UK Users: Samsung 830 SSD 240 GB - £147

[theSeb]

It looks as though prices are starting to come down nicely in the UK. I paid at least a £100 more for a Vertex 3 240 GB last year in December.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256g...re-mcx-nand-flash-read-520mb-s-write-400mb-s-

I've bought a lot of stuff from this place and have not had a problem.

 

[r3dm4lcz]

It looks as though prices are starting to come down nicely in the UK. I paid at least a £100 more for a Vertex 3 240 GB last year in December.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256g...re-mcx-nand-flash-read-520mb-s-write-400mb-s-

I've bought a lot of stuff from this place and have not had a problem.

That may come in use. Cheers.

 

[Duckypoos]

BAGGED !!

Cheers for the heads-up, as this will be going in to next weeks iMac purchase

 

[MrCaff]

I went for this deal in the end:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/crucial-m4-512gb-ssd-inc-3-years-warranty-283-48-ebuyer-1237247

 

[Tombs]

Thats a very good find, I recommend Scan also never had a problem.

 

[Dangerous Theory]

Nice find, 32 quid cheaper than Amazon. If i had the money spare I'd be mighty tempted. At least I know they will continue to drop and I'd love to jump aboard the SSD bullettrain soon.

 

[RedTomato]

Very very tempted to buy one now but I may wait till Mountain Lion is released. I have about 5 years of installed-but-unused programs and other cruft on my mid-2009 macbook, so when Mountain Lion comes out, it's time for a new install to go with the new SSD.

Want to get SSD right now though

Scan is backordered to July 25th.

Several other websites are backordered too. Currently available from:

£150 inc delivery
http://www.ebuyer.com/318423-samsung-256gb-830-series-ssd-kit-mz-7pc256n-eu7

£146 plus around £5 delivery
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA

 

[medi.freak]

Would you guys know if it makes a difference which size to order? I know that most Optibay alternatives prefer 9mm SSDs ? Does it matter if you put a 7,5mm in them?
thanks in advance!

 

[Dangerous Theory]

Very very tempted to buy one now but I may wait till Mountain Lion is released. I have about 5 years of installed-but-unused programs and other cruft on my mid-2009 macbook, so when Mountain Lion comes out, it's time for a new install to go with the new SSD.

Want to get SSD right now though

Scan is backordered to July 25th.

Several other websites are backordered too. Currently available from:

£150 inc delivery
http://www.ebuyer.com/318423-samsung-256gb-830-series-ssd-kit-mz-7pc256n-eu7

£146 plus around £5 delivery
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA

£145 on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5...6VLS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341844913&sr=8-4

 

[RedTomato]

Would you guys know if it makes a difference which size to order? I know that most Optibay alternatives prefer 9mm SSDs ? Does it matter if you put a 7,5mm in them?
thanks in advance!

I'm no expert, but I don't think it makes a difference. The connectors are definitely in the same place, and the mount holes should be in the same place for both sizes.

£145 on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5...6VLS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341844913&sr=8-4

That linky is selling it for around £200 ??

 

[Maccleduff]

Would you guys know if it makes a difference which size to order? I know that most Optibay alternatives prefer 9mm SSDs ? Does it matter if you put a 7,5mm in them?
thanks in advance!

The samsung ssd comes with a 2.5mm plastic spacer if you buy the 'laptop kit'.This allows it to fit into regular 9.5mm bays.

 

[Dangerous Theory]

That linky is selling it for around £200 ??

You were a day late it was 145 yesterday, 180 today. Amazon is always fluxing prices.

 

[Benbikeman]

Great to see how quickly prices are falling now. I currently have 2x1Tb hard drives, and I'm guessing that there will be 1Tb SSDs available for that kind of price within a year or so.