A couple of SSD deals

[DP]

Good prices? Kingston 256 for $210, Sandisk Extreme 480Gb for $490.

http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-256gb-s...50640.html

http://www.buy.com/prod/sandisk-extreme-...72804.html

[pdq]

Nice to see SSD's getting below $1 per GB.

[john dough]

Not to knock the Kingston, but the SATA III speeds are about 70% of the models that are dropping as well. Still faster than mechanical drives but you need to know what you are getting.

I found the specs here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820139951

Give it time and the faster SSDs (over 450MB read and write) will be below $250 again.

The Sandisk looks REAL nice and may be a good drive for a laptop where you want to carry around everything with you.

[mattkime]

>>Not to knock the Kingston, but the SATA III speeds are about 70% of the models that are dropping as well. Still faster than mechanical drives but you need to know what you are getting.

yup, the quality of SSDs seems to vary more than HDDs at the moment.

look before you jump.

[ADent]

Not all of us have 6GB/s SATA connections. The SATA III speeds are fine for many. But I do agree that people need to know what they are getting.

In face the next drive I want to get is for a SATA I machine.

[john dough]

This drive is very popular, faster and only $40 more;

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SAMSSD256

I set one up in a MBP last week and it made a HUGE difference (vs the mechanical drive). Even if you don't have a SATA III connection now, you will be covered if your next machine does and you want to bring your SSD.

[john dough]

Even better: Crucial 256GB M4 for under $200!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820148443&Tpk=CT256M4SSD2

[hal]

that sold out long ago

[john dough]

When I posted, it was available again (maybe only for a short time).

The point is that the deals are getting better every day. When I hear of them, I will pass them on with a RYF!