Newegg Black November Sale - Nov 1

[dingleberrydorkbutt]

Maybe you should look at investing in a higher-end dictionary.

Maybe you should invest in some civilized manners. Don't have to be high-end. Just start with the basics.

 

[Termie]

Bumping thread for today's deal - 15% off OCZ SSD drives. OCZ has developed a well-deserved awful reputation around here, but it seems they are cleaning up their act a bit, or at least the new SandForce firmware is addressing BSOD issues.

Code: BLKNOVSSD

Some best bets:
(1) 120GB Vertex 3 Max IOPS ($157AR): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227714
(2) 120GB Vertex 3 ($142AR): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227706
(3) 120GB Agility 3 ($115AR): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227726
(4) 240GB Agility 3 ($276AR): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227727

Just avoid their OEM drives - they have been shown to be lesser spec'd versions of the retail drives (one of the factors in their bad reputation).

Here's a helpful chart on price/performance: http://techreport.com/articles.x/21934/2. Note that this doesn't account for the 15% discount, so the OCZ drives come out looking much better with the discount. After rebate the 120GB Vertex 3 is just over $1/GB. Amazing, really...

 

[Judgement]

I was looking at the Vertex 3 Max IOPS as it appears to be a faster drive than the 128gb m4 and the price is right, but I don't know if I want to risk the potential hassel from a SF drive

 

[Annon2255]

Been out of town, missed last couple of deals. Updated for today's and tomorrow's deals.

 

[dingleberrydorkbutt]

I was looking at the Vertex 3 Max IOPS as it appears to be a faster drive than the 128gb m4 and the price is right, but I don't know if I want to risk the potential hassel from a SF drive

OCZ has developed a well-deserved awful reputation around here, but it seems they are cleaning up their act a bit, or at least the new SandForce firmware is addressing BSOD issues.

Just for reference, I recently bought an OCZ 120GB Solid 3. I immediately updated it to the latest firmware (2.15) and haven't had a minute's trouble. I'm thinking about getting another for a RAID setup if I can catch them on sale again.

 

[Annon2255]

Updated

 

[formulav8]

Hmm, i've been wanting around a 64gb ssd. I just don't think i'll go the ocz route do to all of the unhappy customers they have. Bait and switch type stuff as well. But the pricing is quite good....................

 

[DaveSimmons]

Be sure to comparison-shop on Microsoft Office, Amazon's prices are about the same as Newegg's _after_ the discount for the Office Pro I was looking at for work.

 

[Annon2255]

Updated

 

[Skott]

Thanks for the update. I snagged a set of speakers for a budget build I'm doing. Extra 15% off made me jump on the ones I had on wish list.