Tony,
The prices and the best place to purchase changes on a minute by minute basis. Whenever I need drives, I do a google search with "32 gig solid state drives" or whatever size I need. A number of websites listed will give you a great cross section and will list the "best" prices. You need to be careful about what company that you use. Most of the companies are rated. I have about a dozen different companies that I use on a regular basis. Hope this helps. George Subject: RE: [info-tech] solid state drives Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:37:59 -0500 From: trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us George, Where is the best place to purchase these? Thanks, Tony Richardson, Technology Coordinator Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of George Tuttle Sent: Wed 4/29/2009 9:17 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] solid state drives Techs: I've noticed that many schools are putting in mobile labs and doing one-to-one with students. For over a year now, I've been using solid state drives with a commercial application that I sell to businesses. They have worked flawlessly in hot and cold and being dropped while running with no damage. They are mostly used in warehouses. I've used 16 Gig, 32 Giq, and 64 Gig. I recently bought and installed 64 Gig solid state drives that I purchased for $109. They are working flawlessly. The larger drives install as a replacement for the internal laptop drive. Now, several companies are offering the larger solid state drives as standard equipment. The solid state drives have been the answer to my prayers. Per Gig, they are more expensive, but I think that 64 Gig would serve most applications. 128 and 256 Gig are available but quite expensive and require more battery power. If anyone has any questions about SS drives, send me an email. George Tuttle "retired" Pocahontas Area tech coordinator
