They have a Kingston 160GB on Ebay for $400. Is it pretty much the same thing?
I don't see anything about the Kingston in there. I thought the Kingston had Intel guts and was pretty much a rebadged X25.![]()
I'm really looking forward to purchasing the 160GB model, but wow it just got way to expensive. When do you guys think the price will go back to the $450-$500 range?
Whats up, guys? I just purchased a new Macbook Pro (2.66 GHz, 4GB Ram, 360 GB HD, 15.4) yesterday from one of the Apple Stores in my city. I purchased this Intel X25 34nm 80GB drive from CostCentral.com very quickly this morning when I saw the price at $239 with free shipping. Interesting note that they had 85 in stock this morning and now have only about 22 in stock.
The below link is the SSD that I purchased from Costcentral.com. Unless I didnt read correctly, is the SSD that I purchased from CostCentral.com compatible with my current Macbook Pro? The reason Im asking is because I had a question about the Mfg Part numbers on some of the SSD's listed in this thread. What is the difference between the Mfg Part #: SSDSA2MH080G2C1 vs the Mfg Part #SSDSA2MH080G2R5? What is the significance between the last different two characters (C1 vs R5)?
http://www.costcentral.com/proddeta...m_Solid_State_Drive/SSDSA2MH080G2C1/10898198/
I don't see anything about the Kingston in there. I thought the Kingston had Intel guts and was pretty much a rebadged X25.![]()
It looks like they are the same.
"Legit Bottom Line: The Kingston SSDNow M Series SNM125-S2/80GB is identical to the Intel X25-M SSD and is one of the best SSDs that money can buy."
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/965/1/
Except that the Kingston is a rebranded G1 (not the G2) and you don't get Intel support (firmwares, ecc.)...
i got my 80gb G2 intel from buy.com yesterday(ordered Friday 9/11. very happy, and got it for $232 shipped.
Add Crucial M225 etc to this with only slightly worse test scores than the x25 but on power with ocz vertex and you have value. Novatech £218