[Dead Deal] Intel SSD 330 240gb for $139.99

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it comes with mounting tray screws etc. tray works for many cases not all

The Samsung 830 256GB /desktop kit I was looking at was $209 and up. This one was $140 w/desktop kit. This is one of the hotest deals I've have the privilege to get ; )

I'm upgrading my Crucial C300 128GB. Primary data that will be used including my Win7Pro will be about 150GB w/Trim enabled (not doing RAID any more). So performance should increase too ; )

Oh putting the crucial in a friend old dell that just crashed so he'll be amazed at the speed his old pc can provide from a simple hd upgrade..this is why I needed the 2.5 - 3.5 adapter.

 

[child of wonder]

Grabbed two of these. Should work nicely as mirrored caching drives.

 

[Termie]

Just tried the code and it seems to be expired.

 

[Raider1284]

Just tried the code and it seems to be expired.

"The promo code INTSSD924 has expired and is no longer valid."

Woe is me

 

[Roland00Address]

Just tried the code and it seems to be expired.

"The promo code INTSSD924 has expired and is no longer valid."

Woe is me

Yep is was a 1 day sale. Will edit main thread.

 

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Anyone install this Drive yet? I'm getting a pause/freeze every once in a while. Checked around and it seems to be a common issue especially with IRST install. Ugh! Let me know if you guys got this too. hm..what is the return policy at Amazon!

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Did you try updating the firmware on it?

 

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Intel's SSD Toolbox says Firmware is most up to date. 300i

 

[kmmatney]

Intel with Intel controllers were suppose to be the most reliable, except gen 1 intels.

I have my OS running on an Intel Gen 1 80GB, and no problems at all. This SSD has been in a few different computers and laptops, and worked pretty hard. So even their Gen1 drives are reliable. It doesn't have TRIM, but garbage collection seems good enough to keep it resonably fast for normal use.

 

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As of right now it's something else on my pc (usb hub is reset mouse and keyboard - seems like a lock freeze cause I can't do anything while it refreshes...UGH!). Drive seems to be just fine other then I can't switch back to MS-AHCI after installing on IRST.

Sorry all, didn't mean to scare you. Drive is functioning as expected.

 

[ServerGUY]

may have to pick up a couple of these for a new project.