$150 AUD SSD Shopping

[ddswh1pk0s]

Hey guys as you might know from looking at my build specs, right now I don't have an SSD in my build. I am looking to buy an SSD that is at least 250GB and is around the $150 AUD point.

 

Right now I am looking at several SSDs. A couple I found are the Samsung 850 EVO series 250GB, Crucial M550 256GB, and Crucial MX200 250GB.

How do the performance of these drives compare to each other and would there be better options around my price point?

 

Thanks in advance

[007agentHP]

go with the 850 evo 250 GB its one of the best consumer ssds on the market

[Chickenator]

Hey guys as you might know from looking at my build specs, right now I don't have an SSD in my build. I am looking to buy an SSD that is at least 250GB and is around the $150 AUD point.

 

Right now I am looking at several SSDs. A couple I found are the Samsung 850 EVO series 250GB, Crucial M550 256GB, and Crucial MX200 250GB.

How do the performance of these drives compare to each other and would there be better options around my price point?

 

Thanks in advance

PLEASE NOTE: I live in the US, so prices are different for me.  All I did was to convert the USD cost into AUD using google .

 

I THINK that the 850 evo has slightly superior performance, but don't quote me on that one.  Check a website dedicated to SSD benchmarking to find out more.

 

I vouch for the good performance of the 850 evo and MX200, because I have buddies with those in their systems.  They have no complaints.

 

According to this article, they are pretty neck and neck, with the 850 evo and MX200 being EXTREMELY close in their benchmarks, with one edging the other out SLIGHTLY here or there, so much as to be basically unnoticeable.  I would just take the one that is slightly cheaper and go with that.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9258/crucial-mx200-250gb-500gb-1tb-ssd-review/2

 

Pricing (US): 

 

MX200: 138.89 AUD http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX200-250GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B00RQA6DTE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437102606&sr=8-1&keywords=MX200+250gb&pebp=1437102618691&perid=08XA9D249C27YSNP4TYY

 

850 EVO: 132.15 AUD http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1437102531&sr=8-2&keywords=850+evo&pebp=1437102539106&perid=1TTJ6HKR9CAFTQWDP6N0

[Chickenator]

So the 850 evo is a better deal SLIGHTLY in the US right now.  Notice the amount of uncertainties in that sentence.  Not to say it's a bad drive (which it's not, it's great), but your pricing may vary.