Looking to buy first SSD no more than $55 250GB or Above, help suggestions?

OmniDyne

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EpicSurvivor said:
Sounds bad don't it? and I know In my OG post I said $55 right? Well I am on a very tight budget (I am an Adult) and I honestly don't need an SSD but I wanted to upgrade my Computer. Never owned an SSD before so it was a good upgrade. Truthfully though I would love to get a bargain for $35 despite having stated $55 on the Original Post.
For 2 reasons:
#1 My Budget is limited, is not something I really need anyway, but would like an upgrade
#2 $35 for an SSD is a sweet spot its like bargain hunting and you finally find something good. Saving those extra $5 really makes a difference for me.

So if I could I update my OG Post and say "Looking for SSD no more than $35" That's what I would say. Why am I driven that it is possible to find a 240GB SSD for $35? because I found several on eBay just not sure which one is good and what to pick. I'll post links below, maybe we can get to the end of this thread by finding something that's even worth $35 haha lol.

I don't know anything about SLC and DRAM on SSD, is something new to me and don't know the difference, however your explanations above are very clear and direct so I understand what you mean. I also did watch a Video on Youtube explaining this today but still need help. Would hate to have 5 choices to pick from for $35 and buying the worst one just because I didn't know the difference.

So I am going to refine my eBay search and post some links. There's always new stuff being posted on eBay daily so there's always more chances.

Note some of the Links say $40 but was going to make an offer to seller.

This is all eBay has for $40 (Best Offer) and Under for 250GB
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Crucial-240-GB-SATA-Solid-State-Drive/302939981481

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingston-240GB-SSD-SUV400S37-240G-2-5-FULLY-TESTED/223169763395

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingston-2...5-7mm-solid-state-internal-drive/232998605105

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Di...SATA-2-5-7mm-540MB-s-WDS240G2G0A/332871155556

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OCZ-ARC-100-240GB-Internal-2-5-ARC100-25SAT3-240G-SSD/283196558217

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-540s-240GB-SSD-Used-Works-Great-Solid-State-Drive/323545727725

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-530-...0GB-6-0Gb-s-SATA-III-2-5-7mm-SSD/323543949348

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Crucial-24...=item4688a146a9:g:RFoAAOSwDyBbfYnZ:rk:43:pf:0
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Most of those drives are old. Some are very old, like 6 years old. There's no way any of those drives are under warranty. Also, many of the sellers don't accept returns.

If you truly are unable to spend a maximum of $5 to $10 more, then I would recommend you don't purchase an SSD until you can afford it.

I'm not sure what your situation is, but you could recoup $10 by not eating McDonald's once in a pay period or something.
 
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EpicSurvivor

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OmniDyne said:
Most of those drives are old. Some are very old, like 6 years old. There's no way any of those drives are under warranty. Also, many of the sellers don't accept returns.

If you truly are unable to spend a maximum of $5 to $10 more, then I would recommend you don't purchase an SSD until you can afford it.

I'm not sure what your situation is, but you could recoup $10 by not eating McDonald's once in a pay period or something.
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I haven't worked in several months. Due to private reasons of events. Just working things out with the help of some family.

Thanks for the help. I figured those were old. I'll just wait till next year hopefully things get better and I am able to work.

Thank you again.
 
OmniDyne

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EpicSurvivor said:
I haven't worked in several months. Due to private reasons of events. Just working things out with the help of some family.

Thanks for the help. I figured those were old. I'll just wait till next year hopefully things get better and I am able to work.

Thank you again.
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Sorry to hear that, I hope things get better for you!
 
EpicSurvivor

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OmniDyne said:
Not a problem. It's rough right now for a lot of people. I use the McDonald's reference for myself hehe. If i'm trying to cheap out on something, I just tell myself I won't eat out once or twice to justify a purchase lol.
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of course! I understand fully.
 
Darren

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OmniDyne said:
Not a problem. It's rough right now for a lot of people. I use the McDonald's reference for myself hehe. If i'm trying to cheap out on something, I just tell myself I won't eat out once or twice to justify a purchase lol.
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Yeah before I got onto this second page I was going to use that exact argument. If you can't handle 5-10 difference at that low of a price to start then you're probably in a situation where saving it makes more sense. It's totally understandable if you can't, life happens. Hope things look up for ya.
 
EpicSurvivor

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Darren said:
Yeah before I got onto this second page I was going to use that exact argument. If you can't handle 5-10 difference at that low of a price to start then you're probably in a situation where saving it makes more sense. It's totally understandable if you can't, life happens. Hope things look up for ya.
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Yeah Its being on going for a while now, just gonna wait and see.

Honestly I could spend the extra $5-$10 its honestly not a big problem but like I stated, I don't need it an SSD at all. I was just bored, love my Computer and wanted an upgrade. New GPU is out the picture for now so my Humble GTX 970 will have to do till next year. my 6700k is doing perfectly fine for my needs so I figured I'd look for cheap SSD's. Secondly I always being this way I love bargain hunting. So its not so much that I can't spend the extra $5/$10 heck maybe even $15 because I could if I really needed the SSD but I am looking for a bargain. I am the same way when looking for Steam Games "online" If a game is on sale for $7.50 I wait till I can find it for $5 or I won't buy it lol its crazy!, just love doing that. Not that I need the extra $2.50 but love the fact that I got it for cheaper.

In the last page I listed like 6 different SSD's for less than $40. I am sure I could offer even $30 to some of the sellers and they might accept. I know nothing about SSD's whatsoever. Just didn't know which one to pick. But if you guys insist on spending the extra $5 to $15 on something better then I'll just wait longer before I buy something instead of buying used from eBay.

Thanks for all the input and feedback guys. Guys are great!
 
EpicSurvivor

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Holy Crap! Guess what guys? Black Friday its in 10 days! Gonna wait till Black Friday see what sales they got going on. Right now they got the Intel 545s 256GB SATA III Drive listed for $35 on Black Friday sale! So just gonna wait up. I wish I would have remembered Black Friday was coming in 10 days before posting this thread.

Now I'll either make a New thread or come here asking for advice on what SSD on sale I should buy on black Friday hahah :);)

https://www.newegg.com/promotions/nepro/18-3230/index.html?Tpk=black friday 2018 ad#p=1
 
EpicSurvivor

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Just bought a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD for $42 with 1 year warranty.

Just curious I never installed an SSD before. First time. My case (Signature) came with this for the SSD, would my 850 EVO fit here? I don't know how big it looks in person. Thanks. Just trying to get everything ready for when it arrives. Doing a fresh windows install instead of migrating anything.

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OmniDyne

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EpicSurvivor said:
Okay awesome!

Other than just setting Boot priority in BIOS for the HDD & SSD are there other steps to installing an SSD? anything special I have to do or its pretty much like any HDD?
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Yes, you need to enable AHCI in the bios, if not already enabled.
 
EpicSurvivor

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OmniDyne said:
Yes, you need to enable AHCI in the bios.
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Excuse me but I am a rookie, what is AHCI and where in general would it be located and what does it do? Thank you so much for bringing this up. Also what other important things should I Know? because i had no idea about AHCI.

Thanks in advanced.

EDIT: Google is always your best friend for dumb questions. Found it, and I now understand thank you.
 
EpicSurvivor

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Hello guys and good morning.

I had a question, how could I delete everything on my 2TB HDD? I don't need to keep anything and the OS is going to be going on the SSD. Can anyone help?

Many thanks in advanced.
 
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