Technique Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 [UK sites]: I'll be buying from somewhere like eBuyer or Scan I currently have a Samsung SSD 830 256GB drive, but it's gotten fairly full. I am around only 30GB of free space remaining, so was considering a new drive. I went on to eBuyer & saw: 500GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Storage/cat/Hard-Drive---SSD/500GB 480GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Storage/cat/Hard-Drive---SSD/480GB There's a lot more choice for the 480GB. All with varying prices. I don't want to jump to the 500GB just because it's 20GB more because with the extra space either will provide i'm pretty sure i'll now have enough between this & my hard drive. So which to choose & why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted January 31, 2016 MVC Share Posted January 31, 2016 What is it being used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter109 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I would go with a Samsung 850 Evo. Good price/GB and solid performance. I'm running 3 of them right now. I've had OCZ, Kingston, and Corsair SSDs in the past and nothing has come close to the speed and reliability of the Samsungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I've been really happy with my 480GB Sandisk Ultra II's FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter109 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 QC on Sandisk products tends to be a bit lacking and their drives have had a history of being way overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Samsung Evo 850 are my personal favourite choice of (SATA) SSD at the moment. And likewise my choice of NVMe SSD is the samsung sm951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technique Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 I currently have a 1TB HDD & a 500GB HDD. I was considering replacing this with a 3TB HDD & partitioning the drive off. This would also free up a SATA port on the mobo. Is it always just a case of go for the 7200rpm drive? I'm wanting something quick but reliable. http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Storage/cat/Hard-Drive---Internal/3TB ^^ So many to choose from, where to begin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 For boot drives I cannot recommend mechanical HDDs any more. I had to use a laptop with one the other day and I thought I was going to nod off waiting for it to do stuff I am used to being almost instantaneous. This one looks fine: http://www.ebuyer.com/695893-samsung-850-evo-500gb-2-5inch-ssd-mz-75e500bw Samsung EVO pro, 500gb. Anecdotally, I have always used Samsung's stuff and I have always been happy. I would argue they have the most consistent reputation for speed and reliability although I don't spend every waking moment researching and some speed advantages from other brands seem too slim or irrelevant for most users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 4, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted February 4, 2016 I have had good luck with my Samsung EVO 850 500GB drive. It is fast and I will never go back to a spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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