intel ssd 330 120GB for $85 or $75

[hans007]

saw this on slick deals but figured maybe not everyone goes there.

http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-330-se...230139377.html


for $85 after $5 rebate


http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=88847129&&

$10 off $50 new user coupon

 

[digitaldurandal]

Very nice deal, wish I didn't just install OS on 320 40gb.

 

[qliveur]

LOL $5 rebate.

 

[hans007]

Very nice deal, wish I didn't just install OS on 320 40gb.

yeah i have an 80gb ssd 320 as my main drive that i paid just barely less than this for.

320 i think people say is slightly more reliable but that extra 40GB could be useful.

 

[DeadFred]

Nice price but the way prices have been dropping lately I think Ill hold out for a deal on a 240GB or bigger drive.

 

[whorn76]

Yeah, I'm waiting for the $0.50/GB barrier to really enter the SSD race.

 

[digitaldurandal]

yeah i have an 80gb ssd 320 as my main drive that i paid just barely less than this for.

320 i think people say is slightly more reliable but that extra 40GB could be useful.

Also 6gb/s

 

[zardthebuilder]

the box in the picture says "includes desktop installation kit". the verbiage says nothing about this, but newegg and amazon show pictures of the adapter kit. i need an adapter, so that's valued about $10. using discover card knocks off about $5. so, the SSD is now about $70 or $0.58 per GB. i too was waiting for the $0.50/GB barrier, but i'm tired of waiting. and so many people were disappointed about B&H for the 240GB version for roughly the same $/GB. i just placed an order.

 

[hectorsanchez16]

might also jump on this as looking for a good reliable ssd

 

[TheTony]

might also jump on this as looking for a good reliable ssd

Looks to me like it's sold out. Available from other sellers, but not for less than ~$118 shipped.

 

[rainywh0204]

Just found another deal from SabrePC:
http://www.sabrepc.com/t-intelssd.aspx

Intel 330 Series 120GB for 89.99 plus free shipping (code:blazingssd)
I think this is better deal ($89.99 shipped)

 

[hansmuff]

Also 6gb/s

Sure, but lots of drawbacks. The Sandforce controller means a pretty bad performance drop after heavy usage and TRIM: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5817/the-intel-ssd-330-review-60gb-120gb-180gb/7

Compare to the 320: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4244/intel-ssd-320-review/11

The 320 loses 3%, the 330 loses 30% write speed after TRIM. I realize the benchmarks used are different, but this is a well known SF controller issue.

The 320 has on-board capacitors that will ensure your SSD can finish writing buffers to memory in the event of a power loss.

I'll take a 320 over a 330 any day.