Choosing an SSD

[Norman_the_Owl]

I'm looking to buy a ~500 gigabyte SSD, and i was wondering which of these two makes more sense to purchase.

 

The venerable Crucial MX100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-821

It's $215 dollars, and you get eggpoints. I have no idea what eggpoints are worth, but it's apparently store credit.

 

Or the Corsair force LX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233686&cm_re=corsair_force_lx-_-20-233-686-_-Product

It's $230, and It's from corsair, a brand I'd personally trust more than Crucial, but other than that, the only particularly attractive part is the aesthetic.

It's also a hair faster

 

I'm trying to save as much money as possible, and i'm open to recommendations, but seeing as i don't know too much about SSDs, which of those two be better? The $15 price difference is negligible, and i'm not averse to paying it if the corsair drive is what's more recommendable.

 

Thanks in advance, guys

 

 

Edit: Forgot the MX100 link

[Aniallation]

I'm looking to buy a ~500 gigabyte SSD, and i was wondering which of these two makes more sense to purchase.

 

The venerable Crucial MX100

It's $215 dollars, and you get eggpoints. I have no idea what eggpoints are worth, but it's apparently store credit.

 

Or the Corsair force LX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233686&cm_re=corsair_force_lx-_-20-233-686-_-Product

It's $230, and It's from corsair, a brand I'd personally trust more than Crucial, but other than that, the only particularly attractive part is the aesthetic.

It's also a hair faster

 

I'm trying to save as much money as possible, and i'm open to recommendations, but seeing as i don't know too much about SSDs, which of those two be better? The $15 price difference is negligible, and i'm not averse to paying it if the corsair drive is what's more recommendable.

 

Thanks in advance, guys

MX100 is what I'd pick out of the 2

[MattP123]

I'd get the MX100, I don't know if the LX is faster, but even if it is, its not worth the extra money. You could take the slower ssd vs. the fastest ssd and there won't be that much of a difference.

[Thorium19]

Go for the crucial. Very good ssd, trustworthy company (part of micron) and it's a really well performing drive.

[Norman_the_Owl]

Ok guys, thanks for the advice. Mx100 it is.