Should i get Samsung 840 pro or Ocz Vector

Kermit64

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Hello friends i'm going to buy my first SSD and i would like to know which one do you guys think i should get ?

Ocz 128gb Vector or 840 Pro Samsung 128gb?

Ocz costs 180 Dollars in my country and Samsung costs 225 dollars.

Thanks : )
 

hsyuts

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The Samsung one is the better drive. However, unless you do benchmarks, the difference in performance is not noticeable.
The price mark-up is 45 dollars. I am sure you can find better ways to spend the money.
 
Get the Samsung 840 EVO.

It has almost exactly the same performance as the Pro but saves money by using TLC which is a non-issue anyway. Awesome reviews online.

The Samsung Magician software works well:

1. Apply overprovisioning once installed.
2. Run a benchmark to see if it's performing properly (requires an Intel SATA3 6gbps controller to achieve top performance. AMD and other controllers will see lower performance).

The Samsung Magician software can autoconfigure your power settings including removing the Hibernation file to achieve maximum space. Works great.
 
Ouch those prices are painful.

Are those two the only options you have?

Normally I say would spring for the evo but... 45 more bucks is a hard sell... Plus if you do go with the vector its not like your going to be sitting there wishing you would have bought the 840 Pro... The real world difference is very minor.

Honestly just get the pro and save yourself some money.
 

Kermit64

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Life spam wise is it worth going for the samsung?



Would there be a huge difference in day to day basis ?



Unfortunately we have huge taxes in brazil did you mean just get the pro or the ocz?

 
I don't know what your prices are. Here in North America the Samsung 840 EVO is a pretty great drive.

The prices I've observed HERE were:

$89 - Samsung 840 120GB
$99 - Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

I didn't see much cheaper than the basic Samsung 840 either.

So if you compare prices, include the basic 840 and the EVO and just ignore the Pro.