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Zappanale
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   Topic: Corsair SSD on sale in USPosted: 07/Jun/2012 at 20:13 |
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1704741&srkey=c13-8121
This SSD is currently $100 US, or £65ish. Given that I can order it easily (my parents are about to take a business trip for a few weeks to the States), would you guys recommended I get one? More importantly, would it be compatible? At present, my only hard drive is a 2TB Samsung HDD. Ta |
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Joined: 16/Jan/2008 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 7937 |
Posted: 07/Jun/2012 at 20:36 |
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Seems alright and will be compatible with any system with SATA-II /III ports.
Note that the price is actually $120. You get a $20 mail in rebate, but if you read the small-ish print you see that's a prepaid card to use on a later purchase. If you read the smaller print (I didn't bother) you might find you are not eligible if you don't live in the right place or something). Dave |
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Zappanale
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Posted: 08/Jun/2012 at 01:47 |
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Thanks for pointing that out-never did quite get what it was American stores meant by a rebate!
Well, I decided not to go to an SSD for the time being. I will, however, soon get £70 of amazon credit, which I am considering using to buy some more RAM. Currently have 8 gigs (4 x 2gb)- any recommendations for particular brands are welcome. |
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Posted: 08/Jun/2012 at 18:01 |
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Best bet with RAM is to replace the lot rather than trying to free up two of your four slots and plug in two 4GB sticks for instance.
8 Gigs is plenty for most things though - certainly extra is not going to improve gaming performance any ... do you really need it? An SSD would give you the biggest noticeable difference to your PC probably Dave |
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Zappanale
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Posted: 08/Jun/2012 at 18:45 |
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In that case, yes, I'll look back into SSDs. I know amazon have a few that are in my price range.
Ta |
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Cyber_Tech
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Posted: 08/Jun/2012 at 19:37 |
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That's 120GB SSD is a good one. But beware of import duty, VAT and shipping pushing the price up to what you'd pay on these shores anyway.
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Zappanale
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Posted: 14/Jun/2012 at 18:54 |
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Just as an FYI for anyone else interested in an SSD:
http://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/41029-one-diary-scans-slashes-120gb-hyperx-ssd-price-40/ |
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