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Best sub-$100 SSD?

Tie Lightning
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Hey guys, so i'm looking to get an SSD that is under $100, and i know that some ssd's are faster than others soo. Which would you recommend for under $100?

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For $110: Crucial MX100 

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Hey guys, so i'm looking to get an SSD that is under $100, and i know that some ssd's are faster than others soo. Which would you recommend for under $100?

I would cast my vote for this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp600s3256gmc based on price to capacity. Performance differences in SSDs a size competition, the very small differences will not make enough of a difference to justify the price in most cases.

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Samsung 840 Evo 128gb?

I've been using one for a few weeks and have no problem at all

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