Micron M600 512GB M.2 VS Samsung XP941 PCIE 512GB M.2 SSD?

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I am getting a new Sager NP9772-S gaming laptop but cannot decide on the M.2 ssd. The Micron is part of the defaults, but the Samsung is an extra $235. Is it worth the extra money to spend on the SSD? I heard that it is even faster than a 2.5 ssd but I might not be able to fit that in my budget. Thanks.

P.S DO NOT RECOMMEND ME BUILDING A DESKTOP OR GETTING ANOTHER LAPTOP OR ANOTHER SSD THESE 2 ARE THE ONLY CHOICES.
 
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geofelt

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All current ssd's have essentially the same performance.
Even the m.2 which has a theoretical advantage in sequential speed is probably not much worth it.
The big advantage of a ssd is the random I/O service times and that differs little.
Buy the cheaper option, especially if it comes with a similar warranty.
If you have a choice, opt for a larger ssd. They tend to perform a bit better.
 
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Generally, all SATA SSDs perform about the same. The M600 is essentially a Crucial MX200 (SATA-based), whereas the XP941 is a PCI-E SSD capable of around 1.4GB/s, so on paper it looks a lot faster. The obvious question is given that the MX200 is sufficiently fast, would you notice the difference?
 
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The Original Ralph

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geofelt - i hate to differ but i had a xp941 256 gb in my desktop last week for a few days, in the M.2 socket with only two PCI3 lanes, and it was light years faster than my samsung 840 256 gb SSD - the 840 isn't but 4 months old and i've got the samsung performance restoration software installed.

the rest of the system: i7-4790 (locked), asus z97m-plus mobo, 16 gb 1600 Mhz ddr3 ram

Boot time (cold) went from 20-22 seconds to 10-12 seconds. Programs like adobe photoshop that normally takes 5-8 seconds to open, dropped to 2-3 seconds. Quickbooks, similiar drop in time to open

small video files that took 10-15 minutes to render dropped to 5-6 minutes. I didn't do actual file comparisons, I just knew the type and size file i was rendering normally run 10-15 minutes, and i did time a couple with the xp941

the actual "feel it, see it" speed is there
 
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