Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD $139 Including Free Shipping @ Kogan

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lando54 on 01/06/2015 - 17:58 kogan.com (1080 clicks)
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This was $149 + Shipping here
Price has dropped $10 and now includes free shipping. Original free shipping deal

Achieve the ultimate read/write performance to maximise your everyday computing experience with the new Samsung EVO 850 series SSDs. Featuring a 250GB capacity, up to 540MB/s sequential read and 520MB/s sequential write and 1.5 million hours MTBF for the ultimate reliability.

Highlights:

Samsung 32 layer 3D V-NAND
SATA 6Gb/s Interface
120, 250, 500, 1000GB (1GB=1 Billionbyte by IDEMA)
R/W(MAX) 540 MB/s/520 MB/s
97K/88K IOPS
1.5 Million Hours Reliability (MTBF)
2.5” inch

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  fufufu on 01/06/2015 - 18:05

  +1

  Do these suffer from the same problem as the 840? ie. files older that 30 days makes the drive go very slow.

  I haven't kept up but last time I checked the new firmware that was meant to address the issue didn't really work.

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    scrimshaw on 01/06/2015 - 18:10

    +8

    No these have a completely different memory controller and firmware.

    The new 850 drives are not without their issues though. Back in Feb/March quite a large number of users bricked their drives after using Samsung Magician to update the firmwre.

    http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/after-samsung-840-evo-issue…

    The only SSD brand I will deal with now is Intel — they're expensive and rarely go on sale but so far proven to be reliable.

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      jzdhgkd on 01/06/2015 - 19:58

      +1

      Intel are definitely worth every dollar.

      I also find Crucial quite reliable albeit they benchmark slower than other drives. I don't find much difference in day-to-day work though.

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    Agret on 02/06/2015 - 00:09

    +1

    I bought an 840 Evo and am currently using it as my PC boot drive, I upgraded from the OCZ Vertex LE Special Edition (SATA2 limited) as I thought being a SATA3 drive it would be way faster. After having used it roughly a year I can report it's very slow, pretty much on par with my 3TB Seagate HDD in terms of read/write performance. I would avoid getting a Samsung EVO SSD, stick to the Pro. I'm trying to work out what I will replace my boot drive with for Windows 10 but I guess it's a matter of watching the deals.

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  udyz on 01/06/2015 - 18:06

  +1

  1yr Kogan Warranty!!!!

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    WorkAround on 01/06/2015 - 19:53

    +4

    Yep… It's "only" $158 at MSY or $165 at PCCG backed by a 5 year Samsung warranty. I'd rather pay that little extra for peace of mind.

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      blueskittles on 01/06/2015 - 20:17

      Kogan is usually grey import, it's scary and sometimes not even that cheap. The 5 year warranty with Samsung is surprisingly good, considering they usually upgrade you/give you a brand new one without asking too many questions.

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      asa79 on 01/06/2015 - 21:09

      msy etc will still ask you to send back to manufacturer

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      some_one_some_where on 01/06/2015 - 22:46

      +1

      3 yr warranty on these ones…pro's have 5 yr wty.

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        WorkAround on 02/06/2015 - 02:04

        +3

        Ruh roh, was going off the PCCG product page.

        @asa79 - MSY has to deal with warranty issues for the length of the manufacturer's warranty. In most instances it might be one year but where you've got longer warranties, the retailer who sold the product will have to provide that service and liaise with the manufacturer (ACCC). However you can choose to approach the manufacturer directly for warranty service if you wish.

        A retailer's salespeople/front counter staff might not know about a consumer's warranty rights or a retailer's warranty obligations (not a valid excuse really but oh well) which is why you can always escalate any issues to their supervisor/manager who hopefully has a bit more sense in them (which is pretty much sums up my experience with MSY - first person who serves me says nope not an issue this is very normal then I ask their manager to check it out and it gets approved as a warranty return).

        Edit: Samsung Australia have the SSD listed as a five year warranty. It might've been the 840 that had the 3 year warranty?

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      netsurfer on 02/06/2015 - 12:35

      As I have recently sent one of my Samsung SSDs for warranty repair/replacement. Below is some info.

      During the first year, the SSD probably will be okay.

      After the first year, you will need to send the faulty SSD back yourself. You will most likely get a replacement drive (but could be refurbished one as well). In the event where they don't have the same model of SSD, they will replace it with the equivalent model.

      For example, my Samsung 840 SSD was !@#!@#!@. Samsung no longer makes them so they replaced it with an 850 EVO model. The drive seems to be a new one. While I am happy to get a 850 EVO replacement, I think it is the right thing for Samsung to do. I suffered from the 840 SSD read slowdown bug for a long time with no firmware fix.

      Like most SSDs, when they die, they simply just die. No warning. Samsung SSDs are no exception. It was a pain for me because I did lose some working files.

      While Samsung SSDs tend to do well in reviews and benchmark tests. In real life, they are not that fast. I cannot feel them being faster.

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        WorkAround on 02/06/2015 - 20:18

        For next time Who to claim a remedy from "The retailer can’t refuse to help you by sending you to the manufacturer or importer." — If your product/service is outside of the manufacturer's warranty period then it would be reasonable for the retailer to direct you to claiming a remedy from the manufacturer.

        Retailers shouldn't be getting away with disregarding consumer rights and the more you enforce, the wiser retailers become and will begin complying (hopefully).

        Downside of handing off a warranty claim to the retailer is that they might dawdle with sending it back to the manufacturer whereas if you send it off yourself it could probably be done faster (but you'll pay for shipping obviously instead of the retailer).

        As for SSDs dying without warning… :( I've recently started to use Dropbox for important files that I need for uni. It's convenient and a functions as a minor backup.

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  leetec on 01/06/2015 - 18:12

  +4

  Is it brand new? Kogan is well know for selling refurbished

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    scrimshaw on 01/06/2015 - 18:15

    +2

    This would be brand new but would be imported stock from Hong Kong. So beware of warranty procedures… you'd be dealing with Kogan.

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      webtherapist on 01/06/2015 - 18:48

      +9

      that's right, would rather pay $10 extra to get it from MSY or Umart etc, warranty is a pain

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  CVonC on 01/06/2015 - 19:05

  what's the difference between this and the BW version for $25 more?

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    1bug on 02/06/2015 - 01:34

    +1

    MZ-75E250BW at $164 looks like the Australian model with "5 Years Warranty".

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  heyimsu on 01/06/2015 - 19:23

  +10

  These are also AUD$139 (after shipping and USD -> AUD conversion) at Amazon. I rather give my money to Amazon than these mobs.

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    asa79 on 01/06/2015 - 21:12

    +1

    and turns up faster.
    I just received the one from amazon deal today. Last time I bought from Kogan took 3 weeks to turn up

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    inittobinit on 01/06/2015 - 23:52

    Can they be sent back to samsung AUS after the 1 year RTB warranty from amazon?

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      asa79 on 02/06/2015 - 06:48

      Manufacturer international

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  boxall on 01/06/2015 - 19:46

  I went ahead and purchased 2. No issues with Kogan.

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  boxall on 01/06/2015 - 19:48

  +1

  http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Samsung%208…

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  ycon on 01/06/2015 - 19:59

  +2

  512GB deals is what im waiting for

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  boxall on 08/06/2015 - 14:11

  Arrived within the week. Great service and great product!