Samsung EVO 860 250 GB SSDs are $39 on Amazon for at least the last week or so. I know they are the older 860 models but still, I quit buying any other brands at this price. They're cheaper than Crucial and Sandisk. Yes, there are cheaper SSDs out there but I won't bother if I can get Samsung at these prices.
Samsung SSDs are cheap right now
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Same as the usual price for the WD Blue SSDs I usually snag. They've been functionally interchangeable on the price for almost six months now.
Before that I think the price difference was ~$10.
Before that I think the price difference was ~$10.
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I cant believe Australia is cheaper for SSD's that America rn.
US$39 = (currently) AU$51
I just bought some Samsung 860's from a wholesaler for AU$38.70 ex GST.
So AU$42.57 each inc.
Wonders will never cease...
US$39 = (currently) AU$51
I just bought some Samsung 860's from a wholesaler for AU$38.70 ex GST.
So AU$42.57 each inc.
Wonders will never cease...
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Yeah I won't buy anything but the name brands at these prices assuming they stay. I bought kingston and adata from time to time but no point now. Had 1 adata fail on me about a month ago and replaced it with another adata. If that 1 fails I'm throwing the others out lol.
Yes that's cheap.
I just bought some 500GB Samsung 860 EVOs from Synnex for $77 ex GST.
That's $84.70 incl tax. And free freight (for orders over $300 ex).
I currently sell the 500GB EVOs for $135 (over the counter and for repairs/upgrades).
Scalper!
(JK! I have folks point out to me what assorted drives cost new or used to cost on Amazon all the time vs. what I sell drives for)
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@MDD1963 @fincoder I no longer itemize my receipts when it comes to parts. It's just asking for trouble. When I charge for an SSD, I write it up as the labor + part. For example:
HDD Mirror + SSD Upgrade - $369
or
Windows Reinstall w/New SSD - $299
The price changes depending on the size of the SSD. Internally I sell 250GB SSDs for $129 and 500GB SSDs for $199, but I'd never itemize them on a receipt. It also gives me more leeway to adjust my pricing depending on a client's budget (or, more accurately, what they're willing to spend).
HDD Mirror + SSD Upgrade - $369
or
Windows Reinstall w/New SSD - $299
The price changes depending on the size of the SSD. Internally I sell 250GB SSDs for $129 and 500GB SSDs for $199, but I'd never itemize them on a receipt. It also gives me more leeway to adjust my pricing depending on a client's budget (or, more accurately, what they're willing to spend).
...and then I point out getting their old HDD out of the newer "calmshell" laptops and getting it perfectly cloned to the new SSD is what they are paying for. Not so much the drive itself. I don't think I've ever sold a bare SSD by itself but I don't run a retail store.
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Newer model 870 EVO is same price:
Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 870 EVO 250GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-77E250B/AM): Computers & Accessories
Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 870 EVO 250GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-77E250B/AM): Computers & Accessories
www.amazon.com
I would hate that if I was the customer, so I always itemise.
Another reason is for warranty purposes, proof of end-user purchase date of a particular part in case it needs to be returned.
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This, with a record of the serial number.
There's also a legal requirement to separate goods and services (parts and labour) on an invoice here (France).
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If a $40 drive dies, I'll bite it. Better than getting a negative review.
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That's not the issue – you want to know that the failed drive is the one you supplied.
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Well that's easy. Doesn't your invoicing software or tracking software allow you to make private notes? Just put the serial # in there. In all my years I've never had someone try to pull a fast one on me, but I have had clients unsure whether they bought that particular computer from me or whether it was just something I upgraded. My private notes system allows me to track assets and assign them to clients. If it's not in my system, I've never seen it before. If I've seen it before, it gets put into my system as either a foreign or domestic computer (foreign being a computer that was purchased elsewhere and domestic being something they purchased from me).
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