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Storage Which Internal 2.5 SSD?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by wecrookie, 17 Nov 2020.

  1. wecrookie

    wecrookie Minimodder

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    Hi all, a friend is in the market for a 1TB internal 2.5 SSD to replace his HDD.
    I've narrowed it down to:
    SanDisk SSD PLUS 1 TB Sata III 2.5 @ £98.00
    SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD 1TB @ £118.00
    Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SATA 2.5 @ £115.00
    Crucial MX500 1 TB CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) @ £90.00

    Which would would be better bangs for bucks and has good reliability?
    Also is there anything you'd recommend?

    Many thanks, wecrookie :)
     
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  2. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    I'd go with Crucial MX500. All my previous SSD are Crucial, they've all served me well.

    Samsung 860 Evo should also give good performance.
     
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  3. David

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    +1 for the MX500 - great all round drives

    In my opinion, steer clear of the SanDisk Plus drives. Across the 10+ years I've been running SSDs, I've had four die on me - three of those were SanDisk Plus SSDs. In the immortal words of Billy Gibbons, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.
     
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  4. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    Corsair MP510, 1700TBW, 1,800,000 MTBF...

    Edit: don't listen me, I didn't see the 2.5"! I still run a MX100 5 or 6 years old at this stage and going strong, so if the MX500 is as good I can highly recomend it!
     
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  5. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    MX500

    Good drives, good value.
     
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  6. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    +1. My wife has had one in her PC for 2 years and it has proved reliable and swift. Also I have had 2 Crucial M4s in my current PC as extra storage for 2 years and, before that they were my main storage drives for 6 years and have never missed a beat. I have no hesitation recommending Crucial, if the absolute best performance is not the priority, same goes for RAM.
     
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  7. wecrookie

    wecrookie Minimodder

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    Looks like we have a winner :)
    Thanks to all who replied. Order is in.

    Ummm it is in the title:rolleyes:.
     
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  8. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    Its been one of those days!!! :p
     
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  9. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Aren't they all in 2020? :rolleyes:
     
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  10. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    I have a bias against cheapo drives like the Sandisk Plus, Kingston A series, etc. because I've had more of them fail than any others. However, this might just be a sampling bias because I've also sold far more of those than the more expensive options.

    But my first choice these days is the MX500. I've used the Samsung EVO series many times over the years and while the numbers in benchmarks are always better than the MX series, I'm just not convinced the difference is actually perceptible in real use.

    Samsung's SSD side of things (presumably very separate from the smartphone division...) have great warranty though, a friend of mine had an SSD from a set known to have higher failure rates due to poor QC, and they pre-emptively sent him two replacement drives as compensation without him even asking. So you could think of the extra cost as paying for better long-term support.
     
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