Your choice for SSDs

[Dgaul]

I am looking to pick up an ssd, maybe two.  I have looked at so many different options from crucial, to intel, to corsair, and I have no clue what I want to pick.  I am not looking for the most exspensive best drive, just a drive that for the money is worth it.  Let me know your thoughts at the moment.

[nixproducer]

the Samsung 840 evo imo or if price doesn't matter i would go for the Samsung 850 pro or the Intel 730 series

[aidenrelkoff]

you can get some descent 64gb SSDs for like $50 or les each, then put them in raid 0 

[annoor123]

i would go for the intel 730 series just because of the aesthetics

[Clyne]

Adata SP900 or Samsung 840 EVO

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Samsung 840 Evo, can't go wrong.

 

The Pro is good if you have money to spend though.

[heavygrounds]

Get the 840 EVO if you're on a budget, if not get the Intel 730 series, they're amazing and extremely reliable.

[Bschro4]

Samsung 840 Evo, can't go wrong.

 

The Pro is good if you have money to spend though.

 

I second that

[Thorium19]

Crucial MX100. It's a great SSD, and has really good performance. It's not the fastest, but its not designed to be. You can get a 512GB drive for around £150, which is outstanding.

[Dgaul]

Now with so many options what would you recommend.  Two smaller in a raid setup or a single large drive?

[GlassBomb]

Now with so many options what would you recommend.  Two smaller in a raid setup or a single large drive?

 I would say single large drive.

 

As for drives. Samsung 840 EVO if you're on a budget, 850 Pro if you are not (10, yes TEN years of warranty!).

[Thorium19]

One large drive would be a good move, but backups would be necessary. It provides less points of failure compared to a raid array, this it will be less likely to result in data loss. I would suggest a crucial MX100 for a budget choice up to 512GB, and the 840 evo for larger storage. At a higher price, the 850 pro is the best choice, as @GlassBomb said, due to the warranty. It's basically a lifetime warranty as it's very unlikely you will use the drive in 10 years time.

[bmxtricky5]

840 evo for sure, its a great drive

[MoonSpot]

Of the "good ones", pick whichever one is on sale/cheapest whenever you make your purchase.  You've done some research so you've a good idea which one(s) not to get, and that's the most important thing here.   The crucial MX100 256GB is generally available for 100 dollars or so.

[Malteasers]

840 evo, or pro if you can shell out the extra $$

[hojnikb]

MX100