Price is $US 312.35 delivered which equates to approximately $AUS 302.64 delivered.
Product Highlights
Sequential Read Speeds Up to 530MB/s
Sequential Write Speeds up to 330MB/s
Energy Efficient with No Moving Parts
Samsung SSD Magician Software
Smart Migration Software
Windows, Mac & Linux Compatible
I feel ya. I'm paying rego!
I'm paying rego and repairs… <sobs uncontrollably>
Very temped.
damn…cheap!
Note, that this is the "840 Series"; not the "840 Pro Series". It is therefore not suitable for demanding environments where large volumes of write activity is expected (e.g. video editing or 24x7 servers).
how does it compare to the Crucial m4 from this deal?
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/83281
$0.634/gb
vs $0.606/gb from this deal
if real world speeds arent that much different then i can sleep happy tonight that i didnt miss 2.8 cents/gb in savings
wtf why neg a valid question
Very happy with my 840 Pro which I got a week ago.
Absolutely transformed my laggy PC into a beast, even using just sata2.
Anyone sitting on the fence should realise that time is money and you're wasting time waiting for your PC to load things. I'd be wary about the 3.5 year life expectancy of this drive but it should suit most users?
Cnet Review
In real-world usage, this lower write endurance is not really a big issue, however. Per my rough calculations, if you write/rewrite about 10GB of data daily, it would still takes about 7 years for a 250GB Samsung 840 series drive to run out of P/E cycles. Most of us don't write 10GB per day, at least not every day. But heavy users, such as video-editing professionals, should pick a different SSD for their job.
A different SSD, you say?
Actually that's only for the 120 GB. The 250GB lasts longer and the 500GB longer still.
@leonheart1, are you sure? "… still takes about 7 years for a 250GB Samsung 840 series drive to run out of P/E cycles."
The table at the bottom is where I got the information from:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-t…
128GB - 11.7 Years
256GB - 23.4 Years.
At least that better be right, I just bought one based on on that assumption!
@leonheart1, I wonder who is right… I do tend to trust AnandTech more.
The 7 years was just an estimate. Anandtech had that too in their initial review but then they did another review just to test the endurance which is what I linked to above.
OCZ number of faults > all?
And saying "OCZ>all" in an SSD post is as useful (and about as mature) as saying "OMG IT WILL JUST RROD" in a 360 post.
the person who insist on typing these statements have a maturity issue.
OCZ > ALL????
Better than Intel, Samsung and Sandisk???
Not likely…
Fck that's an awesome price… absolutely no need for it myself, but trying to conjure up a reason to buy =D
it will give you 5 minutes of loading time back in your day, each and every day, for the rest of your life
I already have an SSD.. hence the lack of reason …. for now!
250gb is also as cheap as you will find it at $150us.
Comes to $176 AUD shipped.
Write speed seems considerably slower than the 500GB though. 240Mb/s vs 330Mb/s.
more importantly has anyone got the IOPS stats?
OK thats been done to death(i started it :P) , would have been more helpful to follow one of the links it provided and paste them here!
Good price. I've had a 120GB SSD for over a year now as my OS drive and I still have 30GB free on it. I don't see myself wanting to upgrade anytime soon. Would be good for people wanting it for a laptop though.
Dayem just bought the 240gb from MSY ($175). I would have probably ordered this!
How you get this price? Its still 195 on the website, please share your experience.
Just bought the Crucial M4 256GB for US$193 from B&H about a week ago.
Would have prefered this, 100% more capacity for ~50% more in cost… :(
Bought one, thanks.
Geez im glad i was busy yesterday and didn't buy this at $360 .
Quick question, I've got a Vaio SB18, do you need a special bracket to install this? Thanks all!
Are these a reliable SSD?
Anyone running with an 890 or 870SB without dramas?
I only wonder how low can this go? Can anyone give a guesstimate on how low would a 512gb be expected to go?
Eg. From what I have seen the lowest 256gb Crucial m4 one went was approx $170 mark delivered….
But a 512gb SSD drive I dunno….
In 2 years time this same drive will be $100, in 5 years time it will be worth nothing. That's technology.
Yep this. In 5 years time I expect SSDs to be competing with magnetic, unless someone manages to fix the current density issues with magnetic and they take off again.
international warranty?
I hate you ozb….
Finally bought my first SSD today. I've been watching the price for about a year now and i am comfortable with the price and capacity..
Question is how am I going to install the windows 8 upgrade that I got for $15 on a previous post? Anyone know if i have to install win 7 first?
You can just boot from DVD and install a clean copy on your new SSD, no need to install Windows 7 first.
I was under the impression you had to have a copy of win 7 on the HD to use the upgrade keys.
No you can do a full install using the upgrade DVD and keys.
Google shows you how to make a boot disk. If you can't get one, or make one from the computer you want to install Win8 on, I'd recommend installing XP or Win7 first (no need to register) and then Win8 over the top of it. How do I know? It took me about 4 tries… You can't make a Win8 install disk from XP but you CAN just install over the top of XP. Also, if you have 64-bit Win7 it'll give you 64-bit Win8.
If I had my time again I'd have stuck with Win7 but that's another issue altogether.
hmmm.. This should go in the wife's notebook.
Would everyday users see the difference between the 840 vs the 840 pro and the 830 which uses MLC? Will they start up at the same time? If it is a second in difference, I really don't care. But I really don't want this drive dead after say 5 years..
You will not notice any difference in real life usage between the Samsung SSD's, on average usage this drive should last at least 7 years and by then 500GB SSD's will be worth nothing.
I wouldn't worry too much about performance. Lifespan is more of an issue, but for most users the system it is in will be worthless before the drive starts to fail.
How does Samsung SSD compare with Intel SSD in terms of reliability? At my work they have over 250+ Intel SSDs and during a 2 year timeframe only 3 failed.
They're just as good, if not better by all reports. I'm still running a 256GB Samsung 810 series, which I purchased at that time for its reliability, over "speedier" but more flaky drives like the Vertex series.
EXPIRED
Purchased mine earlier today (first time B&H Photo shopper)
Just got an email from them saying:
We regret to inform you that due to a system error the ordered merchandise is not in stock.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
You may leave your order active and we will ship your order as soon as the products become available, or you may cancel the order and receive a full refund.
It looks like the web site is still accepting orders but does show they currently have no stock so wait time is 7-14 days….
Its not expired, it's possibly still available, but you have to wait. Is that right?
Yeah EXPIRED is probably a misnomer. More appropriate would be OUT OF STOCK.
Any idea if they charge at time of shipping or at time of order?
At time of order
The 250GB 840 Series is still in stock at US$149.99. "Limited supply at this price".
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=invoice&A=…
I ordered one earlier tonight along with two Hitachi Deskstar 4TB as per this deal http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/93843
The Deskstars are now listed at $249.99, still a bargain compared to best local pricing.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=invoice&A=…
Thanks!
Amazon UK has the 250GB back down at 125 GBP. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009LI7C9Y/ref=oh_details…
Comes to ~$170 + CC conversion fee ($0 if you have 128 degrees card).
Amazon.com has it with an estimated order total of $162.26 shipped to Melbourne.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MZ-7TD250BW-Series-Solid-2-5-I…
Phew!
Just cancelled! Thanks a lot, saved me $10! :D
I had thought Amazon US doesn't ship anything to Australia. Guess SSDs are one of the exceptions.
Really want this but do not know what I am going to use it on. As recently I have bought 3 256GB SSD already.
Wow u have a lot of money to burn don't ya? :p
First time poster long time lurker - whaddup you thrifty devils.
Bought this yesterday without seeing the comment above from GreatWhiteHunter that it was out of stock
Received an email this morning confirming that it's been shipped so it looks like they've restocked - hopefully GWH got an email confirming shipment too.
What is the best way to clone my current SSD onto this new one BTW? Any suggestions? I would prefer to keep everything than reinstall from scratch.
Clonezilla will do it if your comfortable with a boot disk. Or the free Acronis tools you get from WD or Seagate.
Keep in mind though that that you need to perform a number of tweaks in Win 7 to get the best performance out of your new SSD. Win8 has these tweaks out of the box, but I haven't done a clone to Win8 so I'm not sure if it simply auto performs the tweaks once it registers the SSD. Have fun.
Guys the special is back on - its 50c USD more expensive - $279.99.
Still a very good deal…
Oh gawd. This had to be on at a time I have to get car repairs. darnit! Excellent deal.