Upgrading from a 128GB Samsung 830 SSD to a 256GB Crucial MX100 SSD, will it be noticably better?

Hi,

I have a SS 830 128GB SSD which i use as my main drive running the OS and apps, im down to about 10 GB free space so im thinking of upgrading to 256 GB and ive seen a Crucial MX100 on Amazin for £73


I wanted to know wheher having more free disk sptace will improve the performance?

Also is the NX100 any good?

I would prefer the SS 840 Pro but its more expensive, and as i only use the laptop for the following, it may be pointless.:

Web browsing - 10 tabs open at once
iTunes music
MS office apps
Notepad

Thats as heavy as the multi tasking gets

thanks

 

I don't know that you'll see any significant improvement for what you do, but it's a good economical drive. I just bought one for my kids' laptops upgrading from a 120GB since it was just getting too restrictive for all the stuff they had installed. So far it runs like a charm.

 

The biggest difference will be in write speed. If you do a lot of writes, you'll probably notice a difference. Other than that, the difference probably won't be very noticeable. You'll just have a higher-capacity drive.

 

ok thanks,

one other question:

i have a Sony VAIO Notebook SVE1512J1EW: i5, 8gb ram, WIN8.1 64-bit
and was wondering how long this laptop can last for, before requiring an upgrade?

i used to upgrade my ASUS laptop every 1.5-2 years, but im thinking if i have a 2014 256gb MX100 SSD in my 2014 laptop, based on my usage, how long do you think it will be till i need a new laptop?

I do use my laptop for work so it is on 12 hours a day - no battery plugged in just mains charger
thanks

 

With no battery installed, I hope it is plugged into a UPS... If you don't have a UPS, sacrifice the battery - better than an SSD and/or O/S to go belly up because of a power interruption.

With your stated usage and assuming you won't need to upgrade your MS Office suite I would predict ~10+ years of use with no HW failures.

The 'need' for a new notebook will be based on other factors; not base capabilities.

 

There's really no way to give an accurate answer for that. If you want to know how long it will last before it becomes "too slow," that will depend on your workload. As software progresses, it tends to use ever-increasing amounts of memory, so depending on your web browsing, you may find yourself wanting more memory in a few years. Or if your workload changes, you may want a more powerful processor or better graphics. Regarding hardware, if there is an accident with the computer (drop, spill, surge, etc.), then your system could need replacing tomorrow. And I have seen motherboards die with little to no warning, which can happen at any time, but becomes more likely on systems over 3 years old. But if you want odds, there is between a 20-25% chance that your system will need to be replaced within 3 years as a result of some type of failure, and that failure rate rises with time.

I wouldn't worry too much about how long it will last. It will last as long as it does. Most computers seem to be replaced between 3-5 years after purchase, but that's also just an average.

 

Based on usage, as asked, I think I gave a pretty accurate answer.

Your post I like too; especially the 'I wouldn't worry too much...' part.

 

i see,
does the same go for how long the Crucial MX100 256GB SSD will stay relevant for?

im in two minds whether to buy it or not?

i assume in 6 months time i could probably buy it for £30!

and as i have 10gb free space on my current SS 830 120GB SSD, i dont know if ill ever need over 120gb

 

For me, to keep the MX100 or any SSD 'relevant' for as long as possible, without OP'ing by my recommended 30% - then the discussion ends now.

10GB free space is not enough for Windows to use and it needs to - especially if you're using OneDrive, Dropbox or Box, for example. I was using ~25GB for C:\ drive, but I've now increased that to at least 50GB.

With OP'ing to 30% a new 256GB (nominal) SSD, this is the actual capacity you'll have available:

256x1000x1000x1000=256,000,000,000 advertised bytes

divide the above result by 1024/1024/1024= ~238GB actual capacity.

238 x 0.70 = ~167GB of OP'd storage.


And that leaves you with a comfortable margin for the monthly Windows Updates (MS Tuesdays of each month) along with any program updates and of course the (core/work) data you may accumulate over the next decade.

All while leaving you with ~65GB worth of free space, perfect!

Btw, your 120GB SSD is only ~111GB actual capacity - so you're using ~102GB worth of capacity... Today.


You may not 'know' if you'll need over your current capacity - but I am 99.9999999999999999999999999999999% certain you will.

 

In my opinion, the SSD will stay "relevant" far longer than the computer will. In endurance testing, SSDs that did not have underlying problems (several by OCZ come to mind) all lasted for hundreds of terabytes written, which means the SSD will probably last over 10 years easily with moderate use - far more than most computers last.

I also agre with tiller that you'll use more capacity than you think. When I bought my 256GB SSD, I thought that would be plenty of capacity. But a few months later, I realized that the drive was filling up a lot faster than I thought, so I got a 256GB mSATA SSD to supplement it. I haven't regretted that decision, and I doubt you will regret purchasing a larger drive either.

 

Fair points, just made the order for the 256gb Crucial SSD

Thanks for the input


I was using a HDD in a DVD drive caddy, till i broke the HDD ( laptop drop) but will the same dvd drive caddy work with the 830 128gb ssd?

 

Electrically, it should work. Physically, it may or not be made to work (with some light modding, for example).

Only way to know is to try. Keep in mind that the DVD port you use it in may only be SATA2 or lower...

 

okay thanks,

The 830 SSD that will be in the DVD drive caddy will only be used to hold my files/folders = 80gb
so wont be running any software of it, so i guess if it can only work in SATA II in the caddy, i guess it wont make a difference