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Samsung 840 Series Pro 256GB 2.5 inch SATA Solid State Drive £44.99 delivered

  • 28-04-2013 11:45am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭


    Samsung 256GB SSD with TRIM support here

    great price of £44.99 delivered. it says 53.99 but when you register and choose Ireland it gets rid of the tax and says shipping is £11.57 but leaves the total at £44.99.

    Here's amazon offering the same thing for £170


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    total with cheapest shipping over here comes to £61.18. still good though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭alexlyons


    ye i was surprised it didnt add on my shipping...

    edit: just see your in essex, shipping to Ireland seems to not add on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Unfortunately we do not allow shipping to Ireland for non-business users.

    So we have to register a business account?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭alexlyons


    i registered and just stuck individual as the name and choose other as the type..?

    parcel motel would work either id assume


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    alexlyons wrote: »
    ye i was surprised it didnt add on my shipping...

    edit: just see your in essex, shipping to Ireland seems to not add on

    mmmm am I that tight that I'll send it to the parents house even though it'll add to the inconvenience of me not actually being able to collect it for another month or so?. . .decisions


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Just ordered what appeared to be the last one for £56.56, 67.24 Euro. Under a third of the full price. That's my 2013 bargain got if this actually goes through!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 659 ✭✭✭ToadVine


    Can this be used as an external drive? I'm presuming it can be if you get the proper enclosure, power source etc ...


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭OldManJenkin


    Just ordered what appeared to be the last one for £56.56, 67.24 Euro. Under a third of the full price. That's my 2013 bargain got if this actually goes through!

    Did you use Parcel Motel? If so, can you tell me how you added the address as I'm having a bit of trouble


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    ToadVine wrote: »
    Can this be used as an external drive? I'm presuming it can be if you get the proper enclosure, power source etc ...
    It can yes, and would be very quick if you got a usb 3 enclosure for it. Wouldn't need power source they can run from just the sata cable.
    Did you use Parcel Motel? If so, can you tell me how you added the address as I'm having a bit of trouble

    I just used a real address, while i was making the account it changed to saying 1 left so I rushed to get my order in. A further saving of a tenner wouldn't have been worth potentially not being able to buy it! Sorry I can't help I've never used parcel motel before.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,980 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Says 183 available now.

    Don't really need it, but don't think I can leave it behind at that price.

    Edit: Wonder if it qualifies for the cash back offer? If it did, it'd bring the price down by £15!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,734 ✭✭✭zarquon


    Ordered one myself using parcel motel. Clearly a misprice so lets see if insight honour it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    144 euro + 19 euro shipping on one of the cheapest sites so a great price Op.

    http://www.hardwareversand.de/Solid-State-Disk/67797/Samsung+SSD+840+250GB+SATA+6Gb+s.article


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,734 ✭✭✭zarquon


    bmm wrote: »

    You're not comparing like with like. 256gb pro vs 120GB


  • Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭apachedropout


    Thanks OP, I've been looking for one for the past week, almost bought a 128GB one last night!

    Just ordered through Parcel Motel and the total(taxes + delivery to NI) came up to £68.38, which is still a fantastic price for the drive.

    Fingers crossed!

    EDIT: Just noticed the money is gone out of my account too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews259560.html

    Might be worth haveing a look at the reviews:eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,902 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews259560.html

    Might be worth haveing a look at the reviews:eek:

    Oh B*llox! I hope I don't have any trouble with them! Too late to look back now though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭alexlyons


    hope the site is ok, apologies all, I did check a few reviews of the product and know someone who has used the site with no issues so didnt think to look for reviews of it


  • Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭apachedropout


    I don't think we should worry too much, the company seems to be legit and got some awards too- http://uk.insight.com/information/about


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Believing awards that the website themselves publish isn't exactly the cleverest move. The saying about if it seems to be good to be true.... springs to mind.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,734 ✭✭✭zarquon


    They are a legit company. One of the biggest enterprise software companies in the world.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    the order process is full of bugs, i clicked on the "email this order" to myself and found it has left out 3 lines of my address:mad: . If this printout is sent with the order it will get lost in the post !

    also i noticed another bug between the invoice address and shipping address where it randomly switches around two lines of the address :mad:

    numerous bugs also with the vat and shipping not being properly shown.

    it is difficult to understand how basic bugs like these exist thru the order process for a website that seems to be around for a while.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,722 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    Set up account as a business and shipped to office for 67.87 sterling or 80 euros. Suspicous this is too good to be true.

    So how hard are these to install? I presume to get the full affect you put the operating system on it. About to get a new Laptop so will have to get a 17 inch one unless I can find a smaller with two drive bays.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭rampantglory


    seems flawless... hope it works an amazing price if it works , thanks op

    also i tried to buy 2 i couldnt so maybe there all gone...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 659 ✭✭✭ToadVine


    ToadVine wrote: »
    Can this be used as an external drive? I'm presuming it can be if you get the proper enclosure, power source etc ...
    It can yes, and would be very quick if you got a usb 3 enclosure for it. Wouldn't need power source they can run from just the sata cable.

    Are there usb3 enclosures available for this? Would it run on my MacBook Air (compatible with the SATA cable)? Would this be a good way to use a drive like this (or is my idea overkill)??

    Also, would this fit into most laptops? And is it a hard job to install? The reason I'm asking is that work are giving us all crappy laptops ... new, but slow with a single core AMD processor and 2 gb ram. Would this ssd make such a laptop into some sport of speed-freak-crazy-ass animal? Or would all my ideas be a waste of time and effort???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    I ordered one too still says 173 available are there really that few people interested?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭jay-me


    Got two for 101 pounds.. nice!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    paddyp wrote: »
    I ordered one too still says 173 available are there really that few people interested?

    them reviews have put me off & the poster mentioning "too good to be true ..."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,351 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    That's a ridiculous price


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    batistuta9 wrote: »
    them reviews have put me off & the poster mentioning "too good to be true ..."

    Obvious misprice but its a company with a turnover of over 5 billion dollars a year so theres a good chance it will be missed or honoured.

    Actually looking now it says items on order so they don't have stock, unlikely this will be missed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,959 ✭✭✭long_b


    Went for it.
    Was always curious about the performance boost. Stone cold misprice though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    paddyp wrote: »
    Obvious misprice but its a company with a turnover of over 5 billion dollars a year so theres a good chance it will be missed or honoured.

    Actually looking now it says items on order so they don't have stock, unlikely this will be missed.

    What do you make of the reviews though?

    Is it worth the hassle, which might even end with you getting nothing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭dingding


    Just ordered one.

    Thanks OP


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 633 ✭✭✭clevtrev


    ordered one but said available on request and it made a complete mess of my address - Im now residing in Shannon! so the chances of ever getting one have been dealt a double blow:rolleyes: Got an order number though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,936 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    dingding wrote: »
    Just ordered one.

    Thanks OP

    +1

    Had to pay the £11.57 shipping though, so total of £56.56. So that's €67 shipped. Still a bargain :)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭blarney_boy


    Yeah strange was £53 until I entered my credit card details then it jumped up to £67?


  • Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭blarney_boy


    Looking at the order in my account history the amount is now listed @ £56, even stranger . . .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    what way are people using to order it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭ykt0di9url7bc3


    It says now that it is "ordered upon request" , I still gave it shot


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭OldManJenkin


    batistuta9 wrote: »
    what way are people using to order it?

    I used Parcel Motel - I shipped to their Northern Irish address.

    The money went straight out of my account too - if it's a misprice and they decide to refund I hope it doesn't take too long, the reviews posted earlier don't exactly instill confidence in their costumer service.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    I used Parcel Motel - I shipped to their Northern Irish address.

    The money went straight out of my account too - if it's a misprice and they decide to refund I hope it doesn't take too long, the reviews posted earlier don't exactly instill confidence in their costumer service.

    the personal accounts won't ship to Ireland is that right?

    yeah the reviews are bad


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭OldManJenkin


    It said that it wouldn't ship to Irish personal addresses when I tried.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    It said that it wouldn't ship to Irish personal addresses when I tried.

    Just put your name in the business name,


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    If any of ye actually get these and have a spare I'll buy one off you! Just send a pm!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,105 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,358 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm



    In fairness that's only 12 reviews. They're a corporate provision operation. I ordered myself, if the order goes through without a price error then it will be a fantastic bargain but I suspect the 100 part is missing of the price.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,105 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    In fairness that's only 12 reviews. They're a corporate provision operation. I ordered myself, if the order goes through without a price error then it will be a fantastic bargain but I suspect the 100 part is missing of the price.

    True, but look at the deal on hotukdeals, negative, and the same for all insight deals. By all means go for it, gl !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I went for it, it would be fantastic, but it's most likely not going to happen. Worth a punt sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,959 ✭✭✭long_b


    Hadn't seen it on hukd ?
    Could I ask people not to post it there for the sake of those here that have ordered it pretty please ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭jay-me


    It's already there on HUKD and apparently they have done this before with silly prices on 3TB HDDs and cancelled shortly after! Ah well luckily it's only on the credit card so no money actually spent just have to wait for a refund!


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