Don't be so defensive. Hardware specs/performance aren't immediately obvious from a model name, which is why we have sites like Anandtech. Someone generally ignorant of computer hardware might come in here, see this, and think, "$150 sounds really good compared to what I've seen at Best Buy. I should jump right on this," when the fact is this is nothing but a two year old asynchronous MLC Sandforce drive. From all I can see, the Force 3 is basically identical to an Agility 3.
Most people don't know exactly what things are when it comes to computer hardware, they don't know the performance relative to the competition, they don't know the relative prices, and they don't know the historical price -- especially historical sale price. It's only polite for someone who DOES know to put things into context.
Now, the Samsung 840 is only TLC, which has fewer write cycles than MLC, but no one with a 10+ GB/day write workload would be going for either, so the point is moot. We're left with $165 for a new, fast, 250GB drive with a 3 year warranty vs an old, slower, refurbished 240GB drive with a 30 day warranty for $150.
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