[Newegg] ADATA XPG SX930-240GB SSD ($90)
- Deal Link:
- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 1456947656
- Price:
- $89.99
- Savings:
- 36%
comes with a free weird phone ring/stand
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Apr 30th, 2016 2:14 am
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Getting an SSD for an old laptop is a very good idea. It will dramatically improve start up and shutdown times as well as general operation. Plus if you decide to upgrade your laptop later you can migrate that SSD.raz123 wrote: ↑Hardware gurus, is this a good deal?
I'm looking to upgrade the (10 year old) laptop's HDD. Board supports SATA 3.5Gb/s. Compatibility shouldn't be an issue.
However, is it worth getting a SATA 6Gb/s device (such as this deal), knowing that it will be limited to my laptop's 3.5Gb/s, hence not functioning faster than a (cheaper?) SATA 3.5Gb/s device?
Thoughts?
Apr 30th, 2016 10:21 am
I'm pretty sure you can't even find any deals on sata2 ssd's any more so may as well get Sata3 6Gb/s.
Apr 30th, 2016 10:33 am
Apr 30th, 2016 10:39 am
You mean 3Gbps, there's no "3.5" standard.
Yes still worth it because all the 4k/QD transfers will usually be below 6Gbps even on modern drives; but, they'll still be far greater than any HDD. Meaning yes you still get a good lot of benefit even on a SATA 3Gbps connection.
Uh well the difference is the Blast has a really high failure rate and is basically the junkiest of the junky, in drives right now. It's TLC (which everyone on RFD thinks should be avoided like the plague) but more importantly just read the reviews. These Blast drives fail left, right, and centre--the price seems good but when it's 3-6 months and the whole thing fails and you have to RMA (some people have RMA'd this junk like 2-3 times too), then it's not so good.BeapChastard wrote: ↑I've seen much cheaper drives, here's a Patriot Blast 240gb for $70: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13411112711
The Blast is considered a budget drive whereas this Adata is marketed as a "gaming drive", whatever that means. My guess is the difference will not be noticeable to the vast majority of users.
Apr 30th, 2016 12:15 pm