That's more of a server class drive designed to be READ from and not WRITTEN to.
Ideal for a webserver/streaming content (ignoring the capacity limitations!).
Not really one you want for a PC/Laptop.
cjhilton49
6 Nov 15#5
nublets2k
6 Nov 15#6
That's not entirely true, its write IOPs arent as good, but it has a much better write endurance.
EagleUK
6 Nov 15#7
Well if your writing you would be better of buying a different product? e.g. A similar disk to this but made for write consistency. No reason to go out and buy this drive if you main focus is writing to a disk or a general homeuser.
moneybag
6 Nov 15#8
Hot, very good drive! Please run another Intel deal though Novatech!!
moby_matt
6 Nov 15#9
Good find. Got one from CCL via the eBay 20% off two weeks back for just under this price.
Darylf
6 Nov 15#10
It has free delivery?
DontRun
6 Nov 15#11
The DC in the model number stands for Date Centre, because that drive is designed for use in data centres. You wouldn't really see any benefits in home use to justify the additional cost.
If you are looking for a more premium drive you'd better off looking at the 850 Pro, although depending on what you're using it for, most people would find it hard to tell between the Evo and the Pro in most real world use
linhang90
6 Nov 15#12
just use flubit. I gt it for £57
gadger007 to linhang90
7 Nov 152#15
I've used flubit twice now, never again. Crap service. Not worth it for a couple of quid savings.
akready2rumble
7 Nov 15#13
bought one. thanks
fishus101
7 Nov 151#14
Hot. I recently paid about £50 for the 120Gb version. Incredibly quick drive. Comes with cloning software too to make a hdd swap easier.
dazzy999
7 Nov 15#16
I have used them multiple times, Never had any issues. Once had a problem with a faulty wii u and they helped in getting it returned
Thebobwil
7 Nov 15#17
Same price on amazon, but don't know if that includes the basic kit.
sn809
7 Nov 151#18
Should I get it or wait for black friday?
kristoff to sn809
7 Nov 153#20
I just went for it, not convinced with this Black Friday malarkey.
PurplePerson
7 Nov 152#19
£12 surcharge for delivery to Northern Ireland. Well, that put me off quickly. :disappointed:
Do Amazon penalise you to the same extent? 4p more for the exact same manufactures number.
edit: now only 1p more!!!
Harryisme
7 Nov 15#21
Will admit, I'm tempted, already have a 250GB SSD in my system, but Samsung SSD's seem to get really good reviews.
Joshimitsu91
7 Nov 151#22
Can't fault Novatech for service in my experience!
SixtyFive
7 Nov 15#23
They dont appear to accept links from Novatech.
zshamas
7 Nov 15#25
Good find these are F A S T. Heat OP.:sunglasses:
Blue70
7 Nov 15#26
I am looking for one of these for a new build. This is an excellent price but it keeps dropping so I might risk it and wait..... Heat added though as I've not seen it cheaper.
user777
7 Nov 15#27
why is it so hot? because of 2% quidco?
it is just 1p more on Amazon
cjhilton49 to user777
7 Nov 15#28
Or the 4% fromTCB
EagleUK to user777
7 Nov 15#31
It's only just dropped to £60 on amazon, plus once Amazon have sold a few the price will go up :smiley:
Dr_Frankenstein
7 Nov 15#29
This is available on Amazon for £60.00, flubit gave me an instant offer of £58.22, I will update in 2 hours to see if they offer a bigger discount.
deany76
7 Nov 15#30
This is without doubt the best upgrade you can make to a computer.
I bought exactly the same & I could not believe the improvement in speed.
The migration software for W7 PC is also top class.
I bought from amazon and got an enclosure to fit an ageing PC. This offer if free P&P and 'no quibble return' is a great price.
I would only use a spinning drive for 'offsite' backups never ever will I buy a Mac or PC without SSD drive.
UPDATE
This is £60 on amazon, why is it so HOT? amazon returns are second to non.
I really don't see what Amazon are supposed to have done wrong. If people are buying and returning a huge number of items, Amazon are well within their right to refuse to sell to that person again. The Watchdog video makes it very clear it's about refunds - not replacements. Why are these people buying so many items, and then asking for refunds (and not replacements?). It doesn't seem to add up.
There are plenty of things we could complain about when it comes to Amazon (like tax), but returns is really pushing the boat out. If there is an issue with returns to Amazon, Watchdog have made a really poor case for it.
CrazyBob
7 Nov 15#36
I couldn't agree more... but there is the small issue of them not refunding gift card balances and Prime memberships.
I for one won't be using either of those in future.
EagleUK
7 Nov 15#37
Couldn't agree more, there are many people who will systematically return items just because either they changed their mind or the warranty is nearly done. The same with people and refurbished items too, they buy a refurbished product hoping for it to be mint and if its not return it!
Also people moan about tax, they don't realize the setup of Europe. Being in Europe, people still think of us as completely separate to the EU but we are not. You can operate your company from any country within the EU and deliver to the UK and just pay the tax in the country you operate from. This is the same all over Europe and there are thousands of companies that do this. There is no reason amazon couldn't operate completely out of the UK. The only way we can force these companies to pay tax here is to leave the EU. We can't even stop tax on tampons if we wanted to!
nomnomnomnom
7 Nov 15#38
Yeah, that's really bad of them. I'd guess the first time someone files a claim against Amazon for it, they'll give in. I can't possibly see how that could stand up in court.
zooks
8 Nov 15#39
Agreed. As they didn't give any details to the amount of returns these people made before Amazon reacted it was essentially a useless piece.
gadger007
8 Nov 15#40
I have only used it via links from Amazon
G_FORCE
9 Nov 15#41
Hi All ! Please humour a hardware novice, and advise if this could be used to replace HDD in my Acer Ferrari One 200 netbook ? It is just sitting in the cupboard, doing nothing anyway ! Thank you... :wink:
EagleUK to G_FORCE
9 Nov 151#42
Yep and would recommend it!
G_FORCE
9 Nov 15#43
Thanks EagleUK - Superstar !... I will go for it !!
shredder
13 Nov 15#44
Got this delivered yesterday. Great drive, software managed to clone my laptop just like nothing had changed. It does require a USB to sata cable though.
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Dimensions (L* W* H) 100 x 69.85 x 6.8 (mm)
Capacity 250GB
Interface SATA 6Gb/s (compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s))
Form Factor 2.5-inch
Controller Samsung MGX controller
NAND Flash Memory Samsung 32 layer 3D V-NAND
DRAM Cache Memory 512MB
Sequential Read: Max, 540 MB/s
Sequential write: Max. 520 MB/s
4KB Random Read (QD1): Max. 10,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write(QD1): Max. 40,000 IOPS
4KB Random Read(QD32): Max. 97,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write(QD32): Max. 88,000 IOPS
TRIM Support Yes (Requires OS Support)
Garbage Collection Yes
S.M.A.R.T Yes
Security AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE)
TCG-OPAL V2.0 Encrypted Drive(IEEE1667)
Weight Max. 66g
Reliability MTBF: 1.5 million hours
Power Consumption Active Read/Write (Average): Max. 3.7W
Idle: Max. 50mW Device Sleep: 2mW
Temperature Operating: 0°C to 70°C
Non-Operating: 0°C to 70°C -40°C to 85°C
Humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Vibration 20~2000Hz, 20G
Shock 1500G & 0.5ms 3 axis
Warranty 5 years limited
2% cashback from Quidco
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Ideal for a webserver/streaming content (ignoring the capacity limitations!).
Not really one you want for a PC/Laptop.
If you are looking for a more premium drive you'd better off looking at the 850 Pro, although depending on what you're using it for, most people would find it hard to tell between the Evo and the Pro in most real world use
Do Amazon penalise you to the same extent? 4p more for the exact same manufactures number.
edit: now only 1p more!!!
it is just 1p more on Amazon
I bought exactly the same & I could not believe the improvement in speed.
The migration software for W7 PC is also top class.
I bought from amazon and got an enclosure to fit an ageing PC. This offer if free P&P and 'no quibble return' is a great price.
I would only use a spinning drive for 'offsite' backups never ever will I buy a Mac or PC without SSD drive.
UPDATE
This is £60 on amazon, why is it so HOT? amazon returns are second to non.
There are plenty of things we could complain about when it comes to Amazon (like tax), but returns is really pushing the boat out. If there is an issue with returns to Amazon, Watchdog have made a really poor case for it.
I for one won't be using either of those in future.
Also people moan about tax, they don't realize the setup of Europe. Being in Europe, people still think of us as completely separate to the EU but we are not. You can operate your company from any country within the EU and deliver to the UK and just pay the tax in the country you operate from. This is the same all over Europe and there are thousands of companies that do this. There is no reason amazon couldn't operate completely out of the UK. The only way we can force these companies to pay tax here is to leave the EU. We can't even stop tax on tampons if we wanted to!