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I am in a predicament... Is it worth it to shell out the extra 100$ to get an Intel 730 Series than to get the Samsung 840 Evo?

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Get a samsung 840 evo.

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Samsung 840 EVO hands down. Those SSD's are the best in the market IMO.

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In my opinion, no its not. 840 Evo is hands down one of the best SSDs on the market. 

                                                                                                                                                      

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okay... I have heard great reviews on both of them and wasn't sure which one to get... I know many people prefer the 730 series over the Evo....but the Evo seems like it has so many more features

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Samsung 840 EVO is simply the best. Get it @d6s :P.

 

Edit: Also mark this thread as solved if you have no further questions.

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Samsung 840 EVO is simply the best. Get it @d6s :P.

 

Edit: Also mark this thread as solved if you have no further questions.

marked....and I think the 840 is what I am getting

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marked....and I think the 840 is what I am getting

Great choice laddie. I have one and it is amazing.

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If your looking at the 730 get the 850 pro unless you lol king at the 480GB.

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Samsung 840 EVO hands down. Those SSD's are the best in the market IMO.

In my opinion, no its not. 840 Evo is hands down one of the best SSDs on the market.

Samsung 840 EVO is simply the best. Get it @d6s :P.

Edit: Also mark this thread as solved if you have no further questions.

No its not, not in the least actually. Even the older 840 Pro was better and thats not including intel and mavell based ssds.

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If your looking at the 730 get the 850 pro unless you lol king at the 480GB.

I was looking at these 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167190

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247

and I was told on Overclock.net to consider this

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820&cm_re=Crucial_MX100-_-20-148-820-_-Product

 

But idk how good it is....

 

I am now also considering this 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147360&cm_re=Samsung_850_Pro-_-20-147-360-_-Product

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Samsung is over hyped kinda like nvidia. Go with a cheaper just as good drive the one from crucial.

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in 256GB the 850 Pro is better that the 730 by quite a bit. Only the 480GB 730 has full performance.

The cricual MX100 is a step down from the evo the Crucial M550 would be its direct competitor. If your looking for a 256GB enthusiast drive the 850 Pro is currently the king and will likely stay that way just like the 840 Pro did. Also not much more can be done on SATA III

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in 256GB the 850 Pro is better that the 730 by quite a bit. Only the 480GB 730 has full performance.

The cricual MX100 is a step down from the evo the Crucial M550 would be its direct competitor. If your looking for a 256GB enthusiast drive the 850 Pro is currently the king and will likely stay that way just like the 840 Pro did. Also not much more can be done on SATA III

I ordered the 730 last night

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in 256GB the 850 Pro is better that the 730 by quite a bit. Only the 480GB 730 has full performance.

The cricual MX100 is a step down from the evo the Crucial M550 would be its direct competitor. If your looking for a 256GB enthusiast drive the 850 Pro is currently the king and will likely stay that way just like the 840 Pro did. Also not much more can be done on SATA III

so you think it would be better to send back my 730 and get the 850 Pro?

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so you think it would be better to send back my 730 and get the 850 Pro?

I mean its a great drive but if you got the 240GB the 256GB 850 Pro is better significantly on everything except consistency.

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I mean its a great drive but if you got the 240GB the 256GB 850 Pro is better significantly on everything except consistency.

im just gonna stick with the 730... My next biggest hurdle is deciding if I want to start fresh with windows 8 or use my windows 7 that's on my HDD

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im just gonna stick with the 730... My next biggest hurdle is deciding if I want to start fresh with windows 8 or use my windows 7 that's on my HDD

Start fresh with a clean windows 8.1 install.

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Start fresh with a clean windows 8.1 install.

okay is it okay if I PM you?

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Too bad you already ordered. For the money, you could get twice the capacity with MX100 compared to 730 :P

 

Intel really sux when it comes to consumer ssds and they are pretty much just riding on their good name establised in the past (good example of this is recently released 2500PRO)

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Too bad you already ordered. For the money, you could get twice the capacity with MX100 compared to 730 :P

Intel really sux when it comes to consumer ssds and they are pretty much just riding on their good name establised in the past (good example of this is recently released 2500PRO)

Intel has some of the best support I've ever delt with, any intel product I've ever owned I've had no problems with... So I trust them

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okay is it okay if I PM you?

Sure go for it.

Too bad you already ordered. For the money, you could get twice the capacity with MX100 compared to 730 :P

Intel really sux when it comes to consumer ssds and they are pretty much just riding on their good name establised in the past (good example of this is recently released 2500PRO)

Please get off your MX100 horse. Also the 2500 just like its predecessor the 1200 is a business ssd. The 1200 wasnt even available at retail.

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Sure go for it.

Also the 2500 just like its predecessor the 1200 is a business ssd. The 1200 wasnt even available at retail.

 

But 2500 is available and is a shit drive. Basicly meaningless for pretty much anyone. It doesn't offer anything more than consumer drives (well except for vPro) and on top of all it doesnt feature a single intel component.

 

Please get off your MX100 horse.

 

 

Why exactly ? Its the king of value right now and Samsung fanboys just dont want to admit that.

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Intel has some of the best support I've ever delt with, any intel product I've ever owned I've had no problems with... So I trust them

 

That doesn't mean they are a good choice though. There are plenty of reliable drives that have great support. And cost almost half as much.

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