Ah, Solid State Drives, perhaps the next best upgrade for your PC besides a CPU and GPU. However not always the best for your wallet, am I right? The price per GB is still high and while the prices are dropping, we’re still looking at rocket high prices for a large SSD…wait, what’s that?
Tiger Direct and Amazon both have a 960GB SSD for less than $500? No way, get out of town, is what you’re thinking right now but it’s true. Currently up on Tiger Direct’s website is the Kingston HyperX Savage 960GB SS for $484.99. Normally the drive retails for $900.00, 48% has been slashed off the price of the drive. Amazon is also selling the drive for under $500.00, however they are selling it for $494.99 and has reduced the drive by 51% as it normally sells for $1,000.00!
So if you have $500.00 just laying around and you’re eyeing a SSD upgrade, give this guy a once over.
Tiger Direct HyperX Savage link.
Amazon’s HyperX Savage link.
Drive specs below:
Device Type: Solid state drive – internal Capacity: 960 GB Form Factor: 2.5″ Interface: SATA 6Gb/s Features: Phison PS3110-S10 controller, 0.66 DWPD Width: 0.3 in Depth: 3.9 in Height: 0.3 in Weight: 3.4 oz
Performance
SSD Endurance: 681 TB
Drive Transfer Rate: 600 MBps (external)
Internal Data Rate: 560 MBps (read) / 530 MBps (write)
4KB Random Read: 97000 IOPS
4KB Random Write: 89000 IOPS
Maximum 4KB Random Write: 89000 IOPS
Reliability
MTBF: 1,000,000 hour(s)
Expansion & Connectivity
Interfaces: 1 x SATA 6 Gb/s – 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays: 1 x internal – 2.5″
Power
Power Consumption: 1.4 Watt ( read ) ¦ 4.35 Watt ( write ) ¦ 0.39 Watt ( idle ) ¦ 0.5 Watt ( average )
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: 3.5-inch bay adapter, 7mm to 9.5mm holder
Mounting Kit: Included
Compliant Standards: ISO 9001:2008, SGS
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty – 3 years
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 32 °F
Max Operating Temperature: 158 °F
Vibration Tolerance (operating): 2.17 g @ 7-800 Hz
Vibration Tolerance (non-operating): 20 g @ 10-2000 Hz
