Deciding between the two

[Lutfij]

hey there people, not an expert in this field, but would like your opinion about these two SSD's i had in mind.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171567 or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233191

this will go as an OS/boot drive for Rig 1 in member config so please comment on my hardware if there are issues so that i am steered into the right way

thanks for taking the time [:lutfij:3]

 

[Chainzsaw]

Hello,

I have no experience with either. However I do have experience with the Crucial M4 128GB SSD.

It's not the fastest SSD out there, but it is very reliable. Never had any issues with it at all.

However if those are your only options, I would go for the sandisk. It's cheaper as well uses almost the exact same controller as the Corsair one.

Edit: They both have 3 year warrantys, so IMO the sandisk is a better deal with nearly identical specs as the corsair one, but 30 buckws cheaper.

Edit 2: Do you need a 3.5" bracket (the sandisk doesn't come with one, but the corsair does)? Or can you install 2.5" SSD/HDD's in your case? BTW I don't know exactly what parts you currently have, as your link points to a thread...

 

[Deleted member 217926]

For the same price as the Corsair is the Samsung 830 and that is about the best SSD out there right now.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134

 

[Lutfij]

rig specs:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/configuration.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&pseudo=Lutfij

i don't need a drive tray, will mount it out of sight with double sided mounting tape behind mobo tray

 

[eXistenZ]

the Samsung 830 Laptop kit is $160 << link

And then there's an extra $10 off for the 48 hr sale

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I maintain the ssd database listed in the sticky at the very top of this forum section. Here is the link:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html

Scroll down to the two ssd's you are interested in then follow the links to the technical reviews.

 

[pcdad]

I have a Crucial M4 128GB SSD in my new build (desktop) but have two of the Sandisk Extreme 120GB SSDs ordered for our laptops. The M4 has performed flawlessly but the Sandisk Extremes were on sale when I needed them and are receiving good reviews.
Like previously mentioned, the Samsung 830 is a good one too.

 

[Lutfij]

@ JohnnyLucky - that is an awesome amount of contribution mate! thank you for the links and they have been very helpful even for an SSD noob [:lutfij:3]

 

[Lutfij]

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[Proximon]

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