Good ssd for $200

zpwslayer

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I don't know a lot about ssd's and I'm looking to purchase one in the near future. I have a 200 budget and would like to get the most out of my money. What would be my best route?
 

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The velociraptor and ssd serve different functions. Ssd are great for boot up and commonly used programs and velociraptor make a fast system data drive. I started with a 600gb one and when 128gb ssd drop to under $100 I added one. The velociraptor are not loud.














 

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Do you think from the performance point of view that the vr would be a good buy at 229 for a 1 tb vs a 256 Samsung ssd for 200+? I mean the vr is a better performer than a 7200 rpm hdd. I'm just trying to weigh the options.
 

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I paid $150 for my 600gb vr 2 years ago and I added a 128gb Samsung 830 SSD 2 months ago for $80. The vr would boot up windows 7 ult in 30 sec. when new. The vr is a solid drive. I think at 229 for a 1tb vr is a good performance value. The problem with a 256gb ssd is it's not big enough for a system drive. I would par the vr with a 128gb ssd. Good ones can be had for $80 on sale. SSDs big advantage is still on bootup. I think people have opinions on gear that they have no experience with.
 

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Ive been doing a lot of research and thats the best deal I can find anywhere!! I just hope im goin to be happy with this investment, Ive never used an ssd before so I dont really know what to expect.
 
SSD is the most upgrade you can ever feel, I have a Raid0 HDDS beside the SSD, transfer rates between the drives reaches 300 MB/s for large multimedia files. Go to youtube and see how applications & windows start on the SSD in compare with the HDD. It's a must nowadays to have a SSD in your system.
 

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Yeah iI would never go back to an hdd boot drive at this point, you'll be extremely impressed with the samsung drive