Crucial 128GB M4 SSD vs Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

maik3n · 09-10-2013 09:47AM #1

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 · 09-10-2013 09:59AM

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 · 09-10-2013 04:37PM

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 · 09-10-2013 05:25PM

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 · 09-10-2013 06:46PM

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

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

pault27 · 09-10-2013 06:47PM

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

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

pault27 · 09-10-2013 06:47PM

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

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

pault27 · 09-10-2013 06:47PM

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

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

Esel · 09-10-2013 07:15PM

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 · 09-10-2013 07:18PM

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

Allyall · 09-10-2013 08:06PM

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 · 09-10-2013 08:27PM

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 · 09-10-2013 08:37PM

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 · 09-10-2013 08:46PM

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 · 09-10-2013 09:24PM

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

jimmycrackcorm · 09-10-2013 10:58PM

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 · 10-10-2013 12:58AM

Ryaner wrote: »

The OCZ drives fail in crazy ways.

+100

I won't get fooled again.

m4rkiz · 10-10-2013 08:12AM

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

there is long thread on hukd

the whole year inn · 10-10-2013 08:14AM

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 · 10-10-2013 10:18AM

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 · 10-10-2013 10:45AM

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 · 10-10-2013 11:49AM

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 · 10-10-2013 07:06PM

Jaafa wrote: »

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

Yes, they will.

JJJJNR · 11-10-2013 09:01AM

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 · 11-10-2013 09:05AM

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

Allyall · 11-10-2013 09:14AM

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 · 11-10-2013 09:19AM

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 · 11-10-2013 11:10AM

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

Allyall · 11-10-2013 11:16AM

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 · 11-10-2013 11:21AM

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 · 11-10-2013 03:48PM

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.

Crucial 128GB M4 SSD vs Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

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