[SOLVED] Is this SSD good?

[Dj0gany]

Hi,so i want to put a SSD in my pc since i have only 1 TB HDD.I looked at some ssd's in my local online shops,and this honestly seems to be a really good offer.
For $55,is PATRIOT P210 512gb a good option?
Planing to put windows and games on it

 

[chickenballs]

It took awhile for me to find any useful information about this ssd but it is a DRAM-less budget ssd which should be avoided.
if you add $8 you will be able to get a Crucial MX500 500GB from Amazon ($62.99)
it has DRAM, better warranty 5yrs vs 3 for Patriot, much better performance and endurance.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12263/the-crucial-mx500-500gb-review

 

[Dj0gany]

ok thanks.
The MX500 is around 130$ with shipping,so yeah its a no go for me.
I bassicaly just need a SSD,it doesnt need to be the highest tier one,just one that will do a better job than a HDD.
Thanks again

 

[chickenballs]

Where do you live?
Even in Europe where we have to pay 25% VAT you can still find the MX500 500gb for $70
You sure you are not looking at the 1TB version?

 

[Dj0gany]

Where do you live?
Even in Europe where we have to pay 25% VAT you can still find the MX500 500gb for $70
You sure you are not looking at the 1TB version?

serbia
edit:i just searched up a little bit more and found out there are a few mx500 500gb for around 90$.

 

[chickenballs]

serbia
edit:i just searched up a little bit more and found out there are a few mx500 500gb for around 90$.

amazon.de is selling it for 57 Euros

Crucial MX500 500GB CT500MX500SSD1-bis zu 560 MB/s: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

Crucial MX500 500GB CT500MX500SSD1(Z)-bis zu 560 MB/s (3D NAND, SATA, 2, 5 Zoll, Internes SSD) - Kostenloser Versand ab 29€. Jetzt bei Amazon.de bestellen!

www.amazon.de

on amazon UK its £54.64

not sure if they will ship to Serbia though

 

[Dj0gany]

amazon.de is selling it for 57 Euros

Crucial MX500 500GB CT500MX500SSD1-bis zu 560 MB/s: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

Crucial MX500 500GB CT500MX500SSD1(Z)-bis zu 560 MB/s (3D NAND, SATA, 2, 5 Zoll, Internes SSD) - Kostenloser Versand ab 29€. Jetzt bei Amazon.de bestellen!

www.amazon.de

on amazon UK its £54.64

not sure if they will ship to Serbia though

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-500GB-NAND-Internal/dp/B0786QNS9B/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=mx500+500gb&qid=1598709618&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyTUVQMEVWWjVGRFlCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQxNjM4MlRLVjhNRUMzQU5SRSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDY5MTk5WVdZTUZQUVdTT1ZXJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

with shiping to serbia 130$

 

[chickenballs]

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-500GB-NAND-Internal/dp/B0786QNS9B/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=mx500+500gb&qid=1598709618&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyTUVQMEVWWjVGRFlCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQxNjM4MlRLVjhNRUMzQU5SRSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDY5MTk5WVdZTUZQUVdTT1ZXJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

with shiping to serbia 130$

That's too bad. It's probably because Serbia is not part of EU.

According to this article from 2017:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dramless-ssd-roundup,4833-10.html

For most of us enthusiasts, we shouldn’t even consider DRAMless SSDs with planar NAND. It's true that the drives are faster than a hard disk drive, but when you lean on them with a slightly elevated workload, they can stall, stutter, and deliver a worse user experience than you would get with a spinning mechanical disk.

not sure if the newer DRAMless ssds have become better

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

If you go the Crucial route I hope you have better luck with it then I have.
I have had 3 and only 1 has worked out so far.
I just purchased a Seagate 1tb ssd 2.5in for my laptop on newegg for 114.99 usd almost the same and better on some specs as samsung 860 evo.

 

[chickenballs]

If you go the Crucial route I hope you have better luck with it then I have.
I have had 3 and only 1 has worked out so far.
I just purchased a Seagate 1tb ssd 2.5in for my laptop on newegg for 114.99 usd almost the same and better on some specs as samsung 860 evo.

strange
I've bought 2, a 500GB which replaced the HDD in my parents laptop and a 1tb that I bought as game drive and using it together with 3 samsung ssds and never had any problem. I've never seen a negative review on that ssd either

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-mx500-ssd-review-nand,5390.html

The Crucial MX500 500GB SSD Review: A Second Look

www.anandtech.com

Crucial MX500 SSD review

An extra two years makes all the difference.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

The 2 started out as os drives on clean installs and new sata cables started having numerous issues on a Amd Fx system and a Ryzen system, i switched to Samsungs and no issuse's
Per Crucial tech support send back for rma.
Since using as storage drives now no real issues now.

The 1tb Seagate 120 is in my gaming laptop and is the storage and games drive.
The os is running on a Seagate Firecuda 510 Nvme M.2 500gb it boots up in 17 to 23 secs.

The Seagates Ssd's are becoming very competitive with Samsung specs and pricing.

Not trying to give Crucial Ssd's a bad rap here, just saying I didn't have any good luck with them as Os drives on 2 different systems.