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    OCZ Colossus 2 960gb ssd

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by idofgrahf, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. idofgrahf

    idofgrahf Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys, a quick question, whats a fair price for a OCZ Colossus ssd with 960gb? A local guy is selling alot of them for what I think to be a very reasonable price. They are 3.5 so I'll likely use one of them in an enclosure to keep programs.
     
    idofgrahf, Aug 17, 2012
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  2. lsheldon

    lsheldon Notebook Consultant

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    Newegg.com has the OCZ Colossus 2 for 3089.00, and a web search returns results in the 2500.00 range. It comes down to what your willing to pay for it. Personally, for that price I will live wih a mechanical drive.
     
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  3. idofgrahf

    idofgrahf Notebook Evangelist

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    The price i've been given would allow me to buy two 2tb mechanical drives for a single colossus (damn it sounds like I'm buying ships or something) so I'm paying less than a fraction of newegg's price. I've bought a few but I'm wondering if I want to get the rest...

    The price sounds way too good to be true if newegg is selling it for three grand. So I've been stressing the few I bought to see if there is anything wrong with them, so far they seem to be working fine.
     
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  4. lsheldon

    lsheldon Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, thats interesting. If they are qenuine, you're getting a great deal.
     
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  5. idofgrahf

    idofgrahf Notebook Evangelist

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    None has failed so far, loaded it up to 860gb with no failures so I think its real. I'll go buy the rest the guy has, if they are fake I'm not out that much money and it would be the best fake I've seen.
     
    idofgrahf, Aug 17, 2012
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    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    Stolen, perhaps?
     
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    idofgrahf Notebook Evangelist

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    idofgrahf, Aug 17, 2012
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  8. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    True, but at it's good that its available to you. Devices of this type aren't practical for personal use. However they may have a price in an industry where time is money. In that case, there would be a justifiable purpose for purchasing one.
     
    Krane, Aug 17, 2012
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