My laptop has an unused mSATA port and I would like to get an SSD to fill it.
I would like to use it for a ~35GB game and my OS.
So it needs to be probably 128gb or 120gb. But willing to get a 64gb just for the game.
I have seen some 128gb SSDs for about $55.
It's difficult for me to find an mSATA because they are always in with the regular SSDs.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a 60gb, 64gb, 120gb, or 128gb mSATA for about $0.50/GB?
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Have you checked eBay lately? I've seen some crazy prices going for SSDs right now. Picked up a brand new Samsung 840 EVO 500GB for $189.99 shipped. It's not an mSATA, but I'm sure you'd be able to find something with a good price.
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120GB is the minimum I'd feel comfortable with these days.
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Most mSATA SSDs are roughly 50 cents per gigabyte at 200+ GB capacities. Since you plan to put your operating system on the SSD and programs can take up a lot more space than you think (especially games), and since 200+ GB SSDs tend to have better performance anyway, I'd recommend that you get a 240-256GB mSATA SSD instead. Yes, you'll be spending more initially. But in my opinion, it's better to spend more now on a higher-capacity drive than to realize later that you need more capacity, at which point you'd need to buy an additional higher-capacity drive and you'd have the spare initially purchased mSATA drive that won't work on anything else because by that point everything sold will be using M.2 slots.
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A very important part of the equation IMO is for how long one intends to keep the laptop in question.
If it's for a year or so, an inexpensive solution would be an Intel 310 series 80GB which could be found on feebay for under $40.
Looking at a longer timespan, I'd agree with the 240+ GB recommendation, and right now this would be my pick:
Plextor M6M PX-256M6M Mini-SATA(mSATA) 256GB SATA 6Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com
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I've had very good experience in the past with Plextor (Also badged as LITEON somtimes they're the same drive). Very reliable drives and have decent performance
mSATA SSD 128gb / 64gb for around $0.50/GB?
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by xNotta, Aug 22, 2014.