I would like to buy a 256Gb SSD for my Mac but not sure if there are any suppliers in the UK as I seem to see alot about the US QWC group?
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SSD suppliers in the UK
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I bought a 128 GB SSD and an Icy Dock 2.5" to 3.5" adapter from OWC in the US and got it shipped to London via Fedex. It cost me about 45 pounds extra for VAT (Fedex will charge you the VAT about 2 weeks after you have received your parcel). I think it was still worth it, as the OWC SSDs really seems to be one of the best ones available right now.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ - I've used them a few times, reputable, competitive and a good supply.
Ebuyer and Overclockers are brilliant sites for drives etc, OWC is good for US customers, however, anything ordered from the UK side is subject to VAT.
Overclockers is my site of choice for SSD drives and will get you a fast drive, after all, the OWC mercury drive is just a rebranded third party drive that will cost you more than the original drive from Overclockers.
OWC = Great for US customers, not really a viable source for customers abroad.
Overclockers/Ebuyer = UK based, Large range of stock, easy to RMA if faulty and great customer service.
Overclockers is my site of choice for SSD drives and will get you a fast drive, after all, the OWC mercury drive is just a rebranded third party drive that will cost you more than the original drive from Overclockers.
OWC = Great for US customers, not really a viable source for customers abroad.
Overclockers/Ebuyer = UK based, Large range of stock, easy to RMA if faulty and great customer service.
Cheaper on Amazon once you add the £8 P&P from overclockers. The Amazon ones include the 3.5 converter which isn't mentioned on the overclockers site
found this on Amazon which is cheaper than overclock...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/120GB-Verte...23?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1285061142&sr=1-23
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I bought a Kingston SSD from Amazon (128Gb for about £165).
Works perfectly in my 13" MBP
Desktop version is £5 more
Works perfectly in my 13" MBP
Desktop version is £5 more
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Try scan.co.uk. If you know the product name, the Shopping tab in Google sometimes brings up good deals.
I bought a 120GB OCZ Vertex 2E for my hex a couple of weeks ago for £215 from Scan. That price was pretty competitive with the OWC price on a mercury extreme (the other contender) when you take VAT into account and delivery was fast. I ordered on the Friday and had it 11am on Monday.
Matt