Intel 80GB SSD on sale for less than $200 on Newegg!
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Intel 80GB SSD on sale for less than $200 on Newegg!
Yeah this is a good deal! I picked up a 2nd drive and now I'm gonna run both of my Intel SSDs in a RAID 0 array!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-20167016-L0A
the retail version is on sale for $215 too
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167023
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-20167016-L0A
the retail version is on sale for $215 too
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167023
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But i do agree that the price should be cheaper on SSD.
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Since there is no newer storage method in the works to replace SSD, the prices will not come down very quickly.
CDs came down when DVDs were on the horizon, DVDs came down when flash was on the horizon, Flash came down when every device under the sun started incorporating it...
When drive manufacturers have something new on the drawing boards, the prices will come, or when EVERY computer built is shipped with a SSD drive to improve the economy of scale.
CDs came down when DVDs were on the horizon, DVDs came down when flash was on the horizon, Flash came down when every device under the sun started incorporating it...
When drive manufacturers have something new on the drawing boards, the prices will come, or when EVERY computer built is shipped with a SSD drive to improve the economy of scale.
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FWIW, I would spend the extra $20 and get the retail version. OEM warranty has to go through the reseller. Even if it's newegg, last thing I would want to deal with is a warranty claim one year from now with newegg.
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and the retail version comes with the 2.5 to 3.5in adapter! But F it I'll throw it in my case on top of my other SSD that's just lying there.
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My SSD arrived a day early today! Now I've backed up my OS drive to my Windows Home Server and I'm gonna assemble my SSD RAID 0 then boot from my WHS restore CD use the F6 driver and hope it sees my RAID array and if it does I'll restore back and I should be good to go. Yes, I installed the latest Intel RAID driver to my OS before doing the backup.
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I need to get rid of my skirt and just buy a new laptop.... And one of these.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...ting/SSDMX240/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...ting/SSDMX240/
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1 year later and look how much the price went down.
Sure its not Intel, but its still a SSD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...51879dd0c0s701
96GB for $99.99 after rebate
edit: argh.. nvm its OOS
Sure its not Intel, but its still a SSD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...51879dd0c0s701
96GB for $99.99 after rebate
edit: argh.. nvm its OOS
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if i go SSD, not sure if i should go with 80GB.
right now i got a 80GB raptor and i keep filling it up if i have too many games on it.
World of warcraft eats up a BIG chunk, glad i dont play that anymore.
right now i got a 80GB raptor and i keep filling it up if i have too many games on it.
World of warcraft eats up a BIG chunk, glad i dont play that anymore.
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as would I.
my 80GB raptor is only OS games and applications, as these are things i would want to load faster.
my football field sized server is where i hold all my porn, ohh and i guess pictures and music too.
my 80GB raptor is only OS games and applications, as these are things i would want to load faster.
my football field sized server is where i hold all my porn, ohh and i guess pictures and music too.
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I saw the title and thought "that's not a good deal" hehehe
I've got an OCZ Vertex SSD 80 GB that replaced a Raptor 74GB. I still have 20+GB free on there.
Have you tried CCleaner? Also set your browser to delete everything on exit. And delete old driver install files.
I've got an OCZ Vertex SSD 80 GB that replaced a Raptor 74GB. I still have 20+GB free on there.
Have you tried CCleaner? Also set your browser to delete everything on exit. And delete old driver install files.
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I tried explaining to work that if they put a SSD in my laptop that I could be productive 10 more minutes every day. They didn't buy it. 
It really is annoying when I get called in the middle of the night and I need to tell the guy that he needs to wait 10 minutes for my laptop to boot.
It really is annoying when I get called in the middle of the night and I need to tell the guy that he needs to wait 10 minutes for my laptop to boot.
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Intel ups the warranty on its latest 320 SSD series
http://www.macworld.com/article/1600.../intelssd.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/1600.../intelssd.html
Intel recently upped its warranty from three to five years on its newest family of solid-state drives, the Intel 320 SSD Series.
Consumer retail boxes carry the five-year limited warranty based on an average usage model of 20GB of writes per day for five years. Drives sold in OEM boxes (plain, brown packaging and 50 pack boxes) can use the drives in data centers and other enterprise applications, but the warranty carries a "Media Wearout" clause that says the warranty expires "when the usage of the drive has reached a predetermined usage limit established by Intel, which could result in a warranty term much shorter than five years for drives used in heavy-use, enterprise applications."
Intel says the Media Wearout is determined by Intel's implementation of the SMART attribute "E9" Media Wearout indicator.
Intel says the Media Wearout is determined by Intel's implementation of the SMART attribute "E9" Media Wearout indicator.
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My SSD arrived a day early today! Now I've backed up my OS drive to my Windows Home Server and I'm gonna assemble my SSD RAID 0 then boot from my WHS restore CD use the F6 driver and hope it sees my RAID array and if it does I'll restore back and I should be good to go. Yes, I installed the latest Intel RAID driver to my OS before doing the backup.
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