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...hypothetically, you could upgrade your Crucial M4 512GB to a Samsung 830 series of the same size for no extra cost (apart from the faff of having to sell the M4), would you do it? From what i've read, the 830 is the quicker drive.

Odd thread I know, and I apologise, i'm just in two minds about it. :o
 
Would the 830 come with warranty?

I probably wouldn't, as Crucial seem on the ball with firmware updates and such and unless you use your PC for something particularly intensive (?) the speed increase will most likely never be noticeable.

That being said I always like changing my PC where I can [especially if it costs nothing], so if you fancy a change why not but you'll unlikely notice the difference
 
It'd be a new 830. Basically, the 512GB 830 would be £590 on OcUK. But it's currently VAT free (you can claim it back) making it £492. Then, using the 10% off voucher I have would make it £443.

And i've been offered £440 for my M4 already, hence the move costing me nothing.
 
Probably not no, not really worth the effort, selling a 512GB M4 may be easier said than done too, I don't imagine too many people buy the 512GB models, especially used ones.

As it happens I just bought a Samsung 830, actually I am just restoring Steam and such now, seems nice and fast so far. Although being on SATA 2 still I can't tell any difference from my old G.Skill Falcon SSD, ...so why buy the Samsung I hear you ask ...I wouldn't have done if the G.Skill hadn't failed just out of warranty. It took a fair bit of deciding, weather to go with the M4 or pay more for the Samsung ...I decided to give Samsung a go in the end as their solid reliability track record and the huge speed of the drive can't really be sniffed at. I know it's a potentially 'dangerous' move, but everyone around here has the M4 :p ...so I decided to try something else ...no way was I going to be a Sandforce 2881 based drive though.
 
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Probably not no, not really worth the effort, selling a 512GB M4 may be easier said than done too, I don't imagine too many people buy the 512GB models, especially used ones.

As it happens I just bought a Samsung 830, actually I am just restoring Steam and such now, seems nice and fast so far. Although being on SATA 2 still I can't tell any difference from my old G.Skill Falcon SSD, ...so why buy the Samsung I hear you ask ...I wouldn't have done if the G.Skill hadn't failed just out of warranty. It took a fair bit of deciding, weather to go with the M4 or pay more for the Samsung ...I decided to give Samsung a go in the end as their solid reliability track record and the huge speed of the drive can't really be sniffed at. I know it's a potentially 'dangerous' move, but everyone around here has the M4 :p ...so I decided to try something else ...no way was I going to be a Sandforce 2881 based drive though.
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Why?

The intel drives use that controller and they are supposed to be very reliable arn't they? (assuming you mean SandForce 2281)
 
Yea that'd be a 2281 rather, well yes so far the Intel drives do seem to be ok, but it's too early to tell really, and based on the issues to date with all the other Sandforce drives ...I am unwilling to trust them. Maybe Intel has sorted the problems once and for all, maybe not. This rather depends on weather the issue was actually firmware related or an issue with the controller it's self. From what I know about the situation, no-one is absolutely sure. If the Intel drives are still good in a year, and they haven't had the same issues then I'd be willing to buy them, but right now, based on the history of the Sandforce controller, I wouldn't, even with Intel behind it.
 
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Yea that'd be a 2281 rather, well yes so far the Intel drives do seem to be ok, but it's too early to tell really, and based on the issues to date with all the other Sandforce drives ...I am unwilling to trust them. Maybe Intel has sorted the problems once and for all, maybe not. This rather depends on weather the issue was actually firmware related or an issue with the controller it's self. From what I know about the situation, no-one is absolutely sure. If the Intel drives are still good in a year, and they haven't had the same issues then I'd be willing to buy them, but right now, based on the history of the Sandforce controller, I wouldn't, even with Intel behind it.
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Ditto!

Though I would 1year is still not enough IMHO. To date, it's been a while, the SSD with the best track record has been Crucial, spot on with firmware updates (they seem to get quicker with every update) and they're reasonably priced.
 
There are reports of the Intel SF2281 drives having BSOD problems, a quick Google throws up examples.
 
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/intel-ssd-520_4.html#sect0

Seems like the Crucial M4's Trim implementation is better than anyone elses, although the test doesn't include the latest Samsung 830's.

I was thinking of going Intel 520 240GB, but the Crucial M4 256GB is cheaper and seems a better option all round.

Virtually every review out there always tests fresh installs, never anything after using Trim and Garbage - now you see the real results!

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