Which SSD Should I Get?

[JoshPJ]

Which one of these SSD's should I purchase?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkgPxr/western-digital-green-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-wds240g1g0a

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/GGL7YJ/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf240gbleb

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yVH48d/western-digital-green-240gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds240g1g0b

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MZJkcf/sk-hynix-sl308-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-hfs250g32tnd-n1a2a

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7YQRsY/a-data-ultimate-su800-256gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu800ss-256gt-c

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MVWrxr/kingston-ssdnow-uv400-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-suv400s37240g

 

 

[JoshPJ]

1 minute ago, MaxCraft said:

the m.2 ssd has faster speeds than the others, but if you want a sata one I would recommend the corsair one, better reliability and speed than the others

Is there a benfit of buying a SATA ssd?

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, JoshPJ said:

Is there a benfit of buying a SATA ssd?

 

M.2 is better than Sata but if you want to save money , you don't need one , the sata ssd's would be enough

[JoshPJ]

Just now, MaestroOCZ said:

M.2 is better than Sata but if you want to save money , you don't need one , the sata ssd's would be enough

They are the same price near enough so im wondering if there might be something that isnt very good about the specific m.2 ssd I linked

[Princess Luna]

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184253-ssd-shadiness-kingston-and-pny-caught-bait-and-switching-cheaper-components-after-good-reviews

[JoshPJ]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184253-ssd-shadiness-kingston-and-pny-caught-bait-and-switching-cheaper-components-after-good-reviews

So don't go for the kingston one then, are the rest ok or have they got the potential to be bait and switched?

[iRileyx]

22 minutes ago, MaxCraft said:

the m.2 ssd has faster speeds than the others, but if you want a sata one I would recommend the corsair one, better reliability and speed than the others

 

17 minutes ago, MaestroOCZ said:

M.2 is better than Sata but if you want to save money , you don't need one , the sata ssd's would be enough

M.2 is a form factor.

 

The m.2 ssd he linked still only uses SATA, so it'll perform the exact same as an equivalent 2.5" SATA ssd.

[Spuriae]

All of the SSD's are SATA; M.2 is a form factor. The M.2 drivers are not faster; they're physically the same as their 2.5" counterparts. NVME is a protocol that can be implemented over M.2 that is indeed faster, but none of the drives are NVME. The 275GB MX300 for 80 would be your best option; it's more reliable than all of the drives you've listed other than the SU800 (40nm 3D is far, far better than 15/16nm planar) and is cheaper from a pure storage/money standpoint. The SU800 has a massive pseudo-SLC cache that's great for consumer workloads, though the MX300 has a respectable one as well. The others suffer more from the normal drawbacks of TLC flash. SL308 and Force are faster outside of steady state but not significantly so and don't have the same advantages of the MX300 and SU800.

[JoshPJ]

Just now, RKRiley said:

 

M.2 is a form factor.

 

The m.2 ssd he linked still only uses SATA, so it'll perform the exact same as a 2.5" SATA ssd.

Thanks Im not sure to go with a WD Blue 250gb or Samsung 850-evo 250gb, (I know neither are on the list but i just found them)

[JoshPJ]

2 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

All of the SSD's are SATA; M.2 is a form factor. The M.2 drivers are not faster; they're physically the same as their 2.5" counterparts. NVME is a protocol that can be implemented over M.2 that is indeed faster, but none of the drives are NVME. The 275GB MX300 for 80 would be your best option; it's more reliable than all of the drives you've listed other than the SU800 (40nm 3D is far, far better than 15/16nm planar) and is cheaper from a pure storage/money standpoint. The SU800 has a massive pseudo-SLC cache that's great for consumer workloads, though the MX300 has a respectable one as well. The others suffer more from the normal drawbacks of TLC flash. SL308 and Force are faster outside of steady state but not significantly so and don't have the same advantages of the MX300 and SU800.

Which one would you recommend?, im also looking at a wd blue 250gb and samsung 850-evo 250gb if they are any better.

[Spuriae]

Just now, JoshPJ said:

Which one would you recommend?, im also looking at a wd blue 250gb and samsung 850-evo 250gb if they are any better.

MX300 275GB for 80 is your best option. 850 Evo is a great drive but unless you're getting it for under 90 probably isn't worth the upgrade.

[JoshPJ]

Just now, Nimrodor said:

MX300 275GB for 80 is your best option. 850 Evo is a great drive but unless you're getting it for under 90 probably isn't worth the upgrade.

The samsung is £85

[Spuriae]

5 minutes ago, JoshPJ said:

The samsung is £85

Ooh, that's tough. What's your workload?

[JoshPJ]

Just now, Nimrodor said:

Ooh, that's tough. What's your workload?

I dont have the PC im building it and looking for parts

[Spuriae]

Just now, JoshPJ said:

I dont have the PC im building it and looking for parts

I mean what are you going to be doing on the SSD? If it's just general consumer stuff then I'd say stick with the MX300.

[JoshPJ]

Just now, Nimrodor said:

I mean what are you going to be doing on the SSD? If it's just general consumer stuff then I'd say stick with the MX300.

It will hold the OS and games most likely

[Spuriae]

Just now, JoshPJ said:

It will hold the OS and games most likely

Yeah, stick with the MX300.

[JoshPJ]

Just now, Nimrodor said:

Yeah, stick with the MX300.

Ok thanks a lot

[Princess Luna]

I'd take the SanDisk SSD 480gb because it is good and reliable enough and has awesome $/GB