Please find me a better deal or lend me your time machine ;P
spannerzone
8 Feb 178#7
I got one free in the future where they're worthless. It's all relative of course........but for the here and now this seems like a decent price so have some heat.
thecasualbrowse to markknightexeter
8 Feb 175#12
bit stupid of a comment without any understanding of current prices...
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RossC91
8 Feb 17#1
Anyone know if this model has sequential read (540MB/s) and write (520MB/s) speeds? If so then very good deal
Sambat
8 Feb 175#2
It's been that price for weeks so not really a deal.
Total to Sambat
8 Feb 173#4
That is true but I always check HUKD before shopping to find the best price.
Thought it could be handy for someone.
RossC91
8 Feb 17#3
Although I got one April 2016 for £72
robodan918
8 Feb 171#5
I bought one at 62 quid last year
it had been as low as 55
this is not a deal
Total
8 Feb 178#6
Please find me a better deal or lend me your time machine ;P
spannerzone
8 Feb 178#7
I got one free in the future where they're worthless. It's all relative of course........but for the here and now this seems like a decent price so have some heat.
duckative
8 Feb 17#8
Good price, but what's the difference between this link and (other than the price?)
or is it just amazon having multiple pages for the same product
markknightexeter
8 Feb 173#9
Eh? I got this for £72 over a year ago.
speculatrix to markknightexeter
8 Feb 173#10
and your point is...?
Scorpion to markknightexeter
9 Feb 171#26
You were done then! I got a 500gb version of this 15 months ago for £90.
caliber2001 to markknightexeter
9 Feb 17#34
Same thing here, bought in July for £72.99
markknightexeter
8 Feb 172#11
My point is that it isn't really much of a deal is it.
thecasualbrowse to markknightexeter
8 Feb 175#12
bit stupid of a comment without any understanding of current prices...
eatmorefish to markknightexeter
9 Feb 17#24
Their argument seems to be: in the absence of a time machine, the price of this item tomorrow or yesterday is entirely irrelevant. The price of this SSD, on this particular day and no other, is the only thing that matters.
It is or course nonsense. We all know it matters when this could be had cheaper not so long ago, and the same money could have bought a drive twice the size last summer.
User benchmarks. Even if this was true there would be no real world difference.
karlbnz to markknightexeter
8 Feb 171#18
Ever done a SQLIO test or high concurrent connection high transaction test against a disk with this level or difference in random reads? If can make a difference.
webvamsi666 to markknightexeter
10 Feb 17#41
Yalla Yalla Yalla. looks like you need Microsoft Encyclopedia brooovv :smiley: just kidding
Type_R
8 Feb 17#16
Good price (Feb 17) for a good drive...heat added!
regreid
8 Feb 17#17
ha ha,
well i know which source i would believe if it was my money i was spending....
markknightexeter
8 Feb 17#19
Ok but the mx300 was just an example, there should be a sticky to tell people where to search online I think.
Chuggee to markknightexeter
8 Feb 17#22
You know what happened the last time Crucial released a high performance value drive? They had to take it off the market because despite many sales, the margins were too low for their liking. They replaced it with a rubbish successor called the BX200.
The original drive model was the BX100, one of their best models to date when had at a reasonable price. I haven't had a look at their new MX series as the BX series had everything I needed, I wonder if they've improved much in that regard.
BigP50000
8 Feb 172#20
i bought one today , a Integral 240g ssd brand new for 45 quid. from ebay all gone now only had like 4 in stock
Lanius
8 Feb 17#21
Been waiting 3 weeks for mine to be dispatched. The 500gb version of this hit £80 last summer, a little heart breaking when you're badly in need of one.
Can't say i agree with any of this time machine stuff really. You may get the best price at the moment but there aren't many deals around on SSD's at the moment.
Paid 10 pounds less 2 years ago for same kind of kit
Burnz0
9 Feb 172#27
LOL These comments. Can I remind you that Deal = money off RRP, and you can't buy these for cheaper at the moment. This website is used for more than people wanting to buy and sell things for a profit, if this price is the cheapest (and money off RRP :wink: ) then its also useful to know that in Febuary 2017 this SSD was at this price at a low point. Don't be so narrowminded.
captainbeaky
9 Feb 175#28
I remember buying a pint of beer for 80p in 1988 if that's of any help to anyone.
Scorpion to captainbeaky
9 Feb 17#30
I think the rough point is that technology usually reduces in price as it ages, not increases!
unidentified
9 Feb 171#29
It is disgusting and disgraceful when companies/manufacturers behave like this.
Thankfully we can also vote with our wallets and not buy their *****y replacement products!
JC2MULTIPLAYER000
9 Feb 17#31
how the hell did this get so hot?
Optimus_Toaster to JC2MULTIPLAYER000
9 Feb 17#33
Muh samsung ssd. Samsung did the exact same thing between the samsung 830 and 840. The 840 didn't even have a fast cache.
Al3xander
9 Feb 17#32
This is crazy, I paid £55 on a special offer 18 months ago. I should look in my shed and see if I have any really old hardware knocking about that is worth 25% more than it was 5 years ago.
spannerzone
9 Feb 172#35
I'm after one of these right now, shall I wait until last year before buying?
What would you do?
nublets2k to spannerzone
9 Feb 171#37
I'd wait to the week before last when it was £65.
SvenVA
9 Feb 17#36
Dammit, looking for the 500GB at a cheaper price.
Come on Samsung!
JC2MULTIPLAYER000
10 Feb 17#39
was that a hot deal back then or just the going rate? If it was the going rate would you post it on HDUK and expect to get 200+ heat for basically rrp?
taras
10 Feb 174#40
Normally it does, as the process move to bigger capacities. Three things have occurred which have caused this issue.
1. Brexit - the pound has lost 15 to 20% of its value - the component industry buys in smaller amounts and so is more prone to price rises. Regardless of your view point on Brexit, this is fact ..
2. Supply of nand chips. You can only make soo many chips from a wafer of silicon, and chip foundries have to make a decision on what type of chips they make, Sram, nand(flash), gpus, cpus etc.
Nands go into ssds, ipods, tablets, usb flash drives and phones, mostly. Many have switched to producing nand chips for phones. So you have supply constraint there and add in that the flash memory for phones is not the same as memory for SSDs you can see serious issues there if you want to switch supply.
3. flash memory prices have also increased on the commodity market. Yes ram(sram/nand) is a commodity, Which means it can make the Brexit effect better or worse than it is already..
the__cat
10 Feb 172#42
Nope! :smiley:
I don't get why people say they got it for £x last year. If it's cheap today from one specific retailer as compared to the price from other retailers, it's a deal. It's as simple as that.
taras
10 Feb 171#43
Is that the cheapest today - yes. Has the 850 evo (regardless of model number) been cheaper - yes. Is it still value for money - no.
the__cat
10 Feb 171#44
Based on where you can buy it today it is a deal. We don't care about what price it was a year ago. We can't go back there and get one.
What bit of that don't you understand?
karlbnz
16 Feb 17#45
Ordered on 20 January 2017. Received this email today:
"We’re writing to let you know that the following items have been unexpectedly delayed:
"Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250W 250GB Solid State Drive - 5 Year UK Warranty and FFP packaging"
Estimated arrival date: March 01 2017 - March 10 2017
"
If you need this in any sort of reasonable time pay the extra £15. Quite frustrating the prices of SSDs have risen so much. I'd put of buying before christmas thinking there might be a sale over the holiday period. So might have the SSD 10 weeks after I decided to buy it!
cmncomp
24 Feb 17#46
wow i was really hoping to come and get some useful advice on how good this drive may be or find out if there are any viable alternatives. oh well.
Lanius
24 Feb 17#47
I ended up cancelling my order last night but only on the provision that i could carry the £10 BIGTHANKS voucher over onto the new order that was in stock. Had to explain it slowly 6 or 7 times, so the guy cancels it and then seems to disavow all knowledge of the £10 voucher so i had to be put thru to the supervisor almost an hour later and finally got it sorted out. Never talk to them on the phone to sort out problems is my advice! Text chat is best. Anyway, the new in-stock order is saying another week until dispatch. Can't win!
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Thought it could be handy for someone.
it had been as low as 55
this is not a deal
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P736UEU/ref=pd_luc_rh_sbs_02_01_t_ttl_lh?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
or is it just amazon having multiple pages for the same product
It is or course nonsense. We all know it matters when this could be had cheaper not so long ago, and the same money could have bought a drive twice the size last summer.
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-250GB-vs-Crucial-MX300-275GB/2977vs3642
:smiley: just kidding
well i know which source i would believe if it was my money i was spending....
The original drive model was the BX100, one of their best models to date when had at a reasonable price. I haven't had a look at their new MX series as the BX series had everything I needed, I wonder if they've improved much in that regard.
Can't say i agree with any of this time machine stuff really. You may get the best price at the moment but there aren't many deals around on SSD's at the moment.
The BX series was never high performance.
Thankfully we can also vote with our wallets and not buy their *****y replacement products!
Samsung did the exact same thing between the samsung 830 and 840. The 840 didn't even have a fast cache.
What would you do?
Come on Samsung!
1. Brexit - the pound has lost 15 to 20% of its value - the component industry buys in smaller amounts and so is more prone to price rises. Regardless of your view point on Brexit, this is fact ..
2. Supply of nand chips. You can only make soo many chips from a wafer of silicon, and chip foundries have to make a decision on what type of chips they make, Sram, nand(flash), gpus, cpus etc.
Nands go into ssds, ipods, tablets, usb flash drives and phones, mostly. Many have switched to producing nand chips for phones. So you have supply constraint there and add in that the flash memory for phones is not the same as memory for SSDs you can see serious issues there if you want to switch supply.
3. flash memory prices have also increased on the commodity market. Yes ram(sram/nand) is a commodity, Which means it can make the Brexit effect better or worse than it is already..
I don't get why people say they got it for £x last year. If it's cheap today from one specific retailer as compared to the price from other retailers, it's a deal. It's as simple as that.
What bit of that don't you understand?
"We’re writing to let you know that the following items have been unexpectedly delayed:
"Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250W 250GB Solid State Drive - 5 Year UK Warranty and FFP packaging"
Estimated arrival date: March 01 2017 - March 10 2017
"
If you need this in any sort of reasonable time pay the extra £15. Quite frustrating the prices of SSDs have risen so much. I'd put of buying before christmas thinking there might be a sale over the holiday period. So might have the SSD 10 weeks after I decided to buy it!