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ssd recommendations?
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: datora on July 04, 2011, 06:38:54 PM ---.
Quick off-topic on the newegg reviews
(click to show/hide)I've written ten or twelve reviews for products there in the past year using three different accounts (I purchase through other people's accounts when building/maintenancing systems). Not one of those reviews has been published. Most were 5-egg reviews that were very positive, with a couple being 3- or 4-eggs with constructive criticisms. I've also seen several comments in the feedback sections mentioning that other people have attempted to publish reviews and that newegg did not publish them.
When I look at ratings, I look at the total percentage of 4- plus 5-egg reviews. If it is ~85% or higher, I generally consider that as a pretty solid product. HOWEVER, with the caveats: 1) I want to see more than ~30 ratings and 2) I skim & read the feedback, specifically looking for postings that appear to come from pretty clueless individuals ... if I see a trend in either fanbois or technically illiterates, I adjust the percentage a bit and read through much more carefully.
The fun thing is, the community in general is quite helpful and literate, so you can pick up a lot of tips & hints ... but then you need to use those advices and exercise some google-foo.
Just some info to keep in mind.
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thats some nice speeches you quoted, though i prefer to combine public reviews and professional reviews(i.e. combine newegg reviews with toms? anand? xbit? who ever makes the best reviews.)
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: datora on July 04, 2011, 06:38:54 PM ---I've written ten or twelve reviews for products there in the past year using three different accounts (I purchase through other people's accounts when building/maintenancing systems). Not one of those reviews has been published. Most were 5-egg reviews that were very positive, with a couple being 3- or 4-eggs with constructive criticisms. I've also seen several comments in the feedback sections mentioning that other people have attempted to publish reviews and that newegg did not publish them.
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I've written at least four reviews in the past, and never have had any kind of issues with publishing them. Two of them were even for the same product (I justify myself by saying I went through three of the item - bought two, RMA'd one, but sent the RMA back too).
It might be a new procedure that Newegg has implemented that requires someone read every single review before allowing it up onto the site, which would make sense considering all the bullshit that shows up in the reviews and skews ratings. Pure speculation, so don't quote me on that.
kitamesume:
the only thing i look at newegg's reviews is the rate of RMA and whats the common problem imho. something like "DOA" or "Casing corners are sharp" or "it died after XX number of days" and so on. if i see a product where more than half of the reviews are RMA or DOA then you know what happens XD
datora:
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Well, here's an interesting deal:
- Kingston SSDNow V100 Series SV100S2N/64GZ 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal / External SSD
$114.99 with free shipping and a $55 rebate, for an end price of $59.99 ... IF your rebate is accepted and received.
The problem is this company which handles the rebate claim:
Department 21323NE
Kingston - Newegg.com or
NewEggBusiness.com
PO Box 100511
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
There are a number of complaints that they deny rebate claims, often just ignoring them. Notice it is an un-named company ... just a P.O. Box. All the address information is just that: information to identify the item the rebate is for. No information that identifies the company - it's just "that White Bear Lake P.O. Box."
The rebate form can be downloaded from the page at newegg for the drive, or directly w/ this link:
- http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/Kingston20-139-421Jul6Jul1211sg33.pdf
Read carefully the terms of an acceptable rebate and you will see that:
"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."
Since Newegg does not provide an "original sales receipt," just how are you supposed to establish a claim that they will not deny?
I have sent an email inquiry to Newegg using their contact page:
- http://www.newegg.com/HelpInfo/OverView.aspx#ContactUsTab
Asking just how to guarantee that this rebate will be received, given this company's reputation and the conditions of an acceptable claim as described in the form. I used the terms "fraudulent" and "abuse of rebate process" to describe my concerns with this company. A reputable organization like Newegg will have great concerns about association with a shady organization, so that might get their attention. It would be REALLY COOL if several other people also asked them these same questions, just to draw attention to this issue.
As far as the Kingston SSD goes, it looks like a "normal" SATA II SSD on today's market (regarding performance and customer feedback). For $60, I'd be very happy to have a 64 GB SSD ... even if it's performance is slightly substandard, it'll still smoke a mechanical drive. I like that an external enclosure is provided. Since it's a 2.5" drive, it is likely that it can be used for a any normal laptop drive. They don't say if it's USB 2 or 3. I doubt it's a USB 3, and USB 2 is useless for an SSD, but at least it's an extra tool available for data transfer options ... and, if it takes any laptop drive, it's a free case for portable data storage, no matter the USB spec.
[ EDIT: @kitamesume - Yes, thank you. Trust me ... I'm watching all the tech threads. Especially the ones I'm participating in. I very much appreciate your input; it's helped me focus my research in several areas.
Also agreed: this Kingston SSD looks like it does have issues, so I'd approach with caution. I intend to research it via t3h googles much more carefully this evening and try to determine just how serious the complaints are. Some look flaky, but others look like there may be serious concerns. ]
kitamesume:
LOL nasty, though i`m viewing the reviews and seeing alot of complains as well, half of them sounds stupid though.
--- Quote ---Cons: Even though I did a clean install of W7 and optimized the OS for a SSD, still didn't show much of an improvement. After being installed for about a month, the drive petered out and would no longer boot up. Tried running data recovery tools, and even took the drive in to a specialist. Nothing could be done to recover my data.
Other Thoughts: If you are going to shell out this kind of money, why not purchase a 2.5 raptor drive? It would run much faster than this piece of garbage and you would have a lot more space for your money.
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plus i hate the part that you`d have to update the firmware every so often...
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