Hello, all!
Well, the fact that SSD prices have really dropped in the past couple of years really hit me this morning when I saw the $90 Samsung 830 128gb drive...
Anyway, I have been wanting to get an SSD for the past couple of years, and since I have some graduation money laying around, and SSD prices at their lowest so far, I figure, "Why not?"
Anyway, here is my question: Samsung 830 128gb for $90, or a Mushkin Enhance Chronos 120gb for $95?
I have been doing some reading and they both seem to be comparable... One of the differences I have noticed was that the Mushkin runs Sandforce. Now, I haven't really been keeping up with the SSD world for the past while, but I've seen bits and pieces here and there mentioning that Sandforce has some problems. Also, I've read that Samsung is more reliable... I also noticed that the Mushkin has ~300MB/s more potential write sequential write speed (Now, I know that these numbers are far from the real-world speeds, but how much of a difference is there?)
Anyway, if performance is very similar, I'd probably go with the one that is generally known to be more reliable in the long run. I notice that both have a 3 year warranty, so differences in warranties wouldn't be a concern (I'll probably throw on the extra year for 10 or 15 bucks). Also, another thing to note is that the Mushkin claims MTBF 2,000,000, while the Samsung claims MTBF 1,500,000. Is there actually any sort of difference, or is Mushkin just inflating their numbers more than Samsung?
Another thing to note is that I only have SATA 3Gb/s ports on my motherboard (this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130226)
Oh, And in case computer specs would somehow affect the choice, here they are:
Intel i7 920
6gb 1333mhz ram (not sure of timings)
This mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130226
ATI 5850 gfx card (not sure why this would affect it, but whatever)
Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Also, gonna be running the SSD along with a Hitachi 1tb hdd for storage.
So... any words of wisdom you can provide?
Thanks!
Well, the fact that SSD prices have really dropped in the past couple of years really hit me this morning when I saw the $90 Samsung 830 128gb drive...
Anyway, I have been wanting to get an SSD for the past couple of years, and since I have some graduation money laying around, and SSD prices at their lowest so far, I figure, "Why not?"
Anyway, here is my question: Samsung 830 128gb for $90, or a Mushkin Enhance Chronos 120gb for $95?
I have been doing some reading and they both seem to be comparable... One of the differences I have noticed was that the Mushkin runs Sandforce. Now, I haven't really been keeping up with the SSD world for the past while, but I've seen bits and pieces here and there mentioning that Sandforce has some problems. Also, I've read that Samsung is more reliable... I also noticed that the Mushkin has ~300MB/s more potential write sequential write speed (Now, I know that these numbers are far from the real-world speeds, but how much of a difference is there?)
Anyway, if performance is very similar, I'd probably go with the one that is generally known to be more reliable in the long run. I notice that both have a 3 year warranty, so differences in warranties wouldn't be a concern (I'll probably throw on the extra year for 10 or 15 bucks). Also, another thing to note is that the Mushkin claims MTBF 2,000,000, while the Samsung claims MTBF 1,500,000. Is there actually any sort of difference, or is Mushkin just inflating their numbers more than Samsung?
Another thing to note is that I only have SATA 3Gb/s ports on my motherboard (this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130226)
Oh, And in case computer specs would somehow affect the choice, here they are:
Intel i7 920
6gb 1333mhz ram (not sure of timings)
This mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130226
ATI 5850 gfx card (not sure why this would affect it, but whatever)
Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Also, gonna be running the SSD along with a Hitachi 1tb hdd for storage.
So... any words of wisdom you can provide?
Thanks!
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