Help me to choose an SSD

sparky05084

sparky05084

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Evening all. I need an SSD as part of my Xmas build. Was going to purchase last night (did get a few other components) but decided I'd be better off getting advice first.

Out of the following, which would you pick:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vector 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive VTR1-25SAT3-256G £204.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £199.99
Total : £614.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).



They are (obviously excluding the OCZ Vector) same price range and I feel that 256GB is the right size.

I've seen a number of posts where people have upgraded or not been so sure once a 128GB drive was purchased.

Would you agree 256GB is enough? I am pretty Green (but not WD :D) when it comes to SSD's as I've been using a mechanical drive now for the last 6 years and my rig has gone unchanged.

It will be my first experience of an SSD. Just want to be sure in my decision and be happy with it.

I intend to have this new build for quite a few years.

I will finish by saying I hear a lot of positive talk about the Samsung. Is it the general feeling on here that this is the one to go for?

Thanks

Sparky05084
 
It's easy enough to manage with a 128GB SSD, so 256GB should be plenty. I really depends on how much you're expecting to have on the SSD in addition to the OS, and how much you're happy to leave on a mechanical drive.

OCZ are a bit of a Marmite company. I'd go for the Samsung (my last SSD was a 256GB 830 and that's been fine).
 
The vortex is the fastest only just,the 840 pro is second but Samsung lead in reliability,the cheaper 830 256gb is a good cheaper option
 
Thing is with the Vortex would you agree that it's very new. What I'm saying is that it hasn't "matured" yet.

It's the most expensive but for me personally, budget is not a concern. Would it be fair to say then that the Sammy is the safest bet as it's been out for a bit?
 
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