Price Error] Samsung 840 250GB SSD - £39.92 ea + £11.53 Shipping (~ $70 ea + $20 AUD) Amazon UK

Ljuicebox12 on 31/08/2013 - 22:14
Last edited 03/09/2013 - 11:10 by 1 other user

Moved to Forum: Original Link as this is a price error on Amazon UK. See chat record with support staff and example of cancellation email.

Stumbled across this deal on my daily internetting:

Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 250GB 840 Series Basic 7mm Ultraslim Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EPFKL0A

£39.92 [$70 AUD] for each unit. Shipping cost to Sydney was £11.53 [$20 AUD] for me, but I ordered two. Note that price on the site includes VAT and 20% VAT will be taken out at check out.

Kind of a suss product entry with such a cheap price (this Samsung SSD goes for ~$200 locally) and generic description, but it's being sold BY Amazon UK so they don't charge until they ship.

Have at it!

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Comments

  • BlazinPast on 31/08/2013 - 22:18

    Daaaaaaaaamn this is $100 more at MSY

  • tonyjzx on 31/08/2013 - 22:21

    isnt it supposed to have -20% VAT since its not sold in the UK?

    • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2013 - 22:31

      OP already factored that in.

  • wOOt on 31/08/2013 - 22:23

    Bought two as well, lets see how this goes.

  • sirs2k on 31/08/2013 - 22:26

    Great find Op! Anything on the 500gb?

    • juicebox12 on 31/08/2013 - 22:37
      +1

      Nope, cheapest I've seen it for is £288 at this Amazon seller.

      • deal seeking missile on 31/08/2013 - 23:45
        +2

        I've been waiting for 250gb SSD's to fall to around a $100 for ages, Thanks op :) Lets hope amazon does what Kogan did with his mugs - honor it begrudgingly and whinge about ozbargain for all eternity

  • javava on 31/08/2013 - 22:26

    it's 47.9 now

    • nubix on 31/08/2013 - 22:28

      You don't pay VAT

      • javava on 31/08/2013 - 22:31

        Got it, thx

    • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2013 - 22:31

      The price hasn't changed; £39.92 is the price after VAT is subtracted (no need to pay this for exported shipments).

  • clandestino on 31/08/2013 - 22:26

    Thanks OP. Great post! Another day, another ozbargain purchase.

  • mirovich on 31/08/2013 - 22:26

    Bought 2, total AU $160 . YAY!

  • andy2 on 31/08/2013 - 22:31

    Estimated delivery: 26 Sep 2013 - 12 Oct 2013?
    does it normally take that long for delivery? from UK to Australia?

    • jimbler on 31/08/2013 - 22:33
      +1

      It does if they are waiting for new stock.

  • Elijah on 31/08/2013 - 22:33
    +1

    bought 1 lets see… priority states 25 Sep 2013 - 8 Oct 2013, not worth the extra…

  • trungtily on 31/08/2013 - 22:33

    thanks, ordered 2 as well

  • Bob81 on 31/08/2013 - 22:34
    +2

    I think this may be a pricing error but I'll bite.

    • andy2 on 31/08/2013 - 22:38

      any experience with amazon price error?
      do they normally honor it? or just credit refund?

    • Riker88 on 31/08/2013 - 22:39

      Same. The other listings on Amazon are £128 for the same SSD with the same product code

      Bought one since it is so cheap… will see if it is honoured

  • hijack on 31/08/2013 - 22:34

    :( paid 190$ last week for the new release EVO version. Not sure it worth 100$ extra T_T

    • brett-au on 31/08/2013 - 23:38
      +4

      Well one is real and the other could be imaginary. So yeah, it could be worth the extra cash you paid ;-)

    • AvidGamer on 01/09/2013 - 15:13

      One more note hikack. When purchasing from overseas like that I think you are responsible for return freight on warranty claims in both directions.

      NOTE - This may have changed with the ACL back in January 2011 (or a later amendment). I usually skim the international section of the amends because the company I mange returns for does not ship or buy from overseas.

      NOTE - If a fellow OzBargain member can not clarify within 24 hours ill do some digging for everyone.

      NOTE - At least it is one of the most reliable SSD's that I have had the pleasure and / or displeasure of working with since the Intel 520 series back in mid to late 2012 ( this is definately before the 8MB firmware crash)

      • ozhunter on 01/09/2013 - 15:30

        I wouldn't think ACL applies to Amazon since it isn't an Australian company.

  • Rakddon on 31/08/2013 - 22:34
    -1

    guess this is the normal version?

    not EVO or PRO?

    • tonyjzx on 31/08/2013 - 22:41

      as far as I know EVO has taken over the normal which is now EOL which might explain the price

  • chuneeperformance on 31/08/2013 - 22:36

    just remember accoding to the model number its drive only and doesnt include the installation kit:

    Capacity 250 GB
    Drive Only MZ-7TD250BW
    Drive and Installation Kit** MZ-7TD250KW
    Type of Drive Solid State Drive (SSD)

    • Tnetennba on 01/09/2013 - 00:42

      The kit seems to just be a SATA cable and a sata-usb cable. Not really much to consider. A perfectly acceptable SATA III cable is less than $5, and the adapters aren't expensive either.

  • xuqi on 31/08/2013 - 22:37
    +2

    What is this one then?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MZ-7TD250BW-Series-Basic-Ult…

    Most probably a mistake, but I ordered a couple anyway.

    • brilliances on 01/09/2013 - 02:16

      That one is out of stock so Amazon forced me to buy OP's linked one. No idea what to do with these yet but I'll cross that bridge when/if these arrive.

  • eddiet83 on 31/08/2013 - 22:37

    Bought two also, very nice find

  • scottb721 on 31/08/2013 - 22:38

    One was enough for me. I'll move my 120GB to my HTPC and put the 250 in here. Hopefully the Samsung software can make it a breeze.

    • Brick50 on 31/08/2013 - 22:42
      +4

      You assume it will arrive?

  • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2013 - 22:38
    +9

    Broden just exploded.

    • xuqi on 31/08/2013 - 22:41

      Thought about Brodening it :)

      • easternculture on 31/08/2013 - 23:02
        +1

        prepare to see ebay flooded with these if Amazon Honors the deal

  • n3xv5 on 31/08/2013 - 22:39
    +1

    Ordered one…. Before I convince myself 120gb ssd is enough and has been using one for 2 years. Damn impulse buy…

    • BlitzR on 31/08/2013 - 22:48
      +1

      MSY had the Plextor 120g ssd on sale $89 on thurs-Fri. I'm glad I resisted buying that!!

      • Bargain Chaser on 02/09/2013 - 03:48

        Yeah i bought 1 from msy…May have to return for refund if these are hounered.

  • easternculture on 31/08/2013 - 22:41
    +3

    ordered one too

    in for a cancellation email

    • Rakddon on 31/08/2013 - 22:42
      +1

      we dont pay VAT.

        • terahammer on 31/08/2013 - 23:12
          +7

          it would be more wise to read through the comments (post 4) first before posting.

  • jimbler on 31/08/2013 - 22:43
    +10

    Props to the OP for posting it. He probably had a chance of getting one if he didn't post it here, but that's unlikely now after 11 gazillionty orders from Ozbargain.

    • iiiyaegr on 01/09/2013 - 00:01

      "Gazillionty" lol.

      • Elijah on 01/09/2013 - 01:15

        yea its Gazillion + ty(thank you)

  • Maverick-au on 31/08/2013 - 22:43
    +1

    Don't really need these but in the spirit of a bargain I'll take two!

    I have until 26 Sep 2013 - 12 Oct 2013 to find a use for them.

    • Tnetennba on 01/09/2013 - 00:47

      If you don't have an SSD already, you could.. you know.. use one!

      I plan on using this one and shifting my old kingston 60gb ssd on to my dad's computer to give it a new lease of life.

  • Rakddon on 31/08/2013 - 22:43

    Purchased 2 as well. :)

  • jackau on 31/08/2013 - 22:45

    Now this one is a bargain worthy of OZbargain 'legend' :)

    250GB should be enough for most PCs and the 840 is no power hungry at all.
    They are flocking these 840 series off to make way for the EVO series.
    EVen with an older gen controller, the 840s performance should be another 12 to 18 before 250 GB drives get down to such price levels.. :)

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 31/08/2013 - 22:48

      Might want to make sure it arrives before making such sweeping declarations ;-)

      • jackau on 31/08/2013 - 23:18

        I am typing on a notebook running the same drive as primary drive and a secondary traditional HDD in the ODD bay.

        so I can pretty much confirm it works as I had it since feb this year. win 8 boot up time is 20 seconds on adv (CoreI5 gen 2 8G system). HDD score 8.1

        The EVO has a better controller hence faster write speed with new features and offcourse the best is the powerful Pro series.

        • ProspectiveDarkness on 31/08/2013 - 23:29

          I was referring to this:

          Now this one is a bargain worthy of OZbargain 'legend' :)

          I have an 830, so I believe you regarding the benefits of SSD's - you're preaching to the choir.

    • scottb721 on 31/08/2013 - 22:49
      +1

      I've been using an 840 since July. It hits desktop in 30secs (POST beep at 8secs) and is instantly useable. Love it

    • hawamahal on 31/08/2013 - 22:51

      That's quite optimistic. I am taking this as a pricing error.

  • Nousernamehere on 31/08/2013 - 22:49

    Hmm.. let's see if it works or not. Dunno if I'm game to try as I really don't even need it haha.

  • WorkAround on 31/08/2013 - 22:50

    I'm in…

    My C2D is getting a bit long in the tooth and I can't justify upgrading to IB/Haswelll. Hopefully this breathes new life into it. :D Assuming it ships. :P

    Cheers OP.

    • This Guy on 01/09/2013 - 12:49

      It does. Outlook 2010 went from 45+ seconds to less than two. Still takes half a minute to download messages, but that is the 'net and other peoples servers.

  • Talonparty on 31/08/2013 - 22:50

    Grabbed one, fingers crossed! (thanks!!!)

  • lukelegend on 31/08/2013 - 22:54

    grabed a couple, nothing debited from the credit card yet??

    • xuqi on 31/08/2013 - 22:56

      Amazon don't debit, until they ship..

  • WeiKaiLe on 31/08/2013 - 22:54

    Joined the cancellation queue. May as well try our luck.

  • sirs2k on 31/08/2013 - 22:54

    Thanks so much OP! Ordered 2. Let's hope they honor it.

    You can raid 2 250GB HDDs to make them as one of 500GB somehow right?

  • Pigey on 31/08/2013 - 22:55

    Not Yet Dispatched: 1 item - delivery estimate: 25 Sep 2013 - 8 Oct 2013

    • jv on 31/08/2013 - 23:02
      -6

      Mine says - Estimated delivery: 26 Sep 2013 - 12 Oct 2013

      • cpho on 31/08/2013 - 23:53
        +10

        Mine says - Estimated delivery: Never

        • jv on 01/09/2013 - 00:00
          -1

          That's no good, maybe give them a call…

  • johnt107 on 31/08/2013 - 22:56

    Ordered a couple - worth trying at this price.

  • Gavman on 31/08/2013 - 22:58

    can these been mounted inside laptops as a bootable hdd?

    • lukelegend on 31/08/2013 - 22:59

      yeap

      • heartychat on 31/08/2013 - 23:30
        +2

        Can I mount this in my new Nexus 4, so I can enjoy all my media through my new Philips Downtowns? Lol!

        • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 00:05

          No. But you will be able to on iPhone 5s

        • Tnetennba on 01/09/2013 - 00:49
          +1

          Can the iphone 5s also tie my shoes? if not I don't want to hear any more of it.

        • uraha on 01/09/2013 - 09:40
          +1

          there's an app for that

    • xuqi on 31/08/2013 - 22:59

      Yes.

  • hijack on 31/08/2013 - 22:59
    +1

    Brought 2, can't resist the price

  • CheapCoffee on 31/08/2013 - 23:01

    Bought a couple, but its hard to see Amazon honouring if so many people order it. (assuming some brodens among us will order 10+..)

    • iiiyaegr on 01/09/2013 - 00:05

      Brodenette here. When I saw that it was only 12 pounds shipping no matter how many I put in my cart, I ordered 3.

  • dri on 31/08/2013 - 23:01

    Here's hoping. Loved it when the macbook retina i had had a 500 gb ssd. Have a 128gb octane which fills up quick so this would be great if they honor it.

  • jaxon on 31/08/2013 - 23:01

    this price is insane

  • tyrotex on 31/08/2013 - 23:01

    Many thanks to OP. Great Find! Lets see if they honour this deal
    Like jackau said above, many places are offloading these basic models on the EVO release.
    Still a great price even so.

  • jazzyman9182 on 31/08/2013 - 23:03

    Bought one. Was thinking lately with all the ssd bargains that I should have bought the 120gb 840 non-pro about half a year ago when it was $90. This sounds so much better… if it works.
    Does anyone know what amazon will do if this was a mistake?

    • Maverick-au on 31/08/2013 - 23:06

      Depends, if they have a flood of orders they may choose to cancel all the orders or they may wear it for those order 1 or 2 and cancel those order larger quantities. We'll see soon enough.

      • jazzyman9182 on 31/08/2013 - 23:08

        Yeah being a big company they may put it though being their mistake, or cancel them all :(

  • windows7 on 31/08/2013 - 23:04
    -7

    Guys, dont need to be panic if you lost this chance. You will see ebay selling it soon at around the same price :P We will need to say thanks ahead to those who broden it :)

    • qwertyson on 31/08/2013 - 23:06

      NOOOOOO, :( prices went up ?

      EDIT: LOL read that but totally sleep deprived. Sorry ahahhaha

    • jazzyman9182 on 31/08/2013 - 23:06

      That was explained above. We don't pay VAT

      • jv on 31/08/2013 - 23:19
        -1

        That was explained above.

        If it was explained in the description, there would be less people asking this question…

        Some people don't bother reading through every comment in a post, they just read the deal and click on the offer…

        • Skinnerr on 01/09/2013 - 01:39
          -1

          Forget it mate, its chinatown.

    • Maverick-au on 31/08/2013 - 23:07

      No it didn't, we don't pay VAT and the price will change when you checkout as mentioned 1214 times above.

    • windows7 on 31/08/2013 - 23:07
      -2

      My bad, once you login, you will see is EUR 47.90

      It will appear to become EUR39.93 after you input your shipping address.

      • Talonparty on 31/08/2013 - 23:10
        +3

        Isn't it GBP?

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