But you can see the selling prices over the last 12m or even 6 months and the figures are representative.

You have to have a pricing average to help value the product as unless they were the same price on the exact same day comparing them on any given day is difficult.

So on avarage the Samsung drive has been more expensive nearly all the time compared to the OCZ drive.

That's not a reasonable way to price compare. The samsung was released earlier and at a higher price. It came to market at 134 pounds at a point in SSDs where the gb per pound was higher. The shipping question is fair, but should apply fairly equally to both products.

And this website should ensure a savvy shopper near best prices. So I wouldn't compare averages at all, it makes no sense to a smart shopper.

While I'm not going to get involved in the "better SSD" using 3rd party prices on camelcamelcamel is not representative of real world pricing as they don't included postage.

Fairer figures to use are Amazon average prices. So £56.38 for the OCZ and £77.26 for the Samsung.
So while you are correct it's nowhere 'twice' the price but 37% is a fair amount more.

I'm not emotionally attached to 'winning' anything, it's not a game, or a race, although I think you'd like to think that it is. It's a deal - what at the time of posting was a GOOD deal. The heat tells you that!

If anyone here is using 'year 2 tactics' it's YOU! You're the one who tried desperately to troll my deal with negative comments on a product you've never even used. And failed miserably.

Once again you've completely avoided the fact that Samsung had to recall 1 million of their phones. What does that tell you about a company?! Perhaps you wouldn't be so overly eager to rate them as a company - if one of them phones that caught fire was yours.

Perhaps they have been cheaper in price earlier in the year, but I'm not talking about the price then... I'm talking about the price now!

You've become so obsessed with 'winning' this discussion that I'm actually concerned you'll be stuck here in permanent psychosis. You're trying to be the 'saviour' of a deal what no longer exists. So get a grip on yourself, Nate1492, and walk away!

Toilet paper deals await you, Nate1492 , go forth and relieve the nation of their bowel movements!!

You're so emotionally attached to 'winning' this discussion. You are using tactics from 2 year. Someone makes a statement, you stick your fingers in your ears and say "I know you are, but what am I?"

I don't think you grasp the scale of how many positive reviews compared to negative reviews the Samsung 850 has. 4k reviews with just 95 bad reviews? That's amazing. It's one of the highest rated products on all of amazon. This SSD has the highest rated review of any SSD with at least 20 reviews. It's the number 1 best selling SSD.


All computer hardware has a failure rate, some higher than others.

Using generic numbers here, let's assume 4 and 5 star reviews are 'happy customers' and 3 and lower are 'unhappy' and 1 or 2 is 'just doesn't work'.

Samsung 850 Evo: 95.7%
OCZ Trion 100: 87.5%

Let's also assume a 1 star review means:Just does NOT work. For whatever reason, failure, drivers, user error.

Evo: 2.4%
Trion 100: 5.2%


Also, since you seem convinced that the price was 'double' you can just check out CamelCamelCamel

Evo: http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-inch-Solid-State-Drive/product/B00P736UEU?context=browse

Trion: http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/OCZ-Toshiba-Trion-2-5-Inch-Solid/product/B0106AOB7G?context=browse


Low price of £40.00 on August 16 this year. and other low prices of £49.99.

While the trion, guess what, low price of £40.00 and other low prices of 46.99 and 49.99.

So yeah, the same price for a smart customer.

No, the joke is - at the time of posting this deal the Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive was around the 80 -90 pounds mark. So, not double the capacity.

I didn't struggle at all - if you look here https://www.amazon.co.uk/productreviews/B00P736UEU/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_oneie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&showViewpoints=0 you'll see all the terrible reviews about it. 96 bad reviews on a product what costs in excess of £89 isn't exactly good, is it?

I would certainly hope that Samsung does offer a 5 year warranty!! 'I mean who knows, maybe it will fail after a firmware update, or fail after 2 months of using it?, or even better - maybe it will catch on fire??!!

You're defending a company what had to recall millions of phones because they kept catching fire. I'm beginning to think you have stock in Samsung ......

The joke is, that's 3,000+ reviews, versus 200. You struggled to find failures, admit it.

Also, yes, double the price, but also double the capacity ;-)

Samsung offers a 5 year on the Evo and a 10 year on the pro.

OCZ is a terrible company, it's funny you are so gun ho for OCZ, do you have stock in Toshiba or something?

Right let's have a look at all the 95 one star reviews on the Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive - which at the time was almost DOUBLE the price....
1: Faulty drive and TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE
2: Died after only 3 weeks because of Samsung's firmware update
3: Migration software lets this down and does not work
4: Sloppy Samsung trashed drive with firmware update
5: Already broken after 2 months of using. I downloaded ...
6: No more Samsung SSD's for me!
7: This is a grey-marketed US product with no UK support
8: Don't go anywhere near Samsung or there even worse customer service!!!!!!!!!!!!
9: This product keeps crashing on my AMD motherboard sometimes and ...
10: Died within a month!
11: Lost all files after less than a month of use.
12 : I am extremely disappointed and will not buy one again

I could go on and on and on with all the terrible reviews and let down customers. 'Oh dear Samsung - exploding phones, firmware problems, failing SSD's , terrible customer service , things are really NOT looking for Samsung right now are they?!

I think you'll also find that the majority of companies will only offer a maximum of 1 year warranties - not exactly great is it when you take into consideration how terrible their customer service is. Maybe they'll be in a good mood on the particular day your SSD fails, and who knows you might get a refund? Not a risk I'd like to take.

I'm more than happy to call it a day. We're not going to come to a truce, so it's best left.

LONG LIVE OCZ

Brave assumption.

But hey, you know where you can find out? The same reviews.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0106AOB7G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=helpful&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1

1) Failed after 4 months.
2) Failed off the bat
3) Not recognized by the mobo.
4) Died after a year.
5) Within 1 year the drive failed twice
6) Failed after 8 months
7) Repeated crashes for PS4
:sunglasses: Failed after 4 months
9) Failed after 12 months
10) Failed after 1 month.
11) Freezes


That's 11 reviews out of 208 that directly have fails. 208 reviews, 11 total failures.

Also, most SSD companies offer 3 year warranties. It's not impressive, so just stop already.

Take a look at the 850 evo.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00P73B1E4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_paging_btm_2?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2

3k+ reviews and it's hard to find 11 failures in the comments.

Anyway, this is a waste of time for both of us, shall we call it a day?

208 good reviews out of 26 is good enough for me. The majority of users who found the product not to work were probably Mac users, or dumb people who have no clue about fitting an SSD , so they just send it back claiming it 'failed' on them.

You can't jus come to an assumption that 'they stopped producing it because it had a high fail rate' with a lack of evidence. Would you be impressed if a lawyer was representing you in a court room, and turned up without evidence? They would be laughed out the court room.

You're not 'screwed' because like I say, anyone with half a brain would back up important data. You also have the added protection of the 3-Year ShieldPlus Warranty, so any problems you just get refunded, or an exchange. I don't know many other company's what offer this kind of protection.

And I could show you that 26 out of 208 reviews showed failures, which also fall into the failure rates I was discussing.

If it doesn't fail, it's fine. If it does fail, well you are screwed.

This drive fails more than other drives in the same price range.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJQvNUMhdmQ

https://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/OCZ-Launches-Trion-150-Successor-Trion-100-SATA-SSD-Using-A15nm-Flash

And of course OCZ / Toshiba won't announce it, but their reasons are pretty obvious. The caching issue and the failure rates.

But hey, you can deny it if you want.

Try moving a movie file around on your SSD and see it drop to 150 mbps transfer.

I could sit here for hours copying and pasting 5 star reviews - but me and YOU both know it's a perfectly good performing SSD , the price hike alone tells you that.

I don't need to check my eyes, the proof is right there on Amazon in front of me. The OCZ Toshiba Trion 150 Series was around at the time of posting this deal, but I think it was slightly more expensive at the time.

You clearly said "they stopped producing it because it had a high fail rate." ?? I think the only high failure rate here is your eyes and brain. Show me where exactly the proof stating evidence of ' they stopped producing it because of high failure rates' is . Oh that's right, you can't! Because once again you're talking utter rubbish!

I think you're better of sticking to posting deals for toilet paper - at least that way you have plenty of paper to wipe up all the s**t you talk. LOL

When a 3 star review says "drive failed after 4 months" I question that as a 3 star review.

And no, customer reviews are not 5.0 out of 5 stars, you should check your eyes.

But I get it, you don't care to use your brain, you think the fact amazon has an old product somehow makes it anything but an end of line product.

The trion 150 is cheaper than the trion 100 for the same capacity. But if you think this isn't EoL I have an NVIDIA geforce 260 I can offer you.

Oh, I guess you didn't bother to look properly then?? Because I think you'll find that the OCZ by Toshiba Trion 100 Series 2.5-Inch 240 GB SATA Solid State Drive, is still in stock and selling at £67.99 - Guess you should have gone to Specsavers. LOL

Link here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0106AOB7G/?tag=ho01f-21

Once again all you've done is pick one of the 'negative' reviews - There's 160 five star reviews, compared to 11 one star reviews.

Customer Reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Take the one star reviews with a pinch of salt By Sam Buxton on 7 May 2015
Style Name: ARC 100Size: 240GB Verified Purchase
First off I want to address the three one star reviews that exist on the item, the first complains that OCZ is greedy due to pricing (when amazon actually chooses how much they go for) and the other two are for Mac users. Mac has always been sketchy with SSD support hench a lot of people choosing Crucial equipment for their systems.

As a PC users who's used many SSD's, there isn't much else to say other than its great. I added some benchmark images to my review to help you if you are one of these enthusiasts!. Performance wise running as my boot drive, it boots Windows 8.1 instantly and i've not experienced any issues. I definately think OCZ is better these days due to being sold to Toshiba, and the 3 year warranty is a deffo plus.

Anyone knows it's common sense to back-up important data you don't want to lose.

Oh, I guess you didn't hear that the Trion 100 was EOL already and replaced with the Trion 150.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OCZ-Toshiba-Trion-2-5-Inch-Triple/dp/B01B4NUKMY/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1477411424&sr=1-2&keywords=Trion+150

I mean, you say "going strong" and I say "they stopped producing it because it had a high fail rate."

https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0106AOB7G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=critical&reviewerType=all_reviews&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=1

I like this review: "So my SSD failed on me after only 8 months of use,pretty pathetic if you ask me.Going with the 850 EVO as others have stated."

Anyway, you're at the 8 month mark. Good luck!

Exploding phone or dead SSD, I feel about the same, warranty or not, the data is more important to me.

The heat alone speaks for itself on this deal, generating 331 degrees ; ) .

Why is it a joke? Your negativity did cost you at the time if you look at what they're trending at now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/OCZ-Toshiba-Trion-2-5-Inch-Triple/dp/B0106AOB7G/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1477409528&sr=1-16&keywords=ssd%2B240gb&th=1. Still going strong - with great sales.

In one of your last posts you compared it to an SanDisk, Saying it was a ' better SSD ' - funny that because I've had two SanDisk drives - and both failed on me....

Comparing an SSD drive to a exploding Galaxy 7 is quite frankly ridiculous......! How many SSD drives do you know that have exploded?? I don't think OCZ Trion is in any financial worry what so ever.

I don't need to 'pretend' - I have all the proof right here in front of me working perfectly well. Even if it does fail , which I doubt it will , I'll just return it under the 3 year Warranty ; ) .

That's a joke and a half, my 'negativity' cost me saving 6 quid by purchasing something for 39.99.

I mean, you can pretend all you want, but I doubt you'll come back and let us know if you RMA'd one of these drives.

You never answered, how many other SSDs have you purchased to compare the 'performance and reliability'?

Also, the rate of Galaxy 7 Explosions was less than the RMA rate of the trion drives, yes it's a bit of a headliner, but an HD failure can be just as bad financially.

I'm not emotionally attached to this deal at all. I was just giving you an update on the reliability after what I considered a good amount of time to see how the product holds up. I know at the time you was overly concerned with the failure rates amongst other things, so I thought I'd update you. ; )

I've actually fitted three to various laptops, one in my Dell, another two in friends laptops, all of which have been perfectly fine.

Even 8 months on this was a cracking deal at the time, if you look at the price they're trending at now it's around the £60 mark. Your negativity cost you what would have been an amazing deal at the time...

galaxy 7?? Explosions??... Not exactly the best comparison, it's a little "far fetched" to say the least. Lol

You are that emotionally attached to this deal and this ssd that you'd wait 8 months and reply to a dead post?

That's impressive resolve, but I don't buy the "best SSDs I've bought for performance and reliability wise" malark.

What, how many have you bought? Is it the only one? I guess that fits the "one of the best" category.

And as was discussed, the failure rate is below 10%, it's not really a very good comparison to say that just because your galaxy 7 hasn't exploded yet, that it's not a bad product.

Well 8 months on and my OCZ Trion is still working perfectly well. One of the best SSD's I've bought for performance and reliability wise. I'm glad I didn't listen to your negative opinion's ....

Here's a drive even slower than the Trion getting tons of heat but it is cheaper - LINK.
Fight, fight, fight. :smiley:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sandisk-plus-240gb-sataiii-2-5inch-ssd-44-99-ebuyer-2382377

44.99, better SSD, cheaper price.

Guys, doesn't this seem futile?
Why not agree to disagree as it is in no way important in of itself.
But under the surface there is something more important going on which I presume is why neither of you can seem to let it go.
May I suggest looking at the underlying issue and learning something about yourselves so that you no longer feel the need to have futile arguments with strangers about unimportant subjects.
Seems a more productive way of using ones time.
There are no winners in futile discussions.

1) You keep talking about sabotage. Discussion and posting experiences with items is not sabotage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage

2) You are back onto the 'great SSD with great reviews'. I have provided ample evidence to disagree with that. I believe this is a mediocre SSD with mediocre reviews.

3) There is nothing worse than people believing so fervently and zealously that they will lie and distort the truth to follow their views. You are dangerously close to crossing this line.

4) Many people expressed negative opinions. Are you seriously that blind? Let me help you, as you cannot recall.

Example 1:

Bill888 posts a link to: PCworld.com review[/quote]
This is a negative review talking about problems with the drive. I would infer that Bill doesn't 'like' this card.

Example 2:

renegade1488 makes a comment about purchasing 2 of these a month ago. One failed, he RMA'd it. He says "You get what you pay for". I infer that renegade1488 suggests this is a low quality card.

Example 3:

Nate1492 says he can't recommend this card as there is better cards from Samsung and Crucial. I do not have to infer this person's thoughts. It is myself. I do not like this card. (Please note, this by itself makes your statement false).

Example 4:

sbc001: Bought 50 cards, 9 months in 3 are faulty so far. He recommends to buy the Samsung Evo. I infer he doesn't like this card as he recommends another card.

Example 5:

rev6 says he doesn't like OCZ's past failure raites. I infer he doesn't like this card.

Now, my point? You keep saying things that simply are demonstrably untrue! You say "No one said they don't like it." That has been determined to be a lie. Examples provided above.

Do you notice the crickets here? It's just me and you.

Succeed in what exactly? I'm just here to post a deal, you're the one trying your up most effort to try and sabotage it, and failing in doing so.

I haven't "accepted" anything, it is a great SSD with great reviews. Again I'm actually using a laptop with this SSD in it now, and it runs like an absolute dream!

Your deal generated 50 degrees of heat, so obviously it wasn't a good deal what so ever. I'm not making any bold or fictitious claims here. There is nothing worse than people like you who have so much to say on a product they've never even tried.

Again no one said they don't like it, so stop trying dig yourself out a hole. I'm still waiting for you to post a deal for an SSD here of your own, what's the matter scared my deal might get better heat than yours?

1) It sounds like you are becoming emotionally attached to this deal. You suggest I'm trying to 'sabotage' your deal, as if it was something of value to you to succeed.

2) Finally, you've accepted it as an average SSD with better options! This is an average SSD, with mediocre reviews, and there are better options on this very site. You've backed off "Great SSD with Great Reviews". Good on you for being honest.

3) I posted a deal for an item that was far more niche than an SSD. As you said, tons of SSDs are posted and tons get huge amounts of hot/cold. I've also been here ages commenting on people who make bold, fictitious claims, that are not truthful. That in itself is a huge bonus to the website. Nothing worse than when people come in and lie about a product for a few hot/cold ticks.

4) I'm pretty sure if you come in and say my SSD failed, you do not like the product. I mean, isn't that common sense? If someone posts a review saying "Don't buy this, I had 3 fail out of 50" or "I bought one, it failed, returned it, it failed" They also don't like it? I mean, losing your contents of your SSD after a few months is not just annoying, it could be a waste of time or profit loss. Even with backups, they aren't perfect, and it takes time to get things back into working state.

Firstly who exactly are you trying to convince here? It's almost like you're trying to convince yourself it's a bad deal, so the solution is simple you simply don't buy it, and move on. I personally couldn't careless about your opinions on it as a product.

I have evidence enough right here in front of me to suggest it's a perfectly good performing SSD, weather or not you believe me has absolutely no significance to me what so ever.

I've provided you plenty enough reviews now to back up claims. Perhaps it's not the best SSD out there on the market, but not once have I claimed it to be, it is what it is an average performing budget SSD for a decent price bracket.

You say there is plenty of posters in this thread who don't like the SSD, I've seen maybe two people posting claiming to have one failed on them, and one other person saying their past history isn't great. Not one person has said they "don't like it" , also there is people in this thread saying they've had no problems with OCZ.

All you're doing is desperately trying to sabotage my deal, and failing miserably at it! You need to move on and except that this is a fantastic deal, what's generated 325 degree's of heat now.

For someone who's posted one deal here since being a member generating a measly 50 degree's of heat is hilarious, but yet you have so much to say on other people's deals.

1) This is the first time you've linked the PC Tech Authority review. That is not a 'great' review at all. They give awards to the good products, this doesn't receive one.

1a) CNET gave it the 3rd lowest rating ever for an SSD. You can read the superlatives all you want, they rated it only ahead of another OCZ model -- Not good at all.

1b) Amazon reviews? I mean, did you check out the samsung evo 850 or the crucial or the sandisk? Higher average review ratings. And the samsung is the best selling ssd. 2,388 reviews with a 5 star average. Hard to find that anywhere on amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00P736UEU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453645726&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+evo+850+250

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Sata-2-5-inch-Internal/dp/B00M8ABEIM/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1453645515&sr=1-2&keywords=sandisk+ultra

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BX200-240GB-2-5-Inch-CT240BX200SSD1/dp/B016JREGAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453645692&sr=8-1&keywords=crucial+ssd

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/363509,review-samsung-840-evo-ssd.aspx (Recommended)
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/410342,one-minute-review-crucial-bx100-ssd.aspx (Recommended)

I mean, many review websites make a big portion of their income by not destroying the low end products in review. They pass off reviews in light words to avoid offending companies. You link a review that doesn't speak highly.

2) I've posted 2 more expensive deals, but they are both much 'hotter' than your deal. You seem to suggest the heat is what defines this post as a 'good purchase', so using your own logic, the 2 reviews I linked that had substantially more would be considered hotter -- And better, as they are at similar price points.

3) Why would i post a deal that already exists? The SSDs I linked here are considered posted and supported by myself. End of story, stop droning on about "you didn't post a deal, therefore you can't discuss".

That's called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

4) The warranty has been explained and it's simple. The 3 year warranty is too short. Yes, you get a free postage, which means the shieldplus is better than matching 3 year warranties. But a 5 year warranty, in my eyes, is far superior. I would imagine most people plan to keep their SSD for more than 3 years.

5) I've provided ample evidence to support a different narrative. There are plenty of posters in this thread that do not like this SSD. Just because you say something is true doesn't make it true. I've provided one view point, you are just wholesale rejecting it.

OCZ VERTEX III here and had no problem with it think it's about 4 years old now aswell .

OCZ failure rates put me off too. I haven't researched lately to see if they're any better, but it's one of those things...

Warranty is good but losing data suddenly isn't. I know... Backup, backup, backup...

1) No emotions are involved. Stop trying to interject some feeling. I'm not angry, traumatized, about to cry, or any other ridiculous assumption you are going on about my emotions. I'm cool, calm, collected, and throwing logic bombs, that's it.
2) You have not provided viable sources. Provide them again and point to which one you believe is viable.
3) Reviews suggest this is a poor SSD. I've linked them in this thread, I can re-link upon request.
4) I've posted 2 deals here. The crucial and the sandisk. Just because you keep saying the same thing doesn't make it true.
5) I've pointed out 3 years is standard, you suggested it's a great warranty. It's standard. I pointed out SDDs with 5 and 10 year warranties. You called it a "great warranty" but it is nothing of the sort.
6) Commenting and debunking someone's false statements is absolutely contributing.[/quote

1) I've provided you plenty of viable sources. http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/409843,review-ocz-trion-100-solid-state-drive-480gb.aspx "This gem is an SSD with near-premium performance at a budget price point."
http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/ocz-trion-100-ssd/ "A great SSD for the budget-minded"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0106AOCPW/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d2_i3?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=15RC863A8800KN2DGNK7&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048787&pf_rd_i=desktop (Over 125 good customer reviews)
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2015/09/03/ocz-trion-100-review/1 "The Trion 100 drives have impressively high endurance ratings – the three year warranty is definitely more likely to expire before the TBW rating is exceeded; even the 240GB drive allows you to write around 55GB a day for you to still be covered. The benefits of the ShieldPlus warranty scheme are also worth reiterating: you only need your drive's serial number rather than proof of purchase, and OCZ also offers advanced replacement units and paid return envelopes."

2) You've posted 2 more expensive deals in my opinion are no better than this SSD.

3) You've still posted no deals of your own, because you're all talk!

4) The warranty has been explained to you by two other people now, I think you need to read it again.

5) It's time you faced facts that this is a good deal, the heat clearly reflects on that.

It does actually have a better warranty than most consumer SSDs that aren't premium priced as somone else explained above.
Note: A premium warranty is not just about the length of the term.

1) No emotions are involved. Stop trying to interject some feeling. I'm not angry, traumatized, about to cry, or any other ridiculous assumption you are going on about my emotions. I'm cool, calm, collected, and throwing logic bombs, that's it.

2) You have not provided viable sources. Provide them again and point to which one you believe is viable.

3) Reviews suggest this is a poor SSD. I've linked them in this thread, I can re-link upon request.

4) I've posted 2 deals here. The crucial and the sandisk. Just because you keep saying the same thing doesn't make it true.

5) I've pointed out 3 years is standard, you suggested it's a great warranty. It's standard. I pointed out SDDs with 5 and 10 year warranties. You called it a "great warranty" but it is nothing of the sort.

6) Commenting and debunking someone's false statements is absolutely contributing.

1) Yes, I have provided viable sources

2) No, you have not linked better deals. You have linked more expensive deals, what believe in your own opinion are a better product.

3) You clearly are traumatised, and extremely angry with your with experience with OCZ.

4) This product is not rubbish, you're talking rubbish claiming it has poor performance results without even trying it. It's a great performing budget SSD for the money.

5) No one is asking you to try it, move on and buy something else.

6) I couldn't careless whether you believe me or not, You've only read negative articles to "try" and sabotage my deal in a desperate attempt.

7) People voted this deal hot also, because they know it also represents great value for a good price.

8 ) You have not posted one single deal yet, but claim to be such an SSD expert in great value products.

9) This deal is still getting heat now even after 6 days ago it was posted.

10) You need to move on with life, and forget your past traumatic experiences with OCZ.

11) Just like Agharta pointed out 3 years is typical for consumer SSDs and especially budget ones so having a comprehensive warranty is a bonus.

12) When are you actually going to contribute towards the website and post a deal?

13) You just need to stop before you end up crying.

1) No, you have not provided viable sources.

2) Yes, I have linked to better deals. They are 4 quid more for a better product. Crucial is a better brand, because they have a great history of solid products that do not fail.

3) I'm not traumatized, I'm experienced with OCZ. Huge difference, this isn't a war, this is simply consumer rights.

4) This product is absolutely rubbish with poor performance results. Many of the reviews stated exactly that, it has poor performance for an SSD.

5) Why would I try a model of SSD that has terrible reviews, a bad brand name (The history is terrible, there is no question on this).

6) I do not 'believe you' that it's an excellent SSD, I've read enough articles to know this.

7) People voted the other SSDs hotter, at a slightly higher price, because they represent a better value for a product.

Toshiba offer an usually comprehensive warranty which is rare with consumer IT products and is not something that Samsung or Crucial offer:

“An industry-leading approach to service that eliminates all the hassle surrounding support and warranty claims consumers may have to deal with. NO Shipping costs and NO hassle with ADVANCED replacement.
In the event your ShieldPlus-supported SSD is determined to be defective, a pre-paid return label will be issued and a brand new advanced replacement OCZ SSD will be shipped within 24 hours.”

3 years is typical for consumer SSDs and especially budget ones so having a comprehensive warranty is a bonus.

I've provided you plenty of sources to back my statements up, I've given you plenty of good customer reviews, also company reviews to say exactly what it is, a well priced budget SSD for the price.

The Crucial deal you keep going on about is £49.99 , this deal is £45.99 making it a better priced budget SSD. Is the Crucial SSD an better deal? No it's not, it's exactly the same as the OCZ performance wise, the only reason people voted it hotter is because they're more familiar with Crucial as a brand.

I'm not trying to get any traction for this deal here what so ever, the heat reflects that well enough.

You've produced no deals of yourself yet for a decent priced SSD, what just makes me think you're all talk!

You're clearly so traumatised by your past bad experiences with OCZ, that you feel the need to try and sabotage any deal containing one of there products.

When you personally produce a better deal for an SSD at a good price, and it generates better heat than mine then fair enough, but until then you just need to stop.

Also I'm not defending anyone, if the product was rubbish with poor performance results I'd soon shoot them down, but it's not. Have you even tried this particular model of SSD? I actually have and believe me for the money it's an excellent SSD.

I referenced OCZ's past high failure rates and only after someone mentioned they bought 50 of these drives and 3 of them failed did I suggest anything about the failure rates.

Not only that, someone else in this thread had one fail too!

Here's one of the deals, look at that, 642 HEAT! Because it's a far better drive for nearly the same price from amazon!

642 heat! http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/240gb-sandisk-ultra-ii-2-5-ssd-49-99-delivered-with-code-dabs-2378189

452 heat! http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/crucial-240gb-ssd-49-99-delivered-dabs-2375522

Why buy this OCZ trion when there are concurrent deals on that are better products for similar price? The crucial one is also 6 days old.

You are spinning your wheels so hard to get some traction here.

Are you representing OCZ or something? I don't understand why you are so vehemently defending them!

You've provided no sources to back any of your statements up, put your money where your mouth is and find evidence, or just stop.

That deal was posted 2 days ago! Also it's expired, this deal is over 6 days old now, and the best priced SSD around at the time. There are new deals for SSDs coming out every day.

Take these for example.Cold http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-evo-850-500gb-106-47-96-47-with-code-amazon-warehouse-2380037
Cold http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/new-deal-for-today-only-sandisk-plus-240gb-sataiii-2-5inch-ssd-ebuyer-2379980
Cold http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sandisk-plus-ssd-240gb-45-36-possibly-35-36-amazon-warehouse-limited-stock-2379929
Cold http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/crucial-bx200-240gb-2-5-inch-solid-state-drive-pill-box-for-40-09-using-code-delivered-2379755

Again you claimed this particular model has a high failure rate, but yet you have produced no evidence to suggest this.

Trust me I've installed plenty of SSDs for myself and friends, and to be honest I've noticed no difference in terms of performance wise with this OCZ one. Why would I want to upgrade a previous SSD? I just have lots of friends, and family that's all.

I'm still waiting for you to post a deal on your similar priced SSD that you keep talking so highly about, you keep talking about all these great deals around, but yet you seem to have produced no deals what so ever of your own.

On par or better than any other SSD you've used? I mean, have you used poor SSDs? Are you upgrading a previous SSD with this?

Here's a better deal.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/240gb-sandisk-ultra-ii-2-5-ssd-49-99-delivered-with-code-dabs-2378189

You'll notice it's over double the 'hot' factor, as you seem to think the amount of heat has a big amount of relevance.

Also, I didn't call you poor. I said you were lying as you said this:


That is a lie. I had provided reviews from credible sites.

Hope you're happy with it. I've installed a couple of these now for friends, and one on my own laptop with great performance results.

They're certainly on par performance wise, with any other SSD I've used if not better. Take no notice of the certain individual claiming all sorts of bad reviews about it.

Will look forward to hearing your review.

Bought mine today and it's coming tomorrow. Even with free delivery, can't go wrong with that.

I shall post a little review once it's here

Wow so now you've stooped as low as calling me a liar and poor, you really are getting upset and desperate now.

All you've done is provide me two links to suggest it's not the fastest of SSD's on the market, I've given you plenty of links to happy customer reviews, and links to suggest it's a good budget SSD for the price.

As you can see the post above from, CHAOSEN3 has never had any problems with them, even saying it's real life performance is comparable with his Samsung 840 pro.

Instead of calling me a liar, and people "poor" who buy this SSD why don't you go and buy your similar priced product.

People are still voting this deal hot as we speak, because they know it's a good deal despite what you say. Maybe if you spent less time disagreeing, and arguing with people, and more time actually looking for deals to save people money, you could actually benefit people saving them money.

I've not seen you post one deal yet for this similar priced SSD yet that you keep talking about, but yet you seem to think you're such an expert in the field.

Move on and find a better deal instead of wasting your time talking complete nonsense here.

I've owned several OCZ SSD's (both pre and post TOSHIBA takeover) and can only say good things.
Never understood the bad rep for OCZ since I've never had any problems. I bought one of these before Christmas and I must say the real life performance is quite comparable with my Samsung 840 Pro.

This is hilarious, you are literally lying through your teeth!

I've linked multiple reviews that suggest this is in fact a bad product.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2947864/storage/ocz-trion-100-review-an-affordable-ssd-with-a-problem.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9408/ocz-trion-100-240gb-480gb-960gb-review/11


I have evidence. I've posted the evidence. Other users have posted a large sample size (50 SSDs!) as evidence of high failure rate.

Just because you repeat a lie doesn't make it true. You can keep saying "you have no evidence" but I do! You are simply pretending that I don't. Links included above, for the 2nd or 3rd time. Also, saving money includes not buying a bad product when similar priced, better, products exist.

I'm not trying to put any words into your mouth, that's why I said to you why don't you go and buy the SSD you desire.

I don't want a Crucial, Samsung, and SanDisk. If I wanted them I would have bought one.

Also saying "your poor budget SSD" is just pure snobbery! The whole reason for this website is to save people money, and that's exactly what I'm doing.

You have no evidence to suggest why this particular model of SSD is a "bad product" other than your personal experience with them.

If you can find a better performing priced 240GB budget SSD for the same money then go ahead and post it. Until then I'll be enjoying my 302 degree heat deal. :-)

I've recommended 2 superior budget SSDs.

I've recommended a superior SSD that is near budget, but high performance as well.

You can continue to attempt to put words into my mouth, but you are not succeeding.

Here's a link to Crucial, Samsung, and SanDisk. You can suggest to them to stop making better SSDs so your poor budget SSD can get more attention on hot UK deals.

http://www.crucial.comhttp://www.samsung.comhttp://www.sandisk.com

You've not linked me to any review about this particular model having a high failure rate, all you've done is totally dismiss that this is a budget 240GB SSD at the best price around.

Time and time again I've told you it's not the best out there on the market, but if you want that then go ahead and pay the extra for the Samsung 850 EVO.

I'm not "pretending" anything here, in fact I installed one of these today, and it runs like a dream with excellent boot up times.

I would happily recommend this particular model all day long to people.

This clearly isn't the deal for you, so move on and buy your Samsung or whatever it is you want.

However I would suggest that you contact OCZ support https://support.ocz.com/ as I can't help you with your frustration towards the company. Perhaps they can suggest something before you end up going totally crazy with your anger towards them.

I've linked to multiple reviews in this thread, pretend all you want :-)

Once again you've given me no evidence to suggest that this particular model is a "bad product" as you put it. All you've done is reflect on your past negative experience with the company.

Not once have I suggested that this is by any means the best SSD on the market at the moment, but for the price this is in my opinion is a good deal.

You've expressed your points and thoughts on the company as a whole, so why not just move on? No one is asking you to buy it or recommend it.

Here is the link to OCZ support https://support.ocz.com/ . Perhaps you can take up your complaint with them, as you seem to be so traumatised by the whole experience with them.

I think you are projecting here, I'm not annoyed at all. I'm discussing this product.

You mention I'm the "only one" but the thread seems to include others who talk negatively of the deal.

Sbc001 made a comment and you essentially dismissed his input as unreliable.

Bill888 linked to a very negative review, which you dismissed.

Renegade1488 commented how he bought 2 and one failed, you get what you pay for. Suggesting this is a bad drive.

And of course me.

There is only 2 positive posters here, you and optimus toaster.

I guess 4 people against the deal and 2 for it in the comments... Does that suggest anything? Bad products at low prices can get 'hot' rankings.

The only one getting angry here is you, you can't seem to accept that this is a good deal, and the votes show that.

I can accept criticism all day long if it's actually a bad deal. The only one who seems to think that is you.

It seems you're driving yourself almost insane at the fact you want people to know about your bad experience with OCZ, and how great Samsung and Sandisk are.

Which is why I can only suggest you make your own deal expressing how amazing they are. All you're doing is annoying yourself now.

I don't understand why you can't accept honest, substantiated criticism.

You appear angry that I am discussing the negative side of this purchase! There are negatives! People should be aware!

That's crazy talk! I'm helping people stay informed, you want to stifle my discussion, why?

That deal for the sandisk 240GB SSD was posted 3 weeks ago it's £54.99 now. I could post past deals on SSD's all day long here at great prices.

This deal was the cheapest budget 240GB SSD around at the time of posting.

If you think the Samsung Evo 850 is such a great deal why don't you create your own deal on it, and see how hot it gets instead of clogging up my deal.

It's literally not.

I've linked the sandisk and crucial drives in this very thread, one was 44.99 (cheaper).

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sandisk-240gb-ssd-dabs-44-99-with-code-b23g1512-for-48-hrs-2360004

If you are so eager to save less than 5 quid on the drives, the BX200 or the SanDisk are a better drive, better history, and better models.

Yes, the deal is off for that sandisk, but what's the point in grabbing this junker if you can get the sandisk, which is better than both the crucial bx200 and the ocz trion.

And what's the point of buying anything else if the Samsung 850 Evo is hanging around 50 quid?

I can't, in good conscious, suggest the OCZ trion.

If you can, that's your choice to do so.

I'm putting it out there. Skip this SDD. Go with the sandisk if you can't pitch in 5-7 more quid for the Samsung Evo 850. But really, go for the 850 if you can.

I think you'll find the crucial BX200 isn't all that of a great performer either. This is from one of the sources you posted earlier. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3000913/storage/crucial-bx200-ssd-review-good-for-casual-users-but-not-for-slinging-extra-large-files.html
Another bad review for it here. http://www.digitaltrends.com/hard-drive-reviews/crucial-bx200-960gb-ssd-review/

What you're failing to consider is that this is the cheapest budget 240GB SSD on the market at the moment.

By all means go with the crucial BX200, but you're going to see near on no difference in performance I can assure you of that.

Are you just not reading anything I type?

I said, in the post YOU quoted, the curcial was on a 3 year warranty as well. 3 years is a *bad* warranty. Every drive matches or beats 3 years. It's the minimum warranty period. Read my post.

It's not a good deal simply because you "say" it's a good deal.

I've linked you other, better reviewed, SSDs for the same price!

The crucial BX200 and the SanDisk both come in at the same price, have a better or similar warranty, and are faster.

I love how you feel it's appropriate to discredit someone who's purchased 50 of these SDDs as an unreliable source, yet you are happy to credit hot/cold rankings as some sort of proof.

Why should the average user be fooled into buying this SSD when there are at least 3 better SSDs I've linked that cost the same or are far and away better for a few quid more? I don't get your point here.

Any SSD is better than an HDD, sure, but why buy a poor SSD for the same price as an SSD that is better?

More good reviews on reevoo 8.9 out of 10 from 144 reviews. Can't be to bad.
http://www.ebuyer.com/720808-ocz-trion-100-240gb-sataiii-2-5-inch-ssd-trn100-25sat3-240g?gclid=CLuM6LaLt8oCFcvpwgodW0oHWQ#fo_c=951&fo_k=dab2d5afe6d77c88f617126e9db1dd6d&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=s1k4MukQE_dc&pcrid=51482419619&pkw=&pmt=

The person who posted above saying 3 out of 50 failed is not a reliable source. Show me a reliable source from a reputable company online showing that this particular model has a high failure rate.

Who cares it's not the fastest SSD on the market, if you want that then as I've said countless times now go ahead and spend extra on an Samsung SSD.

Just because you personally think people will be disappointed with it is ridiculous, you're not taking into account that this is a budget SSD, and for the average user who wants to speed up an aging laptop will be more than good enough.

But for me and the other 130 odd people who voted it hot wanting an SSD to upgrade there laptops it will remain a good deal.

So until you show me stats from a reputable company showing that the failure rate is high on this particular model then you really don't have an argument here.
It is what it is a BUDGET SSD for £45.99, maybe not the best on the market but good enough.

Also I'll think you'll find that the crucial SSD is also only a 3 year warranty, which is the closet priced one to this.

If you don't like it don't buy it, no one is asking you too. Simples : )

But that's the problem. A 3 year warranty on an SSD isn't great. It's actually one of the shortest warranty periods for any SSD.

Samsung's is 5 years.

Sandisk is 10, 5, or 3 depending on model.

Crucial is only 3 year as well.

So you say it has a great warranty, I say it doesn't. It's got the minimal offered warranty.

The price matches the other budget offerings. Your definition of greatness is far lower than mine.

If you haven't read much from CNET, they are always polite about their reviews, but the numbers speak for themselves. A 7.0 in CNET reviews is very, very low. You would be hard pressed to find a lower score on CNET.

Don't believe me? Try it yourself.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/topics/storage/products/?sort=editor-rating-high&results=30&filter=storage-type_solid-state-drive

Sorted by editor's rating, the 3 at the very bottom? Toshiba Q300, Transcend 720, and the OCZ arc 100SSD.

Toshiba hold 2 of the bottom 3 lowest SSD reviews on CNET. You can call it a 'great' review if you want, but to me, that's a terrible review.

You say you are sure people will be happy with this budget SSD. I disagree.

I think this SSD will disappoint anyone who already owns an SSD as it is significantly slower than most SSDs. Not to mention the high fail rates for (See previous poster, 3 out of 50 is hover at 6% return rate).

That's pretty bad!

I'm not saying it's the best SSD out there on the market, I'm sure the Samsung is better if you want to pay 10 or 15 pounds more.
But for those people on a budget then this SSD for £45.99 with a 3 year warranty is a great deal.

A great SSD for the budget-minded - cnet
http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/ocz-trion-100-ssd/

Plenty of good reviews from happy customers on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0106AOCPW/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=13D3C1T5BD4YK8Z2N2R1&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048407&pf_rd_i=desktop

I can't help you with your past experiences with OCZ, that's something your have to take up with them.

If it was that bad of a deal don't you think it would be cold? Again if you want to spend the extra then this deal clearly isn't for you, go and buy the Samsung SSD.

I'm not trying to recommend you personally to buy it, what I am doing is posting a deal for those on a budget wanting an SSD for a good price which I'm sure they'll be more than happy with.

At what point have I attacked you? I'm disagreeing with your claim that this SDD has good reviews.

OCZ has a terrible past, just because it was bought over doesn't change it's very recent past.

I've yet to find a review that gives this drive a great review.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2947864/storage/ocz-trion-100-review-an-affordable-ssd-with-a-problem.html

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-trion-100-series-ssd,review-33254.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9408/ocz-trion-100-240gb-480gb-960gb-review/11


Tom's hardware nails it on the head.

"VERDICT : If OCZ Storage Solutions pushes the price down to sub Reactor levels and truly targets the entry level user we would get behind it. The performance is low in all workloads but still higher than what hard drives offer. The price is the real key here. OCZ may have introduced TLC too soon with so many low cost MLC options still shipping."

I'm more than happy to read a review where they suggest it's a great SSD. Please, post them here.

My personal history with OCZ and the thought that some of the biggest review sites on the net say it's not great leads me to think... It's a bad SSD.

We've bought around 50 of these over the last 9 months, had 3 faulty so far, so I would not recommend these as the most reliable, pay a little extra and buy a Samsung EVO is our recommendation.

Wow you're like a parrot repeating the same thing over and over.

I don't see what point you're trying to make? I understand you prefer Samsung, so go and buy one?

Unless you have something constructive to say about this particular model, then I'd probably just call it a day before you get any more upset and angry than you already are.

All I'm doing is posting a deal for an SSD at a great price and good reviews, and you're attacking me for it.

End of discussion!

There are multiple versions of OCZ that were terrible, it was known as the brand that poor SSDs went to to get sold.

I don't get what your point is, your reviewer comes off with the exact same recommendation I just made, skip this drive, get a Samsung.

I don't see these "great reviews" you are implying.

The review says it fits as a budget SSD, but he'd spend the extra $10 to get the samsung 950.

Anyway, I'm not sure I want to continue this discussion, you seem extremely upset that I would suggest that OCZ has a very poor reputation.

Also, all votes count, my opinion is that the deal is cold as it doesn't offer good value compared to the other available hard drives. I can't recommend an inferior product at the same, competitive, price.

Congrats on your purchase, but you don't have to attack me in your defense of it.

Again you're talking about the OCZ vertex not the one posted in this deal.

Also if you think the crucial-bx200 is so amazingly good,then perhaps you should read this. http://techreport.com/review/29352/ocz-trion-100-and-crucial-bx200-ssds-reviewed/2

It clearly is a good deal despite what you think, and a perfectly good SSD with great reviews.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ocz-trion-100-240gb-sataiii-2-5-inch-ssd-45-99-with-code-ocz-free-super-saver-delivery-2375491?p=27147536#post-comment 304 degree's

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ocz-trion-100-240gb-sataiii-2-5-inch-ssd-45-99-with-code-ocz-ebuyer-2344621 490 degree's

I guess your absolutely cold vote doesn't really count ; )

I helped a friend build a rig, he bought an OCZ Vertex. It failed.

Returned.

Failed.

Returned and ask for money back.

Another friend, same issue. But this time I convinced them to swap out ASAP.

This is not a cracking deal. There are other drives with a better history.

OCZ has a bad history, even while under Toshiba.

Is it better? Maybe. Probably. Almost surely. It couldn't have been any worse, some estimates were as high as 40% of their drives failed.

5% return rates are insane, 10% unheard of. 40% failure rate? Sorry, that's how you lose business for life.

Why buy an ocz 240gb for 45.99 when you could buy:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/crucial-bx200-240gb-ssd-46-98-amazon-2363235

or

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sandisk-240gb-ssd-dabs-44-99-with-code-b23g1512-for-48-hrs-2360004

Two brands that offer faster and better drives have been nearly identically priced within the last 2 weeks!

And that's not even considering the samsung offerings, which are amazing drives.

It's a poor choice from a company with a bad track record. Absolutely cold here.

​I'm not disputing they've had past issue's with high return rate's, but if you actually read the article non of the models listed there with high return rates are the one in this deal.

Please enlighten me on your "negative" experience with OCZ...wait let me guess you had one fail on you?

Toshiba bought the company in Jan 2014.

http://ocz.com/consumer/company/newsroom/press/toshiba-corporation-completes-acquisition-of-ocz-technology-group-s-assets-and-launches-new-subsidiary-ocz-storage-solutions

This report, which is cited by the wiki page, is from April 30th. (it's in french, use google to translate if it isn't clear enough).

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/920-7/ssd.html

There is so little reason to risk 3 quid on a company that has a negative track record.

I'm not "trolling" this deal, I'm sharing my negative experience with OCZ, even while under the new Toshiba company.

If they wanted to have a good rep, they would have stopped selling those drives when they bought them in January.

Then if you're so familiar with the OCZ brand you'd also know that they were purchased by Toshiba, who have made huge improvements.
Stop boring me with stats and figures you've acquired from old posts on the net before Toshiba owned them.
It's a budget SSD for £45.99 with a 3-Year ShieldPlus Warranty.
Instead of being so negative and trolling peoples deals why don't you actually buy one and try it?

Your mistake is assuming I don't know about OCZ. I'm exceptionally familiar with OCZ.

Performance isn't the issue. Crucial and Samsung have a solid SSD track record, OCZ has a TERRIBLE track record.

If you have been following OCZ's past in the SSD market, they have had a bad history of drives failing far too fast.

It's not even a contested topic!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCZ_Storage_Solutions#Reliability_history

This brand, literally, was used on high failure rate SSDs.

Some drives had a 40% return rate! How can you even consider recommending a company that boasts something like that in the last 2 years?

I can't possibly recommend this SDD when there are Crucial and Samsung 240 GB units for very similar prices. Right now you can pick up a Crucial one for 49.99.

U smart, U loyal, U greatful. I appreciate that

now u cancel. Its good you posted what u have done here to be corrected

My bad ahaha

check well and you will see you ordered the 120gb version not the 240 gb version

my bad

£5.98 delivery to northern Ireland. Free for everyone else. Second class UK citizens :disappointed:

Got two of these at about the same price a month ago, big improvement over a normal HDD.
My understanding is that these are now just rebadged Toshiba drives and the old OCZ problems don't apply, but still one died after about an hour of use (just long enough to install windows and transfer files onto it). The RMA replacement is working fine now but end of the day you get what you pay for.

OCZ

It's in the title

What's the code?

Perfectly good reviews on Amazon for it http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0106AOCPW/ref=asc_df_B0106AOCPW31309126?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=cnco04-21&linkCode=df0&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B0106AOCPW