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I'm buying an 500ish gb ssd today and I'd like some guidance on which one to get. I'm looking at the Intel 730, Samsung 850 evo or pro. I'd like a reliable one as I plan to raid 0 after I buy a second one down the road, is the $50 premium on the 730 and 850 pro worth it over the 850 evo for reliability?

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samsung or intel is fine. personally i would pic the evo because it will be cheaper. 

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I'm buying an 500ish gb ssd today and I'd like some guidance on which one to get. I'm looking at the Intel 730, Samsung 850 evo or pro. I'd like a reliable one as I plan to raid 0 after I buy a second one down the road, is the $50 premium on the 730 and 850 pro worth it over the 850 evo for reliability?

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Both good choises hard to make a pick but I've been using Samsung Evo's an Pro's since the beginning and had 0 issues and yes I've used some in RAID configs.





 
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Samsung 850 EVO is a really good choice but Intel is more reliable.

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like Jaybird said, go with the evo...performance is so marginal especially in RAID 0 then and you may as well save the money...imo the samsung ssd looks nicer

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I'm buying an 500ish gb ssd today and I'd like some guidance on which one to get. I'm looking at the Intel 730, Samsung 850 evo or pro. I'd like a reliable one as I plan to raid 0 after I buy a second one down the road, is the $50 premium on the 730 and 850 pro worth it over the 850 evo for reliability?

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The 840 evo has had problems before due to the type of nand it uses, but if samsung learnt from their mistakes, then it is a steal of an ssd. All those drives however will last a long time (my samsung 840 which was as budget, as budget can go is still strong after more than 2 years), so any of them will be fine.

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Samsung 850 EVO is a really good choice but Intel is more reliable.

in what way more reliable? I haven't heard of a 850 evo dying yet

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Samsung 850 EVO is a really good choice but Intel is more reliable.

I was thinking this too, I've gone through 3 hdds in the last two years and I'm tired of having to reinstall everything, and from what I've heard ssds are much more reliable.

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in what way more reliable? I haven't heard of a 850 evo dying yet

the 730 series has a longer lifespan and is made for reliabilty. 850 EVO is not a bad ssd in any way.

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samsung or intel is fine. personally i would pic the evo because it will be cheaper. 

I think I'm leaning towards that

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I think I'm leaning towards that

the benefit of the 730/pro is something you probably will not even notice. i would only suggest it if you are planning on showing off your ssd and you want the aesthetics. 

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