Is there much difference between high end and low end ssd's?

[aflumbahgee]

Would I notice much difference between these ssd's in terms of performance(boot up times etc)

lower cost:
http://www.ebuyer.com/363436-kingston-120gb-hyperx-3k-ssd-sh103s3-120g

http://www.ebuyer.com/435449-sandisk-128gb-ultra-plus-ssd-kit-sdssdhp-128g-g26

http://www.ebuyer.com/409849-samsung-120gb-840-series-ssd-mz-7td120bw

Higher cost:
http://www.ebuyer.com/410473-samsung-128gb-840-pro-series-ssd-mz-7pd128bw

http://www.ebuyer.com/413097-ocz-128gb-vector-series-ssd-vtr1-25sat3-128g

Is it worth the extra money for the higher costing SSD's

I would only be using an SSD for games, and booting up windows. I wouldn't be video editing or encoding or anything like that.

Also which SSD in those price ranges would last the longest and is the most reliable? So I could use the SSD in my future builds etc.

Slightly off this threads topic but why is RAM so expensive now? You could get 8gb ram for £35 a few month back now its more like £50!

 

[ksham]

The Kingston HyperX 3K is a very good SSD at a good price. There is also the Plextor M5S Series SSD that is affordable, yet also very good.

 

[aflumbahgee]

yeah that hyperx is almost on par with the vector/840 pro and its £20 ish cheaper. So i think i'll just get that.Thanks!

 

[06yfz450ridr]

the cheaper ones generally just wont last as long or the speeds wont be as quick. still faster than a normal hdd tho

 

[aflumbahgee]

What about sshd by seagate, hows that compared to ssd?

 

[ksham]

SSHD is inferior to SSD + HDD. It's trying to provide a middle ground between a HDD and a SSD, so it won't perform as efficiently.

 

[aflumbahgee]

ok thanks guys, ill just go for that kingston.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The answer to your main question is modern 3rd generation SATA 3 6Gb/s solid state drives form a very tight performance cluster. A consumer normally would not notice any performance difference. In fact, most consumers would not notice any difference between SATA 2 3Gb/s ssd's and SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd's.

Synthetic benchmarks were specifically designed to grossly exaggerate the very minor differences among modern ssd's. It is not unusual for uninformed consumers to be deceived by the benchmarks. About 90% of those synthetic benchmarks do not accurately represent what most consumers and casual gamers actually do with their pc's.

06yfz450ridr - Just because one solid state drive costs less than another solid state drive does not mean the less expensive ssd will not last as long. A lower price also does not mean that a less expensive drive will perform slower. If you are referring to Samsung's use of Triple Level Cell (TLC) Nand, then you might want to read about the torture test conducted by Hardware Info:

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4178/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-updated-with-final-conclusion

 

[aflumbahgee]

The answer to your main question is modern 3rd generation SATA 3 6Gb/s solid state drives form a very tight performance cluster. A consumer normally would not notice any performance difference. In fact, most consumers would not notice any difference between SATA 2 3Gb/s ssd's and SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd's.

Synthetic benchmarks were specifically designed to grossly exaggerate the very minor differences among modern ssd's. It is not unusual for uninformed consumers to be deceived by the benchmarks. About 90% of those synthetic benchmarks do not accurately represent what most consumers and casual gamers actually do with their pc's.

06yfz450ridr - Just because one solid state drive costs less than another solid state drive does not mean the less expensive ssd will not last as long. A lower price also does not mean that a less expensive drive will perform slower. If you are referring to Samsung's use of Triple Level Cell (TLC) Nand, then you might want to read about the torture test conducted by Hardware Info:

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4178/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-updated-with-final-conclusion

Thats great advice, i would never have known benchmarks are false/misleading. So it doesnt really matter which one i get? Whats the most reliable ssd?