Best SSD for Laptop

james1988 · Apr 22, 2013

Hey guys

I need some advise on upgrading a laptop to SSD. I currently own an old Asus K52JT. I am thinking either Crucial or Plextor but not sure which one. A 128GB would be fine for me in terms of storage capacity. Currently own a Crucial M4 128GB for my desktop but since the new M500 came out I am not sure whether that one is better or not. The official website states that the new M500 comes with extra capacitors that assist in shutting down the drive properly in case of an unexpected power loss. Since the laptop is old and sometimes runs out of battery quickly, should I spend a little extra and go with the M500 and avoid potential data corruption in the event that my laptop runs out of juice? I have been looking around the net for more information on the matter but haven't had any luck.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

RetiredChief · Apr 22, 2013

First off, probably not a nickels worth of diff in performance for the better choices. For example: my Crucial M4 and Samsung 830 overall AS SSD score is mid 700s while the Samsung 840 pro is a whopping 1100+ (review of it on 7 Series Intel chipset is around 1200). You would not be able to tell which one I had installed in my laptop (Samsung 711 w/ dual SSDs). I swapped the 256 gig M4 with a Samsung 840 Pro. Maybe a Sec or two diff in boot time, But absolutely no diff in program load times – Both load in a blink of the Eye and my Eye’s just not calibrated down to the 5 millisecond range – LOL.
For a Laptop, the edge goes to the Samsung Pro as it has lower power consumption at Idle. For Read/write Power consumption, too close. See Power consumption in link below. Power consumption was my main reason for switching the M4 with the 840 pro. Currently using the Samsung 830, 256 Gig SSD in my i5-2500k Desktop.
Little diff in price between Samsung 840 Pro can Crucial M500.
C500 review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6884/crucial-micron-m500-review-960gb-480gb-240gb-120gb/9

The M4 is cheaper and you should be able to jump up to the 256 gig for =<$180. The added storage space is a BIG Plus.
Another factor for me is that I’ve learned my lesson, I NEVER buy a New, out the gate, SSD until it has been on the market for at least 6 Months (anyone say Agility III)
Have:
Laptop Samsung 711 i5-2410m: 256 gig M4 storage, 256 Gig Samsung 840 Pro Windows 8 OS + Programs. Have the 256 Gig M4 w/Windows 7 as backup
Desktop, i5-2500K: 128 Gig Samsung 830 OS, + 256 Gig 830 for my data + 2 x 1 TB HDDs
Have a 2nd laptop w/Sata II SSD and a desktop w/ two Sata 2 SSDs.

markwp · Apr 22, 2013

james1988 :

Hey guys

I need some advise on upgrading a laptop to SSD. I currently own an old Asus K52JT. I am thinking either Crucial or Plextor but not sure which one. A 128GB would be fine for me in terms of storage capacity. Currently own a Crucial M4 128GB for my desktop but since the new M500 came out I am not sure whether that one is better or not. The official website states that the new M500 comes with extra capacitors that assist in shutting down the drive properly in case of an unexpected power loss. Since the laptop is old and sometimes runs out of battery quickly, should I spend a little extra and go with the M500 and avoid potential data corruption in the event that my laptop runs out of juice? I have been looking around the net for more information on the matter but haven't had any luck.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

I understand the principal behind the capacitors, but Crucial does not state how long they delay the shutdown. If they delay it five minutes, great - you have time to put the external adapter on the laptop. If they delay it 5 seconds, they serve no purpose. Avoiding power loss data corruption is tough in single drive configurations. Unless you can get Crucial to give you specifics on how the the hold up caps will "hold up", I would stay with the current type of SSD. JMO

Mark

Thanks!

james1988 · Apr 22, 2013

Thanks for your answer Chief but I do not live in the US. I live in Taiwan and surprisingly enough the suppliers dont stock Samsung. Go figure......... But does the M500 retain data better with an unexpected power loss compared to the other SSD's out there? For example does the M500 fare better than the M4 when the laptop runs out of juice suddenly? Do you have any experience on the matter with older SSD's such as the M4?

Thanks

james1988 · Apr 22, 2013

Thanks mark! I will take your opinion into consideration.

RetiredChief · Apr 22, 2013

All of my SSDs have weathered a Sudden loss of power with NO ill effects, But that is not a conclussive indication. You would need to be in the MIDDLE of a write operation to truely verify, and even that may not be totally conclusive - It may also depend on the source of the write. Say the SSD can close out in 1 Min, but the source died in 30 seconds.

I've used the 2 X M4's ever since it first came out my Samsung RF711 laptop (over a year) and never had a problem. If only say a 10% to 15% higher cost for the C500, I'd probably go C500, otherwise I'd go with the M4.

james1988 · Apr 22, 2013

RetiredChief :

thanks for clearing it up man! I have another thread with another problem. Seeing as you are a storage expert I would very much appreciate it if you would have a look and give me your expert opinion. Thanks

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1658767/crucial-plextor.html

RetiredChief · Apr 22, 2013

^ Ask and you shall receive - answered your other thread.

PS: Definition of expert - EX drip under pressure.

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