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WarpDrajv

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I have few 120GB options:
1. SanDisk x400
2. OCZ Trion 150
3. Samsung 650 evo

UPDATE: I have just found Sandisk SSD plus to be MLC. My thoughts are really mixed now. If MLC is longer lasting, why does it have just 3 year warranty? Whats the catch?

Sandisk has 72TBW and high read speeds, while write average at 150 mbs (65-240mbs) on a sample of 25 drives, according to user.benchmark.com. Golden advantage here is 5 year warranty. I assume they wouldn't set it that high if the drive wasn't good.

OCZ Trion 150 has nice speeds with 300 mbs average write and 500 read, but has only 30 TBW. Toshiba is the manufacturer, but I'm not sure if that is guarantee for quality. 3 year warranty

Samsung 650 evo probably has less then 30 TBW since 750 evo has 30. Write and read are stable averaging 400mbs or more. Disadvantage (maybe): it's old

Which one to pick? They all have good and the bad.

I know 3 years are enough for a faulty drive to show it's errors, but I'm almost bought with 5 year warranty.

My main choice would be between 1. and 2. If you have any other recommendations, tell me, I need to decide soon.
 
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1. Do not fret over MLC vs TLC. Just don't.
2. From the 3 drives you listed...flip a coin. Buy one. Seriously.

Personally, a 120GB is not worth the money in today's market, vs a 250 of the same make/model.
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Personally i would go with a 250GB 850 evo considering in general you want at least that for a boot drive with apps.
But i don't know what your use case is. However that being said of the above choices i would go with the sandisk.
 
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WarpDrajv

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I have just seen that sandisk x300 has much higher write speed (50%+) then x400, while same price and 5yr warranty. What do you think? I use only the data from user.benchmark.com
 
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.............Are you serious? T.T
Don't be so rude, I could be ordering parts from Germany and you could be in Bulgaria, I can't select a part that costs 50 Euros but will be $60 shipping because you're outside the EU but still in Europe...
Answer the question please, i'm trying to help here. :(
 
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Karadjgne

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You'll generally get 's better selection at better pricing from Germany using €, but that won't help if you live in England or Spain and use €. Many German sites don't have outlets in other countries, so you'd end up paying a lot of shipping charges unless you bought from places like Amazon in which case you'll not probably get the best price, even locally. It's entirely possible that 1 site in UK has an SSD for €48, but in Austria it's €72, which would be over budget. Consequently, finding the best deal on the best SSD in your budget range is totally dependent on exactly as much info as you can provide on area, e-tailers you'd trust, preferences of e-tailers etc. For example, I'd personally prefer a decent 250/256Gb over an excellent 120/128Gb since many of the top performance models like Samsung Pro are roughly the same price as an EVO at double the size.
 
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WarpDrajv

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I don't understand why do you want to know the prices of these drives, since that is my concern. You task is just to pick the best on of the ones listed, nothing else.
 
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Karadjgne

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Because nothing is definitive. Those drives are all pretty close in performance, some have slightly higher read/write speeds but others perform better at low q, some are more energy efficient etc etc. So while saying the Samsung has the better 8 channel while the OCZ isn't quite as good, means nothing compared to the price. If the Samsung 120Gb is roughly the same price as the OCZ 240Gb, then no matter if the internals favor the Samsung, the OCZ is the better value by far.

It's an SSD. The speeds at which they perform are so blazingly fast, there isn't a human that's ever lived or will live that can possibly see the difference. It's all benchmarks. Even a difference between 70,000 and 100,000 IOPS is impossible to determine other than by machine, and after 10 years of usage, you wouldn't care either way. So it all comes down really to value. What's reliable, what'll last, which has decent all around performance. And you've been answered, the SanDisk. But. If it's considerably more expensive than the OCZ, then the OCZ is the better buy.

If you really want to quibble about exactly which is the best, your list doesn't contain it. The Samsung 850 Evo is the best all around SSD there is. It's only surpassed realistically by the new NVMe drives. Every other SSD is compared against it, and few beat it in any area. So, if you want the best, that's it. But be willing to spend, its also expensive. For my money, I'd take the SanDisk any day over the Samsung because the performance is equitable to me, but the price isn't. It's simply not worth spending more for something that really does the same job.

Oh, and btw, this isn't a paid job. Every member here is volunteering their own time and experience to try and help others. Might wanna remember that next time you remind someone exactly what their TASK is
 
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And your task is to not be a jerk to people volunteering to be helpful to you, so stop being a jerk and start answering their questions. If this arrangement doesn't work for you you are welcome to ask for help elsewhere. Last I checked we don't get a paycheck for helping you out, so until you are paying someone, you do not need to be defining anyones "task".

Continue on this path and we will make this choice for you.
 
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