Budget SSD Showdown

[Freezanator]

Of these 5 SSDs, which one would have the best price to performance ratio? (albeit they're around the same price, but every dollar counts)
Value of 1 MYR = 1 McDonald's Vanilla Sundae Cone (Just to give a rough idea of the currency )
1. Apacer AS330 Panther 120GB SSD [215 MYR]

2. Transcend SSD220S 120GB SSD [205 MYR]

3. Micron Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB SSD [199 MYR]

4. SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB SSD [199 MYR]

5. PNY CS1311 120GB SSD [209 MYR]

I'd like to hear your opinions on each SSD and which one would be the best choice.  

[Xreldo]

what you gonna do with a 120gb drive a nice cavier black wd 1tb should be fine 

[Freezanator]

Just now, Xreldo said:

what you gonna do with a 120gb drive a nice cavier black wd 1tb should be fine 

There's always that one person who strays away from the original post...

I'm getting a 120GB SSD for my future build to compliment the 1TB HDD and run both at the same time. (SSD for Windows and HDD for mass storage)

[Xreldo]

1 minute ago, Freezanator said:

There's always that one person who strays away from the original post...

I'm getting a 120GB SSD for my future build to compliment the 1TB HDD and run both at the same time. (SSD for Windows and HDD for mass storage)

I think that 120gb is too little maybe if you choose to go with a 120gb ssd you can get another one in  the future make a raid 0 config or maybe get a 250gb ssd now. To find out which one is better just look at ssd rankings online.

[the MBK]

I have the SSD Plus. It works, that's all.

[Freezanator]

1 minute ago, Xreldo said:

I think that 120gb is too little maybe if you choose to go with a 120gb ssd you can get another one in  the future make a raid 0 config or maybe get a 250gb ssd now. To find out which one is better just look at ssd rankings online.

I'm just building a simple gaming PC and I don't want to run my drives in any sort of RAID. As simple as that. Also, the reason I'm asking about those SSDs here is because I can't find reviews of every one of them online. 

[Freezanator]

2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

PNY. The others are either unreliable brands or (in the Sandisk's case) just suck.

Have you had a PNY SSD before or know anyone using it?  

[Freezanator]

2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Seen a few people around here using them, they're reliable enough.

That's good to hear.  

[Mooshi]

I'd go with the PNY one. I have the bigger brother with MLC (CS2211 480GB) flash and it's basically like a less expensive 850 Evo. 

[Freezanator]

@Mooshi @wrathoftheturkey I've just found a Samsung 750 EVO 120GB SSD. Is it worth spending the extra 13 MYR (2.90 USD) worth of money on that SSD over the PNY one?  

[Mooshi]

2 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

@Mooshi @wrathoftheturkey I've just found a Samsung 750 EVO 120GB SSD. Is it worth spending the extra 13 MYR (2.90 USD) worth of money on that SSD over the PNY one?  

I'd still get the PNY personally unless the 850 Evo model was on sale instead of the 750.

[Freezanator]

Just now, Mooshi said:

I'd still get the PNY personally unless the 850 Evo model was on sale instead of the 750.

That's odd. I thought Samsung's lineup of SSDs were the best.

[Wingfan]

1 minute ago, Mooshi said:

I'd still get the PNY personally unless the 850 Evo model was on sale instead of the 750.

Why PNY when the evo is only a few dollars more?

[Wingfan]

Just now, Freezanator said:

That's odd. I thought Samsung's lineup of SSDs were the best.

They are

[Freezanator]

@Mooshi @wrathoftheturkey @Wingfan Sorry if this troubles you, but I found yet another SSD. The Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB SSD. Best SSD among the PNY CS1311, Samsung 750 EVO and the SP900?  

[Wingfan]

Here is a full review of the 750 Evo from PcPer

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Samsung-750-EVO-Full-Capacity-Roundup-Planar-Performance

[Wingfan]

1 minute ago, Freezanator said:

@Mooshi @wrathoftheturkey @Wingfan Sorry if this troubles you, but I found yet another SSD. The Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB SSD. Best SSD among the PNY CS1311, Samsung 750 EVO and the SP900?  

The Evo, hands down.

[Mooshi]

7 minutes ago, Wingfan said:

Why PNY when the evo is only a few dollars more?

Just a pref is all, in the real world you wouldn't notice a difference. That said, I'd still suggest a 850 Evo if you can get a good deal on them--it's what I upgraded the GF's rig to recently.  Both are fine, I'd just suggest to get whichever is least expensive. 

[Wingfan]

5 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

Just a pref is all, in the real world you wouldn't notice a difference. That said, I'd still suggest a 850 Evo if you can get a good deal on them--it's what I upgraded the GF's rig to recently.  Both are fine, I'd just suggest to get whichever is least expensive. 

I agree the 850 would be better, but the price i think is a bigger difference, not sure would have to look.

 

- edit - and my coffee hasnt kicked in so my eyes are still half closed 

[Freezanator]

3 minutes ago, Wingfan said:

- edit - and my coffee hasnt kicked in so my eyes are still half closed

*13 hours ahead of you *

[Wingfan]

1 minute ago, Freezanator said:

*13 hours ahead of you *

Are CPU prices lower there? sorry off topic just curious because some are made there

[Wingfan]

Here are my drives. The Pro has OS (obviously) and a few programs, still some room. 

 

 

[Freezanator]

1 minute ago, Wingfan said:

Are CPU prices lower there? sorry off topic just curious because some are made there

Nope, not at all and I have no idea why.  

[Wingfan]

7 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

Nope, not at all and I have no idea why.  

 that stinks. 

[Wingfan]

850 Pro speeds