Need help purchasing an SSD...

[kam03]

My budget is £250 and i am looking for a drive with good reliability and performance.

With all the new drives that are out, i have no idea which one to go for

 

[Soarin]

Honestly I have a 40gb Intel v series, and I am happy with it. OS loads fast///

 

[tiraides]

The ones often recommend here, for both performance and reliability, are the new Intel 320 and 510 series SSDs and the Crucial/Micron C300 and C400/m4 series SSDs.

There are new SandForce-based SSDs available, like the OCZ Vertex 3, but some of us here are taking a wait-and-see approach given the lackluster performance of their predecessors.

 

[Dantrax]

I using the OCZ vertex3 120 Gb right now & it's fine, fast & 7.8 Win Experience rated, using the Intel AHCI sata 3 Gb/s port, not the Gigabyte sata 6 Gb/s port. It's Just Expensive, $300 US, but it works A-OK.

 

[kam03]

I found this on behardware:

Components returns rates

SSDs

- Intel 0.3% (against 0.6%)
- Kingston 1.2% (against 2.4%)
- Crucial 1.9% (against 2.2%)
- Corsair 2.7% (against 2.2%)
- OCZ 3.5% (against 2.9%)

 

[rive22]

Crucial M4 128GB