Is this ssd a good price to buy??

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

Its on Trade Me which is like ebay kinda, its in NZD: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1049401123
Apparently it couldn't fit but they have the receipt etc? Is it worth it or worth buying new?

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

how much cheaper is it than buying new?

and if it went wrong could you use the receipt to get it replaced?

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=2677651 56. Ill make sure they would send the receipt with it, the store they bought it is in the South Island but I am quite sure they would have to replace it if it broke. But what gets me is how could a ssd not fit it seems a bit fishy tbh.

Is it a good SSD or are they better options and better prices?

boosted1g · Mar 18, 2016

ADATA SSD drives are not very good. The only "budget grade" SSD drive I would recommend is SanDisk, you should avoid Kingston, ADATA, Team, PNY, OCZ, Patriot, Transcend, or pretty much any other brand but Samsung and Crucial.

Much much better: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=HDDSAM3500&name=Samsung-850-EVO-MZ-75E500BW-500GB-3D-V-NAND-SATA-I

If money is a factor then you are far better off getting a quality 250gb AND a HDD then a cheapo 500gb

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

boosted1g :

I am planning soon to build a new computer with top of the line specs. Currently I am using a 2TB hard drive for everything and a lot of people are saying ssd's are good so i should get one right?

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

nzskiing :

its an ok ssd not spectacular--its their middle of the road model not top one--no idea what prices are there but

personally i always go samsung

Onus · Mar 18, 2016

I have bought a few AData SSDs from a few of their lines. Many of them are lower-performing, budget units, but none of them are "not very good." They aren't the best, certainly, but insofar as even a slow SSD is almost always remarkably faster than a mechanical drive (but check write speeds), if your budget limits you to AData, then so be it.
That said, if you aren't constrained by budget, then I too would recommend Samsung, Sandisk, or Crucial MX (not BX; those are slow, especially writing).

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

nzskiing :

its an ok ssd not spectacular--its their middle of the road model not top one--no idea what prices are there but

personally i always go samsung

The read and write speeds seem really good why is it a terrible drive?

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

nzskiing :

mcnumpty23 :

The read and write speeds seem really good why is it a terrible drive?

i didnt say it was terrible--i said it was ok

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

Onus :

Okay, I do have a budget but its like 2k nzd or so. I already have a 660 so i won't get a new gpu for a while but yeah 300 or so is my max for an ssd as ill be buying a 2 or 4 tb drive as well for backups and mass storage. Why is that ssd terrible though it has decent read and write speeds.

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

nzskiing :

i didnt say it was terrible--i said it was ok

Why are other one's better then? What does this one not have and the other ones have?

Archaic59 · Mar 18, 2016

IMO, you be better off getting a smaller capacity, higher quality SSD like Samsung 850 EVO 250GB. I don't know your storage needs so maybe it's not an idea that works for you.

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

Archaic59 :

I want to have my os obv and games like Dota 2 and some application, the issue is I don't want to be having half the things on one drive. It just get's so confusing like having my documents on a mechanical etc.

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

nzskiing :

mcnumpty23 :

Why are other one's better then? What does this one not have and the other ones have?

firstly the advertised read/write speeds dont always tell the true picture

it depends whether they used compressible data or incompressible data

it may read for example 550/500 in atto benchmark

but try something like AS SSD benchmark and it may be far lower than that

though still faster than a mechanical drive read/write and access times especially

but the other factor is reliability--thats where i always prefer samsung or even intel drives

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

nzskiing :

firstly the advertised read/write speeds dont always tell the true picture

it depends whether they used compressible data or incompressible data

it may read for example 550/500 in atto benchmark

but try something like AS SSD benchmark and it may be far lower than that

though still faster than a mechanical drive read/write and access times especially

but the other factor is reliability--thats where i always prefer samsung or even intel drives

TBH i trust a mechanical drive than an ssd anyday. If my drive does die i can get it back since the data is stored magnetically.

Onus · Mar 18, 2016

The numbers provided are usually measured under ideal conditions, which may not be characteristic of the conditions under which the drive will be used. They're not lying, and can show test results, but their tests won't match the usage patterns and/or type of data (e.g. compressible or not) of typical users. The "better" drives (e.g. Samsung, Sandisk, Crucial MX) are more likely to test better under more realistic conditions, or they may have additional reliability features like power loss protection, additional reserve space to map worn sectors, longer warranties, etc.

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

looks like an 850 evo 500gb is just under your 300 dollar limit any way--personally that would be my preference

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

Alright, ill still look around but hope it goes down in price sometime. I have had terrible experience with samsung products tbh lol.

mcnumpty23 · Mar 18, 2016

nzskiing :

thats unfortunate

but i have never had a samsung ssd fail me so far

nzskiing · Mar 18, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

nzskiing :

thats unfortunate

but i have never had a samsung ssd fail me so far

It has been mainly phones etc.

Is this ssd a good price to buy??

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