US$325 Renice X3 (SF1200) 2.5" 240GB SATAII MLC SSD

UPDATE 2-11-2011 [email protected] writes

Means can buy a single unit if post some review data on the product.

Looks like a good deal given the cheapest on 240GB SF1200 2.5" SSD on shopping.google.com is US$460. Only problem is MOQ is 10 so would need to organise a group buy to get the deal. http://support.renice-tech.com/index.php?topic=6.msg7#msg7 give the details as:

Dear Customer:

To thanks for widely customer support in the year of 2010, as a profession manufacture of SSD- Renice would launch a sales promotion on 2.5” SATAII 240GB with Sandforce controller.
As below are activity details:

Date: 1st, Feb to 28th Feb.
Products: X3 2.5”SATAII 240GB
Controller: Sandforce
Speed:285MB/275MB
Unit: 325USD
MOQ: 10 sets
Payment Way: PayPal, Western Union, T/T are available.

Now, we are accepting pre-orders in January. Anyone who placed orders in January will get 2.5”HDD enclosure as gifts.
Email or Call us to get started today!​

 

I'm not interested in purchasing as I already have enough SSDs, but... any info on this company Renice? Good/bad? Anyone here who owns their SSD?

 

I'd like to know as well, although I am interested in an SSD.

 

I've tested quite a few of their products finding them to be of a high standard of quality, with associated excellent reliability. Can read over my draft review of their 1.8" 60GB Renice X3 product where can see it uses the SF1222 controller and Intel MLC flash. Renice X3 (SF1200) 1.8"/msata SSD User Review. The 240GB product will be faster.

 

Darn fine deal. I'll think about it. But just blew pretty much my whole year computer allowance on my new laptop.

 

Thanks nando4! Yeah I think everyone blew out tons of $$$ during the holidays. If they only had this offer before christmas/thanksgiving.

 

If I put the Renice into my MSI, the Intel can go to the Dellienware, and the Momentus XT can...

Dammit, look what you've gone and done.

 

Is this the old sandforce or the newer one that just came out that is supposed to be a lot better, meh guess it does not matter to me I can buy in right now even if I wanted too.

I would be more than happy to organize the buy in event though if I was.

 

You mean "can't", right? Silly Viking.

I remember there was an OCZ drive that used the same controller for a low price on Newegg. I think it was 160GB for $370. Not nearly as good--by far--as this deal, but then again I wouldn't have had to find nine others.

But at the time I also wondered how well the controller would do.

 

Hm. I paid about $370 for my 240 GB Vertex 2 at the beginning of December, after $30 MIR and $40 promotional discount... but not counting the $100 gift card promotion that Newegg was running at the time.

 

Is anyone getting in on this? If there's nine people in the wings, I might consider it.

 

I'm in if anyone could help me and ship it to Denmark!

 

count me in!

 

Hi: I'm certainly in if possible.
My sisters in Vegas this week, but couldn't buy any SSD from Frys in Vegas as they were out of stock on the 240 gb sandforce drives

So can't we gather 10 people? By the way is it only limited to 10 buys or at least 10?

Still need someone to ship it to Denmark so hopefully a kind soul would help me. Otherwise I can arrange something with a family member living in US. But would rather not bother him if someone in here could help me.

 

Oh can see it MOQ 10 drives. So it can be over 10 orders. Fine with me as everyone can join in.

 

how can we arrange for this? Someone with a paypal account and we chip into that account? That would be a lota moola. However fronts up to buy got to be real trustworthy

 

I got an email reply to my query. Looks like the Renice staff are back online after Chinese new year.

UPDATE 2-11-2011 [email protected] writes

Means can buy a single unit if post some review data on the product.

 

So, a 240GB Sandforce SSD for around $325, and I only have to run some tests on it?

Hmm. Last time I used a Sandforce drive--and OCZ Vertex--my laptop didn't like it. But for $325...

 

Hmm, I just bought a Samsung 470 series 256 gb SSD for $340 shipped as this didn't seem to go anywhere.

But it is still a good price for the Renice drive. And they could ship it directly to Denmark. Might consider it.
But what's the deal about a review? Should it be sent to them and what should the content be? Like a real review or just some test data/benchmarking?

 

A user review like my http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...e-ews720-zif-ssd-user-review.html#post6952134 with pics, benchmarks and commentary should have you sorted. Quite useful to the NBR community.

 

Who would I contact in the event I get off the fence and am willing to write a review?

 

I'll do a super review if I can get one for free

Price is not bad (though paypal fee will suck) but I just know they (ssds) will be getting better & cheaper at an accelerated rate, so I have no desire to bounce on this just because it seems a good deal.

If I needed a SSD that would be a different story I suppose.