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crucial m4 128gb vs samsung 830 120gb

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  • 03-06-2012 7:30pm
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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭


    im about to buy my 1st ssd, i will be using it on a sata 2 motherboard for now but hopefully in a month or 2 i will have a sata 3 motherboard. which 1 of this ssd's should i get.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    They are both very close, and either one is a good deal no matter what. The 830 is slightly better but usually slightly more expensive. If you can get them for the same price, grab the 830, if the M4 is €5 cheaper or more get that instead.


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    Skylinehead
    Registered Users Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    Both are 128GB btw ;)

    I'd also say the 830 depending on price, it's a little bit faster and a lot shinier.


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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    €108.91 for the m4 and €123.76 for the sammy


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Surfn wrote: »
    €108.91 for the m4 and €123.76 for the sammy

    I'd go with the M4 then, the 830 isn't worth €15 more.


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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    cheers lads, i think i will go for the m4 then. id say probably in a day to day use you probably wouldnt notice the bit of extra speed the sammy has compaired to the m4.


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    SpannerMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭SpannerMonkey


    i have the Samsung and it is blisteringly fast really incredable , how much better than the M4 it is i dont know but it has beaten it in every review ive seen


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    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    If you didn't buy one yet dabs are doing the samsung for €99.
    Insanely cheap at that price.


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    Sholden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭Sholden


    54kroc wrote: »
    If you didn't buy one yet dabs are doing the samsung for €99.
    Insanely cheap at that price.

    Gone up again. :rolleyes:


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    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    That's my fault it €99.98, not €99.


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    UnknownSpecies
    Registered Users Posts: 3,183 ✭✭✭UnknownSpecies


    I saw that SSD for €99 earlier, it's €123 now, what gives?


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    IrishMetalhead
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭IrishMetalhead


    got my samsung 830 for the exact same price as the m4 on dabs 2 weeks ago, good thing i baught it when i did =]


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    #13
    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    i pulled the trigger on the m4 for €108.91. knowing my luck it will be €80 nexk week, always the way


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    Sholden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭Sholden


    dorgasm wrote: »
    I saw that SSD for €99 earlier, it's €123 now, what gives?

    http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-128gb-830-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--ssd-basic-kit-819N.html?utm_source=ie+email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email050612&utm_content=e800


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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    Sholden wrote: »
    http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-128gb-830-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--ssd-basic-kit-819N.html?utm_source=ie+email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email050612&utm_content=e800
    i just changed my order there, swapped the m4 for the sammy drive, its down from €123 to €113


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    This ssd price drop is so damn tempting!!!! Must resist!!!! Must not enter credit card details!!!! 2479 ...no!!!!!!!!!


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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    cant wait to get the ssd now to put the OS on it, this is my 1st ssd i know im only using a sata 2 motherboard but hopefully will be much faster than samsung 1tb drive. can any 1 give a few tips on setting the ssd up. is there things i need to enable and diasble in the OS to make it run better


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    Sholden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭Sholden


    Surfn wrote: »
    i just changed my order there, swapped the m4 for the sammy drive, its down from €123 to €113

    It's 99.98 on that link.


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    Arciphel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,840 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    In real world tests they are very very close but the Samsung would be the one I would go for. Enjoy!


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    Surfn
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    Sholden wrote: »
    It's 99.98 on that link.
    yup but for some reason when you go to checkout it bumps back up


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    moonlighting
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭moonlighting


    where can i get some cheap mounting brackets for ssds
    so far the only ssd that came with one was the intel 330 ssd.


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    Moon54
    Registered Users Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭Moon54


    moonlighting wrote: »
    where can i get some cheap mounting brackets for ssds
    Check out this at MemoryC.com, it's free delivery too;
    http://www.memoryc.com/storage/hddaccessories/neonadapterbracketsfor25inchssdhdd.html


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    Zith
    Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭Zith


    just ordered a 128G 830 for €101.26 from dabs, it's the laptop version though so has a USB to SATA adaptor rather than the 2.5->3.5 mount, screws & cables.

    http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-128gb-830-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--ssd-laptop-kit---free-norton-ghost-15-7SR9.html


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    there's a thread in bargain alerts at the minute with the 256gb one going really cheap on amazon.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056669836

    awesome drive for the price, not sure if i can resist it for much longer. :)


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    J-blk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    Got the 256GB from Amazon myself (worked out at €182 with the Irish VAT) and the 128GB from Dabs.ie at €99.98 (for some reason the email link from a few days ago worked fine for me rather than jumping back to €123). Can't wait to install them in my fresh build, as I've been using a 500GB HDD as my boot drive and it has been painful...


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    its really hard to go hack to a regular sluggish hdd after getting used to a nice speedy ssd. :)


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    #27
    J-blk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    vibe666 wrote: »
    its really hard to go hack to a regular sluggish hdd after getting used to a nice speedy ssd. :)

    Oh I know :). I've had an 80GB Intel SSD in my MacBook for a couple of years now but just built a gaming PC again a couple of months back. Couldn't stretch to the SSD up to now but it's for the best given the prices of the Samsung 830s at the moment!


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