NE: Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW180A310 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal SS

[dreaderus]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167113

This a good choice? I have never owned an SS drive yet and wondering which one I should pick up. This seems like a decent deal but I am not sure.
Thanks

[AlmostAscended]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167113

This a good choice? I have never owned an SS drive yet and wondering which one I should pick up. This seems like a decent deal but I am not sure.
Thanks

You aren't a new forumer, so there really is no excuse to post this in the wrong section of the forums.

Your thread should go here: http://forums.redflagdeals.com/computers-electronics-f14/

As to your question, unless you really want intel 520's performance, there are much cheaper alternatives, one of them being the intel 330. Other recommended SSD's are Crucial M4, Samsung 830 (if you can get it on sale), Sandisk Extreme, and Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. Avoid OCZ, unless you're on a budget and don't mind a bit of a risk.

[MonsieurX]

PM at ME (http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37551) with hookbag (http://www.hookbag.ca/product/H3C06MS31/) for 182.63$

[RiCHC3]

Bought my first SSD just the other day after some research. For me it was a debate between Crucial, Intel, and Samsung.
The Intel 520 line has the best warranty (5 years) vs 3 on all the others, but you also pay a bit of a premium for it as well.

I wanted to go with the Samsung 830, but it's harder to get that at competitive pricing in Canada as few retailers have it. So I went with the Crucial M4 128 gigs for $110 all in -- which is currently the most popular SSD and has sparkling reviews after a firmware update.
From my understanding the Intel 330 line is only SATA 2 while all the other drives are SATA 3. As for the 520, I didn't put much research into it because of the extra $$$, but you can always look at the benchmarks for it on ... http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/425?vs=533 just change the fields.

Overall, you're fairly safe with the brands I described with each having their own perks.

[dreaderus]

You aren't a new forumer, so there really is no excuse to post this in the wrong section of the forums.

Your thread should go here: http://forums.redflagdeals.com/computers-electronics-f14/

As to your question, unless you really want intel 520's performance, there are much cheaper alternatives, one of them being the intel 330. Other recommended SSD's are Crucial M4, Samsung 830 (if you can get it on sale), Sandisk Extreme, and Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. Avoid OCZ, unless you're on a budget and don't mind a bit of a risk.

Its $10 off so not sure what you mean, if i am not sure its a hot deal or not should i first post it in the regular forum? I have asked questions before as I found this from another forum where they were saying it was a good price for it so i shared.

[AlmostAscended]

Bought my first SSD just the other day after some research. For me it was a debate between Crucial, Intel, and Samsung.
The Intel 520 line has the best warranty (5 years) vs 3 on all the others, but you also pay a bit of a premium for it as well.

I wanted to go with the Samsung 830, but it's harder to get that at competitive pricing in Canada as few retailers have it. So I went with the Crucial M4 128 gigs for $110 all in -- which is currently the most popular SSD and has sparkling reviews after a firmware update.
From my understanding the Intel 330 line is only SATA 2 while all the other drives are SATA 3. As for the 520, I didn't put much research into it because of the extra $$$, but you can always look at the benchmarks for it on ... http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/425?vs=533 just change the fields.

Overall, you're fairly safe with the brands I described with each having their own perks.

Uh, not sure where you found your info that the Intel 330 is on SATA2, because that is incorrect.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/solid-state-drives-330-series.html

[dreaderus]

Bought my first SSD just the other day after some research. For me it was a debate between Crucial, Intel, and Samsung.
The Intel 520 line has the best warranty (5 years) vs 3 on all the others, but you also pay a bit of a premium for it as well.

I wanted to go with the Samsung 830, but it's harder to get that at competitive pricing in Canada as few retailers have it. So I went with the Crucial M4 128 gigs for $110 all in -- which is currently the most popular SSD and has sparkling reviews after a firmware update.
From my understanding the Intel 330 line is only SATA 2 while all the other drives are SATA 3. As for the 520, I didn't put much research into it because of the extra $$$, but you can always look at the benchmarks for it on ... http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/425?vs=533 just change the fields.

Overall, you're fairly safe with the brands I described with each having their own perks.

where did you end up buying yours from?

[AlmostAscended]

Its $10 off so not sure what you mean, if i am not sure its a hot deal or not should i first post it in the regular forum? I have asked questions before as I found this from another forum where they were saying it was a good price for it so i shared.

Even if you thought it was a deal, you posted here in the form of a question. You had no price in the title, your text in the post is a question asking for a discussion, which is not what the Hot Deals forum is for. Again, you have over a thousand posts, so I am not sure why you don't understand this.

Edit: looks like the mod agrees.

[anon_s]

As to your question, unless you really want intel 520's performance, there are much cheaper alternatives, one of them being the intel 330. Other recommended SSD's are Crucial M4, Samsung 830 (if you can get it on sale), Sandisk Extreme, and Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. Avoid OCZ, unless you're on a budget and don't mind a bit of a risk.
This is true. The 330 should be fine for home use;

Of the available SandForce drives, I've felt most comfortable recommending Intel's own. The pass through Intel's validation labs provides that extra peace of mind that hopefully translates into a better overall experience. In the past Intel has been a reliable option in the market but not necessarily the most affordable. The 330 attempts to correct the latter. While other drives are cheaper, the 330 does give you a unique combination of an Intel validated drive at a competitive price point.

The performance delta between the 330 and the 520 is narrow enough that I don't see a reason to recommend the 520 unless you need a higher capacity drive. The loss of endurance is likely something no typical end user would ever notice. Perhaps the lower p/e cycle is enough to keep the 330 out of write heavy enterprise deployments, but otherwise it's a non-issue.

The biggest problem with Intel's SSD 330 really stems from the limitatations of its SandForce controller. Performance with incompressible (or software encrypted) data is hardly competitive. As an unencrypted OS/application drive the 330 is great, but if you're planning on using software encryption or will be primarily storing photos, videos and music you'll want to opt for a drive based on a different controller technology.

In the end it's good to see Intel playing aggressively on price. The 330 is likely one of the best SandForce drives on the market, and not having to pay a premium for it is pretty awesome.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5817/the-intel-ssd-330-review-60gb-120gb-180gb/9

[RiCHC3]

Uh, not sure where you found your info that the Intel 330 is on SATA2, because that is incorrect.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/solid-state-drives-330-series.html

I stand corrected, looks like I didn't notice the 330 vs 320 :D



where did you end up buying yours from?

Memory Express with a pricematch of hookbag.ca and free shipping .

[Sharks316]

its $10 off so not sure what you mean, if i am not sure its a hot deal or not should i first post it in the regular forum? I have asked questions before as i found this from another forum where they were saying it was a good price for it so i shared.



r u kidding me????

[george__]

I USE IT. It has AES 128BIT ENCRYPTION so you can encrypt your data and has 5 year warranty.

You need to learn how to use HDPARM and ATA PASSWORD setting to setup password, more likely than not, if you're going to use a desktop. USE GPARTED (burn the iso onto disk) instead of doing dual boot bs.

For laptop -- it already comes with ATA password support built in so it's perfect choice :D