Solid State Hardrives
 

Anybody have a good source for them? I am looking to buy probably 2 256gb drives, may try to run them on Raid if I can on this Asus G73-SW

Most every year I buy a new laptop but this one has been so good I think I am just going to dump 16gb of ram in it and a couple of SSD's instead.

last SSID I bought was through newegg, but that was a while ago. Maybe tigerdirect is rolling some Xmas deals? 256gb SSID's probably won't get the price cut too deep though

back when I was responsible for ordering more equipment, I like to use pricewatch.com to shoot for the occasional deal.

Tiger Direct has these


SanDisk SDSSDP-256G-G25 256GB Solid State Drive - 2.5", SATA III, Up To 490 MB/s Read Speed, Up To 350 MB/s Write Speed
http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/...mn_5552078.jpg

159 each + Tax + Free Shipping
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=S153-0128

also check microcenter

http://www.microcenter.com

Microcenter rocks but he lives in hillbilly country of NC so not sure UPS goes there or a Microcenter.

dude newegg

always newegg

tons of reviews for everything + awesome prices and sales

Love SSDs.. best thing I ever bought for my computer

I have bought plenty from them over the years but they just don't have the best prices on ssd's

That's what I am hoping for WooWoo

While I am thinking about, what is the best software to use to clone my C drive now so I can use the SSD to boot to?

I will just use the 750gb 7200 rpm spinning as the backup.

I've used Norton Ghost before that worked great for cloning a drive.

at least use them for the reviews, then shop around for the best price

And yea, SSDs are amazing. You know how when you get a new computer and you expect it to be all super fast and it's really not like you expected? Well the SSD makes it like you expected.

I can't wait , the reason I delayed is because I thought I would have to take the laptop apart to get to the second bay but that's not the case, the computer has a double HD bay :clap:

I bought this laptop 03/2011 and it still ranks in the top 2% on PcPitstop

http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/22...c228003017.jpg

Hardware based drive imager, Beyond Compare, Microsoft Rich Copy, Microsoft Robocopy in that order.

Make a couple copies so you've got another backup laying around and take one offsite.

Thanks.........

512 gigs of storage? No one needs that much unless they're downloading a bunch of porn or someth - Ohhhhhhhh. Never mind.

That's another thing, look at the image below, I rarely download any programs, have virtually all the same software I have been using for years.. How big of a SSD should I buy?

http://thumbnails105.imagebam.com/22...6228040550.jpg

119.99 after all discounts plus you get that assassins creed game whatever that is free

This one was always rated highest or 2nd on every site I looked so I got it...


Thanks for the help

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http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...ate_Drive_(SSD)

just use a SSD for your main drive and then have disk drive for storage

Same thing 178 @ Newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147189

Just don't need that much will probably just run the OS on this and put data on the 750gb backup. I don't game so basically what I want is boot up time and shut down time as well as when the computer awakes.

Yup, thats what I plan to do

Damnit I knew it... Tigerdirect has them for 109 today

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=S203-8003

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...spx?sku=621540

$84

The zero in "RAID 0" stands for the number of files you'll be able to recover after one of the drives fails.

Make sure you're backing up regularly if you go this route.

Yea, changed my mind already... Just going to run the 128 gb for the OS for now and keep the 750gb 7200rpm spinning platters for most of the data

Prices are dropping...I remember when paying a dollar a gig was a good deal for an SSD.

They are worth it though. I HATE rebooting my work PC because it doesn't have a SSD. I'm used to <1:00 boot times at home.

Yea, screw it, I am just gonna put the SSD's in and cram 16gb of ram in this puppy and keep it for a couple more years I hope.

Who has taken the plunge to windows 8 upgrade for 39.99?

FWIW I don't think doing RAID would be worth it. The performance jump from a regular drive to SSD is good enough for the majority of users.

actually i jumped on a upgrade special for 14.99 a few weeks ago.


haven't installed it yet though, thought i would give it more time for bug removal.

I have it ready to go on a bootable USB though

Mine does not qualify for 14.99... I wish is was a full version .. I like the bootable usb installs much quicker

I don't either. 2002 maybe... 2012 not so much

When it comes to an SSD dive,the Intel makes the best. They are the top maker of the NAND chips used in these drives, but they keep the best chips for their own drives and sell the rest off. Furthermore, they have the best firmware for the sandforce controller used in the majority of these drives.

Spend a little extra and go with an Intel 330 or 520 series.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167127

This is correct. The transfer rates on ssds are so ridiculous that RAID is unnoticeable on desktop systems. If you were building a SAN, yes, otherwise it is additional headache for little/no gain.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....3332167&loc=01

Intel - 520 Series 180GB $129.99

I use this drive on a few work machines. Great drive... I might have to snag a few at that price!

If you aren't in a hurry, watch Ben's Bargains. NewEgg, Tiger Direct, and the other big players post deals there on a regular basis.

http://www.bensbargains.net

DT

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...h_SSD_840.html

Samsung 250GB 840 Series 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD)

Price: $174.00
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Welp I have it installed now and the first pic is the 7400rpm drive that I switched from and the 2nd pic is the SSD

http://thumbnails105.imagebam.com/22...4229551791.jpg http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/22...d229551796.jpg

Oh, I tried Norton Ghost and 3 or 4 other disk copy software and I could never get it to copy properly. :(

Impressive stickers...

http://www.fatwallet.com/ssd-deals/

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http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/...1_aa_91218.jpg
$89.99*After Rebate
OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-120G Vertex 3 Solid State Drive - 120GB, 2.5", SATA III
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...91218&csid=_61

So you just did a fresh install? It's for the best.

And yeah, you're a dork for using the stickers.

I put the stickers on my washing machine and fridge.

Liquid cooling and straight refrigeration? You must OC like crazy!!!

To each their own on the stickers, but whenever I fix a friend's PC, I rip that stuff off. It's an eyesore.

Stickers make me horney

pretty much have to do a fresh install with SSD's

It's just too different

Quit lying bitch, you just don't want people to see the walmart sticker

Yup I did, it's a damn fast drive... Biggest Difference I have seen in a long time to a computer.. Everything is Bam, Bam Bam :thumb:

No you don't. As far as the computer operation is concerned, the SSD functions in exactly the same way as the platter drive did, just faster. It's completely unnecessary to do a fresh install when replacing a platter drive with a SSD. Clone the old drive directly to the SSD and boot it up.

I tried 4 different programs and I never got one to work right but it could be me because I am a Raiderfan and we don't have much computer time in between pressing license plates.

I use a Mac for such tasks because it's so much easier. But any cloning app, like Norton Ghost, would work fine.

I knew as soon as i posted that some Sheldon would come along to argue.


LMAO

It should work but lots of people(including myself) can never seem to get it to work quite right.

:thumb:

Ghost was the first one that failed for me...

Whether cloning works or not, while you'll have to spend time backing up files(which you should do anyways) and reinstalling programs with a fresh install, you get rid of bloatware and unused misc files, which is helpful when you're cutting your C-drive space by at least half.

I've used Ghost in this manner hundreds of times. How did it fail? What did it tell you? Was the SSD formatted correctly?

When you post factual information, that doesn't happen.