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    Good Deals on Decent SSD's

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lanjoky, Jul 16, 2012.

  1. lanjoky

    lanjoky Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone running across any good deals for decent SSD's? I just purchased my Envy 17-32XX and want to put an SSD in once I get it.

    Any links, etc will be useful as I look between now and the time my envy arrives around the 30th.

    Thanks
    Lan
     
    lanjoky, Jul 16, 2012
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  2. kyorinsuu

    kyorinsuu Notebook Guru

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    Try getting a Crucial M4 series or a Samsung 830 if you can. Personally i went for a Samsung when i had the chance for a decent deal. But Crucial is 90% of the time at a great price right now its below 200 for a 256 GB which is great as long as its below 1 dollar per GB. If you cant and these are a bit above your budget i guess you can go for any other brand apart from these 2 the rest are pretty much on the same lvl except for Intel which is a bit above all thanks to its 5 year warranty and great performance but like many others in this forum I rather stay away from SandForce controllers.

    Currently there aren't many good deals so yeah keep checking the Bargain part of the forums
     
    kyorinsuu, Jul 16, 2012
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  3. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Definitely keep an eye out on the M4 and 830. Another option would be to see if Intel has another sale on their 330 series. While it retails for $190 or so, I was able to get a 180GB for $140 after MIR. Still waiting for the rebate though :/
     
    Jarhead, Jul 17, 2012
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    cwerdna Notebook Consultant

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    cwerdna, Jul 17, 2012
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