Which SSD is better?

[TheBlindBandit]

I'm quite new to upgrading my laptop,  or buying hardware components separately for that matter. haven't ever owned an SSD or a system with one, so I thought I'd ask for some help. I have an Alienware 15R3 from 2016 that has 8 gigs of RAM, an intel core i5-6300 HQ, gtx 1060 and a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD. I want to put in an ssd for better boot times, and performace.

I'll be using the laptop for some gaming(A few AAA titles), and development(planning on setting up a dual boot environment with ubuntu).

 

I'm stuck between which of these 3 SSDs would be a better buy, as all of them are priced similarly:

https://www.amazon.in/Kingston-Internal-2000MB-SA2000M8-250G/dp/B07VXCFNVS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=m.2%2Bssd&qid=1602691119&refinements=p_89%3AKingston&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-1&th=1     Kingston A2000

 

https://www.amazon.in/Western-Digital-SN550-Internal-WDS500G2B0C/dp/B07YFF3JCN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd&qid=1602691138&refinements=p_89%3AWestern+Digital&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-3    Western Digital Blue SN550

 

https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-500GB-NAND-NVMe-PCIe/dp/B07J2WBKXF/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd&qid=1602691164&refinements=p_89%3ACrucial&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-2   Crucial P1

 

AFAIK, tlc is supposed to be better from my limited knowledge(read: googling about for a week), and it's better to have a dram buffer. Both criteria which the kingston drive clears, however I'm not sure.

 

500 GB seems to be the sweet spot, and samsung is a bit out of my budget. Any help would be appreciated.

[boggy77]

each of them are better in different areas. for gaming and with a mid-range 4 years old laptop, it won't matter, i'd just pick the cheapest.

[Mateyyy]

Out of these three, A2000.

[Elad.Evron]

1 hour ago, TheBlindBandit said:

I'm quite new to upgrading my laptop,  or buying hardware components separately for that matter. haven't ever owned an SSD or a system with one, so I thought I'd ask for some help. I have an Alienware 15R3 from 2016 that has 8 gigs of RAM, an intel core i5-6300 HQ, gtx 1060 and a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD. I want to put in an ssd for better boot times, and performace.

I'll be using the laptop for some gaming(A few AAA titles), and development(planning on setting up a dual boot environment with ubuntu).

 

I'm stuck between which of these 3 SSDs would be a better buy, as all of them are priced similarly:

https://www.amazon.in/Kingston-Internal-2000MB-SA2000M8-250G/dp/B07VXCFNVS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=m.2%2Bssd&qid=1602691119&refinements=p_89%3AKingston&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-1&th=1    Kingston A2000

 

https://www.amazon.in/Western-Digital-SN550-Internal-WDS500G2B0C/dp/B07YFF3JCN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd&qid=1602691138&refinements=p_89%3AWestern+Digital&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-3   Western Digital Blue SN550

 

https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-500GB-NAND-NVMe-PCIe/dp/B07J2WBKXF/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd&qid=1602691164&refinements=p_89%3ACrucial&rnid=3837712031&s=computers&sr=1-2  Crucial P1

 

AFAIK, tlc is supposed to be better from my limited knowledge(read: googling about for a week), and it's better to have a dram buffer. Both criteria which the kingston drive clears, however I'm not sure.

 

500 GB seems to be the sweet spot, and samsung is a bit out of my budget. Any help would be appreciated.

The kingstone one is the best one of those, but the difference is by like 3% between all of then so the cheapest one of those will be your best choise 

[TheBlindBandit]

3 hours ago, boggy77 said:

each of them are better in different areas. for gaming and with a mid-range 4 years old laptop, it won't matter, i'd just pick the cheapest.

Ohh, guess I'll go for the kingston one then. Thanks!

[TheBlindBandit]

3 hours ago, Mateyyy said:

Out of these three, A2000.

Thanks!

[TheBlindBandit]

1 hour ago, Elad.Evron said:

The kingstone one is the best one of those, but the difference is by like 3% between all of then so the cheapest one of those will be your best choise 

Thanks! I think I'll get the kingston one then.

[TheBlindBandit]

Damn. Thanks guys. Everyone on these forums is so helpful.

[TheBlindBandit]

Got the Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 Gb NVMe SSD at the same price as the kingston one. Thanks for the help everyone. Just thought I'd update this here.