sandisk basic 128gb ssd $70 @ ne

[cubeless]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820171646

midday ss deal... solid drive, i've used a couple of them with no problems... good stocking stuffer to speed up an old pc...

 

[Bull Dog]

I've been trying to find more information about this drive online, so far, no luck.

Things like, what controller does it use? What flash memory? How is performance in real world applications? What is idle power like?

 

[Thump553]

Bull Dog:

Take a look at the reviews on Newegg-here's one from 12/5 which may answer some of your questions:

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This review is from: SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Pros: Decent performance, but in the low range as far as SSD drives go. ATTO Benchmark shows 269-321 mb/sec transfer rate for WRITES and 327-374 mb/sec for READS. I purchased a Toshiba pro 128gb SSD at the same time and that is in the 400 mb/sec range for reads. I also have a pair of ADATA sp900 in a Raid0 array that easily reach 1000mb/sec+ speeds for WRITES and approx 550mb/sec speeds for write as a single SSD. I paid approximately the same for all drives, on sale, the Sandisk was about $10 less than the Adata, the Toshiba about $10 more than the Adata, so my best value for speed was the Adata, but this is a decent drive, we'll see how it holds up over time.

Cons: No bracket for 3.5" installation, but for the price I wouldn't expect it (Adata sp900 included it).

Other Thoughts: This should be a great upgrade for an older laptop with SATA.
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BTW this shell shocker deal is up now. I'm considering it, but all my computers are so ancient I really should be thinking of replacement versus upgrading. plus bootup time is meaningless to me.

 

[nwo]

Those are pretty decent speeds for a 70 buck 128GB SSD...

 

[cubeless]

it's not just boot up... things like mom's overloaded outlook folders and searching for that recipe are hugely improved... makes a couple year old dual core box seem like new...

Bull Dog:

Take a look at the reviews on Newegg-here's one from 12/5 which may answer some of your questions:

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This review is from: SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Pros: Decent performance, but in the low range as far as SSD drives go. ATTO Benchmark shows 269-321 mb/sec transfer rate for WRITES and 327-374 mb/sec for READS. I purchased a Toshiba pro 128gb SSD at the same time and that is in the 400 mb/sec range for reads. I also have a pair of ADATA sp900 in a Raid0 array that easily reach 1000mb/sec+ speeds for WRITES and approx 550mb/sec speeds for write as a single SSD. I paid approximately the same for all drives, on sale, the Sandisk was about $10 less than the Adata, the Toshiba about $10 more than the Adata, so my best value for speed was the Adata, but this is a decent drive, we'll see how it holds up over time.

Cons: No bracket for 3.5" installation, but for the price I wouldn't expect it (Adata sp900 included it).

Other Thoughts: This should be a great upgrade for an older laptop with SATA.
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BTW this shell shocker deal is up now. I'm considering it, but all my computers are so ancient I really should be thinking of replacement versus upgrading. plus bootup time is meaningless to me.