What SSD should I get now?

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stlc8tr

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Ill tell you why. Samsung is the only ssd out right now that has this option called rapid mode. What it does is enables you to use 25% of your RAM for a high speed cache. This makes your ssd even faster. I can attest that it is A LOT faster. I went from having a crucial m100 256gb to these, and there is a NOTICEABLE difference. So in conclusion, not only is samsung getting the best benchmark scores out there right now, they also have rapid mode which makes your ssd 2-5 TIMES faster. Not to mention the 850 pro has a TEN year warranty, and a 150tb write limit. That more than DOUBLES anybody else. They are literally crushing the competition..... Spend the extra money and go with the 850 pro. if you wait for the 850 evo it has MLC nand not TLC like the pro or some thing like that if i can remember right. And it only has a 5 year warranty with a 75tb write limit. the choice is yours....

I know that the AT benchmarks show a huge win for RAPID but Tech Report isn't so enamored.

http://techreport.com/review/25282/a-closer-look-at-rapid-dram-caching-on-the-samsung-840-evo-ssd/8

"We can summarize storage performance with an overall score derived from a subset of our benchmark results. Without RAPID mode, the Samsung 840 EVO sits high in the standings. Enabling the DRAM cache drops the drive way down the list, though."

Are there any other good RAPID benchmarks available?