Looking for a good/simple SSD

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What I need:

-120 or 256 GB
-decent performance (it's not really a performance gaming box)
-dirt cheap price

What are my options nowadays? HyperX Fury or WD Green any good - is there still a good storage review site that is active and operational with good benchmark database nowadays?
 

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What is your budget for this?
Samsung 850 EVO is the default choice.
Crucial MX300 is a very close second.
 

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850 EVO is a great drive but the performance is an overkill already and a 256GB drive seems to cost around 90eur/$90.

Are 128GB drives badly available everywhere? I think they are being phased out.

It would be great if the drive cost like $50/50eur but if the performance is dirt as well I might reconsider.

Linux on my main box takes currently 10GB and has a bunch of goodies. I'm expecting a bit more bloat though. EDIT: Swapfile will need 8 - 16 GB more.
 

USAFRet

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A Windows install really needs a 250GB drive.
Yes, you can make a 120GB work. But it ends up being too much hassle trying to manage the space.

Windows is not Linux...:)
 

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I don't care who makes it, or if the NAND cells are made from powdered unicorn horn, crystallized rainbows, and solidified with baked puppy farts.

IMHO a 120GB drive is not worth it.
 

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Talking of the Sandisk SSD Plus? 120GB: Read/write speeds of up to 530MB/s/400MB/s** Eg. https://www.multitronic.fi/en/products/1443384/120-gb-ssd-plus - comes to about 70eur.

WD Green has sources that go 60eur.

Kingston drives are basically crap, right? When it comes to performance.

The 256GB Samsungs might be an option if no good solution is found. I already have a bunch of these though... so not sure how much I can utilize one more in the long run. Possibly a competitor could be found at 80eur :sarcastic:

Of course the best option could be finding a discount campaign otherwise, but I will need this one quite soon.