The cheap SSDs thread

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-960...4-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SS-/291981538610

960 EVO 500GB for $199.99 from Newegg on ebay

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-960...4-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SS-/291981538610

960 EVO 500GB for $199.99 from Newegg on ebay

$250 now

 

[sze5003]

Samsung 850 Evo 1tb $280

https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/10293156

I forgot how much I paid for my ocz 960gb but it was less than that I think. Seems like an alright price for the samsung.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I miss those deals on the 2246EN-based Mushkin Reactor 1TB drives, for $205.

 

[you2]

Kind of wish 4TB drives would drop below $600.

 

[BenJeremy]

So.... now that all this 3D memory tech is hitting the streets, we should be seeing cheaper, higher-capacity drives any day now, right?

 

[you2]

There will be some initial 512 and 1tb drives but my thought on 4+ tb drives is very late 2017 and more likely mid 2018. Annoucement for 10+tb drives was made some time ago but those drives are not yet on the market. My hope is that by 2020 or 2021 8tb drives will be below $500.

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADATA-Ultim...A-III-Internal-Solid-State-Drive/302105289835

Sad that this is a good deal, but the Adata SU800 Ultimate 128GB 2.5" SATA6G SSD is on sale at Newegg on ebay for $49.99 FS.

 

[VirtualLarry]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...test-_-InternalSSDs-_-20215016-S0&ignorebbr=1

ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 3D NAND 2.5 Inch SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive (ASU800SS-256GT-C)

$76.99 FS with promo code
EMCXRHCB2

Expires 7/21/2017 at midnight PST.

 

[you2]

Microcenter has some decent prices but not fantastic prices on evo 850 - 500gb (150); 128GB $128. Not sure how it compares with above adata and of course it is more expensive.

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADATA-Ultim...-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-/292119149899

Adata SU700 Ultimate 120GB 2.5" SATA6G SSD

3D TLC NAND / Maxiotek controller

Newegg on ebay

$49.99

limit 5

 

[VirtualLarry]

Brand new PNY Technologies 240GB CS900 SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD

Sold by "refurbforless" on ebay, for $72.99 FS.

Can't link, against Ebay linking policy, because this isn't a "well known" vendor. Although, they've been popular fairly recently, by offering sweet deals on brand-new Ryzen 7 and 5 CPUs.

 

[pbroussard]

I searched refurbforless on ebay and didn't find them.....

edit: duh I had to search for seller. 98.2 positive rating been around for a year. 35k transactions.

 

[ElFenix]

Tapatalk is teasing me:

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Tapatalk is teasing me:

Yeah, reading the deals on the first couple of pages here is pretty depressing.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Yeah, reading the deals on the first couple of pages here is pretty depressing.

On the bright side, I've been cleaning out old papers and came across purchases of 20 GB hard drives for $240 and 128 MB RAM sticks for $130 each.

 

[VirtualLarry]

ebay item #263095027591

Brand new PNY Technologies 240GB CS900 SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD

$78.99 from "refurbforless". (A popular seller of low-priced brand-new Ryzen CPUs, along with refurbished gear.)

 

[you2]

Amazon and newegg have the 150GB evo (sata) for $150. newegg also has m.2 version for $150. $129 is the historical low @ b&h back around Jan but still a pretty decent price.

 

[XavierMace]

Amazon and newegg have the 150GB evo (sata) for $150. newegg also has m.2 version for $150. $129 is the historical low @ b&h back around Jan but still a pretty decent price.

You seem to have condensed the drive size and model into one word which makes it rather difficult to tell what you're talking about.

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADATA-Ultim...-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-/292119149899

Newegg on ebay.

Adata 128GB SU700 Ultimate 3D TLC SATA 2.5" SSD

$49.99 FS (Normally $69.99)

Hurry! (I think it's limit 5, that's how these Newegg ebay days usually go.)

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADATA-Ultim...-III-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-/302089343525

Now Newegg on ebay, has the Adata SU800 Ultimate 256GB 3D TLC NAND SATA 2.5" SSD for $79.99 FS. (See price in checkout.)

Limit 5 I think.

These are decent SSDs, 3D NAND should be more durable than competing planar TLC SSDs. The only comparably-priced SSD is a really ultra-low-end one, the Team L5 Lite (planar TLC) 240GB 2.5" SATA. This one should be better. Performance of the 128GB size is decent, and that one only has three of the four controller NAND channels populated.

Edit: Regular price is $109.99 FS.

 

[Engineer]

On the bright side, I've been cleaning out old papers and came across purchases of 20 GB hard drives for $240 and 128 MB RAM sticks for $130 each.

I paid $379 for a 20MB MFM 4 to 1 interleave drive in 1987. Said I would never fill it up, lol!

SSD's haven't fallen fast enough IMO.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

SSD's haven't fallen fast enough IMO.

Fallen? Look back to the origin of this thread, they're going in the other direction. 240/250 GB drives are about 50% more than they were 18 months ago. Used to be doable under $60, now under $90 is a decent price.

 

[esquared]

Fallen? Look back to the origin of this thread, they're going in the other direction. 240/250 GB drives are about 50% more than they were 18 months ago. Used to be doable under $60, now under $90 is a decent price.

That's the truth.^^^

I picked up a 1TB Sandisk Ultra II for 199 at Amazon before Christmas 2015.
It's 264 now. So it's probably not a bad price compared to other 1 TB SSDs
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M8ABHVQ/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Engineer]

Fallen? Look back to the origin of this thread, they're going in the other direction. 240/250 GB drives are about 50% more than they were 18 months ago. Used to be doable under $60, now under $90 is a decent price.

To be honest, I've not monitored the prices enough to see what direction they are going in other than they aren't below where I expected them to be. I picked up a 1TB SSD for $194 a few years ago and expected the 1TB's to be at $100 to $125 by now and they are nowhere near.

Seems ram prices have shot up (at least compared to what I used to spend) also.

Sort of got out of buying new hardware a few years ago. Have the itch but won't scratch it with these prices, lol.