Yet another "Yet another "which SSD should I buy?"" thread.

[Ozboblogolgoro]

I am looking for a 120/128 GB SSD. Under $300. I am looking at these below but am open to others. Please help me out fellow PC Gamers. My PC needs a pick-me-up! Thanks!

Crucial RealSSD C300


Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-128M2S


OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3


Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest)
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[smakme7757]

The Vertex 3 is the best bet if you're going to be running it on a SATA 6Gb/s port.

 

[Ozboblogolgoro]

Thanks for the reply Smak. I am leaning heavily towards the Vertex 3. Are they reliable as well?

 

[alaricljs]

Thanks for the reply Smak. I am leaning heavily towards the Vertex 3. Are they reliable as well?

Well gee.. They've been out for a few days. Who knows?

 

[Drsignguy]

Read this thread, http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2155576 and it will give you some insight on the vertex 3. As for the other SSD's you have mentioned, the C300 is A SSD I now have and it is a very good drive. Works and thats all I want it to do. Fast, Yes! As for the Intel, I heard good things from the intel SSD's and you wont go wrong getting one. Plextor, I just do not know.

So, with that said, it is a preference. Get what you feel your system needs and what will help its performance. All SSD's will significantly boost your systems performance over a spindle drive.

 

[cmanser7]

I vote for C300 128GB - you can get them today from Newegg for $199 shipped and you know it is reliable as they have been out for some time.

Any compared to the newer 120GB-128Gb drives they up there with the fastest.

 

[Ozboblogolgoro]

Thanks guys!

I vote for C300 128GB - you can get them today from Newegg for $199 shipped

Where do you see that? I see $254.99.

 

[Drsignguy]

I vote for C300 128GB - you can get them today from Newegg for $199 shipped and you know it is reliable as they have been out for some time.

Any compared to the newer 120GB-128Gb drives they up there with the fastest.

Thanks guys!



Where do you see that? I see $254.99.

Ya where? for that price, I would pick another up as we speak!

 

[LamTek]

They seem to be going for $200 on sale quite often, so maybe not this week but next week! I picked up the 256 GB model for $385 myself @ SSD Solutions:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

It came with all the warranty stickers and manual just no retail box so I would trust them. Its currently only $1.46/GB @ $375 Shipped.

 

[j_g_o]

I picked up the 256 GB model for $385 myself @ SSD Solutions

I bought from the same place. I saw that a user on a different forum bought the c300 from them and was happy with it. The price has dropped a lot in the past two weeks.

 

[beginner99]

Thanks for the reply Smak. I am leaning heavily towards the Vertex 3. Are they reliable as well?

I would not touch any OCZ ssd with a ten foot pole...
Intel is the most reliable vendor in the ssd market by a pretty wide margin. Agreed, they are not the fastest drives anymore but the difference between 2 SSDs marginal compared to ssd vs hdd.

 

[Arcadio]

I'm very satisfied with the Crucial C300 128GB SSD.

 

[vivi2000]

the C300 128gb is $200 right now with promo code EMCKFKJ22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148348
I saw the code ended 4/7 so im assuming it ends soon.

 

[imaheadcase]

Going from the a standard hard drive to a SSD it really just comes down to reliability/space requirement. The performance is negligible to someone who uses computer all the time.

Performance wise in everyday use you won't notice the difference from fastest SSD on the market to the average SSD one.

 

[Drsignguy]

Going from the a standard hard drive to a SSD it really just comes down to reliability/space requirement. The performance is negligible to someone who uses computer all the time.

Performance wise in everyday use you won't notice the difference from fastest SSD on the market to the average SSD one.

Yup, after now having 3 SSD's, 2 of which is on win7 OS's and 2600k (c300, Agility 2) You cant tell the difference really....The difference was going from HDD to SDD, now that was noticeable.

 

[semo]

I would mostly agree with the advice that the difference between each SSD isn't big BUT only for everyday internet/office usage. If you do things like working on VMs, DBs or any other I/O intensive task then you should look at the stats deeper.

Avoid OCZ as has been mentioned. If you want a Sandforce drive then go to the many other companies building SSDs. I think Corsair will be releasing their own SF 2xxx drive soon.

 

[jjmIII]

I would not touch any OCZ ssd with a ten foot pole...
Intel is the most reliable vendor in the ssd market by a pretty wide margin. Agreed, they are not the fastest drives anymore but the difference between 2 SSDs marginal compared to ssd vs hdd.

Agreed. Intel rules at ssd IMO. Ever hear anyone complain about their Intel SSD's?

 

[groberts101]

Ever hear anyone complain about their Intel SSD's?

Umm.. yeah. Just not here though. :wub: lol

 

[imaheadcase]

I would mostly agree with the advice that the difference between each SSD isn't big BUT only for everyday internet/office usage. If you do things like working on VMs, DBs or any other I/O intensive task then you should look at the stats deeper.

Well for high end work a SSD will help naturally. But those applications come down to space requirements..thats why most don't opt for SSD for those. Unless price is no option of course.