Amazon Deal of the Day - Crucial 240gb SSD £40

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Amazon Deal of the Day - Crucial 240gb SSD £40

I was in the market for one for a while and at this price I'll grab that. It's not the old version either its the new one. According to sources online its 10% slower than the evo but the price gap makes it more appealing.

lulzordan

Deleted User wrote:

I was in the market for one for a while and at this price I'll grab that. It's not the old version either its the new one. According to sources online its 10% slower than the evo but the price gap makes it more appealing.

I have an older model of this and the performance gained against a regular hard drive is great.

I've never had another ssd so can't compare it but at this price it's a good option

lulzordan

lulzordan wrote: »

I have an older model of this and the performance gained against a regular hard drive is great.

I've never had another ssd so can't compare it but at this price it's a good option

I had a Samsung Evo about two years ago now but it was just a 120gb ssd and I was running out of room so had to move back to a hdd. I use a lot of cloud storage now, so the 240gb should do me fine. I am using a 5400 rpm hdd at the moment and I am getting sick of the slowness

Spipov

amazing deal, went for it

Alanstrainor

Damn... I've been waiting for one of these to come down in price for a long while now. So long that I had decided to wait for a 500GB drive. Hmmm, decisions decisions....

longgonesilver

Read the reviews and wait a little longer.

Reviews? Has mostly good reviews. There is some saying it isnt good for large file transfers, but if what you want it for is quick boot time and opening programs quick this is ideal.

jamescd

Yeah, why would you store large files in the 1st place. My SSD just has Windows, other programs I need and a couple of games installed. All my bluray movies, TV shows, etc. are on the other 2 HDD's on my PC.

crabbypaddy

Slower than bx100 yes but still way faster and more reliable than hdd it only takes a tiny amount of hdd fragmentation to slow windows to a crawl. Theres no way 90% of my family, friends and clients would notice the difference in real world usage.

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-BX200-240GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-250GB/m40435vs3145

crabbypaddy

Slower than bx100 yes but still way faster and more reliable than hdd it only takes a tiny amount of hdd fragmentation to slow windows to a crawl. Theres no way 90% of my family, friends and clients would notice the difference in real world usage.

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-BX200-240GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-250GB/m40435vs3145

Alanstrainor

jamescd wrote: »

Yeah, why would you store large files in the 1st place. My SSD just has Windows, other programs I need and a couple of games installed. All my bluray movies, TV shows, etc. are on the other 2 HDD's on my PC.

Laptop users who don't want to have to rely on external disks... I'm running a 500gb hybrid at the moment. And its got around 120gb free, so I reckon this drive would leave me a long way short even if I was to cut a lot of my files.

jamescd

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Laptop users who don't want to have to rely on external disks... I'm running a 500gb hybrid at the moment. And its got around 120gb free, so I reckon this drive would leave me a long way short even if I was to cut a lot of my files.

Yeah but you'd need one of the bigger SSD's anyway if you want to use it for storage as well. As you said, 240GB SSD for both windows + programs and file storage just ain't enough.

dodzy

longgonesilver wrote: »

Read the reviews and wait a little longer.

Who'd ever have though that we would be actually be debating a well reviewed 240GB SSD at just over €50. What a time to be alive ! I swapped out the 5400 2.5" in a recently purchased lenovo i3 (Sandisk Ultra II picked up in PC world before Christmas) and its bleedin' rapa

unkel

Good deal. The Samsung EVO250 (also 240GB) is currently £59.99 incl shipping which is pretty good too!

jonerkinsella

I got one.

Great price.

Crucial are well known to understate their true speeds.

I'll grab an M.2 gen 3 when they become more reasonably priced.

styron

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Laptop users who don't want to have to rely on external disks... I'm running a 500gb hybrid at the moment. And its got around 120gb free, so I reckon this drive would leave me a long way short even if I was to cut a lot of my files.

If you've a standard DVD drive, consider a hard drive caddy tray to give you that 500GB hybrid for onboard storage, or a cheap 2.5" USB 2/3 enclosure (though it violates non-reliance on an external disk) allows you utilise it, with the 240GB SSD for everything else.

congress3

Anyone know if this would be any good for a ps4?

Would love something to speed Fallout up a bit

congress3

Anyone know if this would be any good for a ps4?

Would love something to speed Fallout up a bit

simdan

Deleted User wrote:

I had a Samsung Evo about two years ago now but it was just a 120gb ssd and I was running out of room so had to move back to a hdd. I use a lot of cloud storage now, so the 240gb should do me fine. I am using a 5400 rpm hdd at the moment and I am getting sick of the slowness

How did you go back to a normal hdd? Surely an external drive would have given you the storage you needed?

simdan

simdan wrote: »

How did you go back to a normal hdd? Surely an external drive would have given you the storage you needed?

Was laziness on my part, I have been looking out for a good deal for the last few months and I pounced on this offer when I saw it. I was abroad for last few months and I am now in my last semester of college, so I am at my laptop 8 hours a day and a bit of more speed in my laptop would be appreciated.

shovel

can I ask would this be a good upgrade for a cheap slow laptop, that is used for browsing only.?
it has 4 gigs of ram already.
is it hard to transfer the os?

Simi

Yes I'm using an ssd in a n2830 laptop and the difference is obvious. It doesn't matter how weak your pc, you will benefit to some extent.

Moving windows isn't easy in my experience. I've always just reinstalled to save hassle. I'm sure someone here can link to a simplified guide to help you.

Vic_08

shovel wrote: »

can I ask would this be a good upgrade for a cheap slow laptop, that is used for browsing only.?
it has 4 gigs of ram already.
is it hard to transfer the os?

No, but you will need an external HDD caddy or a desktop PC with available SATA slots.

Simi wrote: »

Moving windows isn't easy in my experience. I've always just reinstalled to save hassle. I'm sure someone here can link to a simplified guide to help you.

Every SSD I've got has come with eithebundled software or a link to a compatible program.

to quote the description in the amazon link "Includes an activation key for Acronis True Image HD software for easy data migration"

Which is what I used with a previous Crucial SSD.

Skill Magill

Bought 2, its the biggest upgrade that 2 old laptops will get, cheers op!

drunkmonkey

shovel wrote: »

can I ask would this be a good upgrade for a cheap slow laptop, that is used for browsing only.?
it has 4 gigs of ram already.
is it hard to transfer the os?

Yes it will transform the laptop, see this thread for everything you need to know. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057543426

Poster was about to change laptop but now has kept it just after changing to an SSD

pavb2

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Yes it will transform the laptop, see this thread for everything you need to know. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057543426

Poster was about to change laptop but now has kept it just after changing to an SSD

The thought of doing this and seeing it written down is far more daunting than actually doing it so I'd definitely recommend it. I had nothing to lose as if I wasn't happy with the performance I could still put the SSD I bought into a new computer.

Skill Magill

The fan on my laptop is contantly on, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, if I swap out the HD for this SSD can I disconnect the fan? Its running an i7 , but I assume the heat from this is taken care of by the sink.

Alanstrainor

Skill Magill wrote: »

The fan on my laptop is contantly on, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, if I swap out the HD for this SSD can I disconnect the fan? Its running an i7 , but I assume the heat from this is taken care of by the sink.

No you cannot. You're laptop probably has other issues, poor cooling design, poor firmware causing the erratic fan. But id wager the heat generated by your hdd is only has a small part to play.

The SSD will speed up your machine more so than any other upgrade, so at this price its worth it. It just will not solve your fan issue.

Skill Magill

Cheers Al, I think it might be running an i7 in an ultra thin notebook might be the problem

RossieMan

Is it a HP?

Skill Magill

Na, its a custom build from pc specialist, called an ultrabook

RossieMan

There are loads of types of ultrabooks, its just a fancy term to get people to spend more on a laptop. It's just a little bit more portable than a regular laptop. Surely there has to be a manufacturer?

Sneachta

Price back up to £49.99

robnet77

RossieMan wrote: »

There are loads of types of ultrabooks, its just a fancy term to get people to spend more on a laptop. It's just a little bit more portable than a regular laptop. Surely there has to be a manufacturer?

even though the term "ultrabook" is used improperly very often, in theory there are strict requisites that a laptop needs to adhere to, in order to be called an ultrabook.

invariously

Says £49.99 for me. Still a good price.

invariously

Skill Magill wrote: »

The fan on my laptop is contantly on, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, if I swap out the HD for this SSD can I disconnect the fan? Its running an i7 , but I assume the heat from this is taken care of by the sink.

Fans are controlled by CPU and motherboard temperature, not the HD.

recylingbin

Someone will have to explain to me how 240gb for 50 beans is a good deal cos, honestly, I don't get it.

Skill Magill

recylingbin wrote: »

Someone will have to explain to me how 240gb for 50 beans is a good deal cos, honestly, I don't get it.

Its a solid state, no moving parts, not a normal hard drive.

acalmenvoy

Anyone get delivery of this yet, I'm still waiting, Amazon is shocking lately, over two weeks now..

bennyc

acalmenvoy wrote: »

Anyone get delivery of this yet, I'm still waiting, Amazon is shocking lately, over two weeks now..

I got it last Saturday, used the Acronis software to clone the current HDD , managed to get it below 240 first. Really happy with it.

toddunctious

On Amazon site mine says it is due for delivery today. I ordered on the 30th Jan.

THRASHER73

Anyone get delivery of this yet? Ordered mine on day op posted but still no sign. Amazon has it down as expected last week but there's no tracking for it.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I had an issue with a different SSD from Amazon last month. It was also deal of the day and never turned up. Got onto them and they sent out a new one with upgraded delivery so was only waiting a week for it. No idea where the first one disappeared to!

justsomebloke

THRASHER73 wrote: »

Anyone get delivery of this yet? Ordered mine on day op posted but still no sign. Amazon has it down as expected last week but there's no tracking for it.

I ordered 5 on the day and got them delivered around 2 weeks ago. Can't remember if they were showing as in stock at the time though

drunkmonkey

THRASHER73 wrote: »

Anyone get delivery of this yet? Ordered mine on day op posted but still no sign. Amazon has it down as expected last week but there's no tracking for it.

Yea I'm the same showing as deliverd last Friday but they weren't. No sign of them.

Spipov

same here. delivery friday, no sign. delivery by ASCENDIA

drunkmonkey

Who's acendia?

Ordered other stuff since and it's all arrived.

b318isp

Same here, due last Fruday, the 12th - but no sign as yet. I think if it doesn't arrive on Monday, an email is in order.

lertsnim

Spipov wrote: »

same here. delivery friday, no sign. delivery by ASCENDIA

Ascendia? Best of luck. From experience they deliver nothing and you will end up contacting Amazon about it.

Roger00

b318isp wrote: »

Same here, due last Fruday, the 12th - but no sign as yet. I think if it doesn't arrive on Monday, an email is in order.

I was the same contacted amazon & they sent another by priority shipping which arrived last Wednesday.
My advice would be to contact amazon now.