Intel X25-M Gen. 2 IN STOCK ($235)

[gavane]

Yeah, the free shipping is what bit me. Since where I live it has to go through other sorting groups before it reaches me, refusing shipment is actually more of a hassle since other people already signed for it and the truck will have left.

Since I have a desktop and no 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bays I think I will be okay with the slightly thinner one and some masking tape

 

[DestruyaUR]

If you made the same mistake I did be prepared to eat around a 36 dollar oopsie in the form of a 15% restocking fee. -_-

 

[a123456]

Just to update from the "20 in stock," I guess they actually had it in stock. It shipped on Monday, arrived Tuesday and has Win7 successfully installed on it now. It was the SSDSA2MH080G201 version, which currently shows 7 in stock.

 

[sniggle]

Got mine today with 2 day shipping after ordering Friday and a call having to confirm a phone number. Painless process, fast ordering, good experience. Just installed Win7 on a pair of them in raid 0 and it's flying.

EDIT: Oh and I didn't get any adapters so mine are currently flopping around in the bottom of my case. I never move it so it doesn't matter, but I'll probably order a pair of the SilverStone drive adapter when it comes back in stock on Amazon.

 

[Owls]

Originally posted by: sniggle
Got mine today with 2 day shipping after ordering Friday and a call having to confirm a phone number. Painless process, fast ordering, good experience. Just installed Win7 on a pair of them in raid 0 and it's flying.

EDIT: Oh and I didn't get any adapters so mine are currently flopping around in the bottom of my case. I never move it so it doesn't matter, but I'll probably order a pair of the SilverStone drive adapter when it comes back in stock on Amazon.

you do realize that TRIM isn't supported on RAID right?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Anyone ever bought from costcentral before? I am very leery of sites I've never heard of and want to know before I pull the trigger. Thanks

 

[lytalbayre]

Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Anyone ever bought from costcentral before? I am very leery of sites I've never heard of and want to know before I pull the trigger. Thanks

Me and several others in this thread have already stated successful purchases from cost central.

Their resellerratings reviews are very good.

 

[TheCommish]

Any differences between the "C1" and "R5" versions, besides case color?
I see from above that the "01" version is missing the spacer ring, making it 7mm instead of 9.5mm thick.

 

[lytalbayre]

Originally posted by: TheCommish
Any differences between the "C1" and "R5" versions, besides case color?
I see from above that the "01" version is missing the spacer ring, making it 7mm instead of 9.5mm thick.

R5 is retail and comes with a 3.5" bay adapter

C1 is bare drive.

 

[Krynj]

If that site runs out, Provantage has them for $4 more, and with the R5 product number.

http://www.provantage.com/inte...mh080g2r5~7ITE90LM.htm

 

[sniggle]

Originally posted by: Owls
you do realize that TRIM isn't supported on RAID right?

Yeah, but I would imagine Intel will fix their drivers to support it fairly soon. If not, my bi-yearly formats will take care of the trimming for me.

 

[ChorniyVolk]

So the drive in the OP is the R5? Why does it say 01 instead of R5? What's the difference between those?

 

[gavane]

Originally posted by: ChorniyVolk
So the drive in the OP is the R5? Why does it say 01 instead of R5? What's the difference between those?

The link I posted above gives the differences between the versions. Here it is again.

http://www.intel.com/cd/channe...nand/feature/index.htm

SSDSA2MH080G201 - 7.0mm thick, no adapter.
SSDSA2MH080G2C1 - 9.5mm thick, no adapter (will fit in laptops).
SSDSA2MH080G2R5 - 9.5mm thick, with 3.5" desktop drive bay adapter to 2.5" SSD adapter bracket, screws, installation guide, and warranty documentation.

 

[ChorniyVolk]

Ah, got it, thanks.

 

[DestruyaUR]

And there's no difference in warranty, either - the R5 has the same three year coverage as the 01 and C1.

 

[markgm]

I can't get over how hard it is to find these drives. No wonder Intel has little incentive to bring out the 320 GB model.

 

[Owls]

Originally posted by: markgm
I can't get over how hard it is to find these drives. No wonder Intel has little incentive to bring out the 320 GB model.

No kidding. However, on one hand I do not see SSD drives that appealing just yet. I have a raid 0 setup and the benchmarks dont justify the limited size and disproportioned pricepoint. I'll probably bite when 320gb drives come out and TRIM is supported in RAID.

 

[dngrwill]

When I ordered earlier today, their stock count said 80.

It does burn me that there is price gauging with these (nothing like selling something for
50% markup above retail...) - sure it is supply and demand, but I expected better from Newegg.

I usually think of the egg as having the lowest prices, but I can't do that anymore, I am really disappointed by them "we aren't a nameless warehouse" - except for when you can price gauge.....

Of course this supply issue is temporary because intel had to recall a bunch of the G2s due to bad firmware, so soon market conditions should drop the price to MSRPish, ($229).

good one newegg - destroy your reputation and my loyalty.

GO Costcentral.com, free shipping, price by MSRP and 9.7/10 reseller rating.

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