http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226765
I'm in the market for a larger drive. I have a 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro currently and need some more space. Is this a decent drive? I am mainly compiling code in different virtual machines in OSX. I can only find things about the...
Sorry folks. Didn't realize there was a hot deals forum!
I'll keep these over there from now on. And yes, I am happy with my Plextor! Just sharing the info is all :)
So here is what I got with my drive finally. Took forever for me to get the time to install it and move all the data and get the tweaks right.
2011 15" MBP i7-2720QM @ 2.2GHz 8GB RAM
First run (didn't realize the Boot Camp will not allow AHCI without some hacks):
Enabled AHCI with a...
If only... It's a 75% work machine and 25% personal. Gotta have the scorpio up an running :(
On top of it all I'm going out of town this weekend for a wedding so it will be next week before I can even think about it!
Well, it showed up this am. The optibay that I orderded off of ebay did not. So here I sit. Staring at this wonderful looking thing dreaming of the speed...
I'l take the time to figure out what my best way to get OSX and bootcamp up and running with this and a 750 scorpio black as the second drive.
Trigger pulled.
Went with the Plextor M3. $309 out of pocket plus went through ebates. Rebates are sucha PITA so I count it as $309 and I might get a $20 check at some point, but don't count on them! ;)
Thanks for the advice and great info on the board. I'll be sticking around to keep learning!
Sunnovabitch! The Crucial just jumped to $340 now.
Changes things a bit. The Plextor at $289 (with rebate) is looking more appealing now. Does it come with a toolkit to keep things cooking?
Both from Newegg:
M4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Solid%20State%20Disk-_-Crucial-_-20148443&AID=10446076&PID=3793426&SID=skim1307X517919Xc4256cbf68f2f5bc563a84653981c852
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