When is SSD a MUST HAVE for server? thoughts? Discussion :D
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@wrx7m said:
I was checking out which drives would fit in my budget and not give me the firmware alerts. I came across this 800GB model and found that it was 40%-ish cheaper on the Canadian version of Dell's site. At first I didn't realize that it was the Canadian and couldn't figure out why the exact same drive was priced so differently. I still am kind a wondering about that. With the exchange rate it would should be cheaper in the US.
Manufacturer Part# : C1NHC | Dell Part# : 342-6080
Canadian - http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Memory/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=bsd&cs=cabsdt1&sku=342-6080&mfgpid=225340US - http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsdv&cs=04a5w&sku=342-6080
All technology parts are insanely taxed in Canada. Nothing from Canada is cheap. It cripples their economy.
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@scottalanmiller That would make sense if it were the other way around. The US site has it for $937 and the Canadian site is $599. Why is the US site so much more expensive??
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Oh, wow. Well... exchange rate I guess. LOL
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@scottalanmiller said:
Oh, wow. Well... exchange rate I guess. LOL
uh.. no - wouldn't the exchange rate make the Canadian price more like $1200? because their money is worth less than US?
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Is the Canadian location pricing in CDN or USD?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Is the Canadian location pricing in CDN or USD?
Of course I would assume CDN - but even if it was in USD, why would it be 50% more expensive in the US vs Canada? I would expect the opposite - as you said, Canadian taxes should drive the price way higher, even before considering it being in a lower valued currency.
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A lot of Canadian things price in USD. Just like in Nicaragua, you never know when the price is going to be USD.
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I guess the real test is if I can order from the site and have it shipped to me in California.
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@wrx7m said:
I guess the real test is if I can order from the site and have it shipped to me in California.
let us know.
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Hmm. I don't know if this will even work with my R720XD, after all. I have NL-SAS 7200RPM drives in the front (with a Perc 710) and if that SSD drive is a SATA, then it wouldn't work, right? Unless the cachecade are SATA connectors... Anyone know?
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CacheCade isn't a controller, it's a feature of the controller that you are already using
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Right but since the controller I am using is for NL-SAS, would it allow SATA connections on the** rear designated **cachecade slots or would those be the same as the front?
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@wrx7m said:
Right but since the controller I am using is for NL-SAS, would it allow SATA connections on the** rear designated **cachecade slots or would those be the same as the front?
SAS controllers will work with SATA drives. The drives should work on that count.
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Tried ordering and it only lists provinces in shipping/billing addresses.
I wonder if I can chat to see if I can get the price from the US site... -
@wrx7m said:
Right but since the controller I am using is for NL-SAS, would it allow SATA connections on the** rear designated **cachecade slots or would those be the same as the front?
All major controllers have been mix and match for a long time. Not within a single ARRAY, but on a single controller. I know of none with a limitation there.
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@wrx7m said:
Tried ordering and it only lists provinces in shipping/billing addresses.
I wonder if I can chat to see if I can get the price from the US site...Ship to @MattSpeller and go pick up at his place.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@wrx7m said:
Tried ordering and it only lists provinces in shipping/billing addresses.
I wonder if I can chat to see if I can get the price from the US site...Ship to @MattSpeller and go pick up at his place.
LOL
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@scottalanmiller said:
@wrx7m said:
Tried ordering and it only lists provinces in shipping/billing addresses.
I wonder if I can chat to see if I can get the price from the US site...Ship to @MattSpeller and go pick up at his place.
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@Dashrender said:
because their money is worthless
FTFY
http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=USD
1US to 1.4CDN
1CDN to 0.71USD
I am a sad panda when shopping online.
