If you're looking at the OCZ, I bought one too many at the $180 AR price a couple days ago. Can't return, but would sell for $180 + shipping ($5?). UPC removed of course. PM me if interested.
OCZ SSDs are basically trash so there is no comparison. The Crucial M4 is far superior to the OCZ. As a general rule, OCZ SSDs are problematic with poorly designed firmware that pushes their SSD hardware beyond its design limits. Add that poor quality control and horrible customer service when you have to get a replacement. With OCZ it is not a question of IF it will fail; it is a question of WHEN they will fail.
Results seem to be that the Crucial drive is much better on sequential reads and writes but almost identical on random read and writes against the OCZ Agility. On the other hand, the OCZ Vertex line seems to be better performance-wise but costs a lot more than the Crucial.
So I think the Crucial disk is a good deal...if you want more performance, you have to pay more..
akbungle
Senior Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 7:22a
Newegg also has the M4 256GB with transfer kit for $219.99 after promo code: CRUSSD54
Wonder if using this kit is worth the extra $20. Seems like Win 7 "system image" does the exact same thing.
Hiren's Boot CD can do the same as the transfer kit and much more for free.
djtitati
Senior Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 10:55a
Anyone know if Newegg does price adjustments? I just bought this two weeks ago for $299
ChefJoe
Senior Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 11:23a
djtitati said: Anyone know if Newegg does price adjustments? I just bought this two weeks ago for $299
I have gotten Newegg to adjust the price of memory that hadn't shipped yet (so, a few days after the order) but after a few weeks I think you'd be in the "buy a new one and return old with restocking fee of 15%" ($45 on your $300 drive). Sometimes they waive restocking fees but it's certainly not something to rely on.
djklmnop
Senior Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 11:36a
Tiger direct has this same deal for 199, but you can use the $10.00 off Visa making it 189.00
steveeb
Broke Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 11:40a
ChefJoe said: djtitati said: Anyone know if Newegg does price adjustments? I just bought this two weeks ago for $299
I have gotten Newegg to adjust the price of memory that hadn't shipped yet (so, a few days after the order) but after a few weeks I think you'd be in the "buy a new one and return old with restocking fee of 15%" ($45 on your $300 drive). Sometimes they waive restocking fees but it's certainly not something to rely on.
You should pretty much expect to be dinged with the 15% restocking charge. Had an issue with Newegg just this week, and they refused to waive the fee. Furthermore, if you buy something with a coupon code, they charge the 15% based on the ORIGINAL price, not the discounted price.
mastav
Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 12:10p
djklmnop said: Tiger direct has this same deal for 199, but you can use the $10.00 off Visa making it 189.00
then add it back with tax
TomT
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 12:29p
mastav said: djklmnop said: Tiger direct has this same deal for 199, but you can use the $10.00 off Visa making it 189.00
then add it back with tax
Ouch. Your right. Added $17.32 to my bill if I went with Tiger Direct.
vgachi57
Tired Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 1:04p
newb question: are all 2.5" ssds the same in terms of form factor? i'm looking at upgrading my netbook (Dell mini 9 to be exact) and want to replace the 16GB stock it came with. performance aside, would this fit and work?
EDIT: nevermind. this drive is sata and the one i need is pata ssd. oh well. thanks though
steveeb
Broke Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 1:08p
vgachi57 said: newb question: are all 2.5" ssds the same in terms of form factor? i'm looking at upgrading my netbook (Dell mini 9 to be exact) and want to replace the 16GB stock it came with. performance aside, would this fit and work?
Physically, the Crucial m4 is 8.5mm thick and it will fit into any laptop that has a standard 2.5in drive bay.
iamsilvermember
New Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 1:14p
BURNING HOT!
brian908
Member
posted: May. 4, 2012 @ 1:19p
valeadmagnet said: TomT said: akbungle said: Newegg also has the M4 256GB with transfer kit for $219.99 after promo code: CRUSSD54
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