Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $244.92 USD or $318.21 AUD Shipped from Amazon

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stinger01 on 19/05/2015 - 20:58 amazon.com (193 clicks)
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Hi,

I've been keeping an eye on the prices for this to buy and it is now the lowest it has ever been on Amazon according to http://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-512GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-M….

The lowest on staticice is $387 without shipping so this is at least $68.79 AUD cheaper without factoring in shipping locally.

Order Summary
Items: AUD 310.52
Shipping & handling: AUD 7.69
Total before tax: AUD 318.21
Estimated tax to be collected: AUD 0.00
Order total: AUD 318.21

Items: USD 239.00
Shipping & handling: USD 5.92
Total before tax: USD 244.92
Estimated tax to be collected: USD 0.00
Order total: USD 244.92

Enjoy!

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  GregRust on 19/05/2015 - 21:48

  +3

  One day I'll finally bite the bullet and get an SSD…

  • 

    yojabbajabba on 20/05/2015 - 10:42

    +1

    One day? I'm surprised you've survived this long without one!

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  DarthAntz on 19/05/2015 - 21:50

  I paid $266AUD delivered for one of these in a previous deal. Awesome SSD

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    noob999 on 19/05/2015 - 22:11

    +2

    ORLY?
    sure it was not the EVO?

    • 

      DarthAntz on 10/06/2015 - 22:18

      was EVO

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  nfr on 19/05/2015 - 22:00

  +1

  Good price for a higher end SSD. Too bad I already got Crucial M550.

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  maulmonk on 19/05/2015 - 22:47

  So i'm assuming there won't be any warranty on items from Amazon? Just debating whether I should get this or the same thing at 349 on shoppingexpress

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    grovesy15 on 19/05/2015 - 23:02

    I thought there was…maybe someone with experience can comment….

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    netsurfer on 20/05/2015 - 01:24

    +3

    An OZB user reported that he had to post the SSD back to US ($28 postage out of his/her pocket). The SSD died after 2.5 years and the manufacturer replaced it with a refurbished drive (but a slightly newer model).

    For me, one of my Samsung SSDs died recently (after about 2 years of very light usage - less than 500 hours; less than 1TB of total writes). I had to post it to Samsung (in NSW). Waiting for them to send me a replacement (I would expect a refurbished SSD). Honestly, not a fan of refurbished SSDs or HDDs. The RMA is a lengthy process.

    The Samsung SSD basically died all of the sudden, no warning. My two oldest SSDs are now both broken (neither one of them lasted more than 2.5 years). I suggest that you avoid spending too much on an SSD unless you really have a need to use a 512GB or 1TB SSD. Always have a backup of key files on a traditional hard drive.

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      nfr on 21/05/2015 - 13:31

      Was it a Samsung Evo or Pro that died?

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        netsurfer on 21/05/2015 - 14:50

        It was a 250GB Samsung 840 (the one without Evo). It appears that Samsung replaced it with a 512GB 850 EVO based on the e-mail they sent me. I have yet to receive the drive though. I really hope it is 850 EVO because I know 840 EVO has the read bug and the firmware fix is a workaround (move every file to a new block every 3 months). I hope it is a brand new one because if it is refurbished 850 EVO, what does that tell you about 850 EVO?

        I have quite a number of Samsung SSDs (inc. Pro ones) and now I am worried. As mentioned previously, my oldest Samsung SSD has !@#!@#.

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        nfr on 21/05/2015 - 15:42

        @netsurfer:
        Yeah, better back up regularly and have a spare SSD ready. My oldest SSDs are Intel x25m, no problem so far for 4 years. Looks like I'll stick to Intel in the future, despite Samsung Pro's tempting speeds.

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        netsurfer on 21/05/2015 - 21:09

        @nfr: Okay, received the SSD now. It is 850 EVO 500GB as indicated in the e-mail. Looks like a new one (sealed). It is kind of good in a way. I was quite upset about Samsung not releasing a firmware fix for 840 (it has the same read slowdown issue as 840 EVO). I hope 850 EVO does not have the same issue.

        I did lose a large number of files. SSD tend to just die without any warning sign.