Crucial RealSSD C300 64 GB $105 shipped; 128 GB $200

[P_Turner]

The above prices are on bhphotovideo.com. No rebate hassles. Free shipping and no tax. This is $20 and $32 less than Newegg, respectively. The drive is being sold bare without any included cables or 3.5 inch adapter.

I bought a 64 GB last evening. Whether this is a good deal for you or not depends on which metric of SSD performance matters the most to you. The forte of the 64 GB C300 is high IOPS on random reads, relative to competing drives of its small size. Anandtech measured 78.3 MB/s for 4k files on iometer. The manufacturer claims 60,000 random 4k read IOPS, versus only 40,000 IOPS for its replacement, the Crucial m4.

There is a popular thread on this forum page for an upcoming special at Costco online for the 64 GB Kingston SSD Now v100 for $65. Costco always charges your state's sales tax, and usually charges for shipping. So you're looking at $75 on an apples to apples basis.

Now consider that the v100 is the slowest of the slow on random reads, which is what a boot drive is generally called upon to do. Anandtech measured a 128 GB v100 at 12.6 MB/s, while a 30 GB was even lower at 9.4 MB/sec.

See the bar graph on page 3 of the Kingston SSD Now v+100 review on Anandtech, dated 11/11/2010. Unfortunately, the bar graph doesn't include a 64 GB v100.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

If this promo code works for you these drives are actually cheaper at newegg.

BTEKCJB22

 

[P_Turner]

Bababooey, I logged into Newegg and tried your promotion code on the 64 GB C300. The price didn't drop and I got the following error message:

"Although you've entered a valid promo code BTEKCJB22, your order does not currently meet the code's usage criteria."

Where did you get the promo code and what are the code's usage criteria? Was this part of a combo deal?

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

I guess that you have to be a subscriber of some sort. I think that its the eblast or something like that.

 

[IlllI]

that code is only for people who got it in an email from newegg. it wont work for everyone unfortunately

 

[Infrnl]

If this promo code works for you these drives are actually cheaper at newegg.

works on the M4 drives too....damn hot deals section; might have to bite. Brings the 128 M4 down to $182.74

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

works on the M4 drives too....damn hot deals section; might have to bite. Brings the 128 M4 down to $182.74

I thought that I read M4 in the thread title.

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

nice prices OP for sata 3 class ssds u should note that the 256 travel kit is 389 which is better than getting two in 128GB form

 

[XJustMeX21]

Anyone ordered from this site?

 

[thephew]

The C300 has been out for 1.5 years, and still competes with the latest and greatest SSDs on the market. That's a marvel in the tech world.

 

[P_Turner]

Anyone ordered from this site?

Not sure what site you're asking about. I ordered the 64 GB Crucial C300 from bhphotovideo.com on the evening of Thursday, 7/21/2011 and received it on the morning of Monday, 7/25/2011. The price was $105 shipped, with no tax, all exactly as promised.

 

[NAC]

FYI, the M4 is now $105 at newegg without a code.
(I could never get the code to work even after I subscribed to emails)