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[Lordred289]

So the topic is pretty much what is going on here. I would like to get an SSD for my laptop, as it currently has a 5400rpm 720gb, I am looking to get a 256gb SSD, It does not have to be the fastest one available. However I would like it to be one that supports TRIM, the laptops SATA interface is 6gb/s so I am open to any of the drives out there.

So I was hoping to enlist the advice of fellow forum members on this matter. Ideally my budget is under 300$

[Nate]

Lordred289, on 10 October 2011 - 12:31 AM, said:

So the topic is pretty much what is going on here. I would like to get an SSD for my laptop, as it currently has a 5400rpm 720gb, I am looking to get a 256gb SSD, It does not have to be the fastest one available. However I would like it to be one that supports TRIM, the laptops SATA interface is 6gb/s so I am open to any of the drives out there.

So I was hoping to enlist the advice of fellow forum members on this matter. Ideally my budget is under 300$

You aren't going to get a SATA III 256gb SSD for under $300
This is the cheapest one on newegg that fits everything you want
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820249011
And its $380

You can get a 120gb SATA III from Mushkin for $250
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820226225
Read up to 560mb/s
Write up to 515mb/s

Edited by Nate, 10 October 2011 - 12:48 AM.

[Unknownuser200]

nvm lol your looking around 400$ for a good one.. watch for a bit sometimes corsair drives go cheap.... i saw a force 3 go as low as 319 for a 240gb

Edited by Unknownuser200, 10 October 2011 - 02:23 AM.

[Lordred289]

Intresting, I may need to wait a few more months and wait for more price drops.

[Unknownuser200]

honestly if it was me id save a few more $ i picked up a revo 3 x 2 for a client for 520$ iirc from new egg the 240gb version

[Derbixrace]

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820148443

[dirtylarryuk]

Unknownuser200, on 10 October 2011 - 04:04 AM, said:

honestly if it was me id save a few more $ i picked up a revo 3 x 2 for a client for 520$ iirc from new egg the 240gb version

laptop so revo x2 is going to be a problem

Dred just monitor the prices for a bit newegg and others have deals and there are deals all over (staples and other etc) for the older 270 MB RW sandforce drives and these are almost as fast for laptop use as laptop don't get the benefit desktops do from the newest drives as so many things are nerfed on a mobile chipset. For the laptops size is a bit more important than speed SSD wise which opens up alot of budget options.

Edited by dirtylarryuk, 10 October 2011 - 07:16 AM.

[Honey Badger]

http://www.amazon.co...18238013&sr=8-1 ~ 220GB Vertex 2, $314... that's about as close to your wants as I can find.

http://www.amazon.co...18237999&sr=8-1 ~ that's the 180GB I have, it's $246.

[Unknownuser200]

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820227552 240 from newegg for the same 315 and opps about the laptop thing.... reading <me but honestly id wait a week or soo newegg has deals all the time... ur bound to find 1 brand or another onsale for close to the price of a vertex 2.... why buy now and pay the same price for half the speed?

[Challenger]

Unknownuser200, on 10 October 2011 - 02:34 PM, said:

why buy now and pay the same price for half the speed?

Because if your always waiting for a drop or a new product you'll never buy anything.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

In all seriousness use my advice with a pinch of salt - for instance buying a brand new product on launch is a bit silly when the price drops within a week but waiting months for something is just crazy (unless of course your quite content with your current setup).

A Vertex 2 will be plenty fast for a laptop's needs and they are quite cheap now.... Also consider a 120gb one as they are currently better value for money than the higher density 240gb drives. Maybe do as I did and remove the DVD drive (who the hell still uses optical media!!) then you can stick a 500gb - 1tb HDD in the optical sata so you can get a smaller SSD for the OS + apps + a few games then have the HDD for all the media files and other junk that would be pointless sticking on the SSD. IMHO a second HDD is FAR FAR more useful than an optical drive in a laptop... You can get a USB DVD drive for the odd ocation you'll need optical media.... I can't remember the last time I actually used optical media

[Unknownuser200]

im saying wait a few days as newegg has DAILY sales... not for a new product to released theres a big difference

Edited by Unknownuser200, 10 October 2011 - 04:55 PM.

[Unknownuser200]

http://www.newegg.co..._-20233182-L04C

here you go dred... exactly what i was talking about onsale for 329$ shipped for a 240gb corsair force 3

[Lordred289]

Just spent that 324$ on a foot surgery.

[Honey Badger]

Booooooooooooo! Sorry Dred. Kinda sucks when crap like that happens... like the $600 Propane bill I just had to pay that was the money I was gonna use to get a new GTX 580 3GB Lightning money going out the door for something you didn't wanna spend it on sucks.