Help me choose ssd for laptop

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I'm buying a laptop for my parents and its main use will be internet and other miscellaneous, non demanding tasks. I want an ssd because I want the fastest load times possible. Of these two 128 GB ssd's, which one would you choose?

ocz vertex 4

or

intel 520
 
520

Edit: maybe the vertex. Couldn't go too wrong either way. Intel has a longer standing reliability however I think OCZ may be on the right track and the vertex 4 reviews well.
OCZ is faster however I'm honestly not sure if that would make any tangible difference. These days with SSD's I just pick what ever is biggest and isn't a complete dud.
 
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Yeah, in a real world situation, I'm thinking most users wouldn't even know the differences between Intel and OCZ. But in glancing over various forums, sites, etc., it does seem Vertex 4 is a bit faster.
 
Anything from OCZ is a bad choice, but the Vertex 4 is a terrible choice for a laptop due to its high power consumption.

The best SSDs for a laptop, having high performance and low power usage, are the Plextor M5P (and M3P) and the Samsung 840 Pro.
 
Ok, looks like OCZ is out. Looks like the consensus is Samsung. Is there a big difference between the regular 840 and 840 pro? Since I'm primarily buying this for my parents (I'll use it on occasions), should I just stick with the regular 840?
 
I personaly dont like the vertex 4 with all the issue it had , it barely faster than a Intel 520 and on a laptop you be far pressed to tell the diffrence . stick with intel reliablity unless moeny is a issue :D
 
I think, from what I can tell, you gain marginally faster Read speed but significant Write speed.

Read is the most important factor, the gains for that vs the price difference, for parents, not really worth it. :)

If it were my laptop, being in IT and somewhat of a Hardware Junkie would get the Pro.
 
Since speed isn't as paramount as reliability for my parents, I guess I should focus on that, to be honest. So, of the two, Samsung 840 or Intel 520, which one do you think would have no problems 5 years from now?
 
Either would be about the same, the only difference in the 2 is the controller.

I think the MTBF is about the same on both drives.
 
I think the 120GB Samsung 840 is a poor value unless you can find it on sale for less than $80. It is so much slower than similarly priced SSDs. TLC flash and 120GB in size is just a poor combination.

For about $100, the best value SSD is the 128GB Plextor M5S.

If you can go up to $120, then the best choice is the 128GB Plextor M5P.

The 128GB Samsung 840 Pro is the best choice at about $140.

The 250GB Samsung 840 is a decent value at $180 (and significantly faster than the 120GB model).

If you can find it for about $200, the 256GB Plextor M5P is a great SSD.

And, of course, the 256GB Samsung 840 Pro is the best, but it has been around $240+
 
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