Which SSD should I get

mogwai · 20 Jul 2012 at 11:35

I am looking to get a new SSD for my rig (see signature). I will put the Intel 510 in the pc I am building for my brother.

I am looking to spend around £200 or bit under to get fast SSD from the current range of products. So far I have got the following on my list:

Intel 520 180 Gb
OCZ Vertex 4 256 Gb

Are there any others I should be considering? My main uses for the machine are a mix of Gaming and Web/Database Devlopment.

passey89 · 20 Jul 2012 at 11:39

don't bother with OCZ the best are either samsung, crucial or intel

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB - £191

Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Desktop Series £199

Stelly · 20 Jul 2012 at 11:41

Samsung is so much win

Dont get the desktop one, get the laptop / apple version though, its cheaper...

Stelly

tamzzy · 20 Jul 2012 at 12:18

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £158.99
Total : £342.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

silly price on the crucial m4 this weekend though

Confused · 20 Jul 2012 at 12:29

Samsung 830 or Crucial M4

Menty · 20 Jul 2012 at 12:37

Confused said:
Samsung 830 or Crucial M4

^^^ Yup

shuffle · 20 Jul 2012 at 12:44

Intel 520 series, you cant go wrong

borley · 20 Jul 2012 at 12:56

M4 256gb at the moment £152.99!

mikeo · 20 Jul 2012 at 18:05

passey89 said:
don't bother with OCZ the best are either samsung, crucial or intel

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB - £191

Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Desktop Series £199

Absolutely nothing wrong with the Vertex 4 drives! Other than being a bit pricier than your other two suggestions.

Though I agree that best bang-for-buck, are either the Sammy 830, or the Crucial M4.