Samsung 850 EVO SSD - 500GB - $157.19

That is a great deal.

They 850 evo has been on sale a lot lately. Must be because the 860 evo is coming out very soon.

Got one with $15 off! Thanks OP!

i have some coupon codes that i won't be using. expires on the 7th.

$25 off $75. 8842 3927 4124 5456
free startech portable usb 3 hub charging station. with purchase $75. 8843 1927 4124 5459
100 airmiles with purchase $75. 8843 3927 4124 5455

ulfy wrote: ↑ i have some coupon codes that i won't be using. expires on the 7th.

$25 off $75. 8842 3927 4124 5456
free startech portable usb 3 hub charging station. with purchase $75. 8843 1927 4124 5459
100 airmiles with purchase $75. 8843 3927 4124 5455

Tried all of these, none worked.

phatboi wrote: ↑ Tried all of these, none worked.

i've tried it...only 100 airmiles worked for me.
$25 off 75 does not work for computer stuff. dunno if it works with other products.
freebie startech, can't get it work.

Kind of clueless with these SSDs.
I just want it as a "relatively" more stable than mechanical drive for data backups. Can this be adapted to be an external drive? How much extra should i expect to pay if this is possible and i need to get the parts--also, what parts?? and advice on an external if this is not possible?

thanks in advance

no8t4 wrote: ↑ Kind of clueless with these SSDs.
I just want it as a "relatively" more stable than mechanical drive for data backups. Can this be adapted to be an external drive? How much extra should i expect to pay if this is possible and i need to get the parts--also, what parts?? and advice on an external if this is not possible?

thanks in advance

What exactly do you mean by stable? Personally I wouldn't trust any ssd as a backup drive. Ssds will work in basically any 2.5" enclosure.

no8t4 wrote: ↑ Kind of clueless with these SSDs.
I just want it as a "relatively" more stable than mechanical drive for data backups. Can this be adapted to be an external drive? How much extra should i expect to pay if this is possible and i need to get the parts--also, what parts?? and advice on an external if this is not possible?

thanks in advance

Just any old USB (3.0 preferred) 2.5 enclosure

https://www.amazon.ca/ORICO-2588US3-Scr ... =orico+2.5

no8t4 wrote: ↑ Kind of clueless with these SSDs.
I just want it as a "relatively" more stable than mechanical drive for data backups. Can this be adapted to be an external drive? How much extra should i expect to pay if this is possible and i need to get the parts--also, what parts?? and advice on an external if this is not possible?

thanks in advance

You don't need an SSD for this. It's like using a porsche to store your gardening tools.

kronos288 wrote: ↑
What exactly do you mean by stable? Personally I wouldn't trust any ssd as a backup drive. Ssds will work in basically any 2.5" enclosure.

I assume SSD is better for traveling back and forth being thrown in a backpack, etc. being less prone to shock/drops as compared to a mechanical drive (i.e., platters and spinners). I will be backing up important information on it and don't want it to be gone up in smoke.

saberon2016 wrote: ↑
Just any old USB (3.0 preferred) 2.5 enclosure

https://www.amazon.ca/ORICO-2588US3-Scr ... =orico+2.5

thanks

BinaryJay wrote: ↑ You don't need an SSD for this. It's like using a porsche to store your gardening tools.

do you have another recommendation for the purpose of use described above?

no8t4 wrote: ↑ I assume SSD is better for traveling back and forth being thrown in a backpack, etc. being less prone to shock/drops as compared to a mechanical drive (i.e., platters and spinners). I will be backing up important information on it and don't want it to be gone up in smoke.

You would have to be extremely abusive to a mechanical drive to screw it up while it's off and the heads are parked. If you're that concerned about your data you should have it in more than one place anyway.

no8t4 wrote: ↑ I assume SSD is better for traveling back and forth being thrown in a backpack, etc. being less prone to shock/drops as compared to a mechanical drive (i.e., platters and spinners). I will be backing up important information on it and don't want it to be gone up in smoke.

If you want something rugged, you're better off with something like:

https://www.amazon.ca/LaCie-Rugged-Exte ... dpSrc=srch

no8t4 wrote: ↑ I assume SSD is better for traveling back and forth being thrown in a backpack, etc. being less prone to shock/drops as compared to a mechanical drive (i.e., platters and spinners). I will be backing up important information on it and don't want it to be gone up in smoke.

thanks

do you have another recommendation for the purpose of use described above?

If you're just using it for data backups, use a USB stick. It's way more practical and you don't need any drive enclosures, data/power cables, etc. Plus it's a lot smaller. You can get a 256GB USB 3.0 stick for like $75. If you need more data than that, get two. Also can use two for redundancy, and leave one at the office and one at home.

thanks, used "$25 off $75. 8842 3927 4124 5456" for another order.

ulfy wrote: ↑ i have some coupon codes that i won't be using. expires on the 7th.

$25 off $75. 8842 3927 4124 5456
free startech portable usb 3 hub charging station. with purchase $75. 8843 1927 4124 5459
100 airmiles with purchase $75. 8843 3927 4124 5455

BinaryJay wrote: ↑ You would have to be extremely abusive to a mechanical drive to screw it up while it's off and the heads are parked. If you're that concerned about your data you should have it in more than one place anyway.

Yeah, I do have it backed up in more than one place, but this version of it needs to travel with me as i need it for work. cars, planes, trains, etc. and also daily commutes to the office. but that's good to know that even the mechanical drives can take some good amount of abuse. right now i use a portable one and i'm just worried about it screwing up.

aerok wrote: ↑ If you want something rugged, you're better off with something like:

https://www.amazon.ca/LaCie-Rugged-Exte ... dpSrc=srch

thanks for this

LBJackal wrote: ↑ If you're just using it for data backups, use a USB stick. It's way more practical and you don't need any drive enclosures, data/power cables, etc. Plus it's a lot smaller. You can get a 256GB USB 3.0 stick for like $75. If you need more data than that, get two. Also can use two for redundancy, and leave one at the office and one at home.

This might be what I end up doing since these sticks are such high capacity now. my work files total about 400GB so maybe 2 of sticks will be a better bet. I was just thinking if in future i can drop it into my laptop too.

thanks for the feedback all!

saberon2016 wrote: ↑ Just any old USB (3.0 preferred) 2.5 enclosure

https://www.amazon.ca/ORICO-2588US3-Scr ... =orico+2.5

Not sure if that one supports UASP. Would rather get one that says it does. Not like it's that important but why not?

@no8t4
https://www.amazon.ca/USB3-0-External-E ... o+2.5+uasp

Bought that SSD last week and that case to use on my Xbox One. Migrated my games to it and now it's blazing fast. Completely worth it, whenever I stop using it on the Xbox I can use it as an external drive or PC, win-win.

How do you get the $15 off $150 coupon? I took a look at the site but I was only able to find the $10 off for $100 offer for new emails?

CurryLife4 wrote: ↑ How do you get the $15 off $150 coupon? I took a look at the site but I was only able to find the $10 off for $100 offer for new emails?

$15 off coupon are by email. You should be able to get one easily from this thread.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/staples- ... 9024/5937/

Thanks Mr.Robo!