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Where can I find the best deal on a 250GB (or larger) SSD hard drive?

Dec 4, 2009 3:40 AM

I've been looking for an SSD hard drive for my MacBook Pro so I can code Deals.Woot faster: http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/3db412bd-4dd5-4d30-a1fb-d56284cfbbfe/what-ssd-drive-should-i-buy-for-my-macbook-pro

I need it to be at least 250GB. Intel or OCZ prefered.

Is it possible to find this drive for less than $500?

shawnmiller shawnmiller

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didn't realize they had that size yet. I'm behind the times.

snapster snapster
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The maximum size cap for ssd's is 256 GB, so that only leaves the 250 and 256 GB sizes.

I found this auction on ebay for a 250GB OCZ Vertex, and maybe it may stay below your budget(thanks for posting that btw): http://cgi.ebay.com/OCZ-Vertex-250-GB-SATA-II-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-2-5_W0QQitemZ320456298721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item4a9caf10e1#ht_5658wt_1165

Deals on 80GB drives have just started appearing, so it will be a real stroke of luck to find any deal.

catbertthegreat catbertthegreat
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@snapster: @lukeduff was telling me today about 1TB SSD drives that are scary fast using RAID and PCI Express. Nearly $5000 right now: http://bit.ly/6Jd9rm

shawnmiller shawnmiller
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@shawnmiller: Link doesn't work for me.

catbertthegreat catbertthegreat
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@catbertthegreat: Try this one (and only $3500)

http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10254418&oext=1038A&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=10254418

shrdlu shrdlu
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@shrdlu: When I saw that thing with that much capacity, I drooled a little, then I saw the price tag and had a mild stroke.

@shawnmiller: Since you need this to compile this site faster, can't woot maybe, I don't know, foot the bill?

catbertthegreat catbertthegreat
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@catbertthegreat: Well, now you know they exist, so you should be able to find one for @shawnmiller (I think the one I posted isn't actually available until restocking, but the site's reasonably trustworthy).

shrdlu shrdlu
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@shrdlu: Problem is that @shawnmiller needs this to fit in his laptop. 256GB is the limit for 2.5 inch notebook drives. All these bigger ones are 3.5 inch.

catbertthegreat catbertthegreat
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Alright here are OCZ's most powerful and highest capacity SSDs

This one is mac approved(Newegg price of $825.00):
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_vertex_series_mac_edition_sata_ii_2_5-ssd

This one is max performance for the size requirement(Newegg price $829.00, wrong picture, right part number):
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_vertex_turbo_series_sata_ii_2_5-ssd

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