Quick purchase: which SSD should I get?

[Craig234]

I ordered the Crucial MX100 512GB - and now this is the first I saw of the MX200.

Reading a bit on it, it looks better. Shouldn't I get the MX200 instead? Same price.

 

[Craig234]

The MX100 was ordered as needed for the use of the credit, but I cancelled the order to get time to decide between M100 and M200. Can't see a reason not to get M200?

 

[VirtualLarry]

If the MX200 is the same price as the MX100, I would consider it a no-brainer to get the MX200 then.

 

[Craig234]

If the MX200 is the same price as the MX100, I would consider it a no-brainer to get the MX200 then.

Ya, I was checking since the recommendation above was for the MX100 rather than the MX200.

 

[Essence_of_War]

If they are the same price from your merchant of choice, and that price is circa 200 usd, yeah, def get the mx200 over the mx100.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Silicon Power. Great reviews and their price point is amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4VADPS

 

[Craig234]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Silicon Power. Great reviews and their price point is amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4VADPS

That is interesting. Never heard of them. 256GB a bargain at $90, 500GB not available on Amazon, 1TB $535 more than others at $535.

Reviews do seem to suggest positive comments, that it's 'not quite as good as the best drives', but that when it's lower priced, it's still good quality and a bargain.

I suspect it might be a bit of a victim of not being known. Seems like that is a danger for some tech products that can hurt sales.

 

[bigboxes]

I understand why people like a longer warranty, I don't personally care about a warranty beyond a few years. I'm pretty sure that if my unit dies outside of year 3 or so, I just won't care enough to go through the RMA process to get a refurbished unit of the same capacity.

I always RMA my hard drives so why wouldn't I do that for my SSDs? I know you are talking about yourself, but my SSD in my main rig cost me $250+. That's not small change to me. Yeah, I'll have gone and purchased a new one while waiting on the RMA, but then I'll have another fast drive I can use for storage. In fact, I'm always disappointed when a drive is not under warranty. I don't care if it's now selling for < $100. I can do the RMA on my day off and I'll feel like I've come out ahead. I'm picturing you burning $100 bills! ^_^