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Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD $132 at Shopping Express w/ Free Shipping

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Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD $132 at Shopping Express w/ Free Shipping
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Leonard on 05/10/2014 - 15:55 shoppingexpress.com.au (341 clicks)
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Another weekend special from Shopping Express, with SSD prices slowly coming down. Best $ on staticice is $133, but the free shipping this long weekend makes a difference. The Sandisk and Crucial in this size are $3 cheaper, with slightly lower write speed.
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Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD MZ-7TE250BW: 250GB, SATA III 6Gb/s, R/W(Max) 540MB/s/520MB/s, 97K/66K IOPS, 2.5", 7mm, 3 Years Warranty * 2.5" 7 mm (Ultraslim) Form Factor * SATA III 6Gbs - compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s * 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR2.0 NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) * 3-Core MDX Controller with 512MB LPDDR2 * Sequential Read Speed Max. 540MB/s * Sequential Write Speed Max. 520MB/s * TRIM Support, Garbage Collection, AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE), S.M.A.R.T. Drive Analysis, OS Optimisation.

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  • yoshiyoshi on 05/10/2014 - 16:11

    Pretty much the same price everywhere pick up
    Bought 3 months ago pick up from budget pc for the same price

    • Leonard on 05/10/2014 - 16:50

      Thanks! Got the extra $3 off.

    • CyberMurning on 05/10/2014 - 16:50

      Your post is even cheaper, $129 so why the neg?

  • riscy on 05/10/2014 - 16:55
    +8

    Be aware the performance of these drives drops off due to a bug. I have two :(
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/8570/firmware-update-to-fix-th…

    • [Deactivated] on 05/10/2014 - 17:20

      I wonder if the fix is a hack because of a hardware fault or if it's a genuine fix

      • riscy on 05/10/2014 - 17:49

        I think its a fundamental flaw in the design of the drive. The fix basically shuffles data around to prevent it causing a loss of performance. Last time I buy Samsung, my Intel and Sandisk SSDs have been flawless.

        • EVL on 05/10/2014 - 19:25

          LOL, haven't noticed a difference here nor has Crystal Disk Mark, on the other hand that dead Sandisk I sent back a fortnight ago…

        • duskybay on 05/10/2014 - 19:28
          +5

          The general view is that it's a fundamental flaw within the firmware and therefore something that should be able to be completely addressed by a new firmware update which is scheduled for release at the middle of this month. All major manufacturers (including Intel) seem to experience this type of problem with their products at some point in time. Only the 840 and 840 EVO drives suffer from this particular problem ie not the 830, 840 Pro or 850 Pro SSDs. I wouldn't think that the problem is sufficiently consequential to deter people from purchasing Samsung SSDs in the future - if it was, then we probably shouldn't be purchasing hardware from any other major manufacturer either.

    • hothed on 05/10/2014 - 17:40

      Does it effect all of the EVO drives or just the 250GB?

    • Tuba on 05/10/2014 - 17:52

      Thankyou, I have one installed and had no idea about any bug…

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