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    Samsung PM830 SSD 256gb in Canada?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ad19, Jul 21, 2012.

  1. ad19

    ad19 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know of any retailers in Canada that are offering the Samsung PM830 SSD 256gb msata drive or a reasonable place to order it from the states to Canada?
     
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    Good luck finding it in Canada, tigerdirect are the only ones selling 2.5" Samsung SSDs as far as i know and they rip you off on the price, likely because they are the only ones carrying it. Finding a samsung SSD at a decent price in Canada (only slightly more expensive than the M4) is something i never managed to do. As a result, most of my computers are running with Crucial or Intel drives.
     
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    tetsussaiga Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't think the mSATA is even available here yet. TD had decent prices before ($145 for 128GB and $275 for 256GB) but now they are jacking it up for some reason. NCIX will carry the 2.5" models very soon, they are just waiting for stock.
     
    tetsussaiga, Jul 22, 2012
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    FINALLY, I've been waiting for that to happen for ages. Knowing NCIX, they'll likely have good deals on them and price them competitively compared to TD. 275$ for the bare 256GB version when the 256GB M4 with the transfer kit can be had for 210$ on sale is just plain ripping people off. The SSD magician software isn't worth 65$ imo.
     
    tijo, Jul 22, 2012
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