Best place to buy an SSD?

Worztron

Hi.

Where are the best places to buy a SSD?

Thanks.

degsie

Usually cheaper online.

Amazon.co.uk?

moc moc a moc

SSD shops

SterlingArcher

Cheapest is hardwarversand.De using geizhals.De discount

But recommend amazon. Just got one myself last week 105 in total delivered for a 250 gb crucial bx100.

Samsung is slightly more expensive.

Don't go to a shop. Will run you.

Worztron

moc moc a moc wrote: »

SSD shops

Worztron

degsie wrote: »

Usually cheaper online.

Amazon.co.uk?

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Cheapest is hardwarversand.De using geizhals.De discount

But recommend amazon. Just got one myself last week 105 in total delivered for a 250 gb crucial bx100.

Samsung is slightly more expensive.

Don't go to a shop. Will run you.

Sounds good.

BTW, does Amazon.co.uk keep the latest SSDs or do they have loads of older (1+ year old) ones?

PropJoe10

dabs.ie is fairly reasonable for SSD's I think.

Halfbaker

Try https://www.memoryc.com/
Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.

Worztron

Halfbaker wrote: »

Try https://www.memoryc.com/
Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.

Hi Halfbaker.

Looks good: 1TB Transcend SATA 6Gbps 2.5-inch Solid State Disk SSD370 Premium (7mm)

Captain Flaps

Worztron wrote: »

Hi Halfbaker.

Looks good: 1TB Transcend SATA 6Gbps 2.5-inch Solid State Disk SSD370 Premium (7mm)

You must be joking. It's literally €100 cheaper on Amazon. Parcel motel for postage.

Worztron

Captain Flaps wrote: »

You must be joking. It's literally €100 cheaper on Amazon. Parcel motel for postage.

Hi Captain Flaps.

Yes, after looking further, it is a bit steep. I'd prefer to just get it delivered straight to my house though - that one on Amazon won't deliver to Ireland.

Digital Solitude

This is only €395 delivered with Parcel Motel, €400 rough to an address.

Is there need in such a large SSD?

Worztron

Digital Solitude wrote: »

This is only €395 delivered with Parcel Motel, €400 rough to an address.

Is there need in such a large SSD?

Hi Digital Solitude.

Cool. I'd use it really as a HDD replacement.

Do you use both HDD and SSD? With the HDD used for storing the largest files?

Worztron

Captain Flaps wrote: »

... Parcel motel for postage.

So Parcel Motel is also a handy work around if Amazon item is not deliverable to Ireland?

elfy4eva

Worztron wrote: »

So Parcel Motel is also a handy work around if Amazon item is not deliverable to Ireland?

Yes have it delivered to their Northern Ireland depot and they'll drop it to the motel near you for €3.95. Handy for stuff like that.

Viper_JB

Currently in the process of a new gaming build for myself, intending on buying 2 of these and setting up in a RAID 0 format. About €200 each depending on exchange rates...exchange rates are killing the price of pc parts at the moment

Digital Solitude

Worztron wrote: »

Hi Digital Solitude.

Cool. I'd use it really as a HDD replacement.

Do you use both HDD and SSD? With the HDD used for storing the largest files?

I think you're mental, they're still very expensive for using as replacements. I've two of each, Windows is on an SSD, so the PC boots fast and my programs launch quickly, and I've an SSD for my games so they start quickly and I've got less loading times.

All pictures, movies, music and backups in general are kept on one of the HDDs, as there is no advantage to using an SSD for the likes of those.

Windows is only on a 60gb partition, though I'd recommend a 120gb.

I'm not going to tell you what to do with your money but it's seriously OTT to switch everything to an SSD imo

Halfbaker

Is it for a laptop that only has room for one hard drive and do you need 1TB of storage? Otherwise you are much better off getting a 128/256 GB SSD for your operating system and programs etc and using standard hard drive(s) for bulk storage.

Digital Solitude

Viper_JB wrote: »

Currently in the process of a new gaming build for myself, intending on buying 2 of these and setting up in a RAID 0 format.

OT but Raid 0 isn't always the performance gain expected in gaming machines.

Viper_JB

Digital Solitude wrote: »

OT but Raid 0 isn't always the performance gain expected in gaming machines.

True not always but didn't want to be relying on just one 1tb drive. (I know it's a reinstall if either one fails on a raid 0 but will have a SSD ready to go for it)

Worztron

Halfbaker wrote: »

Is it for a laptop that only has room for one hard drive and do you need 1TB of storage? Otherwise you are much better off getting a 128/256 GB SSD for your operating system and programs etc and using standard hard drive(s) for bulk storage.

For a Desktop, but since it is 2.5", I could also use it in my Laptop later on.

duffman3833

i got mine of Pixmania
got it on sale also which was even better

Khannie

Halfbaker wrote: »

Try https://www.memoryc.com/
Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.

Came in to suggest memoryc. They have 128G transcend one for very, very reasonable money and free next day delivery if you order before midday. Picked one up the other day.

Synode

I've bought an SSD from Crucial and tons of RAM. They're great

http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/ssd

Worztron

Synode wrote: »

I've bought an SSD from Crucial and tons of RAM. They're great

http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/ssd

Hi Synode.

What's their delivery charges?

Synode

Worztron wrote: »

Hi Synode.

What's their delivery charges?

I bought in July 2014 and it was

(UPS Express Saver) shipping charges: €10.00

Worztron

Khannie wrote: »

Came in to suggest memoryc. They have 128G transcend one for very, very reasonable money and free next day delivery if you order before midday. Picked one up the other day.

Any idea what the C stands for in MemoryC?

degsie

Worztron wrote: »

Any idea what the C stands for in MemoryC?

Cholangiocholecystocholedochetomy?

Worztron

degsie wrote: »

Cholangiocholecystocholedochetomy?

Talking out of your ÁRAS again? :pac:

Worztron

I found out. It's 'Configurator'.

Skerries

amazon.de is better for price these days due to Sterling

Worztron

Skerries wrote: »

amazon.de is better for price these days due to Sterling

Hi Skerries.

How does the delivery cost compare to amazon.co.uk?