Opinions on PNY Optima SSD

[dnrsslr]

I am looking at a PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB. TigerDirect and Newegg both have this drive on sale for $90 after rebate. 240 GB for $90 is a good deal! But, neither site has any reviews. Is the PNY Optima a new model? Any opinions on this drive?

 

[dnrsslr]

Bump... Any thoughts????

 

[cin19]

From the PNY website: " Optima™ SSDs are an entry-level drive that doesn’t compromise performance." http://www3.pny.com/Optima-240GB-P3498C622.aspx That is why it is only $90, but it is good deal for the 240GB with 3yr limited warranty because the most of 120GB SSD ( better one) are $80 at least. If you don't mind it is low-end one, just get it.

 

[dnrsslr]

So what do I lose with an "entry level" drive? This is for home use, internet, QuickBooks, Excel, Outlook, etc.

 

[cin19]

In the benchmark you will get lower scroe, for those dialy usage you will not notice the difference.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Up your budget and get a quality SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $139.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 18:58 EDT-0400)

 

[dnrsslr]

I'm not trying to argue but, what are the benefits of spending an extra $50?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Better quality and reliability a proven powerhouse , the BEST selling SSD on the market.

 

[IInuyasha74]

Hello, I don't know if you have bought it yet, but I am looking over this too. I'm looking at the $90 after rebate 240GB drive that seems an amazing deal. From what I have seen before, they are a solid unit. Given that what you are wanting it for I don't personally think you should go with anything else.

The reasons for this are mostly your activities. Technically the Samsung Drive is reported to last longer and is faster in all areas tested, but given you are going to be doing fairly basic things I don't think you will notice the difference at all. If you were a big gamer or something else I would see it as a good idea but given your usage it just seems like a waste to me for you to go for the Samsung drive.

I'm personally going somewhere in between I think. With a drive from a company I like with slightly better performance, but that itself is $30 more so I am not sure about it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313453

 

[Raceyb]

I am looking at a PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB. TigerDirect and Newegg both have this drive on sale for $90 after rebate. 240 GB for $90 is a good deal! But, neither site has any reviews. Is the PNY Optima a new model? Any opinions on this drive?

I just requested a return from TigerDirect on this model. I'm a certified PC Tech and couldn't get it to work. Bios didn't see it the few times I looked, but occasionally, Windows would pop up and offer to format it. Formatting always failed. Also could not create partitions in diskmgmt.

No support utilities are available from PNY. No documentation comes in box. My advice is to steer clear, stick with a brand that offers diagnostics and other SSD utility tool boxes, like Samsung or Seagate.

 

[dnrsslr]

I ended up buying the Crucial M500 240GB. I think it was $109.99 from Newegg. It has good reviews there so I guess we'll see how it works out.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Good thing you didn't buy the PNY Optima. It is an entry level ssd. According to the PNY web page for that model the company uses three different types of flash memory depending on what is available for the best price. Different types of flash memory have difference characteristics and differences in performance. Kingston did that with their V300 but they did not publish the fact or admit it until problems occurred.

 

[kramhoff]

I have used several of these new PNY OPTIMA drives, and they all work as well or better than any other recent model SSD I have used.