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SSD on a budget

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Nicocat

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Hey, everyone. Sorry to say, after searching for a while, I really couldn't find much of a thread about SSDs that fit people with a lower budget, i.e. first time buyers of one that want to see just what all the SSD fuss is about. What would be the best bet for a cheap, yet still reliable SSD for such a user, preferably around 120 gigs? Newegg's got Vertex 2s running on sale with a rebate, but the comments I've read about them make me a smidge wary of getting anywhere near them. Still, 120 gig for $180 (post-rebate) seems to be the best bet. Are there any other contenders around this capacity/price point? Are the Vertex 2s really that bad? Oh, and I'm not really concerned with a 6gbps SATA connection, my motherboard doesn't have any of those ports anyway and I doubt I could ever make use of it with my normal workload (gaming).
 
Hit up ebay, you can get quality SSD'd like Intel 320's for under $200. Gamble with OCZ drives you have a good chance of getting bitten.
 
So OCZ is out. I also don't hear all that much that's positive about Corsair SSDs on Newegg (and I don't think I heard much positive here, either). Any other ones worth looking at besides the newest Intel ones? Kingston's still looking good for budget work...
 
I have had 4 sets of SSDs all without issues (all in raid0).

Intel 80 gb X25M's
Intel 40 gb X25V's
OCZ 60 gb Vertex 2's
Kingston 96 gb V+100's

Had the first three sets for over a year (Intel 80's for a year and a half) - Kingstons for just a month.

You will be impressed with whatever drive you get.

Not as large as you want, but Amazon has the Intel 320 80 gb brown box for $155 right now. Not a bad price...http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Or this 128 gb M4 at SuperBiiz - $200 after discount code (SUMMERTIMESSD) - free ground shipping....https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.ph...M4-2-5-inch-128GB-SATA3-Solid-State-Drive-MLC (just ordered one of these myself)
 
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Nicocat said:
So OCZ is out. I also don't hear all that much that's positive about Corsair SSDs on Newegg (and I don't think I heard much positive here, either). Any other ones worth looking at besides the newest Intel ones? Kingston's still looking good for budget work...
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Samsung 470 is worth looking at.
 
Samsung 470 and Kingston SSDNow V+100 both available on eBay for pretty good prices. The Intel 320 isn't, really, unless I feel like having it shipped from Serbia. Between those two, which would be more highly recommended? I'm leaning towards the 470.
 
Believe me there are are a lot of people around here that are more knowledgable than I am about SSD's, I just use them.

That disclamer being put forward, all things pricewise being equal I would get the Samsung. It is supposed to be a really well balanced drive.
 
Nicocat said:
Samsung 470 and Kingston SSDNow V+100 both available on eBay for pretty good prices. The Intel 320 isn't, really, unless I feel like having it shipped from Serbia. Between those two, which would be more highly recommended? I'm leaning towards the 470.
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There is an Intel 320 for $199, free shipping on ebay. Just search for Intel 320 120gb ssd, then sort by lowest. Not sure where its shipped from, but for me it would arrive in 5-6 days, so must be in the U.S.
 
samsung is supplying ssd's to several net/note oems as unlabled internal components & using in several samsung label home entertainment products

component sales small part of samsung global marketing program - regional marketing is limited

if you can't find usa, check uk resellers or ebay

i would compare samsung w/ adata having marvell controller, but samsung will intro faster model approx october this yr
 
WaTaGuMp said:
There is an Intel 320 for $199, free shipping on ebay. Just search for Intel 320 120gb ssd, then sort by lowest. Not sure where its shipped from, but for me it would arrive in 5-6 days, so must be in the U.S.
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Yeah, but there's a Samsung 470 128gb for $145, free shipping, buy it now. Is the Intel worth 55 more dollars?
 
WaTaGuMp said:
There is an Intel 320 for $199, free shipping on ebay. Just search for Intel 320 120gb ssd, then sort by lowest. Not sure where its shipped from, but for me it would arrive in 5-6 days, so must be in the U.S.
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if you're in orange county that could be on fedex from shenzen. refurb ipod shipped from there in less than a week to houston.
 
i got 160gb (hp pull 3hrs use) for $190 shipped off amazon. works awesome! i'd rather take a risk on used than give up more than 40gb. 120gb is tight - 160gb feels good. i've rocked X25-V (37gb formatted) and it was real tight but for XP it was awesome. the intel's just rock - i saw a few hp 160gb pulls sell for $170 recent. that's hot for low hour models (G2 no less)
 
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