120GB SSD @ NCIX for $209 (After MIR)

[photon]

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...y&promoid=1030

Jeez, they're killing me. Get this, or wait for Intel to do their die shrink. Could be early next year before they get to market though.

Argh.

[GoinAllTheWay]

I've been on the fence for a while myself. Even with just game files I'm sure I could fill that up in a hurry. I'm gonna wait till there at least north of 200 gig for a good price.

[Hack&Lube]

I've decided that I'm waiting for $1/GB to buy any high performance SSD

[MickMcGeough]

That's a great price. The Vertex 2 is probably the fastest consumer level SSD on the market, too.

I think the cost is well worth the huge performance boost. I added a second HD to my MBP for media storage and such.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've decided that I'm waiting for $1/GB to buy any high performance SSD

This is why I’m still not driving a Ferrari. The wait ain’t worth it, particularly when this same drive was probably an $600-800 drive two years ago. We are well past the massive knee in the curve for price, go for it!

[ricosuave]

Yes, but I remember spending an outrageous $320 at Costco for a 7GB drive back in 1997!

[Draug]

I bought this drive about two weeks ago from NCIX for $245 including Tax, Shipping and MIR.

Sadly, I still have not installed it because I cant afford to take my PC offline for the day or two it will take to rebuild it... booo... Hopefully, this week I can do it.

[Bertuzzied]

A ssd is a must have for any computer.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

I'd just assume the MIR doesn't work - never had much luck with OCZ ones.

[photon]

And it's still available! I was hoping it'd sell out of I procrastinated.

[FanIn80]

I'm still lovin my 160GB Intel SSD. One of the best upgrades I've ever done.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I'm still lovin my 160GB Intel SSD. One of the best upgrades I've ever done.

Yup. The SSD in my macbook was a $800 BTO option, and I’d do it again at that price if I had to, in a heartbeat. The increase in productivity is astoundingly evident every time I sit down at someone else’s laptop and find myself waiting on the hard drive.

For desktops, I don’t know if its quite as noticeable, but in laptops its a no brainer.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

This is why I’m still not driving a Ferrari. The wait ain’t worth it, particularly when this same drive was probably an $600-800 drive two years ago. We are well past the massive knee in the curve for price, go for it!

We're past the knee you in the balls prices for SSDs but we're still in the prick you with needles then rub 99% alcohol on your balls price territory.

I'm waiting for the gently squeeze you in the balls pricepoint for SSDs.

Plus the technology is still improving everyday with so many competing implementations and SSD processors fighting for the crown. It'll only get better with another year. Capacities will probably do a few leaps as well and that's important. I learned the hard way when I was an early adopter for a bunch of crappy 34GB gen1 Raptors for RAID.

This is for an already high-powered desktop of course, for laptops though, this is almost a no-brainer, especially for breathing life back into old ones.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by photon

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...y&promoid=1030

Jeez, they're killing me. Get this, or wait for Intel to do their die shrink. Could be early next year before they get to market though.

Argh.

godamn you photon. i just finished installing a brand new 1000W power supply and two EVGA GTX 460's, telling myself that i can wait to finish the rest of the upgrade (SSD, Core i7 and DDR 3 ram) until Intel releases their new LGA 1155 socket. that's not due out until early next year, giving myself plenty of time to save up

and then you post this

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

godamn you photon. i just finished installing a brand new 1000W power supply and two EVGA GTX 460's, telling myself that i can wait to finish the rest of the upgrade (SSD, Core i7 and DDR 3 ram) until Intel releases their new LGA 1155 socket. that's not due out until early next year, giving myself plenty of time to save up

and then you post this

It's okay man, by early next year we'll still have good prices and maybe even better SSDs. Technology just gets better the longer you wait so there is no harm in waiting unless you are really suffering right now.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

I'd just assume the MIR doesn't work - never had much luck with OCZ ones.

I've had 2 rebates with OCZ for about $50 worth work well in the past year. The problem was they sent me those lame prepaid credit cards that I have trouble using at some stores and whose balance I can never drain exactly.

[photon]

Ah I went ahead and ordered one, it'll go into my MBP at some point and I just made $57 at the bottle depot so I guess I can justify it.

[Draug]

Originally Posted by photon

Ah I went ahead and ordered one, it'll go into my MBP at some point and I just made $57 at the bottle depot so I guess I can justify it.

I knew you would eventually come around! Yay!

[Nehkara]

Looks like the G.SKILL Phoenix and OCZ Vertex 2 are two of the best performing SSDs out there so this is a great deal.

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by photon

I just made $57 at the bottle depot so I guess I can justify it.

lol, must have been some haul.