Up to 20X faster than a typical hard disk drive1
Faster boot-up, shutdown, application load and response1
480GB: Read/write speeds of up to 480MB/s/400MB/s**
240GB: Read/write speeds of up to 520MB/s/350MB/s
120GB: Read/write speeds of up to 520MB/s/180MB/s
Generous battery life
Shock resistant for proven durability - even if you drop your computer
Three year warranty
Sequential Performance (128KB, Typ.) Read: Up to 540MB/s
Write: Up to 470MB/s
Random Performance (4KB, Typical) Read: Up to 95K IOPS
Write: Up to 85K IOPS
Should this sort of tech go down in price over time?
DafEO
16 Mar 16#3
Although tech prices go down gradually over time - memory (Ram etc) and chip prices do fluctuate significantly short term depending on various factors like availability of materials, weather disasters, etc
jan81
16 Mar 16#4
I bought the 480gb version of this a couple of weeks ago. Although as some have commented it's not the fastest SSD available it certainly feels like a significant upgrade from my old mechanical hard drive. Haven't tried it in gaming yet, but loading programs, particularly when clicking on a PDF, jpg or video, things are much quicker.
robodan918
16 Mar 16#5
You're right and that's why this isn't a deal
The sandisk low-end range comes up VERY often on hukd. 40 for 240, 80 for 480, etc.
Not a premium drive, and the shorter warranty and performance reflect this
buy at your own risk - or spend a few extra quid and get a good drive. The cost difference isn't 2x like it used to be when it was just OCZ vs Intel in the game :P
lacasaloca
16 Mar 16#6
What is a good drive? I have had San Disk pen drives in the past and they have failed causing me to lose data. I'm looking for reliability over speed as anything will be a massive improvement over my Dell fitted HDD :smiley:
Pasanda to lacasaloca
16 Mar 16#7
so far yes. I stuck it in as a system disk in a 5 year old laptop from Stone, and it now performs really well and on par with a modern HDD laptop. This where SSD's come into their own in my opinion. I have a gaming PC, a server and a HTPC, all with SSD's of different capacity and from different manufacturers. All are superb and I really couldn't tell any difference in performance. Can anyone, when we're talking MS difference in xfer rates?
We've bought literally several hundred SSD's at work (I work in a University) over the past 2 years and, to date, not had a single failure from any manufacturer.
appsol to lacasaloca
16 Mar 16#8
I've been working out which SSD to go for for several months now, and as far as I can tell, for performance and reliability Samsung Evo drives are still one of the safest options http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P73B1E4
smillard
16 Mar 16#9
says 55pound now also out of stock
BuzzDuraband to smillard
16 Mar 161#10
smillard to smillard
16 Mar 161#11
OK so didn't read the code ssd for discount but still out of stock lol
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At a glance
Up to 20X faster than a typical hard disk drive1
Faster boot-up, shutdown, application load and response1
480GB: Read/write speeds of up to 480MB/s/400MB/s**
240GB: Read/write speeds of up to 520MB/s/350MB/s
120GB: Read/write speeds of up to 520MB/s/180MB/s
Generous battery life
Shock resistant for proven durability - even if you drop your computer
Three year warranty
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A bit more capacity and better transfer speeds
Sequential Performance (128KB, Typ.) Read: Up to 540MB/s
Write: Up to 470MB/s
Random Performance (4KB, Typical) Read: Up to 95K IOPS
Write: Up to 85K IOPS
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sandisk-ssd-plus-sata-3-240gb-39-99-amazon-2333879
Should this sort of tech go down in price over time?
The sandisk low-end range comes up VERY often on hukd. 40 for 240, 80 for 480, etc.
Not a premium drive, and the shorter warranty and performance reflect this
buy at your own risk - or spend a few extra quid and get a good drive. The cost difference isn't 2x like it used to be when it was just OCZ vs Intel in the game :P
We've bought literally several hundred SSD's at work (I work in a University) over the past 2 years and, to date, not had a single failure from any manufacturer.