SanDisk X300 vs Crucial BX100

Montala · 30 Nov 2015 at 11:16

Hi,

I am tempted by the Sandisk X300 512GB Enterprise Class SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive which you are currently offering for just under £100, but am not sure if this is actually a 'better' drive than (say) a Crucial BX200 480GB SSD at a slightly higher price?

Seeing the Sandisk listed as an 'Enterprise Class' device makes me think that it may not be the best choice for a home/gaming system?

Any advice on this matter would be appreciated... thanks!

Bobmunkhouse · 30 Nov 2015 at 11:42

I just went for the Sandisk X300 as its cheaper seem and has a longer warranty....I'm betting I could not tell if one was faster or slower....

I'm guessing both drives are the same size...one post formatting and one pre formatting shows is specs....

John24 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:21

Considered the x300 too and did some research. It's not really a proper Enterprise Class drive because it doesn't have power loss protection ect. It does have full drive encryption though and Sandisk marketed it as a bussiness drive aimed at organisations as a HDD replacement.

As a OS/Game/file storage drive it's fine and should be reliable given the audience it was marketed at. For high write usage and/or heavy random usage I'd look elsewhere because there are better performers.

Montala · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:29

Thanks guys... actually I am not too concerned about the Enterprise 'features' and was really just looking for a 500GB (approx.) SSD to install in my new Skylake system.

Although the price of the X300 is very attractive, the popularity and good reviews of the Crucial BX200 are actually starting to make that one look a bit more tempting at the moment!

Hmm!

Telecaster · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:07

I picked one up for the putting the steam library on, not managed to install it yet so can't really comment, but I've no worries about it being up to the job.

Wrinkly · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:10

The write speed differs per drive capacity -

from the review - http://www.anandtech.com/show/8398/sandisk-x300s-512gb-review

This will be my 1st experience with SSDs as I ordered one myself. I also ordered an LMS Data UPS as my old APC is well past it and none of the SSDs seem to offer great power loss protection. I have Fingers crossed on two counts

rtho782 · 30 Nov 2015 at 18:43

Personally, I would only buy a Samsung 850 evo/pro or 950

Montala · 30 Nov 2015 at 19:11

rtho782 said:
Personally, I would only buy a Samsung 850 evo/pro or 950

Interesting, as the Samsung 500GB Evo 850 can be found for quite an attractive price at the moment!

You obviously think one of those would be a better buy than a SanDisk X300?

FrenchTart · 30 Nov 2015 at 20:26

Just purchase whatever option gives you the cheapest GB/£ and the best warranty. Though double-check that the internet isn't full of horror stories about any particular model you intend to buy.

Speed-wise you're not going to notice any difference.

V F · 30 Nov 2015 at 20:45

FrenchTart said:
Just purchase whatever option gives you the cheapest GB/£ and the best warranty. Though double-check that the internet isn't full of horror stories about any particular model you intend to buy.

Speed-wise you're not going to notice any difference.

Isn't that the problem? If you go looking you'll always find some persons really bad story. I haven't seen any product that hasn't had bad reviews/experiences/stories.

FrenchTart · 30 Nov 2015 at 20:48

V F said:
Isn't that the problem? If you go looking you'll always find some persons really bad story. I haven't seen any product that hasn't had bad reviews/experiences/stories.

Very true but I guess I meant more like "This version of the sandforce controller is causing hitching for lots of people". You're right though - it's very hard to separate the wheat from the chaff with such things.

John24 · 30 Nov 2015 at 22:30

Wrinkly said:
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I'm affraid that review is for the x300s, it's a different drive to the x300 that the OP is talking about. That nearly caught me out when I was researching the x300 too. Sandisk apparently didn't send out review samples for the x300 so when you search all you get back are x300s reviews, easy to get caught out with the simular model number.

rtho782 said:
Personally, I would only buy a Samsung 850 evo/pro or 950

Same here, I went with (yet another) sammy after weighing up the current competition. Their the all round better option and are just a few extra quid now.

You can't go wrong for general use with most of the current drives though, the baseline performance is so good now it's pretty much a lucky dip. Only time you need to get picky is if you have specific requirements, then the reviews can help you narrow down the options.

Wrinkly · 1 Dec 2015 at 01:13

John24 said:
I'm affraid that review is for the x300s, it's a different drive to the x300 that the OP is talking about. That nearly caught me out when I was researching the x300 too. Sandisk apparently didn't send out review samples for the x300 so when you search all you get back are x300s reviews, easy to get caught out with the simular model number.

I'd be better off with Ovaltine than trying to order a SSD at 3 in the morning

John24 · 1 Dec 2015 at 12:28

Easy mistake to make at the best of times, don't worry about it mate