# Good deal on SSD

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 31, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963 "2012-07-31T07:31:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/1 "2012-07-31T07:31:11Z")

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[http://1saleaday.com/](http://1saleaday.com/)

59.99 w/$10 MIR

Lowest price on newegg for a 120gb is 79.99

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/2 "2012-07-31T07:36:57Z")

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thanks…purchased

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/3 "2012-07-31T07:41:32Z")

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Where does the IDE cable connect on this?

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/4 "2012-07-31T07:57:44Z")

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only does sata 2 = FAIL. If you’re going to SSD, you want sata 3

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/5 "2012-07-31T07:59:24Z")

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> [@theblue](#):
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> only does sata 2 = FAIL. If you’re going to SSD, you want sata 3

How is that fail?

Buy this stick it in any slightly older computer/laptop with SATA2 and it will fly.

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/6 "2012-07-31T08:09:49Z")

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Yeah $50 for 120GB SSD seems fair to me.

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/7 "2012-07-31T08:11:29Z")

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yeah, I guess if you’re throwing in an older system then it’s not so bad. Don’t know how reliable this brand is.

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/8 "2012-07-31T08:16:54Z")

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OCZ is a reputable Memory manufacturer. They usually are pretty good SSD makers too. They benchmark well.

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/9 "2012-07-31T08:27:24Z")

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It’s not so much the brand but model…

I have two OCZs fail same model in the past.

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-deal-on-ssd/224963/10 "2012-07-31T08:35:09Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
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> How is that fail?
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> Buy this stick it in any slightly older computer/laptop with SATA2 and it will fly.

my plans exactly