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Question about SSD's

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Hello there fellow user.

I have a little question for you guys out there.
I currently have a Intel 520 series 180GB SSD(wich will go in my laptop) and im going to buy new SSD for mye desktop computer.
What kind of Brand and SSD should I go for?
My budget is around $400.

Thank you!
Sorry for my english and hope you guys will understand.
 
The latest model Samsung, Crucial, and Intel SSDs have a better reputation for quality than some of the other brands. I've got all three running in various systems. Samsung 830s can be had fairly cheaply right now as there's a slightly faster newer version coming out soon, so I'd lean towards the Samsung drives.
 
Crucial, Samsung, Intel.

Where Samsung is best bang for your buck. Avoid anything with Sandforce controllers!!
 
If you are looking to get the most you can for $400 or less, right now I think your best buy is the 512GB Plextor M3 for $360 at newegg.

If all you need is 256GB, then I'd go for the 256GB Plextor M5P for $250 or the 256GB Samsung 830 for about $200.
 
jim82 said:
Crucial, Samsung, Intel.

Where Samsung is best bang for your buck. Avoid anything with Sandforce controllers!!
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Why should I avoid Sandforce controlled SSD's?
I'm a complete noob when it comes to SSD drives.
 
JoeComp said:
Because Sandforce SSDs have a history of bugs and incompatibilities.
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Apart from the Intel Sandforce ones... But yeah your best bet is the Crucial m4 or Samsung 830 or one of the Intel ones.
 
jim82 said:
Crucial, Samsung, Intel.

Where Samsung is best bang for your buck. Avoid anything with Sandforce controllers!!
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That would also mean avoiding Intel (which uses SandForce controllers with customized-by-Intel firmware).

Intel-branded SSDs - In order of preference, 525 (Cherryville - new series), 520, 330.
 
JoeComp said:
If you are looking to get the most you can for $400 or less, right now I think your best buy is the 512GB Plextor M3 for $360 at newegg.

If all you need is 256GB, then I'd go for the 256GB Plextor M5P for $250 or the 256GB Samsung 830 for about $200.
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This is what I would do based on space requirements. On the 256 GB side I'd lean more heavily to the Samsung 830. I don't really think the M5P is worth the extra money (not that it isn't a great drive).
 
Cave_man said:
Why should I avoid Sandforce controlled SSD's?
I'm a complete noob when it comes to SSD drives.
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Last year there were some people who ran into BSOD issues, but they were all fixed. Today you see the forums say to stay away from sandforce, but no one is actually reporting problems. It seems to only come from people who have something against the company, but won't say why. I have personally not had any issues with sandforce ssds
 
John** said:
Last year there were some people who ran into BSOD issues, but they were all fixed. Today you see the forums say to stay away from sandforce, but no one is actually reporting problems. It seems to only come from people who have something against the company, but won't say why. I have personally not had any issues with sandforce ssds
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ocz had years with issues with ssd.

all ssd from every controller have some issue or problem that is likely to be fixed with a firmware update. I bought a crucial M4 and its working fine even though I done 3 firmware updates during this time. Cant really complain but many users just plug and play and dont do a FW update and ocz drives been a hassle for many for years.

as a rule I either go with Intel or already proven good disks instead of a new controller.
 
As attractively as the OCZ SSDs are priced, The reviews are typically mixed at best. Never had good luck with them. And to echo what John** said, the Sandforce issues have long been sorted out, and some of the best deals right now are on the sandforce-based drives. Paired with Synchronous flash, toggle especially, they are a force to be reckoned with for the pricetag. That being said, If you can get the same deal on an M4 or a Sammy drive, take it and run! Should you need it, Samsung and Crucial will have easier support and warranty status since they both build every aspect of the drives, rather than integrate like all the sandforce-based drives.
 
I think it's more that people are recommending to stay away from OCZ, not so much to stay away from Sandforce itself. OCZ's close relation with Sandforce is why those things went hand in hand for so long.
 
John** said:
Today you see the forums say to stay away from sandforce, but no one is actually reporting problems.
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Wrong. Sandforce has continually had problems, for years, ever since they were introduced. The most recent problem is that TRIM was broken for months on most Sandforce SSDs until they finally released a fixed firmware. Although some Sandforce SSDs still haven't gotten the fixed firmware, and TRIM is still broken.

Sandforce should be avoided. There are better choices. Samsung 830 or Plextor M3P or M5P are good choices now.
 
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