EDIT: link seems to be going to the 960gb version but if you click on it you can still see the 240gb one which is £54.99
joolt to souljacker
23 Oct 154#51
I cloned a Windows 10 drive very easily using Macrium Reflect (free edition) at it's default settings (initially connecting the SSD in a USB caddy). Basically when you install and run the software a box will appear with 'disk 1' and 'disk 2' - disk 1 will show any partitions and drive info that are on the main hard drive. You then click into the 'disk 2' (SSD) box and it will prompt you for how you want to transfer the info over (I just kept partitions the same and re-sized them later as the SSD was larger so there was some unallocated space left over). Worked flawlessly.
EDIT: Just remembered that someone posted a detailed guide on using Macrium Reflect on one of the old Sandisk SSD threads here - have looked it up and it's the one from 4 weeks ago with 109 comments and the guide is posted on the last page (page 6) of the comments.
bbbazman to Fatal1ty
23 Oct 154#42
Well, they're very similar physical dimensions but a slightly different colour and no red square.
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imk83
25 Oct 15#56
Ok.. Don't laugh if this is a ridiculous question... Can I upgrade my imac with the ssd? It's a 2008 model
So it seems possible with a bit of confidence, patience and a little experience.
Matt_Motion to imk83
27 Oct 15#58
im replacing the superdrive in my late 2009 imac as it died about 2 years ago so i would assume its possible for a 2008 model just go slowly (ribbon cables etc attached to the back of the lcd) as i'd think it would be a pretty expensive repair if you broke one of them.
Also check the sata speed in "about this mac" being as this ssd is sata 3 (6gbps) i might be limited to 1.5gbps in your machine (ill know for sure when my caddy arrives) possibly the same with yours?
Matt_Motion
24 Oct 15#55
Ordered last night about 5:30 and it got delivered at 10am today. Voted hot from me. now to order a caddy and perform surgery on my imac anyone know of a better price than the current UK ebay options?
blackcatz
24 Oct 15#54
Now out of stock
netjock
23 Oct 151#41
Think Dabs and Ebuyer are doing these voucher codes stuff to avoid having beat my price queries on bespoke & flubit
escortboy to netjock
24 Oct 151#53
More likely Amazon so that they come out cheaper in price!
uktay
23 Oct 15#52
Great price they seem to be getting cheaper day by day ordered cheers op :smiley:
souljacker
23 Oct 15#48
Decided it's time I upgraded to a ssd , can somebody tell me the easiest way to clone my existing drive (running Windows 10) onto a ssd so I can fit it into my pc
BenderRodriguez to souljacker
23 Oct 15#50
Samsung Magician will do it for you if you buy Samsung SSD.
I cloned a Windows 10 drive very easily using Macrium Reflect (free edition) at it's default settings (initially connecting the SSD in a USB caddy). Basically when you install and run the software a box will appear with 'disk 1' and 'disk 2' - disk 1 will show any partitions and drive info that are on the main hard drive. You then click into the 'disk 2' (SSD) box and it will prompt you for how you want to transfer the info over (I just kept partitions the same and re-sized them later as the SSD was larger so there was some unallocated space left over). Worked flawlessly.
EDIT: Just remembered that someone posted a detailed guide on using Macrium Reflect on one of the old Sandisk SSD threads here - have looked it up and it's the one from 4 weeks ago with 109 comments and the guide is posted on the last page (page 6) of the comments.
BenderRodriguez
23 Oct 15#49
I've had 3 kingstons in PCs at work, two died within 12 months. Third one is still running but it's awfully slow for a SSD.
billy bronco
23 Oct 15#4
These are getting cheaper..and cheaper...Will wait For 1tb to hit a low price
genkk to billy bronco
23 Oct 15#47
but are these as good as the samsung 850?
aLV426
23 Oct 152#45
Is there a button to select freezing? This is HotUKdeals, this deal costs an additional £9.99 to post to Northern Ireland...
It's also Ebuyer...
good deal. get in quick before WD make them unreliable!
fishmaster to sswinner
23 Oct 151#9
Probably my luck, but I bought one a year ago and it failed within 30 minutes of having it.
crazyhorse to sswinner
23 Oct 15#44
Sandisk don't need any help in that area.
farh3n
23 Oct 15#43
Good deal. Voted hot!
Personally I wary to buy from ebuyer as I never received my order on two different occasions. Although it was down to courier company (yodel) they use I chose not to buy again.
Bought Ultra II from Amazon for extra £5. Arriving tomorrow (prime member) :smiley:
Fatal1ty
23 Oct 15#15
How do these compare with the Samsung 850 pros?
bbbazman to Fatal1ty
23 Oct 154#42
Well, they're very similar physical dimensions but a slightly different colour and no red square.
snatch_master
23 Oct 15#40
Bespoke gave me a Samsung EVO 850 for £55 last week, worth giving that a shot if you think it is worth £5 more.
Churlishly giving heat. I was just posting this minutes after you put it on. :stuck_out_tongue:
P_K
23 Oct 151#32
that is bad luck, have several - no fails
sshooie
23 Oct 15#31
Heat, just bought one thanks
alt_consumers_uk_d_and_b
23 Oct 15#30
Do you have a review link? The Ultra II is TLC NAND wheras the Plus is MLC NAND.
Trevanator
23 Oct 152#1
£49.98 at checkout. Extra penny saving.
greysquaill to Trevanator
23 Oct 15#29
That's the HUKD spirit!
Jonofwrath
23 Oct 15#28
Agreed! Stuff like this, I'm happy to forgo the next day - prime delivery for getting it £5 cheaper (y)
david1274
23 Oct 151#27
They offered me £49.50 but even if they didn't, a fiver is worth it for a faster drive, imho.
Silberman3
23 Oct 152#23
High fail rate.
Dan_the_man28 to Silberman3
23 Oct 15#26
Proof?
Dan_the_man28
23 Oct 151#25
MUST....... WAIT....... BLACK...... FRIDAY......
Jonofwrath
23 Oct 15#24
Good shout! Might Flubit it and see if they can beat the amazon price.
david1274
23 Oct 15#22
Indeed. For an extra fiver only!
spannerzone
23 Oct 15#21
Nice price
czrsiNk
23 Oct 152#20
I used the e-sata connector to connect the brand new drive to my PC, then cloned my existing boot HDD to the new one using the free bootable version of Minitool's Partition Manager - linky
The whole process was seamless (moved from a 120GB to a 240GB) in a relatively short period of time. Hope this helps.
davidoriordan1
23 Oct 15#18
Seeing a lot of these being posted recently and am tempted in the hope of a speed-boost for my aging Samsung 305U. If I wanted to do an 'in-place' upgrade, i.e. clone my existing HD onto the new SSD and then swap in the new one, then do I need to buy a USB to SATA cable separately in order to clone the old drive to the new? Or does one come bundled with these drives usually?
akersj to davidoriordan1
23 Oct 15#19
You'd need to either buy a cable or my method of choice is to stick both drives in a desktop PC and do the copy there
ollie87
23 Oct 15#17
Better than a year in.
I'm tempted to buy two and RAID 0 them.
pitolapedroski
23 Oct 15#16
And how do hey compare with the Samsung 850 evo ?
plewis00
23 Oct 151#14
In fairness, that's probably better happening early on than once you've had it a few months and loaded all your data onto it - better to know now.
chrisbf1
23 Oct 15#13
tried to order, some rubbish about my account being inactive, then tried to open different account, and got the same. What is going on EBUYER
parsimony
23 Oct 15#11
Free Saturday delivery too for me.
Trevanator to parsimony
23 Oct 15#12
Yea, I should've mentioned, in case people didn't notice it, that free Saturday delivery is available too.
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Free Saturday delivery too (thanks to parsimony for reminding me).
£57.34 when i clicked link?
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M8ABHVQ/ref=twister_B00N3ZP6X0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: link seems to be going to the 960gb version but if you click on it you can still see the 240gb one which is £54.99
EDIT: Just remembered that someone posted a detailed guide on using Macrium Reflect on one of the old Sandisk SSD threads here - have looked it up and it's the one from 4 weeks ago with 109 comments and the guide is posted on the last page (page 6) of the comments.
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So it seems possible with a bit of confidence, patience and a little experience.
Also check the sata speed in "about this mac" being as this ssd is sata 3 (6gbps) i might be limited to 1.5gbps in your machine (ill know for sure when my caddy arrives) possibly the same with yours?
For other ones use this:
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live.php
And here's what to do if your SSD is smaller than old hard drive:
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image/advanced/09-advanced-param.php
EDIT: Just remembered that someone posted a detailed guide on using Macrium Reflect on one of the old Sandisk SSD threads here - have looked it up and it's the one from 4 weeks ago with 109 comments and the guide is posted on the last page (page 6) of the comments.
It's also Ebuyer...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Sata-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B00M8ABEIM/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1445619305&sr=1-2&keywords=sandisk+ultra
bought it, free delivery to N.I. :smiley:
Personally I wary to buy from ebuyer as I never received my order on two different occasions. Although it was down to courier company (yodel) they use I chose not to buy again.
Bought Ultra II from Amazon for extra £5. Arriving tomorrow (prime member) :smiley:
http://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/87497-samsung-demos-pm1725-ssd-62gbps-transfers-1m-iops/
Scandisk 256gb pulse,
Samsung 850 pro 256gb
an old OCZ solid 3 128gb.
Tbh I cannot see any significant difference in speed between them. Obviously, they are all much faster than hdd
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Sata-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B00M8ABEIM
The whole process was seamless (moved from a 120GB to a 240GB) in a relatively short period of time. Hope this helps.
I'm tempted to buy two and RAID 0 them.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M8ABHVQ/ref=twister_B00N3ZP6X0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: link seems to be going to the 960gb version but if you click on it you can still see the 240gb one which is £54.99