500GB SSD

[ukracer]

My new laptop is on hold as i think its not needed but just wanted

I want to fit a 500 SSD before i make a final decision. Anyone know to any decent deals as i see too many "too good to be true prices on ebay" but dont want to pay over odds.

Suggestions please.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Yes. Dont buy from ebay.

Ocuk or scan used to be my preference but im out of the loop these days.

 

[rikrobson]

You'll be wanting a Crucial MX500. about £75 from ebuyer or scan

 

[skotl]

As above, there's plenty of dodgy SSDs on ebay.

Worth looking at crucial - http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/storage-info

500GB from £70

 

[ukracer]

You'll be wanting a Corsair MX500. about £75 from ebuyer or scan

I want a hard drive not a car...

 

[ukracer]

As above, there's plenty of dodgy SSDs on ebay.

Worth looking at crucial - http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/storage-info

500GB from £70

Interesting Crucial does not let me input HP Pavillion DV6.......

 

[rikrobson]

I meant crucial nor corsair

 

[skotl]

Interesting Crucial does not let me input HP Pavillion DV6.......

Wouldn't worry about it - unlike memory, there's (generally) little to get wrong with an SSD. Pretty much any drive will fit any laptop/desktop.

 

[rikrobson]

they come with a wee shim as there are 2 thicknesses of SSD 7mm and 9mm iirc, so they will fit any designed slot for a 2.5" drive.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I think the last one we got was about £62 for a crucial 500gb
https://www.hotukdeals.com/search?q=crucial+SSD

Edit* I think it was this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0786QNS9B?tag=22

 

[angellonewolf]

Don't suppose you got 2 drive bays 240gb are very cheap at mo 25-30 Windows on 1 data you want to save on other ?

 

[bigegg]

I bought mine from CCL on the Leeds/Bradford border.

CCLonline.com

 

[Mart63]

Got my Crucial MX500 from Amazon for less than 60 quid. Very happy with it.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Watch out with Ebuyer, they have their own "version" of Consumer Regulations 2015 and expect you to use Premium rate telephone numbers. A company that should rightfully have expired long ago.

 

[gaz1]

Ccl also deliver all over uk by postal service

Also use them as well often

 

[ukracer]

Don't suppose you got 2 drive bays 240gb are very cheap at mo 25-30 Windows on 1 data you want to save on other ?

Sadly no....i am considering using the optical drive bay for a 240SSD and keeping the 500 sata in it.

I am not sure how to fit two drives although i know it can be done.

I think i could get a housing for the optical BlueRay and use it Via USB. The one thing i think its impossible to add is USB capability.

 

[ukracer]

I bought mine from CCL on the Leeds/Bradford border.

CCLonline.com

Love the fact you can get 1st class delivery for £1.95.

Bit stuck with going through specs. I screen shot the page with 240 and 500 drives on to see which ones people would go for and why?



Or should i go for the 240ssd 30 quid drive from Adata and get a better brand and spec 500 as the price comes down more....choices choices.

I do have a couple of PC's that will benefit from an SSD so the 240 would not be wasted in the future.

 

[ukracer]

Got my Crucial MX500 from Amazon for less than 60 quid. Very happy with it.

Link maybe??

 

[ukracer]

they come with a wee shim as there are 2 thicknesses of SSD 7mm and 9mm iirc, so they will fit any designed slot for a 2.5" drive.

Ah i take it you mean crucial MX500

 

[aguycalledsteve]

I'd look a little more into the specs. If i was looking for a general purpose SSD then equal read write speeds would be the order of the day. So it's just as quick reading data as it is writing it.

Some SSD's are biased where they are quicker doing one over the other and are application specific.