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SanDisk 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) $61.22 Delivered @ PBTech

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SanDisk 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) $61.22 Delivered @ PBTech
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Lmarzbar on 14/06/2015 - 12:59 au.pbtech.co.nz (3855 clicks)
Last edited 15/06/2015 - 08:58
PRCMEFREE

Alright guys the deal is finally over. This was my first post and I’m really glad on how successful it’s been! Hope everyone enjoyed it :)

Also a big shout out to Shaw who first discovered the free shipping code on ChoiceCheapies! If it weren't for him we wouldn't be getting these SSD's

EDIT: It seems they have extended the sale. Anyway the deal is back on but can end anytime so last minute grabbers, get in!!

Finally after 2 years I'm able to share something with the OzBargain community!

Usually these things can be found much cheaper in Australia. For the first time, PBTech Technologies, an electronics store in New Zealand is offering this SSD for a cheap price. Use promo code "PRCMEFREE" for free shipping.

I suspect this must be the cheapest in Aus at the moment.

This is a great upgrade to revive your old laptop and make it way faster than before. It would also best suit for the Acer quad-core laptop on sale here ($214 laptop + $61 SSD = a well spent $275 on a quad core laptop with an ssd)

NOTE - This was part of the 2 day weekend sale which started yesterday so today is the last day!!

Technical Specifications:
Sandisk 128GB SSD SATA, Model - SDSSDP-128G-Q25
Sequential Read (up to) 475 MB/s
Sequential Write (up to) 375 MB/s
Maximum Order Quantity: 2
Dimensions: 0.28 x 3.96 x 2.78 in (7.00 x 100.58 x 70.61 mm)
Warranty: 3 years

Computing Computer Component SanDisk SSD

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  • photon on 14/06/2015 - 13:01
    +1

    Thanks for this. Definitely tempting at that price.

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 13:08

      Haha glad I could help :)

  • King Tightarse on 14/06/2015 - 13:07
    +6

    Great this will go brilliantly with the cheap Acers everyone bought!

  • WatchNerd on 14/06/2015 - 13:19

    Wow $6.73 cheaper than Shopping Express - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/197311
    Do they have Paypal?

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 13:22
      +1

      You can pay by Poli (Internet banking), bank transfer or credit card

    • nismo on 14/06/2015 - 18:22
      +1

      The SE one is showing Out Of Stock.

  • Hiphopopotamus on 14/06/2015 - 13:26

    great price for a smaller drive!

  • olliestyles on 14/06/2015 - 13:33
    +1

    Pulled the trigger on this after missing the Patriot Blaze at MSY for $60 pickup. For the Acer laptop. Already got the RAM. Was tempted by the Geil Zenith A3 250gb for $115 at PLE, but not enough info available on them.

  • bargainfinder on 14/06/2015 - 13:42

    Is this drive enough capacity for a desktop PC which has 1 TB HDD?

    • Shaw on 14/06/2015 - 13:47
      +3

      Run them both together, OS on the SSD, if there is room.

      • bargainfinder on 14/06/2015 - 13:52

        I mean is 128 GB enough for OS and programs like office and some games? Cheers

        • Shaw on 14/06/2015 - 13:57
          +3

          Yea, I know what you meant mate, I was meaning that the best outcome is to run them both in the same PC, but if you can choose one or the other, this should be adequate if they are only small games. Good luck cramming GTA 5 in there though.

        • tight-ass on 14/06/2015 - 13:57

          Yes it is

        • elusive on 14/06/2015 - 14:02
          +1

          Gonna have to be more specific than "some games", some of the newer games are easily 40-60GB by themselves.

          With a smaller drive, I tend to recommend using it as cache if you can. Easier than dealing with a full drive.

        • bargainfinder on 14/06/2015 - 14:06
          +1

          @Shaw:Thanks. I ll run both drives. Will need to watch some youtube on how to do this as i have never change one before. If not, my local comp shop charge $40 for the job

        • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:27
          +3

          @bargainfinder: Have a look here, they have a really good guide on how to get the most out of it

        • Shwayne on 14/06/2015 - 15:38

          ONE game that will make a difference will fit on a 128GB SSD with an OS.

          Such games are usually 40+ GB in size, and you obviously can't fit two on an SSD with space for programs and an OS.

  • msmhw on 14/06/2015 - 14:02

    Which is better, this or Samsung 850 evo? In regards speed and quality.

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:06
      +1

      Definitely Samsung. The SanDisk is fast and reliable too, it's just ever better now due to the low price.

    • cathole on 14/06/2015 - 14:16
      +1

      The 850 EVO is definitively better than this sandisk model in probably all benchmarks (given the same capacities). The 850 EVO makes use of TLC v-nand which is supposed to considerably more reliable than the cheaper, more common TLC nand flash (that the sandisk one uses).

      Also longer warranty and nicer software package (subjectively)

      • silent1 on 14/06/2015 - 14:38

        The Sandisk Ultra II uses TLC.

        I believe this one is MLC.

        • cathole on 14/06/2015 - 14:54

          Are you sure? I can't find anything to suggest that this model uses MLC or even any specs on what nand flash it really uses, which leads to me to believe that it is the cheapest form (TLC). Also, seeing as this is the lowest tier ssd from sandisk why would they put substantially more expensive components in it and not the more expensive models? The MLC drives out there are also definitively more expensive.

          At the end of the day, the differences between longevity of each type of NAND is likely to not matter for consumer use. IIRC benchmarks showed some TLC SSD's exhibit lifespans of far longer than advertised anyway.

      • msmhw on 14/06/2015 - 16:50
        +1

        I think I will go with the samsung as it cost me around $120 for double the capacity from Amazon. As I am looking to install it in my iMac which is my main device. but still this a good deal though.

    • RJK on 14/06/2015 - 21:43
      +4

      Well the Sandisk here is $61, and the 850 EVO is somewhere around $100+. Very few home users will notice any real world difference in performance between the two.

      I use a cheap Kingspec SSD on my second laptop, and a more pricy Crucial M550 on my main - I really don't notice a huge difference except if I copy large files.

      I'd happily jump on this deal if I needed it.

      • StewBalls on 14/06/2015 - 21:56
        +3

        Very few home users will notice any real world difference in performance between the two.

        ^This!

        Many people worry far too much about the results of synthetic benchmarks & not enough about the simple practical ramifications.

  • Fishfinger on 14/06/2015 - 14:20

    Shouldn't this be in NZ dollars?

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:24

      Hahaha true i think this is a customised version for Australian customers

  • paperkut on 14/06/2015 - 14:20
    +1

    Thanks OP, great work! For some reason in the order confirmation e-mail it says 2.5% surcharge applies for credit card payment, but looking at my credit card transaction I was only charged $61.22

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:22
      +1

      Cheers :) Yeah that must be a mistake as the 2.5% surcharge applies only for NZ customers.

      • Employeebrettw @ PB Technologies on 14/06/2015 - 14:41
        +5

        We don't usually do a lot on this Australia site but yeah deal ends midnight NZ TIME get in while stock lasts
        Nice to see Aussies can be creative to get around the shipping costs :p

  • cathole on 14/06/2015 - 14:23
    +1

    Some alternatives to this deal include the same product for $69/68 at MSY/UMART if anyone is keen having the option of (probably) quicker local warranty claims/returns.

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:35
      +1

      If dealing with SanDisk, there shouldn't be an issue since SanDisk's warranty is dependent on the region and Australia/New Zealand come under the APAC (Asia Pacific). So if anything goes wrong, you will definitely be covered (3 years from purchase)

      • cathole on 14/06/2015 - 14:55
        +1

        That's good to know, is it presumptuous to assume they cover shipping costs etc as well?

        • Employeebrettw @ PB Technologies on 14/06/2015 - 15:23
          +6

          We do and we use Parcelpoint for any returns

        • Peace Maker on 14/06/2015 - 17:10

          @brettw:

          Speaking of shipping, how long should this take to arrive? Is it coming from NZ or drop shipped in Australia?

        • Employeebrettw @ PB Technologies on 14/06/2015 - 17:36
          +3

          @Peace Maker: 4-5days from nz

  • Kafkaesque on 14/06/2015 - 14:30

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure I got things right. In my laptop I currently have a 1tb harddrive and 128gb m.2 ssd. Will this ssd fit in place of the 1tb harddrive or the 128gb m.2 ssd?

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:37
      +1

      Since laptops use a 2.5" drive, I don't see why not.

    • bargainerftw on 14/06/2015 - 14:39
      +4

      it'll fit in place of the 1tb hdd only.

      • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 14:43
        +2

        Ahh my bad just realised the m2 is a mSATA

    • grab_ur_freebies on 14/06/2015 - 14:43
      +3

      In place of the 1TB which uses normal SATA.

    • Kafkaesque on 14/06/2015 - 14:51

      Thanks guys so I guess I will have to look for mSATA SSDs then since I want to keep the 1tb harddrive.

      • msmhw on 14/06/2015 - 15:14
        +1

        If your laptop has CD rom and you don't use it that much you can take it off and install the ssd there or the 1tb.

    • congo on 14/06/2015 - 16:16
      +2

      MSATA drives are different.
      This wont fit into mSATA

  • StewBalls on 14/06/2015 - 14:37
    +4

    I got two of these from SE last week @ $63.50/each delivered, I'm very happy with them for the price! One went into the aforementioned Acer cheapie & the other into an older Aldi laptop…with an immediate & significant improvement to both machines, great value for money!!! :)

  • Peace Maker on 14/06/2015 - 15:18

    2GB laptop ram for is pretty cheap too at $13.91.

  • HelpWanted on 14/06/2015 - 15:47

    I was going to purchase this same SSD from the Shopping Express Deal until this was posted,

    @pacsman:

    Will it make any real difference in the el-cheapo Acer?

    • Cheap Rich Guy on 15/06/2015 - 13:42

      Absolutely! The old spinning drives start chugging after Windows has been installed for a few months and even more noticeable if you regularly install software.

  • revivor on 14/06/2015 - 16:19

    Thank you OP! just got myself 1.

    • bargainchick on 14/06/2015 - 16:51

      Me too….thanks OP

      • unelectric on 14/06/2015 - 16:52

        Me three. Thanks OP! Great first post.

  • thoreon on 14/06/2015 - 16:54

    NZ…we're coming for you

  • Newbies on 14/06/2015 - 16:57

    Thank OP , just order one for the Acer Celeron Laptop

  • gimli on 14/06/2015 - 17:23

    SOLID!!!!!!!

  • mutanti on 14/06/2015 - 17:30

    Got Some as well..

  • johnno1987 on 14/06/2015 - 17:30

    Any good free programs to clone existing main drive with operating system to this?

  • mikkim4eva on 14/06/2015 - 17:33

    Are you lads associated with freeshippingtech in any way or form?

  • [Deactivated] on 14/06/2015 - 18:56
    +1

    Sigh… Sorry, decided NOT to get this.

    I need to stop impulse buying. After 20 minutes of deliberation, my mum says that she is 'fine' with her new Acer (which drove me nuts while I was trying to configure it.)

  • Kiz on 14/06/2015 - 19:11

    Would it be possible to take the CD drive out and put this in a ACER Aspire 15.6" V3-572G-52HF W8.1 Notebook?

    • webtherapist on 14/06/2015 - 19:21
      +2

      yes

      • Kiz on 14/06/2015 - 19:35

        Amy tutorials on how to do this before I bite the bullet and get it?

        • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 20:21
          +1

          Have a look at this video. Although it's for another model (but similar to yours), I'm sure this would give you an idea of what you have to do.

  • compound on 14/06/2015 - 21:18

    Can I put this in my desktop pc?

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 21:24
      +2

      Yes you can, it comes with the necessary tools to fit it securely in a desktop. f you're planning on buying this you'd better hurry cause there's only 35 minutes before the deal expires.

  • Jiffy on 14/06/2015 - 21:40

    Great deal, thanks OP. Bought one for my aging Netbook which I use for travel. Will make for a nice little upgrade.

  • will_nn on 14/06/2015 - 22:05
    +2

    wow grabbed one 1 minute before the deal expired

  • syba on 14/06/2015 - 22:08

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  • SeekerNZ on 14/06/2015 - 22:09

    Dagnabbit, i wish my old laptop was SATA and not IDE (It was an Asus, and awesome - lasted nearly 8 years! Try and get that much from a laptop today lol)

    • SavatteDodo on 14/06/2015 - 22:21

      My acer is 8 as well.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/06/2015 - 22:14

    WOW! That was the biggest $5 discount ever!
    Looks like $555 discount on a 128GB SSD by the massive attack I see here from ozbargainers!
    I mean have you seen this anywhere more than $68? or I am missing something?
    BTW, Thanks OP

  • paulaus on 14/06/2015 - 22:20

    $73 at umart computers in Brisbane might get one there

  • SavatteDodo on 14/06/2015 - 22:21

    Thanks OP.

  • jujube32 on 14/06/2015 - 22:35
    +1

    They haven't reverted the price yet, looks like deal is still on.

    • marzbar on 14/06/2015 - 22:37

      Haha they actually did, but put the deal back few minutes later

  • congo on 14/06/2015 - 23:49
    +1

    Is the same SSD $69 at MSY?
    Legit question, please don't neg.

    • setsuna on 14/06/2015 - 23:59
      +2

      Yes, they have the same part number, SDSSDP-128G-Q25

  • misterpotatomato on 15/06/2015 - 08:44

    Doesnt work for me :( coupon doesn't apply, doesnt reduce the price any.

    • testeagles on 15/06/2015 - 08:54

      It's expired. Sale finished shortly after midnight nz time

      • marzbar on 15/06/2015 - 08:58

        Yeah i've mark it as expired now.

  • King Tightarse on 15/06/2015 - 09:58

    Just notice ING charged me an international purchase fee despite being in AU$.

    • testeagles on 15/06/2015 - 10:59

      Just started an online chat as I would have used trusty 28degrees card. They assure me it was charged in aud and no conversion fee. My credit card doesn't charge o/s tx fees until the end of the months so will have to wait and see. I would be querying it

      • King Tightarse on 15/06/2015 - 11:30

        Rang ING and got a "goodwill" credit. The fee is for an International purchase, as they bank in Auckland. This is something they might want to fix if they expand their AU sales.

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