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Best place to buy an SSD?

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  • 20-07-2015 8:55pm
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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    Where are the best places to buy a SSD?

    Thanks.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."

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    #2
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,747 ✭✭✭degsie


    Usually cheaper online.

    Amazon.co.uk?


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    moc moc a moc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭moc moc a moc


    SSD shops


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    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    Cheapest is hardwarversand.De using geizhals.De discount

    But recommend amazon. Just got one myself last week 105 in total delivered for a 250 gb crucial bx100.

    Samsung is slightly more expensive.

    Don't go to a shop. Will run you.


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    moc moc a moc wrote: »
    SSD shops

    :confused:

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #6
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    degsie wrote: »
    Usually cheaper online.

    Amazon.co.uk?
    SterlingArcher wrote: »
    Cheapest is hardwarversand.De using geizhals.De discount

    But recommend amazon. Just got one myself last week 105 in total delivered for a 250 gb crucial bx100.

    Samsung is slightly more expensive.

    Don't go to a shop. Will run you.

    Sounds good. ;)

    BTW, does Amazon.co.uk keep the latest SSDs or do they have loads of older (1+ year old) ones?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,298 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    dabs.ie is fairly reasonable for SSD's I think.


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    Halfbaker
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Halfbaker


    Try https://www.memoryc.com/
    Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Halfbaker wrote: »
    Try https://www.memoryc.com/
    Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.

    Hi Halfbaker.

    Looks good: 1TB Transcend SATA 6Gbps 2.5-inch Solid State Disk SSD370 Premium (7mm)

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    Worztron wrote: »
    Hi Halfbaker.

    Looks good: 1TB Transcend SATA 6Gbps 2.5-inch Solid State Disk SSD370 Premium (7mm)

    You must be joking. It's literally €100 cheaper on Amazon. Parcel motel for postage.


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    You must be joking. It's literally €100 cheaper on Amazon. Parcel motel for postage.

    Hi Captain Flaps.

    Yes, after looking further, it is a bit steep. I'd prefer to just get it delivered straight to my house though - that one on Amazon won't deliver to Ireland.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    This is only €395 delivered with Parcel Motel, €400 rough to an address.

    Is there need in such a large SSD?


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    This is only €395 delivered with Parcel Motel, €400 rough to an address.

    Is there need in such a large SSD?

    Hi Digital Solitude.

    Cool. I'd use it really as a HDD replacement.

    Do you use both HDD and SSD? With the HDD used for storing the largest files?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #14
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    ... Parcel motel for postage.

    So Parcel Motel is also a handy work around if Amazon item is not deliverable to Ireland?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    elfy4eva
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭elfy4eva


    Worztron wrote: »
    So Parcel Motel is also a handy work around if Amazon item is not deliverable to Ireland?

    Yes have it delivered to their Northern Ireland depot and they'll drop it to the motel near you for €3.95. Handy for stuff like that.


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    Viper_JB
    Registered Users Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Viper_JB


    Currently in the process of a new gaming build for myself, intending on buying 2 of these and setting up in a RAID 0 format. About €200 each depending on exchange rates...exchange rates are killing the price of pc parts at the moment :(


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Worztron wrote: »
    Hi Digital Solitude.

    Cool. I'd use it really as a HDD replacement.

    Do you use both HDD and SSD? With the HDD used for storing the largest files?

    I think you're mental, they're still very expensive for using as replacements. I've two of each, Windows is on an SSD, so the PC boots fast and my programs launch quickly, and I've an SSD for my games so they start quickly and I've got less loading times.

    All pictures, movies, music and backups in general are kept on one of the HDDs, as there is no advantage to using an SSD for the likes of those.

    Windows is only on a 60gb partition, though I'd recommend a 120gb.

    I'm not going to tell you what to do with your money but it's seriously OTT to switch everything to an SSD imo


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    Halfbaker
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Halfbaker


    Is it for a laptop that only has room for one hard drive and do you need 1TB of storage? Otherwise you are much better off getting a 128/256 GB SSD for your operating system and programs etc and using standard hard drive(s) for bulk storage.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Viper_JB wrote: »
    Currently in the process of a new gaming build for myself, intending on buying 2 of these and setting up in a RAID 0 format.

    OT but Raid 0 isn't always the performance gain expected in gaming machines.


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    Viper_JB
    Registered Users Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Viper_JB


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    OT but Raid 0 isn't always the performance gain expected in gaming machines.

    True not always but didn't want to be relying on just one 1tb drive. (I know it's a reinstall if either one fails on a raid 0 but will have a SSD ready to go for it)


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Halfbaker wrote: »
    Is it for a laptop that only has room for one hard drive and do you need 1TB of storage? Otherwise you are much better off getting a 128/256 GB SSD for your operating system and programs etc and using standard hard drive(s) for bulk storage.

    For a Desktop, but since it is 2.5", I could also use it in my Laptop later on.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    i got mine of Pixmania
    got it on sale also which was even better


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    Khannie
    Registered Users Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Halfbaker wrote: »
    Try https://www.memoryc.com/
    Normally quite good on price and my stuff usually arrives the next day.

    Came in to suggest memoryc. They have 128G transcend one for very, very reasonable money and free next day delivery if you order before midday. Picked one up the other day.


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    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    I've bought an SSD from Crucial and tons of RAM. They're great

    http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/ssd


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    #25
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Synode wrote: »
    I've bought an SSD from Crucial and tons of RAM. They're great

    http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/ssd

    Hi Synode.

    What's their delivery charges?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #26
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Worztron wrote: »
    Hi Synode.

    What's their delivery charges?

    I bought in July 2014 and it was
    (UPS Express Saver) shipping charges: €10.00


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    #27
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Khannie wrote: »
    Came in to suggest memoryc. They have 128G transcend one for very, very reasonable money and free next day delivery if you order before midday. Picked one up the other day.

    Any idea what the C stands for in MemoryC?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,747 ✭✭✭degsie


    Worztron wrote: »
    Any idea what the C stands for in MemoryC?
    Cholangiocholecystocholedochetomy?


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    #29
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    degsie wrote: »
    Cholangiocholecystocholedochetomy?

    Talking out of your ÁRAS again? :pac:

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #30
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,680 ✭✭✭Worztron


    I found out. It's 'Configurator'.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,409 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    amazon.de is better for price these days due to Sterling
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