need help choosing a SSD

[cloner23]

Hi all

From South Africa,so keep in mind our prices differ far from the US and EU

Oky so moving to SSD soon but so many to pick from..

What i did come down to are the following in my price range(the Samsung 850's are expensive here)

So these are the ones i could see would be good choices but hopefully you guys can assist me.

Crucial BX100
Trancend ss370
OCZ Arc 100
Kingston sv300
Sandisk ultra II

These all fall in my budget range(In our currency it's R1500=$130)

Note i will be going for the 256gb version,so which is the better choice here?

Thanks

[blu4]

None of those. It's Intel or Samsung. Look for deals.

[ImBleu]

Howzit Boet!

 

Avoid the Kingston SSDNow V300 like you would avoid the ANC Party, Its corrupt and not very good at doing what it claims to do. Out of that list, go with either the OCZ Arc 100 or the Crucial BX100 (or MX100), those would probably be at the best price/gb/performance.

 

Welcome to LTT's forums

 

A fellow south african

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I have to say that owning the sandisk it's a brilliant budget ssd without any nonsense about being slowed down.

[cloner23]

Howzit Boet!

Avoid the Kingston SSDNow V300 like you would avoid the ANC Party, Its corrupt and not very good at doing what it claims to do. Out of that list, go with either the OCZ Arc 100 or the Crucial BX100 (or MX100), those would probably be at the best price/gb/performance.

Welcome to LTT's forums

A fellow south african

Myyyy Broer haha

Aaah oky thanks for the tip on the Kingston ,in my own little reviews it mostly came down to the OCZ and Crucial,but then again some say the Trancend again as well this is where i pretty much got stuck as i'm ordering a ssd this coming week.

Just wish the Samsung drives were more reasonable here in South Africa..

Ok so atm

OCZ +1

Crucial +5

Kingston -1

Sandisk +1

Ill be editing this post as people recommend

[xnoobftw]

bx100

[ImBleu]

Myyyy Broer haha

 

Aaah oky thanks for the tip on the Kingston ,in my own little reviews it mostly came down to the OCZ and Crucial,but then again some say the Trancend again as well this is where i pretty much got stuck as i'm ordering a ssd this coming week.

 

Just wish the Samsung drives were more reasonable here in South Africa..

Ok so atm

 

OCZ +1

Crucial +1

Kingston -1

Sandisk +1

 

I feel your pain, we've got crappy prices for everything - and that is only the stuff that makes its way to our little corner of the globe. I just stick to corsair where I can, undeniable lekker quality and customer service if something were to go wrong - Not sure if they'll fit to your 1500 Rand budget though.

[cloner23]

I feel your pain, we've got crappy prices for everything - and that is only the stuff that makes its way to our little corner of the globe. I just stick to corsair where I can, undeniable lekker quality and customer service if something were to go wrong - Not sure if they'll fit to your 1500 Rand budget though.

i looked at a few but their entry level drives just dont compete with the rest

[Maheshvara]

i looked at a few but their entry level drives just dont compete with the rest

I'd say either Crucial (heard a lot about them, and most of it was positive) or Transcend 370 (just because i have it )

 

If you want, i can post some benchmarks for 370?

[A Bubble]

Crucial out of those

[cloner23]

Well only in a few hours it seems crucial so far..

 

If i could get a good deal on samsung i would have gone for the 850 evo..

 

but so far it seems Crucial,lets give it a day or two before i decide

[AliveGhost13]

BX100

This is a fast, reliable drive and you won't notice the difference between this and a faster SATA SSD

[JaSoN_XzIoN]

Awe broer.

Add r300 and you can get the 850 EVO. http://www.wootware.co.za/samsung-mz-75e250b-am-850-evo-250gb-2-5-inch-sata-iii-internal-solid-state-drive.html

Although the ocz arc is really cheap on takealot.

[cloner23]

My problem with that is Jason its only promotion..wont last very long

[JaSoN_XzIoN]

My problem with that is Jason its only promotion..wont last very long

The Samsung has been that price for a while now, I've been keeping an eye on it since I also want one. If it's still there when you have the money you can get it, if it's not then takealot has the ocz arc and the crucial mx100 I think for around 1500 which isn't on promotion

[linuxfan66]

I find this interesting but pc shops ive seen where i live dont even bother with samsung or intel ssds at all and only sell kingstons and ocz mainly and not even the sata/pci express ones. I was weirded out due to being used to seeing samsungs and intels constantly elsewhere.

[Not_Sean]

Heyyyy another Braai Mate ! ! ! 

 

What shop you looking at getting from ? 

 

Everyone knocks the kingstons but I've had one in my laptop for years not and its rocking. Although its performance compared to other SSD's is prob kak. 

 

Check out LandmarkPC or even TakeALot (Got 60% of my computer from them cheaper than ANYONE else) 

 

I was originally looking at the corsair Force drives, but yeah Intel or Samsung are very solid options 

[cloner23]

Heyyyy another Braai Mate ! ! ! 

 

What shop you looking at getting from ? 

 

Everyone knocks the kingstons but I've had one in my laptop for years not and its rocking. Although its performance compared to other SSD's is prob kak. 

 

Check out LandmarkPC or even TakeALot (Got 60% of my computer from them cheaper than ANYONE else) 

 

I was originally looking at the corsair Force drives, but yeah Intel or Samsung are very solid options

feck a lot of South African peeps on here Ons gaan nou braai!

If the samsung stays on the promo till next week im getting one.if not then it seems crucial is a very good brand with their bx and mx series

[JaSoN_XzIoN]

feck a lot of South African peeps on here Ons gaan nou braai!

If the samsung stays on the promo till next week im getting one.if not then it seems crucial is a very good brand with their bx and mx series

That would be awesome actually, SA LTT team.

Same here, waiting for next week, then depending if I get my tats this week or not I'm also getting one from them

[SIGSEGV]

~del~

[cloner23]

I can get a crucial bx100 500gb for $199?

Or

256gb samsung 850 evo for $180..

Which would you guys pick?!

Im a battlefield and dota player..dont use software like adobe ect.. So mostly gaming..

[Not_Sean]

don't forget below posters that these are south African prices converted. 

 

I would go for the 500gb, as its not like that is a slow ssd at all. maybe not as fast, but still crazy fast. 

[AliveGhost13]

DEFINITELY the BX100. The 850 Evo is not worth that price

[cloner23]

don't forget below posters that these are south African prices converted. 

 

I would go for the 500gb, as its not like that is a slow ssd at all. maybe not as fast, but still crazy fast. 

Thanks yeah,reverted from Rand to US

[Not_Sean]

http://www.takealot.com/samsung-850-evo-series-2-5-ssd-250gb/PLID34180893