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    Best/cheapest place to buy an SSD for new 17" Alienware Laptops??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by futbolbjk, Jul 24, 2013.

  1. futbolbjk

    futbolbjk Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi! So i am about to purchase one of the new 17" Alienware laptops with only a 750gb HDD, with the intention of putting in an SSD after it arrives and installing the OS to the SSD. What is the best place to purchase said SSD and for the cheapest price that will be compatible with the Alienware? Thanks! (mSATA is fine i think for the new 17" alienware laptops)
     
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  2. Jarhead

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    Well, there's Newegg, Amazon, TigerDirect, NCIX, and such other places that sell tech items. Typically TigerDirect and NCIX are a few dollars more, though Newegg and Amazon are either typically tied and/or Amazon will be slightly cheaper.

    I'd recommend you look only for Crucial, Plextor, Samsung, or Intel SSDs as those will be the best offerings for both speed and reliability.
     
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    I purchased mine from eBay because I got a good deal on a new (unused) M4. Otherwise I was going to purchase off of Newegg because it was cheaper than Amazon. Like jarhead said, whichever of the two is cheaper, purchase off of that website. I wouldn't go for Plextor but that is my own view. Intel is typically more expensive than Crucial. So is Samsung.
     
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