Samsung 840 120gb $109.95 fs

[Roads.zx]

SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7PD120BW 2.5" 120GB @ Amazon $109.95 FS

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electr...dp_ob_title_ce

Sold by Platinum Micro, Inc.

Newegg is $149.99 preorder for the Samsung 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW at 128GB.

Note the difference of 120 GB vs 128 GB. I'm not sure if that's a significant issue or not. Anyone know?

 

[Engineer]

Are you sure that this is a "Pro" model?

Edit: The model number suggests that it is. I wonder if Amazon has it right though.

 

[Roads.zx]

Not Pro. Sorry I can't edit title.

 

[KDKPSJ]

From what I remember, 120GB is normal version, 128GB is Pro.

Rumor has that because normal version is TLC, and Samsung put extra cushion to capacity in case it may need extra space for garbage collection. So, this should be somewhat risky, TBH.

 

[Engineer]

Not Pro. Sorry I can't edit title.

Click on <Edit> and then click on the <Advanced> button.

 

[Roads.zx]

Thanks done

 

[bankster55]

Yeah, not pro (PD not TD)
$60 more
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electr...ds=samsung+840

the pro 256 is $270
so for RAID thats $540
ouch
Release date 11/08
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147193

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/samsung-ssd-840-pro-256gb-review/4

 

[AkumaX]

Pro model's where it's at

however, not for the price...

 

[Auric]

840 is new, cheaper to make, and adds some features but has lower performance than ye olde 830, yes yes? So, despite current pricing: 840 < 830 < 840 Pro.

 

[PaducahPhil]

840 is new, cheaper to make, and adds some features but has lower performance than ye olde 830, yes yes? So, despite current pricing: 840 < 830 < 840 Pro.

So, not to thread crap, but as a novice to SSDs, can somebody point me to a link that will explain the differences between these flavors of Samsung 830s?

These are the truncated descriptions from Newegg:

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5"

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5"

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM 2.5"

 

[KDKPSJ]

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" - Drive Only with no extra fancy stuff

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" - Desktop Kit w/ 2.5-to-3.5 bracket & SATA cable

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM 2.5" - Notebook Kit w/ SATA-to-USB adapter and spacer for internal mounting

 

[PaducahPhil]

Thanks very much

 

[Auric]

Also, commercial clone software is free from drive manufacturers (and there are freeware alternatives), brackets are very cheap, and so are USB 2.0 adapters presuming such is included in that kit, so a 3.0 adapter purchased seperately would be more useful. In short, the bare drive is generally best. Actually, the same Ghost software included in the kits can be downloaded from Samsung as well.

 

[jmagelitz]

Good deal!