Should I buy a used Samsung 830 or a new 840 (non Pro) SSD?

[bingaloman]

I am debating on whether I should buy a used Samsung 830 series SSD 128 gb or a new 840 series 120gb SSD.

I read that the 830 is better but for reasons I don't know or understand. Is there really a big difference in them? Isn't any SSD just basically the same as any other? I am mainly just using it as a boot drive.


And also is the Kingston V300 120GB good as well?


Thanks!

 

[jimthenagual]

Samsung is pretty much king of the SSD pile right now. As far as which series to get, you wouldn't notice a difference between the 830 or 840 except in benchmarking. For daily use, you'd never know which was in there.

 

[Munchbot]

I am debating on whether I should buy a used Samsung 830 series SSD 128 gb or a new 840 series 120gb SSD.

I read that the 830 is better but for reasons I don't know or understand. Is there really a big difference in them? Isn't any SSD just basically the same as any other? I am mainly just using it as a boot drive.


And also is the Kingston V300 120GB good as well?


Thanks!

I would either get a samsung 830 or 840 pro. Sandisk SSDs are good as well, so is the corsair Neutron GTX.

Hope this helps!

 

[bingaloman]

Samsung is pretty much king of the SSD pile right now. As far as which series to get, you wouldn't notice a difference between the 830 or 840 except in benchmarking. For daily use, you'd never know which was in there.

Ok thanks, well both of these I can get for about $100, but I also found a Kingston V300 120GB less than both of those by a bit, should I just buy the Kingston? Do you know if Kingston is a reliable SSD brand, specifically the V300?

 

[jackeds]

This review might help you out:

http://www.gamingbuild.com/samsung-840-500gb-review/