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09Mar Samsung 840 EVO RAPID mode problem solved.
I picked up the Samsung 840 EVO a few weeks back and mentioned I was having trouble getting RAPID mode to work correctly on my desktop. After a few emails back and forth with Samsung I was finally able to get the problem sorted out. Turns out the latest version of Samsung Magician 4.3 has […]
07Mar PNY 128GB USB 3.0 thumb drive quick review
I was looking for a fast USB 3.0 thumb drive with a lot of storage space for travel. Having a high capacity thumbdrive can be pretty handy when you are collaborating on projects and you never know when you’re going to need to share or grab media files. After doing some research I settled on […]
06Mar Samsung 840 EVO 750GB SSD $359
The Samsung 840 EVO 750GB SSD just showed up on ebay for $359 with 99 cent shipping. Sold by Newegg, the 750GB SSD clocks in at just under 48 cents a GB. It’s nice to see that the Samsung 840 evo is still maintaining its price to value lead. I think Samsung has a clear […]
01Mar Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD $485 and Samsung Magician problems
Looks like the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD drives are back on sale again. Right now you can pick them up for $485 with free shipping on ebay which saves you about $25 compared to retail prices. 840 EVO drives are currently my top pick for SSDs, great value, good software, and great performance. I’ve been […]
19Feb Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drive $479.99
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drive $479.99 on ebay with free shipping. I just bought one, the seller only has a ranking of 6 so this is probably only for the brave. Hopefully it shows up and isn’t some kind of refurbished drive.
18Feb ADATA XPG SX900 512GB SATA $259!
I’ve never actually used the ADATA XPG SX900 SSD drive, but man $259 for a 512GB SSD is a darn good deal even with a Sandforce controller. The ADATA XPG SX900 might not be the fastest SSD on the market but it’s still miles ahead of any spinning drive out there.
16Feb Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drive $499
If you are in the market for a very large capacity SSD drive, B&H has the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drive on sale for $499. That’s about $60 under retail price and only $50 more than the Crucial M500 960GB SSD. The Samsung 840 EVO is currently my number 1 choice in SSDs on the market. Between the […]
12Feb Asus ux32vd 840 EVO SSD upgrade video
I have the snappy Samsung 500GB 840 EVO, I have the $8 screwdriver set, and now it’s time to upgrade my Asus Zenbook ux32vd laptop. As you can see from the video the upgrade isn’t too hard, just a lot of tiny screws and shifting the battery around to get the hard drive out. Over […]
08Feb Seiki 39-Inch 4K monitor $362 Amazon warehouse deal
If you’re looking for a lot of screen real estate and want to move up to 4k, Amazon Warehouse deals has the Seiki 39 inch 4k panel on sale for just $362 refurbished. While the panel isn’t the greatest display in the world with its 30hz refresh limit and imperfect color reproduction, that’s still a […]
07Feb Freenas PCI-e 4 port SATA upgrade revisited
It’s been awhile since I’ve made any changes to my original Freenas build (you can find that here). At 18TB of storage in raidz I still have 4TB left which seems to give me enough of a buffer when deleting and adding new projects to the Freenas box. The old PCI-e 4 port SATA card I’ve […]
