Yeap, it's for UK only. I've ordered a Sandisk SSD at good price from Amazon on Black Friday but haven't installed it yet. Need to find some time for it.
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I just picked up a Samsung 840 250gb (not pro) for $180, specifically for my TV record drive. Behold! My HTPC that is truly silent in operation! So many people saying on forums saying, "SSD for TV record, *GASP* YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" But oh, how I have, and it's awesome, and you now want to do the same thing.
I was thinking about just getting one of these - not for an HTPC, but for the Samsung Smart TV to record to - $99 for 128gb is pretty damn good...
USB flashdrive is an interesting idea. Let us know how you go with it. So far, Sata SSD for TV Record has's been flawless. No more spinning up & waiting, no more HuuuuMMMMM waking me up at 2am when re-runs of Good Game are recording. 250gb works out to ~3 days recording, give or take a few days, I think I can compress & archive on a fortnightly basis.
Im hanging out for the new Crucial M500s, should see some nice price drops when they come out, and hopefully a nice performance increase too Been waiting long enough for the successor to the M4s
Want almost 1TB of SSD goodness? "Crucial M500 960GB SSD - Approx $567 Delivered @ Amazon UK" http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/99162
Hmmm, just did some looking around, not sure tbh. This suggests they just went into production. Maybe it's a pre-order type thing?? Although it doesn't say that...
"Plextor 256GB SSD $169.00 @ MSY Tomorrow" http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/108062 Get to it guys/gals!
I'm kicking myself, I'm after 4x 256gb drives or 2x480's and the SanDisk ultra plus drives were $169 at itestate but I didn't have the money at the time are there any other ~$170 sort of deals going on SanDisk drives?
I haven't seen the comparison prices yet but MSY (today and tomorrow only) doing the Intel 335 Series 80GB Sata3 SSD (SSDSC2CT080A4K5-Reseller pack) for $95. Any good? Says it is normally $109.
Probably but it would be worth my time if it was a 120GB.. and possibly if it were the 520 series. $95 should be the flat rate for those SSD's.
No signs of the Samsung Evo's around yet. I'm willing to give TLC a shot if it's matching MLC and cheaper (reviews are mostly positive)
I like intel as they are reliable and have good software that allows you to scan and check the drives. I would not go for a 80gb if using as a windows OS drive as it will fill up and not leave much spare. As write cycles are limited small spare space means faster wear. Seems a good price though.
Samsung Evo now listed on Newegg USA, 369$ US for the 500gb, guestimate cheapest Aussie ones will be around 420$
