Choosing my first SSD

[compl3x]

It's probably fair to say that regardless of brand or overly complicated techie stuff, any SSD you buy is going to serve you rather well.

[leo_the_lion]

This just came up on newegg...........That's a steal 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721108

[adrynalyne]

This just came up on newegg...........That's a steal 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721108

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-821&nm_mc=EMCA-102014&cm_mmc=EMCA-102014-_-ASC-_-Item-_-20-148-821&et_cid=12426&et_rid=3603018

 

With promo code:

EMCWPHF98

 

195 bucks.

 

This is more bang for your buck.

 

Faster, longer MTBF by 50%, lower power usage (irrelevant for desktop), more than double the capacity.

[Lord Zog]

I have bought ~50 SSDs (in a variety of brands) since 2011 and I am surprised there are so few recommendations here for Intel. Their prices are more competitive than they used to be and their 5 year warranties are simply the best.  I have purchased ~15 of them over the years and have only had to warranty service one of them.  The two in my kids gaming rigs have been going strong for 3 years now.  Of course Crucial & Samsung are good too...

 

I agree with you. After using a X-25 for a few years, then going to the 520 series in a raid-0, I love my Intel drives. I'm using my 520's as my Windows boot drive and my X-25 for my Ubuntu and OSX partitions. Never a hiccup and the warranty hasn't been used. They seem really reliable to me.

[Mockingbird]

This just came up on newegg...........That's a steal 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721108

 

Kingston SSDNow V300 is garbage.

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1360-kingston-v300-asynchronous-vs-synchronous-benchmark

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-821&nm_mc=EMCA-102014&cm_mmc=EMCA-102014-_-ASC-_-Item-_-20-148-821&et_cid=12426&et_rid=3603018

 

With promo code:

EMCWPHF98

 

195 bucks.

 

This is more bang for your buck.

 

Faster, longer MTBF by 50%, lower power usage (irrelevant for desktop), more than double the capacity.

+1

[francescob]

I have bought ~50 SSDs (in a variety of brands) since 2011 and I am surprised there are so few recommendations here for Intel. Their prices are more competitive than they used to be and their 5 year warranties are simply the best.  I have purchased ~15 of them over the years and have only had to warranty service one of them.  The two in my kids gaming rigs have been going strong for 3 years now.  Of course Crucial & Samsung are good too...

It depends, the first Intel SSDs with their own controllers were pretty good, then things went a bit downhill when they started using third-party controllers on some models. Samsung SSDs sounded a little crazy with the dual processor thing but strangely they've been pretty damn reliable.

 

BTW Oh Gawd, I hope that shameless router-like revision thing that Kingston did won't become popular in the market.

[ShareShiz]

Thanks for all the input. I wish I had more money to spend because I would get a Samsung. I am just going to go with my first choice (Patriot). For those who say they have never heard for Patriot, go look at RAM and flash drives. I have had a few Patriot products and haven't had any problems with them. But, if I have any problems with this drive I guess I will be one of the firsts to report back with my findings, and I don't mind having to tell a sales person that I want to swap the drive with another brand.

 

Again. Thanks for all the input.

 

(mods can mark as solved if you would like)

[T3X4S]

I love it when people say "Oh man, that SSD sucks, this one blows it away in this benchmark !"  - its like " oh man, only an idiot would recommend that thermal paste - this other one is soooo much better !"

In reality - no discernible difference

I realize these claims werent done in this thread - but arguing between 2 or 3 different SSD where the specs are really close -- kinda silly. 

Buy one, and move on - it doesnt matter.

FWIW - I just bought the 120GB Blaze for my laptop -- no different than the Sandisk Extreme in my desktop, the old Samsung 830 Pro, Samsung Evo, Vertex 4 I have owned.  They are all fast and all awesome compared to HDD performance.

Move Along Folks, nothing to see here... move along.

[francescob]

Patriot is a one of the most reliable brands overall, I wish they sold their USB pendrives here. But as I wrote before always check the reviews on Amazon/Newegg before purchasing any specific model, you never know what you may end up with.