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    Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 GB for $238

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by luigimario01, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. luigimario01

    luigimario01 Notebook Geek

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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    And I thought the old 240GB OCZ Vertex LE for $250 had been a great deal. Sigh.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Apr 10, 2012
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    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    How does this compare to the M4 256GB in terms of speed, reliability and warranty support?
     
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    luigimario01 Notebook Geek

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    Here is a review. I personally am waiting for the samsung 830 to reach this price level but it seems to be a decent drive.
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Sold out at Amazon.
     
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    luigimario01 Notebook Geek

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    Hard forum has way to get $25 off of any purchase of $75 or more at staples. You can use that to get a 64gb M4 for around $60.
     
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    Amazon says $296 now, but newegg still $238.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 10, 2012
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    manlai Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't know if it's reasonable or not, but for some reason I'm a very particular to either the Samsung or the Crucial SSDs even though a majority of the manufacturers garner pretty solid reviews.
     
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    Samsung, Intel, and Crucial are all safe bets. So if you want to be confident, go that route. Otherwise if you see a good deal, investigate a bit. I got a WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD for $200. Of course I didn't flinch when I saw it for that price, but it turns out it's a pretty decent reliable SSD. Not the fastest, but it's definitely faster than any notebook hard drive.
     
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    I got one of those a few months ago for a similar price, yep took a risk, but so far it's paid off, the drive has been rock solid. For those who are wondering, this drive hardware wise is pretty much the same as the highly priced Vertex 3 Max IOPS. The Sandforce controller seems to like 32nm toggle nand better for some reason. I'm running it on an Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard in case you were wondering.

    Here's a CMD bench for those who are interested.
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    tijo, Apr 10, 2012
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