Which SSD is better?

MrJak · Feb 9, 2014

The PNY XLR8 PRO, or the Kingston SSDNow V300? They are both 120GB, both are $79.99, and both have 4 stars. The XLR8 sounds faster, but I know advertised speeds should be taken with a grain of salt. My instincts say to go XLR8 but I've been using two Kingstons, and they've worked fine so far.

So I need to know which is faster, and if one is more reliable.

Also, suggestions for anything in a similar price range are more than welcome.

(Also, as a note, my motherboard is only SATA II, though that's only relevant when comparing to my RAID set up -- will one of these drives be faster than my two slower drives in RAID? I'm sure they will, as they top at 261MB writes, but I want opinions.)

combine1237 · Feb 9, 2014

I would get this 240 for the price personally, as the gap is small enough to warrant an upgrade in my opinion if storing large amounts of data.\
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MrJak · Feb 9, 2014

combine1237 :

I'm on a fairly strict budget, and as my OS drive I need no more than 120GB
Speed and reliability are far more important that storage space for me right now.
So to that end. it would be a worse option.

Goodeggray · Feb 9, 2014

You may not notice any speed increase with any ssd because your mobo only has sata 2. The max speed of sata 2 is 300MB and if your raid drives are doing 261MB a ssd may only be a little faster. Sata 3 speed is 600MB.

MrJak · Feb 9, 2014

Goodeggray :

I know, but I will be upgrading to a faster motheboard and CPU later.

This will get me off of RAID so it'll be easier to switch and I can distribute my other SSDs to other computers.
I just need enough to replace my current 128GB so I can spread them out without losing any data on my part.

One of these PCs will only need about 20-60GB and I want to get an SSD that isn't much more than a 60GB SSD. where we find this one being only $30 more than the cheapest 64GB.

Goodeggray · Feb 9, 2014

Then spend $10 more and buy the Samsung 840 EVO 120gb at Newgg for $80. Five star rating and excellent reviews.

MrJak · Feb 9, 2014

Goodeggray :

Okay, I'll consider that one, but between the two I have listed, which do you think is better?

MrJak · Feb 10, 2014

I checked this and the XLR8 PRO should last longer than the Kingston, though I know I won't need more than one million hours.

So it's now between the XLR8 PRO and the Samsung EVO

Y0GI · Feb 10, 2014

Get the Evo!

Yogi

MrJak · Feb 10, 2014

Y0GI :

What about the Kingston HyperX 3K? (It's also on Amazon for $85)

Goodeggray · Feb 10, 2014

Get the Samsung 840 EVO it's an excellent ssd and very good software for cloning your old drive.

MrJak · Feb 10, 2014

Goodeggray :

I can do without the cloning software; I'm looking at drive vs drive, nothing more.
I can easily clone it with other software that I have.

So, if the XLR8 is faster than the more expensive drives, and is about as likely to fail, then that's the one I want.

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