Brand of SSD to Buy

[AlphaGamer46]

NOTE: My apologies if a post similar like this exists, I could not find something similar.

 

So, about 3 quarters through last year I upgraded my trusty 2010 MacBook to an SSD. It was amazing. I bought a 120GB SanDisk SSD off of eBay that was practically brand new (opened but never used).

 

I'm starting to find that the amount of space on the drive is lacking. I want to upgrade but only to a 240GB model because 512GB is way too expensive and I will never need that much space on this drive. I have had a look at my local computer parts retailer for SSDs and I've seen ones from Kingston, Patriot, OCZ, SanDisk and Samsung.

 

I have a few questions:

• Is Patriot a good brand for SSDs? I'm more than certain I've seen them making RAM.
• Are SanDisk SSDs reliable?
• Is the speed boost from an 850 EVO worth it over a 750 EVO?
• Difference between Kingston V300 and the HyperX Fury?
• Difference between OCZ ARC and Trion?
• Difference between SanDisk Ultra II, PLUS and Extreme PRO?

 

Thanks guys, Alpha.

[Lotus]

Like 99% of electronics, brand name means nothing. You have to look at the OEM of the flash memory, and memory controller. All the common brands pull from different OEMs depending on which model # you're looking at, except Crucial which is itself a flash memory OEM.

 

That being said, as long as you don't get one of the faulty TLC NAND drives (840 Evo), it shouldn't be a problem. There are some drives that exhibit less than perfect behavior when full (Crucial BX200), but it's not a deal breaker in my book.

[Savir]

Linus did a video on SSDs. I have a 250gb 850 evo and I love it. It's really fast. 

 

The SSD models you listed probably vary in read and write speeds 

[paradigm249]

samsung ssds are quite good

[AlphaGamer46]

1 minute ago, Lotus said:

Like 99% of electronics, brand name means nothing. You have to look at the OEM of the flash memory, and memory controller. All the common brands pull from different OEMs depending on which model # you're looking at, except Crucial which is itself a flash memory OEM.

 

That being said, as long as you don't get one of the faulty TLC NAND drives (840 Evo), it shouldn't be a problem. There are some drives that exhibit less than perfect behavior when full (Crucial BX200), but it's not a deal breaker in my book.

Okay, thanks.

 

1 minute ago, Savir said:

Linus did a video on SSDs. I have a 250gb 850 evo and I love it. It's really fast. 

 

 

I will probably end up going for either the Kingston V300 drive, one of the OCZ drives or maybe the 750 EVO.

[Lotus]

12 minutes ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

Okay, thanks.

 

I will probably end up going for either the Kingston V300 drive, one of the OCZ drives or maybe the 750 EVO.

The Sandisk V300 is one of the drives that everyone is up in arms about because they switched the actual contents of it after release. Originally, it was sold with great performing flash memory and a great memory controller, then after release and reviews, they swapped to cheaper memory and a cheaper controller that doesn't perform nearly as well, without changing model number. It was very underhanded as such, Kingston is a brand I like to stay away from because they pulled this shit, with the V300 especially a drive I wouldn't touch.

[AlphaGamer46]

Upon comparing all the SSDs I had in my list, I have narrowed it down to the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB.

 

Thanks everyone for helping, Alpha.