The cheap SSDs thread

[Mike64]

Not exactly "hot", but hey, $10 off is $10 off (with promo code ESCEJFL32, from Newegg's latest email, but apparently not shown on the product page itself): Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 256GB for $69.99.

 

[Denithor]

Anybody see deals on MLC ~500GB drives recently? Cheapest I can find is a PNY CS2211 for like $140 on Amazon. Would prefer order from Amazon for speedy shipping, but awesome deal elsewhere could outweigh.

 

[cbn]

Anybody see deals on MLC ~500GB drives recently?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2472468

(SM2246EN for $99.99 free shipping......one week ago.)

Of course, that deal is dead now.....but it is the benchmark for a 480GB MLC drive.

 

[Madpacket]

My favorite "cheap" SSD is the Mushkin Reactor 1TB. By "cheap" I mean cheapest GB/¢ ...

Currently @ 220$ USD on newegg in the US.
Or for us canadians, 250$ CAD (200$ USD) on newegg's ebay page!

Relevant techreport review : http://techreport.com/review/30109/mushkin-reactor-1tb-ssd-reviewed

Yes!

Easily the best drive for the price. I just bought my 3rd and have nothing but praise for them. It's liberating to not have to worry about secondary storage and just have everything you use jammed on an SSD. 480GB isn't enough. 1TB still is.

 

[nerp]

Will be interesting to revisit this thread in 6 months and 12 months time.

 

[Pheran]

My favorite "cheap" SSD is the Mushkin Reactor 1TB. By "cheap" I mean cheapest GB/¢ ...

Currently @ 220$ USD on newegg in the US.
Or for us canadians, 250$ CAD (200$ USD) on newegg's ebay page!

Relevant techreport review : http://techreport.com/review/30109/mushkin-reactor-1tb-ssd-reviewed

Mushkin Reactor 1TB is now $205 at Newegg. I just grabbed one.

 

[davidthemaster3]

Mushkin Reactor 1TB is now $205 at Newegg. I just grabbed one.

It's also down to 245$ in Canada (still on newegg's canada ebay page).

 

[cbn]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178938&ignorebbr=1

PNY CS1211 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSD7CS1211-240-RB

$59.99 FS @ Newegg

MLC, 240GB, SMI controller

^^^^ Now $54.99 free shipping.

 

[cbn]

Will be interesting to revisit this thread in 6 months and 12 months time.

My prediction: relatively large price drops on planar TLC drives.

But I wonder if it will be worth it when a smaller MLC drive + HDD is the same price or less than a planar TLC drive? I guess it depends on the form factor and the usage of the computer?

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820301255&ignorebbr=1

Silicon Power Slim S55 2.5" 480GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SP480GBSS3S55S25

$99.99 FS @ Newegg

Yes, TLC. 480GB, for ~$100.

 

[PliotronX]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820301255&ignorebbr=1

Silicon Power Slim S55 2.5" 480GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SP480GBSS3S55S25

$99.99 FS @ Newegg

Yes, TLC. 480GB, for ~$100.

I dig SP as a brand but there are some disturbing reviews for this model; double digit failure rates in bulk and life expectancy of 1-3 months for a lot of users. Caveat emptor for that one.

 

[JmsAndrsn]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178938&ignorebbr=1

PNY CS1211 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSD7CS1211-240-RB

$59.99 FS @ Newegg

MLC, 240GB, SMI controller

^^^^ Now $54.99 free shipping.

Looks like this would be the best deal now for 240/250/256GB. Any thoughts or comments?

 

[Macgyversite]

They will be cheaper for Memorial day sales.......

 

[Macgyversite]

Back to school sales are awesome too.

 

[lupi]

Egg had the sammy 500gb for $135 today but 10% off promo only lasted a couple hours.

 

[Macgyversite]

Not bad for a small MLC drive.......

Crucial BX100 120GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT120BX100SSD1

www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX100-120GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B00RQA6LQY

Cheapest search:........

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...84&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0D9-0021-00005&ignorebbr=1

Silicon Power Slim S60 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SP120GBSS3S60S25

$36.99 FS

Under $40 for an MLC 120GB. Not too shabby.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313665&ignorebbr=1

Team Group L3 EVO 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253LE120GTC101

$34.99 FS

Under $35 for a TLC 120GB. Still prefer MLC, but this is compelling for a cheapy customer build for someone that's not running a database server on their box.

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And a couple of MLC drives, I think SMI controller for both, for $59.99 FS @ Newegg

Team Group Ultra L5 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253L5240GMC101
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313576&ignorebbr=1

Silicon Power Slim S60 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SP240GBSS3S60S25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0D9-0021-00006&ignorebbr=1

 

[cbn]

Silicon Power S60 has Phison S8 according to this review:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6868/silicon-power-s60-240gb-ssd-review/index.html

And Sand Force according to this older review:

http://nikktech.com/main/articles/p...er-slim-s60-240gb-ssd-review?showall=&start=3

 

[Macgyversite]

So just for SaG.
Not talking $$$$$ here.......

RAID is also a Question here too.

Since SSDs wear out over time. Would it be better with say a 1 TB platform too have the following:

6 - 120gb SSDs and replace the failing/most used drives as you go.

4 - 250gb SSDs and replace the failing/most used drives as you go.

2 - 480/500gb SSds and replace the failing/most used drives as you go.

1 TB SSD and replace the failing drive as you go.

Lets hear it....... since these drive prices are really dropping and it might make sense to do some different things that you wouldnt do with regular HDs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

1 TB. With so much room for wear leveling it will reduce writes to any one cell, so that cell will take a very very long time to wear out. You'll be buying an 8 TB drive by then.

If I wanted the highest reliability I might go with RAID-1 mirroring, but for anything you care about you need external and offsite backups not RAID.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Frys has the 120GB Blaze for $29 after rebate:

http://www.frys.com/product/8287306

 

[Captante]

Newegg has the Corsair Force LE 240gb which uses the Phison PS3110-S10C controller and TLC for $57 (until 5/28) and the 480gb for $108.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-052616-Index-_-InternalSSDs-_-20233950-S1A2C

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-052616-Index-_-InternalSSDs-_-20233950-S1A2C

Most reviews I've read say they benchmark very fast plus if you have any issues Corsair support is among the best.

Edit: Plus free shipping if you have Shoprunner.

 

[mikeford]

I'm liking this, so far building systems with 120gb SSD and keeping to min solid OS with everything else going on larger HD, so 250 ish drives are a sweet spot to me and what I will be moving to using.

I don't see doing SSD raid, just mirror the drive routinely to protect data. Off site rotating drives beat any kind of raid.

 

[Macgyversite]

Yeah Agreed 250gb is the sweet spot. 60gb is tough to use as a daily PC. 120gb works.

I dont even back up windows or cloud today. Porta hard drives are so cheap or free ;-). I have several and they go in the fire resistant gun safe. Reloading windows with Service packs and updating doesnt take that long especially if you have back up PCs to use.

 

[Madpacket]

256 GB is ideal these days price wise, at least for Windows 10. Any less and you'll be fighting to free up space and have to move data to other drives often. 480GB gives enough comfort but 1TB just let's you get away with being completely lazy