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    Pick me an ssd please

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tvdang7, Jan 26, 2012.

  1. tvdang7

    tvdang7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a dell xps 15 sandy bridge laptop
    I have a 150 dollar amazon giftcard and another 25 dollar one from my GF which I do not really want to steal but will if i have to. :D . I do no want to put any more money into this so what is a decent drive to get from amazon.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    tvdang7, Jan 26, 2012
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  2. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Crucial M4 128gb

    It's 180, so you need to come up with $5 more bucks but it should be worth it.
     
    rschauby, Jan 26, 2012
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  3. jrwingate6

    jrwingate6 Notebook Deity

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    Crucial M4 unless you can spend $25 more for the Samsung 830. I don't know if you ever wanted to play Batman Arkham City but the Samsung comes with a free copy.
     
    jrwingate6, Jan 26, 2012
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    ivan_cro Notebook Consultant

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    830 is not worth additional 10% money imho, I own both of them.

    Batman promotion ended on 31.december 2011. according to samsung
     
    ivan_cro, Jan 27, 2012
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  5. jrwingate6

    jrwingate6 Notebook Deity

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    Or supplies run out. I got my 830 a week ago and I got Batman. You likely won't notice a difference in speed during most applications even though the 830 is a little faster than the M4 but there is no denying that Samsung and Intel are on a whole different level than everyone else when it comes to reliability. The 830 also utilizes newer technology and comes with better software making it very nice for people who don't know all the ins and outs when it comes to computers. You also get a copy of Norton Ghost which helps out a lot if you need it.

    In the end, 10% is a small price to pay for newer technology and piece of mind. The game was just icing on the cake since I've been wanting to play it.
     
    jrwingate6, Jan 27, 2012
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    crashnburn Notebook Consultant

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    Elaborate on this please. In comparison to each other or others? and How?
     
    crashnburn, Jan 30, 2012
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