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    I have $300. Which SSD should i get?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Altsein, Jun 2, 2011.

  1. Altsein

    Altsein Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone

    I have never had an SSD. I'm really interested in getting one though. Anyone has any recommendation?

    Thanks
     
    Altsein, Jun 2, 2011
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  2. JCrichton

    JCrichton Notebook Evangelist

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    What threads from this subforum have you read so far? Have you checked out the recent Tom's Hardware article on best SSD's for each price point up to $400?
     
    JCrichton, Jun 2, 2011
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  3. Altsein

    Altsein Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have not. It is my first time here in this subforum (SSDs).
     
    Altsein, Jun 2, 2011
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  4. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Newest SSDs: Intel 510 120GB, Intel 320 160GB or Crucial M4 128GB, although many people are complaining about freezes occuring with the M4. Have no idea what that is. I`d pick 510. Excellent ratings on newegg. 510 and M4 is SATA 3 (up to 600MB/s) and 320 is SATA 2 (300MB/s)

    Older SSDs: Crucial C300 128GB or Samsung 470 128GB. Both of them are very reliable and fast. Not as fast as the newest SSDs though.
     
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  5. JCrichton

    JCrichton Notebook Evangelist

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    The Tom's article:
    Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011 : May Updates

    Cloudfire's breakdown is quite good for starters but I always recommend poking around the other threads as opposed to just relying on responses in this one. There are lots of folks who have different experiences and there is a very good chance that they've already said their piece and won't repeat it. Also, I try not to just say, "buy the one that I got.". Even though I'm tempted too. :D
     
    JCrichton, Jun 2, 2011
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  6. Altsein

    Altsein Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just pulled the trigger on the Intel 250GB 510 series. :/
     
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  7. JCrichton

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    Terrific SSD and the most reliable one on the market right now that works at SATA III 6Gb/s. :)
     
    JCrichton, Jun 2, 2011
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  8. RichardRoma

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    I thought you only had $300 lol, what multiplied the budget by 200%
     
    RichardRoma, Jun 2, 2011
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  9. sugarkang

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    3 kingston 96gb v+100 in raid 0.
     
    sugarkang, Jun 2, 2011
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  10. RichardRoma

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    ^how would that work in a laptop
     
    RichardRoma, Jun 2, 2011
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  11. sugarkang

    sugarkang Notebook Evangelist

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    totally wouldn't. I was thinking out loud for myself haha.
     
    sugarkang, Jun 2, 2011
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  12. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    yeah, what happened to $300 budget? intel 320 @ 160 gigs would've been a good buy. i'm really glad i didn't a 25x gig ssd. don't need it and the 320 @ 160gigs is a great compromise between 120 gig and 25x gig speeds.

    i'm only using 51 gigs out of 148. i could easily knock 4 gigs off and make 47. haven't even installed office and my games yet.
     
    pukemon, Jun 2, 2011
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  13. ramgen

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    That was probably the lower limit. :D He meant "the ssd shouldn't be cheaper than $300". No idea what the upper limit was.


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    ramgen, Jun 2, 2011
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  14. Altsein

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    If i had ordered a 120 GB one it would be filled day one. I have a Sager 815, so i got no space for a second hard drive, unless i use the one i currently have inside as an external Usb 3.0 HDD for size only.
     
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  15. Abidderman

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    Altsein, I have a Sager 8150, and put a caddy in the ODD bay, put my hdd in that and installed a ssd in the hdd bay. I don't use an optical drive much, so that works for me, and I have an external for when I do. Of course if you use yours a lot, that might not work, but it is an option if you ever need to. I run my OS and programs off the ssd, storage goes on the hdd. Just a thought. And how do you like yours? I am very pleased with mine.
     
    Abidderman, Jun 3, 2011
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  16. Phil

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    Crucial M4 would be my pick.
     
    Phil, Jun 3, 2011
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