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| Thread ID: 137180 | 2014-06-02 21:43:00 | Anyone using an Intel 530 or Samsung Evo ssd?? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | PC World Chat |
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| 1376337 | 2014-06-02 21:43:00 | If you are what are they like?? I was going to get the Intel one, for this PC, I'm building at the mo. But it looks like it's got a few probs. From what I read yesterday, it affects most of the 530's. Some posts say it had something to do with displayport cable wiring When you reboot, it can't find the hdd. And there's been a lot of people complaining about this prob, on the Intel communities site. You had / or have to reboot a few times for it to reappear. It's worse if your mobo is pretty old. I've been reading about the Evo 120 GB, (yeah I know it's small, but at the mo, I'm using less than 30 GB - So 120GB would be enough for now), and it seems to be a pretty good and fast SSD. And its pretty cheap ($125-$129). If you're not using the above, what are you using?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1376338 | 2014-06-02 23:04:00 | Recently got a Samsung EVO 256GB (for $236) and works great - no drama. Laptop has cheered up remarkably :) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1376339 | 2014-06-02 23:27:00 | IMO Intel SSDs are the ones to go for - but they aren't always the best price - I've used a few sandisk ones recently and been very happy with them, including in my own PC. I wouldn't use Samsung, although they are more than likely fine. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1376340 | 2014-06-02 23:31:00 | I have a Samsung 830 256GB in my main PC I've had for over a year now and it's been awesome. Prior to that I was using an older intel 320 120GB and that was great too and despite being a lot slower on paper "felt" much the same. I haven't tried either of the two you mention though. If I was buying right now I'd be very tempted by the Crucial M500 range which are being replaced by the newer M550 and can be had at very reasonable prices. With SSD's I don't think it's worth worrying about which is the absolute fastest - (several of the top models can max out current SATA inerfaces) because the biggest advantage is seek & load times and they are all pretty fast and a huge improvement compared to mechanical drives. I'd shop for capacity, price, warranty, & reputation, in that order and consider speed after all of those :) I like both intel and Samsung myself and have also read good reviews of the crucial ones I mentioned. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1376341 | 2014-06-02 23:38:00 | Some links if you're interested; M500 120GB $112 www.pp.co.nz 480GB $347 (I want this one) www.pp.co.nz A couple reviews; www.anandtech.com www.tweaktown.com |
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| 1376342 | 2014-06-02 23:45:00 | Sweet thanks for the info guys! Yup I would prefer cheaper than 300-400 (it would be nice to have one tho) but it'd take a few mths for me to get it ! Still have to get the ram / PSU (might get a modular PSU) and case yet (may get the Bitfenix Prodigy M). Since I wont be putting a lot in it. And what I'm getting should fit into it. Only the mobo, maybe a few ssd's, or an SSD and a normal SATA 3. And a DVD. I was going to get the Fractal Design NODE 804 case, but that's a bit steep in price. And you'll have to buy an external DVD or a slot loading DVD. If you wanted one. Since it doesnt have a 5.25 bay |
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