seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 the prices of ssds have gone up significantly. it's the cell phone market's fault. never mind the fact that the smart phone you currently have can do anything you could ever want a phone to do you still upgrade every year or two. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted October 8, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted October 8, 2017 @Mockingbird, how much do you think one of your kidneys is worth? Wouldn't it be better to give it to someone who may need it? A donation may save someone's life. The Evil Overlord, Mindovermaster, CrashG and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, seta-san said: the prices of ssds have gone up significantly. it's the cell phone market's fault. never mind the fact that the smart phone you currently have can do anything you could ever want a phone to do you still upgrade every year or two. Significantly? If anything prices haven’t dropped but I’ve yet to see SSD prices soar above what I paid to begin with. What do you consider to be significant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Has anyone used this Holy Grail: Honey: joinhoney.com/ref/ezwu57 This has been an extraordinary extension for Chrome and Firefox that searches for the best deals while browsing Amazon, eBay, and other stores! Heck, it even draws you a price graph!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Raze said: @Mockingbird, how much do you think one of your kidneys is worth? Wouldn't it be better to give it to someone who may need it? A donation may save someone's life. Okay. It's dark outside. Now, I need to go find a kidney. Where are you at, approximately? Dick Montage, DConnell and The Evil Overlord 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted October 8, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted October 8, 2017 8 hours ago, Mockingbird said: Okay. It's dark outside. Now, I need to go find a kidney. Where are you at, approximately? Next door to you. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, adrynalyne said: Significantly? If anything prices haven’t dropped but I’ve yet to see SSD prices soar above what I paid to begin with. What do you consider to be significant? my ssd. a 480gb sandisk cost me $100 at bestbuy 2 years ago. today that same ssd is $172 on newegg https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, seta-san said: my ssd. a 480gb sandisk cost me $100 at bestbuy 2 years ago. today that same ssd is $172 on newegg https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173012 Could that be a sale, or perhaps an earlier version? Lot can happen in 2 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: Could that be a sale, or perhaps an earlier version? it was a sale. it was something like $10 or $15 off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) MSRP at review time of the release in end of 2014 was $200 for the 480GB - https://www.anandtech.com/show/8520/sandisk-ultra-ii-240gb-ssd-review Also was $208 on Amazon at release - https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6790/sandisk-ultra-ii-480gb-ssd-review/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, seta-san said: my ssd. a 480gb sandisk cost me $100 at bestbuy 2 years ago. today that same ssd is $172 on newegg https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173012 Do you understand why? Older SSDs that are no longer built are limited stock. Point in case, these are both 500GB SSDs: 840 evo: $372.95 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADF3ZD3034&cm_re=840_evo-_-20-147-249-_-Product 850 evo $169.99: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W02DV8166&cm_re=850_Evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product I guarantee you I never spent that much on the 840 Evo I have laying around here somewhere. That costs more than my 960 Evo! Plus look @xendrome's post about MSRP. You got a good deal back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 1 minute ago, adrynalyne said: Do you understand why? Older SSDs that are no longer built are limited stock. Point in case, these are both 500GB SSDs: 840 evo: $372.95 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADF3ZD3034&cm_re=840_evo-_-20-147-249-_-Product 850 evo $169.99: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W02DV8166&cm_re=850_Evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product Plus look @xendrome's post about MSRP. You got a good deal back then. that makes no sense. shouldn't the older models be put on sale to clear out inventory ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, seta-san said: that makes no sense. shouldn't the older models be put on sale to clear out inventory ? I'm not a reseller, you tell me? It is what it is. Maybe there is a compatibility issue somewhere? No idea. But clearly SSDs have not jumped price appreciably. I am sure the price goes up and down at times, but it is not the trend for it to stay high. Buying older SSDs tends to cost more for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, adrynalyne said: I'm not a reseller, you tell me? It is what it is. Maybe there is a compatibility issue somewhere? No idea. But clearly SSDs have not jumped price appreciably. I am sure the price goes up and down at times, but it is not the trend for it to stay high. it shouldn't be a trend they need to increase manufacturing to reduce prices. but I have a feeling like there is some patent ######ery going on that is artificially keeping the inventory low and the prices high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, seta-san said: it shouldn't be a trend they need to increase manufacturing to reduce prices. but I have a feeling like there is some patent ######ery going on that is artificially keeping the inventory low and the prices high. Well again, it only seems to affect older SSDs and history has proven that SSDs have improved with time so there is little reason to look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, adrynalyne said: Well again, it only seems to affect older SSDs and history has proven that SSDs have improved with time so there is little reason to look back. for 2.5" ssds there's little to improve on. it's operating at near the sata bus' limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, seta-san said: for 2.5" ssds there's little to improve on. it's operating at near the sata bus' limit I wasn't talking about speed but instead reliability and performance over time. Example: Look at the 840 evo vs 850 evo, warranty wise. The 840 evo had a nasty firmware bug too that would slow the drive down over time, which if memory serves, only was partially fixed. That said, there is a large room for improvement even on sata SSDs. Sequential performance is but a portion of real life workloads. IOPs are arguably more important in many cases which is going to include more than sequential and is quite low right now, overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpixel Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I have a spare 120GB SSD that I will trade for that kidney of yours. Lets see how much you are attached to it The Evil Overlord and +Raze 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2017 I have 3 spare... LOL The Evil Overlord and +Raze 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpixel Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 9:45 PM, Mindovermaster said: I have 3 spare... LOL He only has 1 kidney to trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkol Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Some answers made me laugh.... Only buy it, if you can afford one. Not because the cool kids have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Am I a bad lad for having 6 in my main games rig? 8 in total in household tech, im such a dirty SSD ###### Only platter left in the house is the NAS. CrashG 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted October 9, 2017 MVC Share Posted October 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, Mando said: Am I a bad lad for having 6 in my main games rig? 8 in total in household tech, im such a dirty SSD ###### Only platter left in the house is the NAS. I've lost count how many I have. Last time I tried counting I counted around 30 (I say counted because I probably forgot some) and that was in 2015 .. probably over 40 by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 9, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 9, 2017 1 hour ago, pixelpixel said: He only has 1 kidney to trade Well he has other body parts, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted October 10, 2017 Veteran Share Posted October 10, 2017 Meh....not 50% on the Samsung line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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