Help chosing SSD

my SSD isn't being recognize by my PC anymore so wanted to know that type should i purchase now since my last SSD was purchased in 2011

is SSD the way forward or should i revert to a mechanical hard drive

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I can suggest on Corsair LX series or Crucial MX100

I'm gonna put myself out there and recommend SanDisk SSDs.

I've had two and they both still work flawlessly.

I trust SanDisk also because they have been making Memory Cards for years now.

They're known for memory cards - that is true, nothing wrong with getting their SSDs either, but I'd go with more reliable brand on the SSD line

I recommend Samsung EVOs. The 850 Evo is coming out soon, which would be the best buy. An 840 Evo can be found for $100, and is an absolutely blazing SSD for the price. It's pretty much as fast as my significantly more expensive 850 Pro.

Also, I wouldn't necessarily say an SSD is "the way forward". In a way, it is, but it's more practical for users to get a smaller SSD (128-256) and then a larger HDD or hybrid drive (1tb+). SSD offers no practical boost for files you're storing and not accessing constantly, it's more of just something that boosts the speed of applications that you believe need it most.

I have an 840 Evo on order, should I cancel??? Have you any idea of the 850 Evo release date or pricing? Thanks.

pcpartpicker.com literally gives you price per gigabyte comparisons of every hardrive out there. Go there and find one.

Rumors are that they're coming soon, anywhere from within the next few weeks to a month. $400 for a 1tb SDD, no idea what the pricing is on the lower GB models. It'll likely just be a little faster than the 840 Pro, nothing night and day, just a minor step up.

thanks the advice everyone my SSD only lasted 3 years is that standard?

What happened to it?

Also, we really don't have a grasp yet on how long SSDs last because it's a new technology.

popular =/= good

Samsungs are always good.

The new Samsungs have 10 year warranties so I assume a very long time.

my computer stopped recognizing the hard drive

I remember reading an article where someone tested different hard drives and had them constantly write at 6Gbps and it took months before they failed. Also, techreport did a cool article on SSDs and the 840 Pro supposedly can last 2+ Petabytes of writing (2000+ terabytes written). They couldn't even kill the damn thing yet, from what I can tell. The 840 Pros last forever.

So if you want an SSD that lasts forever, get an 840 Pro (or 850 Pro like me ;) )

Samsung 840 has been awesome.

I like my Intel 520, had it for 4yrs I think.

Definitely Samsung EVO.

My 840 EVO has been good, but I haven't had it that long so can't comment on longevity. I personally think it's best to have both. SSD for your main programs (or all of your programs if you have the space) and HDD for pictures, music, videos, etc.

@quikdash6: yes i do have both

thus far am leaning towards the 840 evo or kingson hyper x from the comments above seems the evo is much loved

I heared nothing but good things about Kingston HyperX Fury, but Samsung 840 Evo costs about the same and it has really proven itself. There is also Samsung Pro series, but a higher capacity Evo is just sweeter :).

I heard there's a lot of RMAs due to failure in manufacturing process.

Wouldn't go with EVO until their 850 series will be released

when exactly would the 85000 be released

From Overclock.net forum I see comments of maybe till the end of this month or the next one (before Christmas - sales)

ok thanks

currently using a mechanical hard drive and am going crazy how slow this thing is SSD really help with games who knew

SSD only helps on loading times, personally unless you find a game (like PlanetSide 2) that loads levels very often - there's no point in getting SSD (gaming wise)

Crucial MX 100 either the 256gb or the 512gb model ( anything less than 240/256gb not worth it imo ). While not the fastest around ( speed wise is average ) you will be hard pressed to find a better SSD when comes to value and on top of that they are reliable plus it comes with features you typically dont find on entry level SSD's such as power loss protection

i actually find the gameplay has gotten slower since i started using the mechanical hard drive also downloads is definitely slower

i was thinking about getting 840 evo but must people saying wait for 850 evo

LOL how is gameplay got anything to do? if you mean by frame rates - it's all about the GPU.

Honestly dude the improvements likely won't be big enough to notice in real-world scenarios. We're talking like, fractions of a second faster at loading things. The lifespan may be a slightly different matter, but I'm certain either one would last practically forever.

Well the difference in speed in real world application will be non noticeable and you will be hard pressed to beat the price of crucial MX 100 plus crucial SSD's are quite reliable ( as does Samsungs of course )

ok guys the crucial does look nice aswell

so should i buy the samsung 840 evo, wait for the 850 evo of just purchase the crucial mx 100

Whichever is the cheapest, wait for black friday

The cheapest. It seems 840 evo and Crucial have more or less the same performance but Crucial is cheaper by a decent amount . 850 will most likely be faster but i'm guessing it will be quite abit more expensive and for the average user i doubt that extra speed will be noticeable

maybe for HEAVY use consumer use ( at LEAST 1 drive write/day ) you could wear it out in < 3 years. but under normal human use, there's no way you'd wear the flash out that fast. especially given that flash in 2011 actually had more endurance than it does now.

@PredatorRules: when is black friday from the Caribbean that why am asking

I'm using an Intel SSD and it seems to work flawlessly.

tempted to buy this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KW3MT7W/ref=s9_al_bw_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=1AGNQRNDQ41ZF67FWHBF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1977159162&pf_rd_i=565132

yea wanted the 840, waiting to see if the price drop

Just buy something, all SSDs will do the same thing, unless you aim for something beyond gaming.

get a couple of Samsung 840 Pros in raid 0 for 800+ MB/s read and write speeds. Plus they have a 5 year warranty.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W15P0/ref=ox_sc_imb_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

should i wait for it to drop more or buy now, i really wanted the 240 but only the 120 is dropping

So get 2x 120s?

I agree with the EVO 850

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W1726/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

@dethtrain: yea but there is not date when this would be released

Crucial MX100/M550/M500, Corsair Force LX, Samsung 840 EVO, Intel 730, PNY XLR8.