Help with finding a reliable brand for SSD

[RCoon]

I'm still a little confused (sorry I haven't been here to check the responses lately; been busy). Can someone just give me a definite answer to a reliable, budget SSD, please? I'm starting to get a little frustrated.

850 EVO/BX100/Arc 100

 

[mbudden2015]

850 EVO/BX100/Arc 100

I don't need one that has a huge storage capacity. Anything like 250 GB is okay with me. Is this one any good? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148945

 

[RCoon]

I don't need one that has a huge storage capacity. Anything like 250 GB is okay with me. Is this one any good? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148945

Any size of the models I listed above, are in my opinion, extremely safe bets.

(People are gonna rage at the OCZ Arc 100 recommendation, but honestly they're not as bad as they were 5 years ago.)

 

[mbudden2015]

Any size of the models I listed above, are in my opinion, extremely safe bets.

(People are gonna rage at the OCZ Arc 100 recommendation, but honestly they're not as bad as they were 5 years ago.)

So any of these?

1) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228116&cm_re=Arc_100-_-20-228-116-_-Product

2) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=850_EVO-_-20-147-372-_-Product

3) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7RD2WU5210&cm_re=BX_100-_-20-148-945-_-Product

The lowest priced out of those is the OCZ ARC 100, but it's 10 GB less than the Samsung 850 EVO. So in your opinion, would it be better to get the 850 EVO, and call it a day?

 

[RCoon]

So any of these?

1) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228116&cm_re=Arc_100-_-20-228-116-_-Product

2) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=850_EVO-_-20-147-372-_-Product

3) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7RD2WU5210&cm_re=BX_100-_-20-148-945-_-Product

The lowest priced out of those is the OCZ ARC 100, but it's 10 GB less than the Samsung 850 EVO. So in your opinion, would it be better to get the 850 EVO, and call it a day?

The EVO is hands down the best drive of the lot. Better NAND, better IOPS. The other options are there for saving dollah, the OCZ being my least recommended, and the BX100 being the middle ground.

 

[dorsetknob]

The lowest priced out of those is the OCZ ARC 100, but it's 10 GB less than the Samsung 850 EVO. So in your opinion, would it be better to get the 850 EVO, and call it a day?

YES get the Evo its the sensable choice

 

[rtwjunkie]

I'm still a little confused (sorry I haven't been here to check the responses lately; been busy). Can someone just give me a definite answer to a reliable, budget SSD, please? I'm starting to get a little frustrated.

EDIT: I was looking at this one: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148945

Is that any good?

Yes, that's a great choice!

 

[mbudden2015]

The EVO is hands down the best drive of the lot. Better NAND, better IOPS.

Thanks a bunch, man! I'll bookmark that and get it sometime soon to replace my crappy HDD. I'm just gonna use my 320 HDD as backup when needed. Is it hard to get an enclosure or a docking station for the HDD?

 

[RCoon]

Thanks a bunch, man! I'll bookmark that and get it sometime soon to replace my crappy HDD. I'm just gonna use my 320 HDD as backup when needed. Is it hard to get an enclosure or a docking station for the HDD?

Not at all, you can buy a USB 3.0 caddy for a few dollars on Amazon.

We usually buy these for staff when they upgrade to an SSD in their laptops and have spare HDD's from the swap: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inateck-Ext...&qid=1448899086&sr=8-2&keywords=USB+3.0+caddy nevermind those are 2.5"

 

[dorsetknob]

newegg got good reliable ones

 

[mbudden2015]

Not at all, you can buy a USB 3.0 caddy for a few dollars on Amazon.

We usually buy these for staff when they upgrade to an SSD in their laptops and have spare HDD's from the swap: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inateck-Ext...&qid=1448899086&sr=8-2&keywords=USB+3.0+caddy nevermind those are 2.5"

Would you be able to point me in the right direction for one of those, please? ^_^

EDIT: would this be okay? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0VN-0003-000G3

EDIT: I don't have the SSD cage for my computer case anymore so I have to get something like this to mount it. Is it any good? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994085

 

[dorsetknob]

this one is probably better and cheaper
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182347

 

[rtwjunkie]

I have several of these. Very good!
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7RD3GH7053

 

[mbudden2015]

I have several of these. Very good!
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7RD3GH7053

Cheaper for me, too. Thanks!

 

[mbudden2015]

this one is probably better and cheaper
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182347

Oh nice! Cheaper than what I had shown you, too! Thanks!

 

[mbudden2015]

Thanks for all the help, everyone! Now, I need some help on another post I have on the forums! Here's the link: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...or-dolphin-emulator-help.217992/#post-3379209

I'm trying to help out my friend. If someone can please give me some help on this that'd be great!

 

[taz420nj]

The 850 Evo is $30 cheaper, uses better NAND, and has 2 extra years on the warranty. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=850_evo-_-20-147-372-_-Product

 

[mbudden2015]

The 850 Evo is $30 cheaper, uses better NAND, and has 2 extra years on the warranty. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=850_evo-_-20-147-372-_-Product

Should read the other comments and it'll show that I've already chosen the 850 EVO. Same link, too. LOL!

 

[taz420nj]

LOL yeah I just noticed after I posted.. When I clicked on the alert it brought me to the bottom of page 2 and I didnt realize there was a whole page 3 lol!

 

[AlwaysHope]

I've been thinking lately about this topic... although speed of loading data is no big deal with meh...

 

[mbudden2015]

I've been thinking lately about this topic... although speed of loading data is no big deal with meh...

Yeah. I'm in need of a new hard drive, anyway. And my loading speeds can be blah! LOL! XD

Out of the three that was suggested to me on here, the 850 EVO is the best one.

 

[AlwaysHope]

Yeah. I'm in need of a new hard drive, anyway. And my loading speeds can be blah! LOL! XD

Out of the three that was suggested to me on here, the 850 EVO is the best one.

Yes, mechanical HD's are still better value for money in terms of cost per GB, I don't know about your part of the world but in my part 1TB HD's can be had for $80 and up. Also, from Windows Vista and up, the OS preloads regularly used programs anyway after it learns what the user does on the machine. When I game on my machine, I only notice about 1 - 2 seconds delay anyway when loading saves.. doesn't make me wanna pop an artery or raise my blood pressure.. no big deal..

 

[RejZoR]

HDD's are more reliable in terms that they rarely go dud over night or during a system crash or power outage. Where I've heard many SSD horror stories where that happened. And also as they age, SSD's often just die where HDD's often start making noise, performance issues etc before they actually die. Same goes for SMART stats. For HDD's they often go out of spec and you know from that. For SSD's, not so often.