SSD Suggestion Help

[ExpertAmateur]

Hi, what are the top 240-250 GB ish SSDs? I would like to keep it below $90 USD. Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The 250GB Samsung 850 Evo just happens to be $90.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

The 500GB version will go on sale for ~$130ish though.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

It's $139 right now but I've seen it lower.

Samsung drives are the best. Both speed and reliability.

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-26 19:24 EST-0500

 

[ExpertAmateur]

What's the difference between that crucial drive and the 850 evo?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

What's the difference between that crucial drive and the 850 evo?

https://www.techspot.com/products/storage/crucial-mx300-ssd.140005/

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The 3 camels show the 500GB 850 Evo dropped to $114 last Cyber Monday.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/product/B00OBRE5UE

Worth waiting until tomorrow. larger drives are faster and have more endurance.

 

[ExpertAmateur]

I can't go over budget. I'm building a computer for someone and it's a strict budget

 

[ExpertAmateur]

How does the crucial's speed compare with the 850 evo

 

[USAFRet]

How does the crucial's speed compare with the 850 evo

Zero difference.
In a blind test, it would be absolutely impossible to tell the difference.

 

[ExpertAmateur]

How does the crucial's speed compare with the 850 evo

Zero difference.
In a blind test, it would be absolutely impossible to tell the difference.

So why the high praise for the evo as the better drive? Also with the crucial, reviewers are saying something about the software included with it that ends up messing with their computer and to remove it. Do you know anything about this?

 

[USAFRet]

How does the crucial's speed compare with the 850 evo

Zero difference.
In a blind test, it would be absolutely impossible to tell the difference.

So why the high praise for the evo as the better drive? Also with the crucial, reviewers are saying something about the software included with it that ends up messing with their computer and to remove it. Do you know anything about this?

The EVO is the established front runner.
The Crucial MX series is just a little bit newer, but no less good.

The software? No idea.
What software specifically, and how did it mess up their system?

 

[Geef]

Take a look at this site. It explains something important for SSD drives. Even though they are already fast, there ARE faster ones.
https://www.howtogeek.com/248827/why-are-smaller-ssds-slower/

 

[USAFRet]

Take a look at this site. It explains something important for SSD drives. Even though they are already fast, there ARE faster ones.
https://www.howtogeek.com/248827/why-are-smaller-ssds-slower/

Yes...within in the same make/model, they get slightly faster as they get larger.

"Slightly faster", as in "Only seen in synthetic benchmarks"