[HOT] Samsung 840 500GB for $280 @ Adorama

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Sleepingforest

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Here's the link.

This is the normal version, not the Pro version.

This is an excellent deal, even for the non-Pro version--it'd be like getting a 256GB drive for $140. That's 0.546875 cents per GB.
 
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TemjinGold

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That would be a 500 gig, not a 512. I thought you were talking about the Pro when I saw the heading...
 

RossMAN

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I don't keep up on the latest hardware reviews ... how is this different or better than the 830?
 

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Its not necessarily better than the 830, its different memory, 830 has MLC vs TLC in the 840 meaning that the 830 has a much longer life aka more program/erase cycles.

The 840 pro is technically the successor for the 830. Now dont get me wrong, most people will probably have a new HD before the 840 gives up, it will still last a long long time and the way SSDs are going, we will probably all have TB of SSDs in a few years and have our current ones not in use.

I actually have a 830 256gb as my boot drive and the 500gb 840 as my storage drive, they both perform amazing.
 

RossMAN

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Its not necessarily better than the 830, its different memory, 830 has MLC vs TLC in the 840 meaning that the 830 has a much longer life aka more program/erase cycles.

The 840 pro is technically the successor for the 830. Now dont get me wrong, most people will probably have a new HD before the 840 gives up, it will still last a long long time and the way SSDs are going, we will probably all have TB of SSDs in a few years and have our current ones not in use.

I actually have a 830 256gb as my boot drive and the 500gb 840 as my storage drive, they both perform amazing.

Thanks for the info. Reliability/longetivity is more important to me than performance is. If they're still selling the 830, maybe one day we'll see 512GB for $179-ish, I can dream.
 

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its hard to come across 830s and the ones that are out there are more expensive than 840s. 840 is pretty reliable but due to the memory it will definitely not last as long as the 830. You should be looking out for the 840 Pro :D But it will be a while till you can get 500gb for $180 ahah (we can both dream).
 
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