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Which SSD should I pick?

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EVO all the way.

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Hi!

 

I have some trouble looking for an SSD.

 

The SSDs I've thought about are;

  • Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD
  • Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSD

And the respective costs are;

  • EVO = ~1000SEK (~$123 USD)
  • PRO = ~1500SEK (~$184 USD)

However, the Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSD has some benefits against the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD;

  1. 6GB extra storage (bigh woop but still)
  2. MLC instead of TLC
  3. More efficient in power usage (however it is not much)
  4. 10 year warranty instead of 5 year warranty

So as far as I am concerned, it looks like the 850 PRO > 850 EVO, however, the EVO is 500SEK ($81SD) cheaper than the PRO...

 

So which one should I buy?

Are the few benefits that the PRO SSD offers worth that 500SEK($81USD) extra, or should I just go with the EVO?

 

Note;

I'm going to use the SSD for software such as the OS, Battle.NET app, Steam, Spotify, Skype etc. (All the games will be installed on an HDD).

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Thanks for your time!

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EVO all the way.

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EVO is a great one, choose it.

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