SSD: Which one should I choose?

Unh106 · Jan 27, 2016

Hello. I'm bulding a desktop computer and I'm torn between
these four 480 Gb SSD alternatives:

1. Kingston SAVAGE 480 Gb SSD
http://www.kingston.com/us/ssd/v#shss3

2. Sandisk 480 Gb SSD SATA3 2,5'' Ultra II
https://www.sandisk.es/home/ssd/ultra-ii-ssd

3. Crucial 480 Gb SSD BX200 SATA3 2,5''
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ct480bx200ssd1

4. Corsair 480 Gb SSD Sata3 2,5'' Force Series GS
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/force-series-gs-480gb-sata-3-6gb-s-solid-state-hard-drive

The main reasons for choosing one over another would be
reliability and speed (I'll install Windows 10 along other programs - no games -
on it). Thanks in advance!

JaredDM · Jan 27, 2016

This one: https://www.atdcomputers.com/samsung-850-evo-series-mz-75e500b-am-2-5-500gb-sata-iii-3-d-vertical-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA8qG1BRDz0tmK0pufw3QSJACfn6olaq0b2W5-7fUFAmXDEmhaRkcpEwNoHhGAfHdKsxgDqRoCWrLw_wcB

Don't pay too much attention to the synthetic benchmarks which are performed on brand new SSDs. As they age, all SSDs will slow down some due to having to perform more XOR calculations to account for the failing nodes of the NAND memory. Samsung memory is by far the best and endurance testing has proven that not only do they last longer, but they keep their speed up much better as they age compared with other SSDs.

R_1 · Jan 27, 2016

the sandisk has the most balanced read write speeds of the four given

Unh106 · Jan 27, 2016

Samsung SSD aren't an alternative to me, since they are unavailable in
my country.

Unh106 · Jan 28, 2016

R_1 :

But are they the most reliable of the four?

R_1 · Jan 28, 2016

all four have the same warranty 3yr. the sandisk is the most balanced/fastest. SSD's will usually live much longer than the warranty