Massdrop on SSDs

Digital Solitude · 04-02-2015 09:48PM #1

Basically a Massdrop is where a group of people come together to buy a bulk order of a certain product, and so, it is given at a discount!

I have set up one for Samsung EVO SSDs here so if anyone would like to vote for their preferred size, and follow the thread and I'll let people know how it goes.

Thanks.

Greenmachine · 04-02-2015 10:52PM

Massdrop is a new one on me. However looks like, one, needs to be registered to view your link. Good luck with it.

Digital Solitude · 04-02-2015 11:02PM

Greenmachine wrote: »

Massdrop is a new one on me. However looks like, one, needs to be registered to view your link. Good luck with it.

Yeah its members only it seems. There's a lot of cool stuff on it, worth a fake email address at least :P

webels · 04-02-2015 11:14PM

One of the items on the page gives solid state drive a whole new meaning. Not put up by you Digital but by foobar1999.

Digital Solitude · 04-02-2015 11:22PM

webels wrote: »

One of the items on the page gives solid state drive a whole new meaning. Not put up by you Digital but by foobar1999.

I have reported it as Spam

My friends are d1cks. Apologies for that guys

Moneymaker · 04-02-2015 11:54PM

Good idea. Great way for people to get a cheap SSD, which is by far one of the best upgrades you can buy.

So get to it fellow Boardsies

RossieMan · 05-02-2015 12:33AM

interested to see what price is works out as!

the_syco · 05-02-2015 12:39AM

Aye. Voted for the 500GB version. How long until it goes ahead, usually? Would be planning on buying it on the 7th, or as soon thereafter as possible.

Googling the site, I came across http://www.reddit.com/r/Massdrop/

From

How long does it take to ship internationally?

These are the rough estimates for different countries based on our experience. Please keep in mind that shipping times can be shorter or longer depending on shipping or customs delays.
Canada: 1-3 weeks from the shipping date

Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, and UK: 2-4 weeks from the shipping date

Countries not listed: 3-6 weeks from shipping date

It looks like a US based operation. Customs charges may wipe a chunk off any savings. Also, waiting 2-4 weeks would be a dealbreaker, as I like to get what I order shortly afterwards, but I do intend on seeing how much of a saving there is.

One thing that concerns me; does the manufacture/shop still honour the warranty, or does anything they sell get you one?

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 12:46AM

the_syco wrote: »

Aye. Voted for the 500GB version. How long until it goes ahead, usually? Would be planning on buying it on the 7th, or as soon thereafter as possible.

Googling the site, I came across http://www.reddit.com/r/Massdrop/

From

It looks like a US based operation. Customs charges may wipe a chunk off any savings. Also, waiting 2-4 weeks would be a dealbreaker, as I like to get what I order shortly afterwards, but I do intend on seeing how much of a saving there is.

One thing that concerns me; does the manufacture/shop still honour the warranty, or does anything they sell get you one?

The 3 I added are sold from Amazon so they will more than likely hold their warranty, they normally do. It'll probably be about 2 months before anyone will have one of these I suppose. At current rate of going it'll hit 200 votes tomorrow. Maybe a week to sort an offer, a week to buy and then what? 2 weeks to parcel motel

Boo_hoo · 05-02-2015 12:51AM

There are there known performance problems with the Samsung EVO SSD. I would not recommend. The Evo Pro don't have the same problems.

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 12:54AM

Boo_hoo wrote: »

There are there known performance problems with the Samsung EVO SSD. I would not recommend. The Evo Pro don't have the same problems.

Such as? There's 2 EVO Pros in the list that aren't doing so well

Zack Morris · 05-02-2015 03:10AM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

I have reported it as Spam My friends are d1cks. Apologies for that guys

What was it?

I'll follow this thread because I'm thinking about getting one myself.

vibe666 · 05-02-2015 05:15AM

Boo_hoo wrote: »

There are there known performance problems with the Samsung EVO SSD. I would not recommend. The Evo Pro don't have the same problems.

cae to share the details? i've got two and not seen any issues so far, but would like to know if there's something i should be looking out for as they have always been highly recommended.

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 08:48AM

Zack Morris wrote: »

What was it?

I'll follow this thread because I'm thinking about getting one myself.

A 9 inch dildo...

AstraMonti · 05-02-2015 09:02AM

I ve bought twice from Mass drop. Both times the items got stopped at customs and had to pay my fair share of tax plus expenses. If the savings are not massive it's not worth it imo. If a lot of people are interested we can maybe get a grasp of numbers and contact Elara , komplett and dabs if they are interested in a good discount.

RossieMan · 05-02-2015 09:18AM

the above sounds more appealing. perhaps a google doc is the vest way?

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 09:18AM

RossieMan wrote: »

the above sounds more appealing. perhaps a google doc is the vest way?

How do you mean?

RossieMan · 05-02-2015 09:22AM

put down your username, address, preferred choice and have a list of who wants what. I'd imagine you'd need a decent order to get any sort of discount of them though.

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 09:25AM

RossieMan wrote: »

put down your username, address, preferred choice and have a list of who wants what. I'd imagine you'd need a decent order to get any sort of discount of them though.

Massdrop always get their stuff sent to their US warehouse so if the savings aren't much we wouldn't be able to do much.

We could go private, and order the SSDs ourselves in the manner you've stated, but it would take a lot of trust I think

AstraMonti · 05-02-2015 09:28AM

In the cycling forum we have done a lot of times group orders with no issues. Using paypal should be safe enough for all parties involved but first a check on the numbers interested buying one might be wise, anything below 30-40 pieces I wouldn't think it would get us any great discounts.

BrianHenryIE · 05-02-2015 09:44AM

Boo_hoo wrote: »

There are there known performance problems with the Samsung EVO SSD. I would not recommend. The Evo Pro don't have the same problems.

There were and they were fixed by a firmware update. The Samsung 840 EVOs are regarded as the best value (for reliability+performance) SSD out there.

RossieMan · 05-02-2015 09:46AM

the customs issue with massdrop rules it out for me now, seems pointless with the waiting time vs the savings. I agree that PayPal seems good, we've all been around long enough to know whos who.

Digital Solitude · 05-02-2015 09:51AM

RossieMan wrote: »

the customs issue with massdrop rules it out for me now, seems pointless with the waiting time vs the savings. I agree that PayPal seems good, we've all been around long enough to know whos who.

Well it can't hurt to find out, we'll just be breaking even if it goes to -25% or so?

I'll happily manage the bulk order myself if it will work out cheaper, or a mod may be willing to help out, I'll email dabs when I get home and see what we could be talking about

twinsen · 05-02-2015 09:53AM

brian.henry wrote: »

There were and they were fixed by a firmware update. The Samsung 840 EVOs are regarded as the best value (for reliability+performance) SSD out there.

Not for everyone. Samsung is investigating issue again apparently.

ricimaki · 05-02-2015 10:29AM

Here is some details on the 840 Evo's slowing down over time, even with the updated firmware. They found that the drive can slow down to ~35MB/s with the new firmware, which is an order of magnitude lower than the ~500MB/s or more it can do.

Personally, I'd wait for an official update from Samsung before getting one of these.

AstraMonti · 05-02-2015 10:50AM

The problem occurs on data that haven't been accessed on the last 30 days, it's really not a big deal, but I understand the concerns.

Moneymaker · 05-02-2015 10:53AM

ricimaki wrote: »

Here is some details on the 840 Evo's slowing down over time, even with the updated firmware. They found that the drive can slow down to ~35MB/s with the new firmware, which is an order of magnitude lower than the ~500MB/s or more it can do.

Personally, I'd wait for an official update from Samsung before getting one of these.

Does the 850 suffer from the same issues?

bren2001 · 05-02-2015 11:17AM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Well it can't hurt to find out, we'll just be breaking even if it goes to -25% or so?

I'll happily manage the bulk order myself if it will work out cheaper, or a mod may be willing to help out, I'll email dabs when I get home and see what we could be talking about

Depending on the price, I'd definitely consider a boardsie bulk order.

TheDoc · 05-02-2015 12:17PM

I'm a heavy Massdrop user. Never once been hit by customs.

It's like anything you order in from outside the EU, sometimes you get away with customs sometimes you don't.

Unfortunate I only saw this now as I bought a new SSD last week, but I've thrown a vote in anyway as I could be tempted to buy another.

ricimaki · 05-02-2015 12:35PM

Moneymaker wrote: »

Does the 850 suffer from the same issues?

As far as I'm aware, its just the 840 evo.

Synode · 05-02-2015 01:19PM

How much are you expecting to get say a 500GB SSD for using this?

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