What is the Best SSD?

[tweakboy]

I dislike a list which ranks SSDs in terms of performance and to hell with anything else. The Corsair Performance Pro, Corsair Neutron and the Crucial m4 are all ranked as tier 3's while dodgy as fuck Sandforce is ranked at the top. Samsung's 830 is split into tier 1 and tier 2 when it has been one of the best SSD's of the last year. Plextor's M5 series isn't even on the list when it was released long before Samsung's 840 series which is on the list.

A selective list of SSDs in "speed order" isn't really any use to anybody who wants to make an informed decision taking into account cost, speed, compatibility and reliability.

Wow amazingly said. Your smart guy Coupy, Crucial falling to tier 4 is funny. I get avg 540mbps read and Crucial is stable. There have been reports of sammy 840 giving people issues. I would settle for the 830 model you wont tell a difference .... and if not this then Crucial M4 ,,, in these two you get reliability and stable and well made SSDs with good controllers in them and arent prone to quiting on you. gl

 

[Ehsan1344]

Bump. More opinions please

 

[Blain]

Bump. More opinions please

You've got the information you need to make an informed purchase.

 

[Ehsan1344]

You've got the information you need to make an informed purchase.

my question is very easy.
if you are going to buy a ssd for your pc what is your choice?
Please consider the following components:
capacity and be sata III and no matter the price.

 

[Coup27]

Samsung 840 Pro.

 

[Mfusick]

wow. the Crucial M4 is in the last tiers?!!!

Most overrated SSD on market today.

It's not faster or cheaper. It's reliability is fine but its not more reliable than most other brands either.

 

[Coup27]

Crucial need a new performance drive soon or they'll be the first major casualty of natural consolidation of SSD manufacturers.

 

[Koing]

I went with the Samsung 830 256GB SSD for my 2008 Macbook. Pretty over the top but I wanted the reliability and the price difference for a cheaper/ slower drive wasn't that much in the long run.

Getting about 120 write 130 read capped at SATA1 speeds.

Koing

 

[Ehsan1344]

Most overrated SSD on market today.
It's not faster or cheaper. It's reliability is fine but its not more reliable than most other brands either.

Crucial need a new performance drive soon or they'll be the first major casualty of natural consolidation of SSD manufacturers.

doe's this mean that crucial M4 is not a good choice?

 

[Coup27]

doe's this mean that crucial M4 is not a good choice?

There is nothing wrong with the drive itself, but it came out nearly 2 years ago and every major manufacturer has released at least 1 newer performance drive since then, some even 2 or 3. There are now faster drives on the market for often the same price as the m4.

The m4 is more of a value drive now IMO because of its age. If I could pick one up cheap for a specific build I would consider one but as you want maximum performance, I would not get an m4.

 

[Ehsan1344]

Samsung 840 Pro.

There is nothing wrong with the drive itself, but it came out nearly 2 years ago and every major manufacturer has released at least 1 newer performance drive since then, some even 2 or 3. There are now faster drives on the market for often the same price as the m4.
The m4 is more of a value drive now IMO because of its age. If I could pick one up cheap for a specific build I would consider one but as you want maximum performance, I would not get an m4.

It comes from your response that the best SSD is the Samsung 840 pro. but there is remain a another question and it is: is that your choice for any capacity?
this mean is that your choice for 128GB and 256GB?
what about 64GB?

 

[Coup27]

I don't understand why you are asking these questions. What capacity do you need?

 

[zCypher]

Why get a 64GB drive? The best value lies with 120-256GB drives, probably more on the 240-256GB side. Personally I have had pretty good experiences with my sandforce based drives. Those I have recommended them to have also had good experiences.

I've heard good and bad about all the brands throughout this forum and other places on the web. I think shopping on brand alone is pretty silly and naive. You need to research your top few potential drives individually and pick one from there. Go with the latest drives since firmware and controllers are always improving.

 

[Ehsan1344]

I don't understand why you are asking these questions. What capacity do you need?

Ok. please see this link:
http://forum.persiantools.com/t308989.html
Get to know anything about this topic?

Why get a 64GB drive? The best value lies with 120-256GB drives, probably more on the 240-256GB side. Personally I have had pretty good experiences with my sandforce based drives. Those I have recommended them to have also had good experiences.
I've heard good and bad about all the brands throughout this forum and other places on the web. I think shopping on brand alone is pretty silly and naive. You need to research your top few potential drives individually and pick one from there. Go with the latest drives since firmware and controllers are always improving.

ok,Thanks.
but I need a specific suggest.

 

[Coup27]

Ok. please see this link:
http://forum.persiantools.com/t308989.html
Get to know anything about this topic?

ok,Thanks.
but I need a specific suggest.

I don't understand Arabic.

Let me make it simple - Do not bother with a 64GB SSD. SSD prices have come down so much that there is no benefit any more and some manufacturers are beginning to drop 64GB SSD's from their product lines. Only look at 128GB, 256GB or 512GB. For those sizes, I would recommend a Samsung 840 Pro.

 

[Scoobyboo]

I'm also a fan of Samsung when it comes to SSD's

 

[Mfusick]

doe's this mean that crucial M4 is not a good choice?

I think it's a poor choice since the competition is often faster and cheaper and has longer warranty.

 

[Blain]

I'm looking to purchase an SSD, however there are many different brands and models on the market and I'm not sure which one to buy. I would like to know what your suggestions would be.

Please offer a brand and a model for each capacity.

my question is very easy.
if you are going to buy a ssd for your pc what is your choice?

Sorry I should have clarified it in the title. I'm looking for the best SSD "brand" in all aspects that a user would consider important. Which brand would you personally choose or recommend for a SATA III SSD?

ok,Thanks.
but I need a specific suggest.

My reply is very easy...
Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro from Newegg today for $209.99 with free shipping, paying via PayPal.

It can't get much more specific than that.

 

[Ehsan1344]

My reply is very easy...
Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro from Newegg today for $209.99 with free shipping, paying via PayPal.
It can't get much more specific than that.

ok.Thanks
what is your reply about 64(60)GB and 128(120)GB capacities?

 

[Blain]

I'm looking to purchase an SSD, however there are many different brands and models on the market and I'm not sure which one to buy. I would like to know what your suggestions would be.

Please offer a brand and a model for each capacity.

my question is very easy.
if you are going to buy a ssd for your pc what is your choice?

Sorry I should have clarified it in the title. I'm looking for the best SSD "brand" in all aspects that a user would consider important. Which brand would you personally choose or recommend for a SATA III SSD?

ok,Thanks.
but I need a specific suggest.

My reply is very easy...
Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro from Newegg today for $209.99 with free shipping, paying via PayPal.

It can't get much more specific than that.

ok.Thanks
what is your reply about 64(60)GB and 128(120)GB capacities?

My reply is very easy... "Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro"

 

[Ehsan1344]

My reply is very easy...
Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro from Newegg today for $209.99 with free shipping, paying via PayPal.
It can't get much more specific than that.
My reply is very easy... "Order a 256GB Plextor M5 Pro"

 

[kleinkinstein]

Samsung 840 Pro.

+1

Anything aside from the Vector is inferior.

 

[Mfusick]

ok.Thanks
what is your reply about 64(60)GB and 128(120)GB capacities?

64GB is a waste of time an money.

I'd rather light my head on fire and then put the fire out with a sledgehammer than try to live on 64GB.

Those things should be removed from the marketplace IMO.

128GB is good if your poor. You can make due with that.

Just understand you'll wish you got a 256GB, but 128GB is wayyyy better than a HDD. It could work.

 

[Mfusick]

+1

Anything aside from the Vector is inferior.

Vertex4 can hang given it's cheaper and has 5 year warranty. It's faster than most SSD, and bested only by the VECTOR and 840pro usually.

 

[Scotteq]

64 GB is OK if you happen to live in a....


Ohhh... Who the heck are we kidding: In a world where games are 5GB+ and you can carry around more music than that in your pocket, there's just no way to make a 64Gb drive work long term.