[SOLVED] Hey, I'm on a *very* tight budget, but I need some help.

[chungusmaster4583]

So I have two options for SSDs.

A 120 GB $20 SSD from AliExpress, (I can use a $5 coupon to make it $20) or a 120 GB $30 Kingston SSD from Amazon.

Here are the links

AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001043067846.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.3ab53c009ptQYR&mp=1

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N6JQS8C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Everything is in Canadian dollars. (CAD)

Edit: The cheapest SSD above 120 GB is a $40 drive, which is slightly out of budget.

Edit 2: I could get a 240GB SSD from AliExpress for $33, but I want to know if I can rely on the drive.

 

[AlexTheFern]

your windows files are going to use at least 20gb of storage, and if you want to play games and stuff, 100gb is no where close to enough. Games take up a lot of storage these days.

 

[Macif]

So I have two options for SSDs.

A 120 GB $20 SSD from AliExpress, (I can use a $5 coupon to make it $20) or a 120 GB $30 Kingston SSD from Amazon.

Here are the links

AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001043067846.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.3ab53c009ptQYR&mp=1

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N6JQS8C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Everything is in Canadian dollars. (CAD)

Edit: The cheapest SSD above 120 GB is a $40 drive, which is slightly out of budget.

Edit 2: I could get a 240GB SSD from AliExpress for $33, but I want to know if I can rely on the drive.

I dont have the exact Kingston SSD that you are referring to here. But I'm using an older 120GB SSD from them and I have nothing but praise for their SSD's based on my own experience. Cant say that I have experienced any drop in performance or failure over the years. However I use it as a boot up drive and for some other small size things. So its a safe choice from my point of view.

If your intention is to play games then a 100 GB is not enough for the task as stated above. RDR2 as an extreme example requires 150 GB. Just to give you an idea.

I have no experience with the SSD from AliExpress so I cant share any thoughts about it.