$175 OFF Intel SSD 160GB G2

[capeconsultant]

BFPEEKSSD160

at NewEgg, get em quick, boys! I got mine!

 

[pcslookout]

BFPEEKSSD160

at NewEgg, get em quick, boys! I got mine!

Thanks bought two.

 

[capeconsultant]

Heck, I should buy another, sell it on ebay and bring my cost down by another $75 or so Good job!

 

[her209]

$414... still too rich for my blood.

 

[pcslookout]

$414... still too rich for my blood.

Simple then. Buy four and keep one for free.

 

[her209]

Simple then. Buy four and keep one for free.

How do you figure?

 

[capeconsultant]

He means buy 4, sell three on Ebay for a profit and get one, (almost) for free

 

[DonnieT]

wow way cool of you to share that with us, i got one for my new computer i am going to be building.

 

[her209]

He means buy 4, sell three on Ebay for a profit and get one, (almost) for free

$414
$36.23 (8.75% sales tax)
$47.12 (8% eBay fee on $589 final price)

That's already $497.35 under the most optimistic conditions which means I'd be only making $91.65 on each drive I sold. If I sold 3, that would only give me a total profit of $274.95. I haven't even taken into account the Paypal fees, shipping fees, how the shipping fees will affect the final price, the surge in supply of 160GB drives from other people doing the same thing, the headache in dealing with buyer if something goes wrong, possible price drop from Newegg ahead of Christmas sales, etc.

 

[capeconsultant]

Minus a little for cashback

 

[dfuze]

I just wish newegg cashback was higher than 2%.

 

[Ciber]

Just bought one, bastards have a limit of one.

 

[rcpratt]

Wow, newegg selling an X25-M for MSRP.

 

[Safe_Mode]

I'm torn, should I get this or two of these and RAID them?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820157021
$189 after coupon.

 

[PUN]

I'm torn, should I get this or two of these and RAID them?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820157021
$189 after coupon.

If you don't mind occasional format and reloading OS and Application, then get it.

 

[Badgerboy1970]

Thanks for the heads up on the coupon! I have been waiting with baited breath for the Intel 160gb G2 SSD to drop around the $400 mark or lower. However, $414 is close enough in price for me to bite after reading practically nothing but praise for Intel SSD drives for the last six months or so.

My only concern is that the drive was actually in-stock when I ordered it.

 

[Ciber]

I'm torn, should I get this or two of these and RAID them?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820157021
$189 after coupon.

I'm running two of these in RAID 0, I think that even "used" they murder a single G2.

 

[capeconsultant]

Mine MIGHT come tomorrow. That would give me a ncie project for the weekend. I am pretty excited. Been watching like a hawk, and this was a decent price. Cheaper than most graphic cards, and since I do not game, this makes more sense

 

[Pneumothorax]

So 1 of these or 2 WD 300gb raptors in RAID?

 

[Thor86]

So 1 of these or 2 WD 300gb raptors in RAID?

Please, don't start a flame war.

 

[Thor86]

I'm running two of these in RAID 0, I think that even "used" they murder a single G2.

Interesting, care to share some HDTune numbers?

 

[Ciber]

Interesting, care to share some HDTune numbers?

Running OSX, Can't find anything to benchmark it with that's free.

 

[CurseTheSky]

So wait... these have been nearly impossible to find in stock, and when you do, they're usually $80-100 over MSRP (Newegg being one of the worst). All of a sudden, Newegg has them in stock, and has enough to run a coupon code bringing the price down to a very reasonable level?

I see the price is quite a bit lower on several other sites as well, but when did this all happen? Last I knew, I could hardly find a 160GB G2 for under $500.

 

[ilkhan]

When I spend enough to get more than an 80GB Intel drive (since I already have my G2), it'd better support trim out of the box and run on SATA 3. Still out. Ill get a 160G3 drive when I get a SATA3 laptop (ivy bridge based) in a couple years, my 080G2 will suffice as long as the interface is still SATA2.

 

[capeconsultant]

I know, I almost predicted this in time for the holiday season to MAXIMIZE sales. At the previous price point, they were simply too high. For quality new technology, this is not too bad.