Best 120/128GB SSD

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

I found these in my country.

Corsair Neutron 120GB - Rs.7500 ($138)
Crucial M4 128GB - Rs.7500 ($138)
OCZ Vertex 4 - Rs.8000 ($148)
OCZ Agility 4 - Rs.8000 ($148)
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB - Rs.8500 ($158)
Samsung 840 120GB - Rs.6000 ($112)

The above options are the only SSD options in that price range in india. There is some Sandisk and Kingston ones aswell but i dont know much about them.

Which of the above is the best and the best "bang for your buck"

I also need advice on how to migrate my OS to the SSD.

The SSD will be used as a boot drive and all programs will be installed on it.

Thank you all for your help!

ronintexas · Apr 19, 2013

The Samsung 840 Pro 128GB - Rs.8500 ($158) is my personal "favorite", and it comes with software to migrate from a hard drive.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

ronintexas :

What other options do i have as it is the most expwnsive and i am on a budget

adycopilu · Apr 19, 2013

Samsung Pro or OCZ Vertex 4. Crucial M4 is also good, but the first two would be my choices

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

adycopilu :

How does the Corsair Neutron Compare?

bigcyco1 · Apr 19, 2013

I use Crucial M4 and Samsung 840 Pro i highy recommend either one .Here how you install your OS to SSD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6DHlPQI-w

adycopilu · Apr 19, 2013

I haven't seen benchmarks with Corsair Neutron...

JohnnyLucky · Apr 19, 2013

I normally recommend Samsung because of their stellar track record. Crucial, Intel, and Plextor are also worth considering.

I maintain the ssd database listed in the sticky at the very top of this forum section. Here is the link:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html

Scroll down to the brands and models you are interested in and follow the links to the technical reviews.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

I know that the 840 120GB isnt great but hows the Neutron 120gig? How does is compare?

http://anandtech.com/bench/Product/703?vs=742
http://anandtech.com/bench/Product/703?vs=639
http://anandtech.com/bench/Product/742?vs=639

I found these but benchmarks really dont matter to me! I dont think i need the fastest SSD, i want something fast and reliable at a budget. I really need to save cash as i spent most my money on a pair of sennheiser headphones recently

(it was necessary)

Is the Neutron 120gig good for the price? Since its way cheaper than the 840 pro 128gig

bigcyco1 · Apr 19, 2013

Get the Crucial M4 128GB if your trying to save money it's very reliable.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

The neutron seems to perform the same as the m4 but is cheaper

http://anandtech.com/bench/Product/425?vs=703

bigcyco1 · Apr 19, 2013

I don't know anything about the Corsair Neutron sorry.I can ony say the M4 is good because i have had it for almost a year with no issues whatsoever.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

bigcyco1 :

Looking at the specs, is it a good drive?

adycopilu · Apr 19, 2013

timarp000 :

Why not? I think it's the best budget option. Check out this review, I think it can make you change your mind. Samsung makes good SSDs, high-end or for the budget, and this is already a tradition, all their series have been very good.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

adycopilu :

Isnt the reliability of the drive bad? Due to the TLC flash?

adycopilu · Apr 19, 2013

timarp000 :

That's exactly what the guys at Anandtech try to prove. In theory, yes, TLC flash is not so reliable (less cycles), but the life expectancy is long enough and one will most likely change (upgrade) their drive until it approaches end of life.
Anyway, between Crucial and Corsair, I would go with Crucial, just as personal, subjective opinion. They both have same type of flash memory (Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC), only controller is different (Crucial uses Marvell, Corsair uses Link A Media Devices).

bigcyco1 · Apr 19, 2013

timarp000 :

The problem is the specs do not paint a clear picture that doesn't tell me how reliable it is and i never used one of those before so i honestly couldn't say.

JohnnyLucky · Apr 19, 2013

Looks like we have another misunderstanding about triple level cell (TLC) memory. There is absolutely nothing wrong with TLC memory in solid state drives. There is no reliability problem. The actual concern was the memory longevity (p/e cycles) which several review sites estimated to be 7 to 8 years based on a life expectancy of 1,000 p/e cycles and a user writing and deleting 10GB of data every single day of the year. I do not know of any consumer who writes that much data day after day, year after year.

Samsung disputed the longevity estimates but never published any estimates of their own.

Recently Hardware Info decided to torture test the TLC memory to find out just how long it will last before giving out. It now appears that the review estimates were incorrect. Their tests suggest the Samsung TLC memory will last a lot longer. The torture test is still in progress. Hardware Info published an update two days ago.

Here is a link to the entire torture test article:

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4178/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-update

LG, Plextor, and Micron/Crucial have all announced they will be introducing ssd's with TLC memory.

TLC memory is nothing new. It is used in GPS devices, cell phones, and other small portable devices.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

The Neutron has higher 4k random reads and writes than the m4 so shouldn't it boot faster than the m4 (Win 7)

I found this-
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-the-endurance-of-tlc-nand

If i write 10GB per day the 840 120GB will last ~12years. Id say that that is good! But i do record gameplay from FRAPS and a 30min 1080p file is about 75gigs. That is a lot! If that much data a written to the drive, wont the longevity of the drive reduce? Will the 840 be more reliable than a HDD? If it is, i will consider it... If its not, i do not want to...

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/670?vs=678

Benchmarks between the two are also pretty equal.

JohnnyLucky · Apr 19, 2013

Those 75GB files should be saved to a hard disk instead of an ssd.

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

Now im really leaning towards the 840 120gig! I have another question. i have my OS on a 200GB partition and i have a 500GB partition for multimedia. I will format my 200GB partition after migrating the OS. My 500GB partition is running out so is there any way that i can "merge" a formatted partition to a utilized one?

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

ronintexas :

Does the 840 120GB come with a data migration software?

timarp000 · Apr 19, 2013

JohnnyLucky :

Yes, i will do that instead

adycopilu · Apr 22, 2013

timarp000 :

Yes, there are plenty options. Eg: Symantec Partition Magic, Paragon Partition Manager, Acronis Disk Director etc.

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