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    Kingston Digital SSDNow V+100 96GB 2.5" Int. N.book SSD $95 AR or Kingston SSDNow V100 64GB 2.5" SSD $59.91 AR both shipped@amazon

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Cin', Jul 4, 2011.

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    Sweet price on the 64GB drive.
     
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    I don't see the rebate on the 64gb drive.

    Question, though - is it possible to put 2 SSDs in a Raid 0, install the OS on part of the array, and use the rest as a cache drive with Z68? I'm guessing no, but that seems like the way to get the most performance possible out of this motherboard I just bought.

    Also, I'd be interested to know how these SSDs fare in terms of performance and reliability.
     
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    Why would anyone ever get the 128 gb drive as opposed to 2 64gb drives?

    I have multiple shipping addresses and multiple Amazon accounts so I'll get 3 - two to RAID as an OS drive and one as a cache drive for my HDD.
     
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    Their laptop only has one HDD slot. They only one one?
     
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    Oh, right. I forgot I was on notebookreview for a second.

    My bad, lol.

    Guys, be careful. The link in the OP now redirects to the same SSD but not sold by Amazon, so it isn't eligible for the rebate. Make sure you manually select the one sold by Amazon.
     
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    Amazon will move the sellers around. It's easy to get back to the Amazon one (lower right hand corner: More buying choices)..................................
     
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    Amazon says it won't ship for 1-4 weeks - hopefully Kingston honors the rebate based on purchase date, not ship date.
     
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    ^In almost every purchase I have had where it's been a delay on shipping for either 1 week up to 4, my purchase have usually shipped sooner then the extended out date. Not sure if that helps, but that's how it's been in my case.
     
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