256GB SSD comparison - about to buy, please help

[SirRob]

I am putting a new computer together and I need a boot or OS drive. I have budgeted around $150 and want to put in an SSD that is around 256GB. I have not kept up with SSD's and need some advice picking out a good one. My time line is a little bit flexible, and I want the best deal I can find. I know that Samsung makes great drives, but right now they are also $50 more. Here are the 3 that I have found:

$150 - Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-BK (NewEgg)
$155 - Transcend TS256GSSD320 (NewEgg)
$155 - Sandisk Extreme SSD 240GB (SDSSDX-240G-G25) Amazon

Which would you recommend or would you suggest something else?

Thanks!

 

[philipma1957]

at your price the sansdisk from amazon

 

[SirRob]

Thanks! Is that due to the performance or reliability of the drive?

 

[Blain]

Crucial or Plextor

 

[Compman55]

Question: Does the crucial m4 256mb ever go on sale like the 128GB version?

 

[MontyAC]

OP, those are 240gb SSD's. I would lean towards the Sandisk. They are all similar.

 

[Ajay]

Sandisk, I have two in Raid 0 and they are great: http://www.storagereview.com/sandisk_extreme_ssd_review

 

[MontyAC]

Question: Does the crucial m4 256mb ever go on sale like the 128GB version?

Yes, they do:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2259191

 

[SirRob]

Thank you everyone! I just ordered the Sandisk Extreme from Amazon. $159.98 shipped

 

[MontyAC]

Have fun with it. :thumbsup:

 

[tweakboy]

Question: Does the crucial m4 256mb ever go on sale like the 128GB version?

Yes it does but also price can raise too which I doubt. How much is lowest youve seen it for ?

 

[tweakboy]

I am putting a new computer together and I need a boot or OS drive. I have budgeted around $150 and want to put in an SSD that is around 256GB. I have not kept up with SSD's and need some advice picking out a good one. My time line is a little bit flexible, and I want the best deal I can find. I know that Samsung makes great drives, but right now they are also $50 more. Here are the 3 that I have found:

$150 - Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-BK (NewEgg)
$155 - Transcend TS256GSSD320 (NewEgg)
$155 - Sandisk Extreme SSD 240GB (SDSSDX-240G-G25) Amazon



Which would you recommend or would you suggest something else?

Thanks!

Sandisk all the way! also update the firmware ,,, gl

 

[SirRob]

Thanks. I always try to update the firmware on new devices, but sometimes I forget on hard drives. I will not be forgetting with SSD's now that I have had some minor issues with an OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT60G.

 

[Zap]

$150 - Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-BK (NewEgg)
$155 - Transcend TS256GSSD320 (NewEgg)
$155 - Sandisk Extreme SSD 240GB (SDSSDX-240G-G25) Amazon

IIRC the SanDisk uses higher end Toggle NAND. The Corsair Force Series 3 does not (but Corsair Force GT does). IDK about the Transcend.