First SSD. Help deciding between a few

[aholeinthewor1d]

I built a PC a few years back with everything new except the hard drive. I threw in an OLD one I found laying around.

I want to get an SSD finally so I've been doing a little reading. 250 GB should be fine for me. I don't really have any specific uses just general storage for now and I'll be installing windows 7 on it.

Looking at these 3.

Crucial MC300 275GB - $85

PNY CS1311 240GB - $65

SK Hynix SL308 250GB - $65


Any huge difference between the 3?

I'm open to any other suggestions also. I'd prefer to stay in the $60-$70 range but I have some room if it's worth it. I know any SSD will be a nice step from the old HDD I have in but naturally I'd like to get the best available in my price range. I know the EVO is good but that's a little more than I wanna spend. Thanks!!

 

[burtman88]

i currently have the Crucial MC300 275 as my back up drive for 2 120 gb Ocz vertex 3 max iops.
Performs well haven't had any issues with it.

 

[aholeinthewor1d]

Do you think it's worth the extra money for the MC300 compared to the SK Hynix? I'm sure I'll be fine with either but I'm just trying to see what the best SSD is on my price range

 

[burtman88]

Yah you want some thing that will last, plus has a good warranty. Go with mx300,i bought mine for 70 dollars at micro center 2 months ago on sale

 

[aholeinthewor1d]

Yah you want some thing that will last, plus has a good warranty. Go with mc300,i bought mine for 64 dollars at micro center 2 months ago on sale

Thanks! At that point I won't if the Samsung makes more sense. I could have sworn I saw it for $90 somewhere last night.

Is there anything specific that's not that good about the SK? The reason I was leaning towards that one was because it seemed to get really high praise.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891-2.html