How to pick a good hard disk and ssds

[Jenna Cat]

How do i look for good SSD'S and or HDD's

I see similar products with a wide variety of cost.
Most products are very similar however why are the prices so different?

Can someone list some good SSD'S and or HDD's as well as tell me what makes a certain disk "special".

 

[JobCreator]

For SSDs, look at two things. The IOPS (higher the better) and the read/write speeds. A quality drive will have 80-90,000 IOPS or more and 450MB/s read/write or more.

HDDs are also have 2 things to look for. RPM and cache. The higher the better for both.

 

[Winly]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

 

[Jenna Cat]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

Thanks 😀 however im still a bit confused about what makes certain drives special although the benefits seems the same however the prices have a huge gap between each other. For example:
Crucial MX100 and Samsung 850 pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

 

[Winly]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

Thanks 😀 however im still a bit confused about what makes certain drives special although the benefits seems the same however the prices have a huge gap between each other. For example:
Crucial MX100 and Samsung 850 pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

different technology being use as well as hard ware. the 850 introduce the V-nand. I believe is one of the fastest right now compare to all those posted above.

 

[Jenna Cat]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

Thanks 😀 however im still a bit confused about what makes certain drives special although the benefits seems the same however the prices have a huge gap between each other. For example:
Crucial MX100 and Samsung 850 pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

different technology being use as well as hard ware. the 850 introduce the V-nand. I believe is one of the fastest right now compare to all those posted above.

oh thats interesting that they have their own technology. I might get the 850. Do you think its worth the price? Also can you tell me how to properly setup an ssd because i heard windows 7 is a problem when transferring files from the hard disk to the ssd

 

[Winly]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

Thanks 😀 however im still a bit confused about what makes certain drives special although the benefits seems the same however the prices have a huge gap between each other. For example:
Crucial MX100 and Samsung 850 pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

different technology being use as well as hard ware. the 850 introduce the V-nand. I believe is one of the fastest right now compare to all those posted above.

oh thats interesting that they have their own technology. I might get the 850. Do you think its worth the price? Also can you tell me how to properly setup an ssd because i heard windows 7 is a problem when transferring files from the hard disk to the ssd

Well there are other offering for a lower price but the samsung 850 its on top for performance right now. I got a 1TB Samsung 850, bought it a few weeks ago. just connect it to the computer and insert the DVD that comes with the 850, it will help you set up and its super easy. then transfer files like you normally will do.

 

[Jenna Cat]

you got different flavors, one is faster others are slower. ones are of a better quality etc. If you are looking for performance you go with A and if you looking for low noise you go with B. it really depends on you and what you are going to be using them for.
here a guide to help.
http://www.storagereview.com/best_drives navigate on the page, there is tons of good info that may help you decide.
for Hard drive I always go for a WD Caviar Black, it gives me the performance I want on a HDD.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,review-32904.html this is for the SSD.

Oh the dvd that comes with it works with the transferring of windows 7?! 😀

Thanks 😀 however im still a bit confused about what makes certain drives special although the benefits seems the same however the prices have a huge gap between each other. For example:
Crucial MX100 and Samsung 850 pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

different technology being use as well as hard ware. the 850 introduce the V-nand. I believe is one of the fastest right now compare to all those posted above.

oh thats interesting that they have their own technology. I might get the 850. Do you think its worth the price? Also can you tell me how to properly setup an ssd because i heard windows 7 is a problem when transferring files from the hard disk to the ssd

Well there are other offering for a lower price but the samsung 850 its on top for performance right now. I got a 1TB Samsung 850, bought it a few weeks ago. just connect it to the computer and insert the DVD that comes with the 850, it will help you set up and its super easy. then transfer files like you normally will do.

 

[giantbucket]

you can - for the most part - completely ignore the manufacturer claims of 500MB/s speeds. first, those speeds (sequential read/write) are always going to have a 20% or so variance from one unit to another. second, the seq. read/write is not at all representative in how people actually use these SSD drives. and third, a normal hard drive is only 1/3rd that speed.

the real impressive and important numbers are in the 4k read/write performance, where even though the numbers are smaller (and thus less "impressive" to every [male] human being), they are much more relevant and are also 20-50 times faster than what a normal hard drive can do. also, the access time figures - again easily 50-100 times faster than a normal hard drive.

most drives are going to be similar in those important (yet numerically unimpressive) specs, with some being a bit better - but not earthshatteringly so. some drives will have a better warranty, or include nice extras in the package - like free cloning software or a mounting bracket.

for traditional hard drives, look for ones that people say are quiet, fast, and don't take naps. and are cheap. seagate and wd are the main ones. i have a wd green but hate it now - it likes to take lots of naps, meaning playback of clips can have pauses while it wakes up from a nap it shouldn't have in the first place. i like my wd red but it's overpriced. i love my seagate 7200.14 drives - cheap, fast, quiet.