or they'll refund you immediately when they notice it (if it is a misprice).

Crucial 480GB mSata - £159.29 (€188)

Anyone know what the latency is on these, would it be similar to ram, what do they plug into on m/b.

reg114

6 bottles of 500ml still water for 1.50 in the discount shop in the ilac centre.

Allyall

JJJJNR wrote: »

Anyone know what the latency is on these, would it be similar to ram, what do they plug into on m/b.

I had a bit written out, but there's a guide here that explains it better.

Your laptop would be so much faster if you replaced your hard drive with an SSD , often three times faster on the tasks that matter most: opening apps, copying files and multitasking.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Esel wrote: »

Listen carefully - I'm only going to say this once:

The Recertified as New or Newly Overhauled SSDs are returned to OCZ for various reasons by end users or System Integrators and Distributors. All returned drives are very carefully tested by OCZ and repaired, if necessary. OCZ also has installed the latest firmware and inserted the SSDs in retail packaging. The quality of the SSD is as new and the warranty is 12 months.

I can't hear you on a message board! Silly.

The great thing about text though is you can read it over and over again!

tp25

what is the reasonings behind using parcel motel? duties/ delivery outside your home-work hours?

Allyall

tp25 wrote: »

what is the reasonings behind using parcel motel? duties/ delivery outside your home-work hours?

Many companies/sellers will not post to Ireland, or if they do they charge astronomical prices and will offer free UK delivery.
E.G. Sellers on Ebay, Free UK delivery, P+P to Ireland €15. So, using Parcel Motel P+P only comes to €3.50.


Some Companies can not post to Ireland/Europe from the UK as they have not paid the EU WEEE tax.
E.G. Ebuyers - They don't/can't deliver to Ireland, but they can deliver to Parcel Motel.

tp25

830 - 256GB (kit with transfer cable and Magician software) @ 135.41£

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5inch-Notebook-Accessory-Norton/dp/B005OK6VLS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381486709&sr=8-2&keywords=830+256


or

840 evo - 250GB @ 134.99£

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-250GB-Basic-Solid-State/dp/B00E391OX6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381396575&sr=1-1&keywords=Samsung+840+EVO+250GB+2.5+inch+Basic+SATA+Solid+State+Drivehttp://


I read about SLC, MLC & TLC here: http://www.flashbay.com/support/faq/slc-mlc-usb-flash-drives

Usage:
working with images, using win7 , i5, 4GB ram -dell machine

I will remove 500GB seagate from the machine and sell it or keep it as storage (thus sable from 830 might be handy), but a lot of good reviews about 840 evo out there.)

they both seems to be MLC. which one to go for?

richierichballs

I have a macbook pro and recently bought the samsung 840 evo 120gb,
I also bought a box and made it an external drive.

Literally can not fault it for anything.

maik3n

Sorely tempted to get a second one but just a heads up for anyone in the market for their 1st SSD.

The 120 GB Samsung I mentioned in the OP, is now down to a very respectable £65.40

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1E15ZCLRNQYR5

Morf

maik3n wrote: »

Sorely tempted to get a second one but just a heads up for anyone in the market for their 1st SSD.

The 120 GB Samsung I mentioned in the OP, is now down to a very respectable £65.40

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1E15ZCLRNQYR5

Doesn't deliver to Ireland. Would have to use Parcel Motel.

longshotvalue

Crucial m500 120gig is only 55 on amazon lightning deal there now.. These are very decent drives.

KD11

maik3n wrote: »

Sorely tempted to get a second one but just a heads up for anyone in the market for their 1st SSD.

The 120 GB Samsung I mentioned in the OP, is now down to a very respectable £65.40

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1E15ZCLRNQYR5

Amazon had the crucial 120gb for £55 on black Friday. Got 1 but kinda sorry i didn't pick up another one.

killbillvol2

Morf wrote: »

Doesn't deliver to Ireland. Would have to use Parcel Motel.

...which it says in the OP.

longshotvalue

KD11 wrote: »

Amazon had the crucial 120gb for £55 on black Friday. Got 1 but kinda sorry i didn't pick up another one.

its there now again.....

Alanstrainor

maik3n wrote: »

Sorely tempted to get a second one but just a heads up for anyone in the market for their 1st SSD.

The 120 GB Samsung I mentioned in the OP, is now down to a very respectable £65.40

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1E15ZCLRNQYR5

Morf wrote: »

Doesn't deliver to Ireland. Would have to use Parcel Motel.

Am i missing something here? Once added to my basket, I get the normal free super saver delivery option to Ireland. It's fullfilled by amazon.

Simi

So the crucial m500 is at £95.99 again. I know it's a little slower, but the MLC nand used will supposedly last longer than the TLC nand used in the samsung evo.

Should I just go for it? Someone talk me out of it!

Mr McBoatface

Simi wrote: »

So the crucial m500 is at £95.99 again. I know it's a little slower, but the MLC nand used will supposedly last longer than the TLC nand used in the samsung evo.

Should I just go for it? Someone talk me out of it!

Well I can't talk you out of it, just bought one myself

Simi

Screw it, bought it! The difference in performance between it and the evo, doesn't justify the £20 difference in price.

Peanut

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Am i missing something here? Once added to my basket, I get the normal free super saver delivery option to Ireland. It's fullfilled by amazon.

The same item is sold by 2 different sellers on Amazon, Xtreme Micro won't ship it to Ireland but Dealspro3 (from the link) do (free Super Saver).

Wabbit Ears

have been humming and hawing about this for a while so said feck it and bought it.

ChunkyLover_53

Currently on a Lightning Deal on Amazon.co.uk

Crucial CT480M500SSD1 2.5-inch 480GB M500 SATA 6Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive £189.99 GBP

€236 with Free Delivery

50% Calimed

http://www.amazon.co.uk/deals-offers-savings/b/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27?ie=UTF8&node=350613011

smokin ace

i got the samsung 840 evo 250gb off the good lady wife for christmas and i have to say its a great piece of kit i am using it in my acer i5 and the speed of he laptop speed has increased 4 fold from the push of the power button until fully started up is about 12 seconds and the programs open up almost instantly i think she got it off amazon for £120.99 plus €3.50 parcel motel and i highly recommend anyone considering getting one that there without douth worth the money

maik3n

This ssd mentioned in my op is now down to a rather tasty £55.49

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/

Sterling is now back to 80p for €1 too.
So throw in €3.50 for parcel motel and it is quite a nice deal. :cool:

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

what do you mean "back" to 80p. It was at 85p in Dec. The pound has strengthened.

Good deal anyway. Picked up the 250GB version @ 91 GBP.

@maik3n The GBP was never at 77 or 78p in the last year. In fact it was the opposite. It touched 87p

maik3n wrote: »

...
Sterling is now back to 80p for €1 too.
So throw in €3.50 for parcel motel and it is quite a nice deal. :cool:

maik3n

Owen Ancient Mountaineer wrote: »

what do you mean "back" to 80p. It was at 85p in Dec. The pound has strengthened.

Good deal anyway. Picked up the 250GB version @ 91 GBP.

hehe, it WAS at 85p. Over the past year it had slowly been creeping DOWN, 77/78p and the trend wasn't looking too good for the future.

So it's a nice surprise to see it back up at 80p.

Alanstrainor

I'll pick up a Samsung 256GB evo one of these days....I don't need it...but oh do I want it!

La Haine

Hey guys,

Just wondering, is there any shops/places in Dublin that you could recommend I could bring my 2011 MBP 17" who would then install a Solid State Drive in it for me?

Thanks.

jamescd

Just get the one directly from amazon. It's only £2 more but saves you the trouble of going through Parcel Motel

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391KA8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Same with the 250GB (only £1.70 more)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391OX6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE