Which 250+GB SSD to get

[SnorkyLorky]

Trying to figure out which drive I should buy for my new P8Z77-V Deluxe rig.
Looking for a high-end drive with good performance, about 250GB in size - money isn't an issue.
If there are any new SSDs being released in the near future (M5S comes to mind) I have an old 120GB SSD i can use till then but I don't wanna wait for more than 1-2 months.
Any suggestions?

 

[MontyAC]

The Plextor M3 Pro or the M5 Pro.

 

[jwilliams4200]

I second MontyAC. If you want it now, get a Plextor M3Pro. If you can wait maybe a couple weeks, get a Plextor M5Pro when it is available.

 

[aviator78]

I'd recommend a Samsung 830, well performing even if used and very reliable. I also like the fact, that controller and flash comes from the same manufacturer.

 

[lehtv]

Is this the drive you're planning to use as a cache? I would do one of the following:

1) Continue to use the old 120GB SSD as the system partition, then buy an Intel 330 60GB ($60) for caching
2) Use the old 120GB SSD for caching, then buy a Crucial M4 256GB ($190) for the OS

256GB just for caching would be a huge waste

 

[Sunburn74]

I honestly have kind of lost track of all these newfangled ssds these days. Performance has long crossed the threshold where they are all indistinguishable with desktop performance. Even in terms of stability and data safety, I haven't heard any reports in a long time about major issues with any SSD.

Is it wrong to say just go with the cheapest made by any major SSD player (intel, ocz, corsair, and samsung) in this day and age of constant rapid firmware updates? You can be really fickle and look at what happened with older 1st and 2nd generation SSDs, but when I look at the crop today, they all have really good reliability and excellent performance.