[SOLVED] What brand of 120GB SSD would you recommend and why?

[F1demon]

Am looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 3421 up shifting the 500GB 5400 rpm HDD to an HDD Caddy.

I am looking for a suitable 120GB SATA 3 2.5 inch 7mm SSD but have found conflicting opinions about:

-WD Green (slow, old tech)
-Kingston Q500 (booting stutter)
-Crucial BX500 (Old tech)...

So can anyone pls shed some light on which brand and what type of SSD would be OK/GOOD?

Tks in advance and Keep Safe!

 

[geofelt]

Look for used on ebay.
Here is a samsung 860 evo 500gb for $23.50 plus shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-86...044753&hash=item56d834596f:g:y4gAAOSwCH9eMAkE

With 500gb ssd devices, you do not need to worry about endurance.

As an added bonus, the samsung ssd migration app will move your C drive to the ssd.

 

[Maxxify]

So, any of these brands will do for either 120/240 versions? Is there a slight preference for one over the other? I get the impression Crucial is trusted and Team Group is also good? I just need to narrow it down to a reliable/fast one for either the 120 or 240 odd GB ones....

tks again.

Yeah, go with a trusted brand. Something with a warranty or support system you trust. Reliability is important. Crucial is always a safe bet.

 

[F1demon]

Yeah, go with a trusted brand. Something with a warranty or support system you trust. Reliability is important. Crucial is always a safe bet.

Tks all. Much appreciated. Will go with this adv.

 

[F1demon]

The Z1 (if you read my spreadsheet) is S11-based, there's tons of drives with that controller at that capacity. Tons of options there. Hit my S11 filter.

HI

I tried accessing your Excel but it keeps hangin up?

Was wanting to check the stats on the HP S700 and Team Group L3 EVO?

 

[Maxxify]

HI

I tried accessing your Excel but it keeps hangin up?

Was wanting to check the stats on the HP S700 and Team Group L3 EVO?

Not much to say about those...SM2258XT on the S700, S11 on the L3 EVO, both should come with 3D TLC at this point. Team probably has better support but the S700 would be the better drive.

 

[F1demon]

Not much to say about those...SM2258XT on the S700, S11 on the L3 EVO, both should come with 3D TLC at this point. Team probably has better support but the S700 would be the better drive.

Ok...and is your excel accessible?

 

[Maxxify]

Ok...and is your excel accessible?

It's a Google Sheet and it always is. If it lags it's on your end/browser unless Google is having issues. You can make a copy of it to your own Drive and/or download it for Excel.