Cheap Gloway SSD 120gb with MLC worth it for 50$?

[rayzaldy]

Hello. Is this gloway ssd 120gb worth it? it's the only ssd with mlc flash but i seen that it has slower speeds. although i prefer reliability more than speed. And will this ssd run fallout4 smoothly cause my hdd pretty much can't

 

[hang-the-9]

I would not get it, MLC is not just slower, it is also less reliable. Considering a 256GB Samsung EVO is $90, spending $50 on a smaller, slower drive is silly https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=Samsung_850_EVO-_-20-147-372-_-Product

 

[Barty1884]

Drives from manufacturer's like ADATA and SP (Silicon Power) can be had in the <$50 range for 120(ish)GB, so I don't see any reason to head into the "unknown" with cheap unknown quantities as manufacturers.

From what I can tell, Gloway are available almost exclusively in China - so unless that's where you are, warranty may be somewhere between difficult to obtain & non-existent.

ADATA SU800 128GB @ $48.50
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mPgPxr/a-data-ultimate-su800-128gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu800ss-128gt-c
REVIEW
https://www.anandtech.com/show/11085/the-adata-ultimate-su800-ssd-review-128gb-256gb-512gb

SP S55 240GB @ $67.99
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pk66Mp/silicon-power-slim-s55-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sp240gbss3s55s25ae
REVIEW
https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/storage/silicon-power-slim-s55-review-240gb/1/

Both TLC, although hardly the "best" performing drives in existence.

I'd highly recommend the 240GB though.... 120(ishGB) fills up real fast.

As for Fallout4, I'd be very surprised if the issue in running it stems from your HDD (assuming the HDD is healthy). But an SSD is usually a nice upgrade for most users regardless.

*EDIT* As hang-the-9 mentioned, a quality SSD in the 250GB range is <$100 (850 EVO) and would be an even better choice.