Looking to buy a new storage drive

[iRaariTy]

I was looking at getting a new storage drive as I am running out of space. I was trying to decide between a western digital black 1TB drive or some 500gb SSD. The drive will primarily be used for games. I am open to any recommendations though and appreciate any input you guys have to offer

 

[USAFRet]

All depends on size needs and budget.
If you need more than 400GB, the 1TB HDD would seem to be the solution.
If a 11TB SSD is outside the budget, the 1TB HDD would again be the solution.

What is your current drive situation?

I've slowly transitioned all my systems to SSD only. My main system has 5 drives, approx 2TB total.
All the spinning drives live in the NAS box.

 

[iRaariTy]

All depends on size needs and budget.
If you need more than 400GB, the 1TB HDD would seem to be the solution.
If a 11TB SSD is outside the budget, the 1TB HDD would again be the solution.

What is your current drive situation?

I've slowly transitioned all my systems to SSD only. My main system has 5 drives, approx 2TB total.
All the spinning drives live in the NAS box.

I'm looking to spend somewhere around $150

 

[USAFRet]

All depends on size needs and budget.
If you need more than 400GB, the 1TB HDD would seem to be the solution.
If a 11TB SSD is outside the budget, the 1TB HDD would again be the solution.

What is your current drive situation?

I've slowly transitioned all my systems to SSD only. My main system has 5 drives, approx 2TB total.
All the spinning drives live in the NAS box.

I'm looking to spend somewhere around $150

Then that would either be a 500GB SSD or a 2TB WD Black.
All depends on your personal size requirements.

 

[iRaariTy]

All depends on size needs and budget.
If you need more than 400GB, the 1TB HDD would seem to be the solution.
If a 11TB SSD is outside the budget, the 1TB HDD would again be the solution.

What is your current drive situation?

I've slowly transitioned all my systems to SSD only. My main system has 5 drives, approx 2TB total.
All the spinning drives live in the NAS box.

I'm looking to spend somewhere around $150

Then that would either be a 500GB SSD or a 2TB WD Black.
All depends on your personal size requirements.

I dont think ill need more than 500 gb what ssd do you recommend

 

[USAFRet]

I dont think ill need more than 500 gb what ssd do you recommend

In your $150:

Crucial MX300
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-525GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD68

or

SK Hynix
https://www.amazon.com/SK-Hynix-2-5-Inch-Internal-HFS500G32TND-N1A2A

 

[iRaariTy]

I dont think ill need more than 500 gb what ssd do you recommend

In your $150:

Crucial MX300
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-525GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD68

or

SK Hynix
https://www.amazon.com/SK-Hynix-2-5-Inch-Internal-HFS500G32TND-N1A2A

Would a western digital blue ssd or samsung evo ssd be better. Also should i get an m.2 version if possible

 

[USAFRet]

Would a western digital blue ssd or samsung evo ssd be better. Also should i get an m.2 version if possible

The WD is still too new for any history. It might be great, it might suck.
The 850 EVO is over your budget, which is why I recommended the other 2.

m.2?
"m.2" is merely (usually) the interface. A SATA III drive is the same speed is a m.2 SATA drive.
Just in a different package.

An NVMe m.2 drive is indeed faster, but significantly over your budget. And not needed for a secondary drive.

 

[iRaariTy]

Would a western digital blue ssd or samsung evo ssd be better. Also should i get an m.2 version if possible

The WD is still too new for any history. It might be great, it might suck.
The 850 EVO is over your budget, which is why I recommended the other 2.

m.2?
"m.2" is merely (usually) the interface. A SATA III drive is the same speed is a m.2 SATA drive.
Just in a different package.

An NVMe m.2 drive is indeed faster, but significantly over your budget. And not needed for a secondary drive.

Would it be worth the extra $20 for the samsung evo 850

 

[USAFRet]

Well...I have the 500GB 850 EVO. Works quite well.
But any of the 3, incl the EVO, would work very well.

 

[iRaariTy]

Well...I have the 500GB 850 EVO. Works quite well.
But any of the 3, incl the EVO, would work very well.

do you think its worth the extra $25-30 for the 850 evo personally

 

[USAFRet]

Well...I have the 500GB 850 EVO. Works quite well.
But any of the 3, incl the EVO, would work very well.

do you think its worth the extra $25-30 for the 850 evo personally

'Worth' can only be determined by you.
I wouldn't sacrifice some other part just to get the 850 EVO vs the MX300.
But its a good drive, with a good track record.