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Amazon has the Toshiba Q Series 256GB SSD (HDTS225XZSTA) on sale for $149.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Toshiba HDTS225XZSTA Q-Series 256GB Internal Serial ATA III Solid State Drive for Laptops

Not sure if Silicon Power is making these for Corsair or someone else is making both the S55 and Force LS. The cases on both are similar.. but hey, all SSD's kinda look alike. It's not until you crack it open and look at PCB that you see the internals are identical.

Here's the Silicon Power S55 that I have.

Silicon Power S55 PCB Top.png

And the Corsair Force LS. Picture ...

Newegg has the Samsung D3 Station 3TB USB 3.0 external hard drive (STSHX-D301TDB) on sale for $99.99 after applying promo code "EMCXLXT52" (Ends 9/9). Shipping is free.

SAMSUNG D3 Station 3TB USB 3.0 Black External Hard Drive STSHX-D301TDB

Amazon has the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD (SV300S3B7A/120G) on sale for $79.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) with Adapter Solid State Drive 2.5-Inch SV300S37A/120G

Here's our review of the Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/kingston ... drive.html

Newegg has the Plextor M5P Xtreme 256GB SSD (PX-256M5Pro) on sale for $179.99 when you check out using V.me by Visa and apply promo code "VME10BTS" (Ends 8/26). Shipping is free.

Plextor M5P Xtreme Series PX-256M5Pro 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Here's our review of the 256GB M5Pro Xtreme: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/plextor- ... drive.html

CDRLabs has taken an in depth look at Seagate's 600 SSD. Available in both 7mm and 5mm z-heights, the 600 SSD is the ultimate laptop upgrade for road warriors, power users, executives and gamers. With no moving or mechanical parts, this drive is more rugged and shock-resistant than standard hard drives. The 600 SSD also combines Link A Media Devices' (LAMD) LM87800 controller with Toshiba's 19nm Toggle mode MLC NAND flash to deliver faster boot ...

Newegg has the Toshiba Q Series 128GB SSD (HDTS212XZSTA) on sale for $71.99 when you check out using V.me by Visa and apply promo code "VME10BTS" (Ends 8/26). Shipping is free.

Toshiba Q Series HDTS212XZSTA 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Amazon has the MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 4 mSATA SSD on sale for $159.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

MyDigitalSSD 50mm Bullet Proof 4 BP4 50mm mSATA Solid State Drive SSD SATA III 6G (240GB)(256GB)

BuyDig has got the SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD (SDSSDHP-256G-G25) on sale for $155 on eBay. Standard shipping is free.

SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 256 GB SATA 6.0 Gbps 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDHP-256G-G25

Here's our review of the SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/sandisk- ... drive.html

Samsung has released the next version of its SSD Magician software. This one enables RAPID mode on their new 840 EVO SSD.

Magician 4.2.1 features a number of improvements over version 4.1:
- RAPID(Real Time Acceleration Processing of I/O data) Mode
- Dynamic Over Provisioning
 Recommended : 10 % of available space for OP by default
 Custom : User can provide the percentage of available space for OP
- Disk Authenticity :
This ...