(dead) Intel 320 80gb SSD $69.99 AR, free shipping...

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cytoSiN

cytoSiN

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They're getting cheaper and cheaper...this was $80 AR at the egg two weeks ago. FWIW, 4myrebate handles rebates pretty well, with good online tracking, and you can take $5 off your rebate for expedited processing.
 
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DaveSimmons

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Sweet, I almost bought a 64 GB Crucial M4 at $105 over the weekend -- this is $35 cheaper, +16 GB, and Intel. It's only SATA-2 but at this price I don't care.
 
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I wonder what BF/holiday prices will be. I think a lot of people are set with an SSD for OS and a few apps. Prices have to come down a lot further before people adopt them for total HDD replacement. 60-120GB SSDs are also too small and useless for a lot of people.
 
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In for one! I've waited long enough to see it this low. And yes, 4myrebates handles rebates well so far. Of course for a fee. I always go with the 10% fee and usually get results in about 2-3 weeks from submission time.
 
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the magic <$1/GB price for a highly reliable drive

I might be in if they would offer at least $100 rebate on a 160GB drive
 
cytoSiN

cytoSiN

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theplaidfad said:
Show me a print screen of it being in stock for you.
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There's 10+ in stock in Westbury if anyone needs one near there.

But, imho, if the price is the same, 80gb Intel SataII > Patriot 60gb SataIII.

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theplaidfad said:
Isn't really much of a deal if it's OOS, just sayin'.
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Plenty in stock in Denver - its a good deal by itself, but not as good as the Intel drive with 20+ GB more space (and great reliability). Thanks for the link, though - always good to have more options.
 
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Is it worth it even though it has sub 300 seq read speeds? I think I've been spoiled by all the 500 mbps SSD's I've been looking up.
 
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Sequential read is rarely a big factor. The leap in performance from my WD Raptor to second gen Intel 160GB SSD (with notably poor sequential performance) is vastly larger than the leap from there to a Vertex 3 SSD, for instance. This assumes you want the SSD for storing your OS and program files, not...rars that you plan on unpacking regularly.
 
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cytoSiN

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^ This. 99% of users will NOT notice the difference in speeds between SataII and SataIII ssds if they're only using them for the OS and program files.
 
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Can't...decide...

I was going to wait for next gen chips to come out to push the price of these down, but this seems almost unpassable considering my "new" build is still using a 5 year old HDD that I salvaged because HDD prices were unacceptable.
 
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NikolaeVarius said:
Can't...decide...

I was going to wait for next gen chips to come out to push the price of these down, but this seems almost unpassable considering my "new" build is still using a 5 year old HDD that I salvaged because HDD prices were unacceptable.
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With "old" SSDs you also get a model that already has its firmware update to fix any problems. Buying SSDs near launch is rolling the dice.
 
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DaveSimmons said:
With "old" SSDs you also get a model that already has its firmware update to fix any problems. Buying SSDs near launch is rolling the dice.
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Agree with this 100%. There are no more important components in your computer than the drives. Even with regular backups, restoring and recovering work is a major PITA and you generally still end up losing something unless you're running redundant RAID. If my video card goes, I could switch to the IGP or spend an hour at the parts store buying a new one. Losing a drive ruins your whole day.
 
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cytoSiN said:
^ This. 99% of users will NOT notice the difference in speeds between SataII and SataIII ssds if they're only using them for the OS and program files.
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In this size range, the interface won't matter. These drives are not fast enough to truly saturate the bus. In fact, many higher-end SSDs hooked up on Sata2 would outrun that Pyro on Sata3.

Another thing to keep in mind is that SSDs drop tremendously in performance as they fill up. So the Intel with 40GB of data will likely be a faster drive than the Pyro with 40GB.
 
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theplaidfad said:
Show me a print screen of it being in stock for you.
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show you a print screen....really? Bad trolls are bad.


Termie said:
In fact, many higher-end SSDs hooked up on Sata2 would outrun that Pyro on Sata3.
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That makes sense, but like you said "higher-end", which doesn't really make them comparable in my mind. Unless money isn't a factor. But then if money isn't a fact why look at these lower capacities to begin with when you can take advantage of more empty space from bigger drives like you mentioned.

I think personal variables and systems play a role here. I keep my SSD nearly empty with only OS and a few other progs on it, and utilize SRT. If I was on an AMD system I could see the benefit of going with a slower drive to afford more programs on the SSD, assuming AMD doesn't have something similar to SRT (which I just don't know).
 
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