$199.99 with a $50 rebate comes out to 199.99.

slyphox wrote:Newer model on Amazon for $219.00

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SSDNow-128GB-SV100S2-128GZ/dp/B004BDORNI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

I'd be in if it was around the $150.00 price point.

We're back to where paying around $1.00 per GB is a deal :P

It is $155 after the rebate.

Damn you Woot! I must negate the rude comment before and thought you were only saving consumer $15, when in fact you are saving them $65 (with $50 main-in rebate)...that'll teach me to actually read the product description...

This is on the rebate form:

"Did you include the original sales receipt or a copy of the original sales receipt?
Order confirmation emails and/or packing slips will not be accepted as proof of
purchase"

As far as I know, woot doesn't give an "original sales receipt", only a confirmation email.

Woot staff please clarify this for this item!!

Zooms to the Amazon review page... http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SSDNow-Solid-SNV425-S2-128GB/dp/B00378KHV4

This is a great drive. I have one in my desktop that I use as my system/programs drive. Super fast boot times. OS starts in about 20 seconds. All Adobe programs, including premiere and after effects start in 5.

One problem is these SSD drives dont last as long as HDDs. So make sure you have a reliable backup system setup that will allow you to recover from drive failure quickly.

What is the size of this drive? I noticed '2.5" form factor", but is that how big it is?
I have an eeePC 901 with a SSD that died on me, and I'd like to throw this in.

laughlax wrote:...I was just trying to figure out my computer's compatibility!

I wonder if the 3 year warranty would cover compatibility issues.

ptufts wrote:Here's a review from Testfreaks and the Amazon page for what looks like a similar Kingston SSD.

Edit: and here's a review on Macworld

Amazon one has speeds of: 250MB/sec read and 230MB/sec write speeds.

Woot listed speeds at: Sequential Speed 128GB: 200MB/sec. read; 160MB/sec. write

Tom's Hardware benchmarked this drive against other similar drives. The results can be found here.

ojohn wrote:This is on the rebate form:

"Did you include the original sales receipt or a copy of the original sales receipt?
Order confirmation emails and/or packing slips will not be accepted as proof of
purchase"

As far as I know, woot doesn't give an "original sales receipt", only a confirmation email.

Woot staff please clarify this for this item!!

Very good point. I'm sure Woot will have an answer, but rebate companies get so cranky about every little thing I can see this being a headache.

There are better 128GB SSD's on the market, but the $50 rebate makes this deal HOT.

In for 1.

bigexxon wrote:tried SSD (OCZ & Kingston.)

It's ungodly fast, but when it doesn't work, IT. DOESN'T. WORK.

Get a warranty, back up your stuff, & always have an image + spare drive handy if the SSD fails.

Mine kept doing that so I flashed to a new firmware and not it has been solid! Check the support forums on your manufacturers site. A guy actually called me and talked me through it for an hour

Got their 64GB SATA 2 version around 10/2009 for $175 and have been using it pretty much everyday on my gaming desktop. Loads everything blazingly fast and haven't had a any problems yet. This is definitely a good buy especially with the rebate.

I just installed two of these (yes, I paid more) in a new machine and am thrilled with the performance. I am using one of them as the OS drive, the second as a program drive and a regular 1.5TB drive for data. This Woot is a GREAT deal.

ojohn wrote:This is on the rebate form:

"Did you include the original sales receipt or a copy of the original sales receipt?
Order confirmation emails and/or packing slips will not be accepted as proof of
purchase"

As far as I know, woot doesn't give an "original sales receipt", only a confirmation email.

Woot staff please clarify this for this item!!

If you click on "My account" right under your user name, you can click on the items you have purchased and get a receipt by clicking "click here to view your receipt." Print it out. It's just as good as the one Woot! would have printed and thrown in the box...

So I found some pros, cons, and a basic description...

Minimal reading, valuable information :-)

http://remotehelpexpert.com/blog/?p=1731

I currently have 2x 60gb Agility SSDrives in my desktop, and I must say it really is all the hype you hear.

Installation is simple, most higher end cases have a slot for SSDrives, or they sell mounting racks as well.

One thing to remember with some SSDrives is that you need to put it in the very first SATA port, or some will have issues recognizing it if you plan to use it for a boot drive (which you should).

I originally had a 10k RPM SATA drive before I switched to SSDrive for boot, and I must say you can instantly notice a difference, especially if you have a high end system. I can boot up windows 7 from bios to desktop including login in about 4 seconds on average.

For my setup I use one SSD for boot drive, and nothing else. The other SSD I use for installing heavier applications that have any noticeable speed delays, eg: photoshop, games with loading screens etc. I then have seperate SATA drives that I use for installing everything else, file storage, etc.

Specs for reference are: 8gb RAM, win7 pro x64, intel i7 extreme, n480.

Those who are considering should wait to buy it tomorrow, as the rebate is not applicable if you purchased on the 26th.

"Offer good on purchase of specified Kingston product only at Woot.com from December 27, 2010 through December 28, 2010."

I'm guessing this was an error and was supposed to be 26-27th. My experience though with rebates is that 1 day off is not valid.

boydie1122 wrote:Those who are considering should wait to buy it tomorrow, as the rebate is not applicable if you purchased on the 26th.

"Offer good on purchase of specified Kingston product only at Woot.com from December 27, 2010 through December 28, 2010."

I'm guessing this was an error and was supposed to be 26-27th. My experience though with rebates is that 1 day off is not valid.

Er - it is the 27th for some of us.

The rebate said
"com. Valid from December 27, 2010 through December 28, 2010. Print this
coupon and fill out all requested information and mail it with the original sales receipt or a copy of the original sales receipt and the original UPC codes to the
address listed below. Sales order confirmation emails and/or packing slips will not be accepted as proof-of-purchase."

I am at West Coast, and it is still December 26 on my side. Will I still be eligible for this rebate???

I have a friend in Alaska who just sent me an HP Elitebook 6930p laptop for my birthday. I got it via FedEX Dec 23. It's a business class laptop, so it came with XP installed and free upgrade to Vista.

When I first booted it into XP, I was like wow, this booted pretty fast for XP, but it's probably just because it's the first time I was using it.

I called and asked my friend for the specs on the laptop, and this is what I found amazing:

HDD 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) Memory

I then wiped the drive and isntalled Windows 7 Pro. This thing takes about 14 seconds to boot and get to the login screen.

Right now, I'm in the other side of the house, and the laptop is on the opposite side, so I'm not sure of the manufacturer of the 128GB SSD is for that Elitebook that I just got, but I have to tell you, if you've never used a SSD hard drive before, and you still have some cash after this past weekend, you should BUY THIS!! It's very worth it.

fe428623 wrote:If you click on "My account" right under your user name, you can click on the items you have purchased and get a receipt by clicking "click here to view your receipt." Print it out. It's just as good as the one Woot! would have printed and thrown in the box...

You're right and I guess I knew that. But I see this will be a problem to woot and they should explain it for this item.

This is one of those times where woot COULD have an add-on item, a 2.5" to 3.5" mounting bracket.

Bummer... I'm looking for an SSD for my tablet... but I think I need a 1.8" drive and it needs a ZIF connector. Oh well.

SSDs are great for storing the operating system and apps that load upon booting. The superfast access time will change bootup time from minutes to seconds.

Going to sound dumb.

But is this an internal or external SSD?

Maybe I missed it above, but:

FAQ's: http://www.kingston.com/support/ssdnow/faq/default.asp?q=SNV425-S2

Datasheet for the SSDNow V Series Drive in general (under the Legacy drive heading, hence the price): http://www.kingston.com/ssd/v-series.asp

and the overall data/info page for the specific drive:
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=SNV425-S2/128GB&id=8

ThunderThighs wrote:No but you get a THANK YOU! It's been changed on the main page.

Well, he should get a quality post too...

Here is some more info on this drive for those who would like it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139135&cm_re=kingstong_128gb-_-20-139-135-_-Product

Anyone know if this SSD has a SandForce chip?

I know for me living on the West Coast, my orders always have the "Woot day" on them and not my local day.

5 watts?!? Even the 7200 RPM Seagate drives while seeking take less than two watts. That certainly doesn't save any power. Idle power on the spinning platter drive is also lower.

injuredtoad wrote:Going to sound dumb.

But is this an internal or external SSD?

Internal

You can find a deep dive review of the newer version of the Kingston SSD at AnandTech. The performance tests include specs for both the newer version and the older version of the Kingston, as well as competitors. AnandTech has excellent general information on SSDs, too.

Woot's mailing address is to Carrollton, TX 75007 - which is in the Central time zone. That would make it 12/27 for the purchase. But those of you that have just purchased one should be able to check your order details and find a date for the order.