Help me choose a SSD!

[DarthRevan]

Guys, i'm from Brazil, things here are very expensive, and I'm going to the USA on friday, so I'm thinking about buying a good SSD there. Could you help me choose a good $150~$200 dollars SSD for my desktop?

And I also have a HP Pavilion 7014NR that doesn't have a SSD, would it be a good idea to buy one for it too? And what about those mSata "cache" SSDs, that are managed by the OS itself, are they any good?

 

[mikeyanrol]

I would surely recommend Kingston Hyperx 3K for the boot volume & what more it is very affordable now - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820239045 These are sandforce based & very rugged in terms of performance & reliability. Personal experience speaks out!

 

[DarthRevan]

How does it compare to Samsung 840 pro? I was thinking about it...

 

[Nec_V20]

The Samsung 840 pro is the best on the market at the moment.

 

[Ganiy]

Samsung 840 pro will perfectly suit your budget, DarthRevan. I have SSD Transcend SSD720 128GB 2.5". It cost me about $125.

 

[spat55]

Why not split the budget and go for 2x Samsung 840 Evo? I have one and they are excellent boot drives and I don't have to use sleep quite so much now.

 

[2kfire]

I've been looking for a new SSD too.
The Sandisk Extreme II would (will?) be my pick.
In recent Anandtech SSD reviews, it switches back and forth with the 840 Pro for top spot, but its performance consistency is better.
I currently have a Vertex 4. It's great when there isn't much on it but if I fill it past 80% it tanks. This is why I would choose performance consistency over outright top performance.

 

[DarthRevan]

Why not split the budget and go for 2x Samsung 840 Evo? I have one and they are excellent boot drives and I don't have to use sleep quite so much now.

Yeah, this new Evo is making me crazy, I don't know if I should spend extra for the Pro, as the Evo seems very good...

 

[dstevod]

Yeah, this new Evo is making me crazy, I don't know if I should spend extra for the Pro, as the Evo seems very good...

In normal day-to-day use I don't think you'd notice any difference, so if you can get a good price, go for the EVO. If they're close in street price, go for the Pro.

S

 

[GlacierFreeze]

Yeah, light to moderate usage shouldn't be a noticeable difference. Not even for games really. As long as you don't do "write intensive" stuff (10-20GB+) every single day, then it's all good on longevity.

I picked up the Samsung Evo 250GB for my new build for OS/game installs. My first SSD system. Love it. On a normal boot, it doesn't fully load the Windows 7 logo before the login screen appears. Reboot takes about 8 seconds, but that includes UEFI too. Shweet.

 

[DarthRevan]

I'll go with the Pro, only $20 dollars more, I think it's worth it... but thanks everyone!