Read the subject. Post your SSDs and your read/write stats for others to jerk off to.
I am considering purchasing pic related after getting a refund for a faulty 850 EVO. Good choice or should I risk another 850?
samsung sm951 NVMe
>>55396110
>SATA
new Kek(Kek.TOP);
>>55396132
do we have the same SSD
>>55396192
Upgrading an old Macbook Pro so I can keep using it without being jewed by Apple.
>inb4 homeOSeX
Nah, I just like using UNIX without having to worry about it breaking after an update.
>>55396258
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2461768
doesn't look like it.
>>55396296
Ah yeah I remember the difference now, it came in a freebie upgrade from the 128gb XPS13 so I wasn't going to complain.
Is the OCZ TR150 any good?
SP550 is quite popular apparently.
How good is it?
>>55396110
Considering m.2 + hard drive for my mini gay men PC like logical increments recommend how is that
Samsung Rapid Mode 850 EVO.
Intel 530s in raid0 and a Samsung 850 in a USB enclosure on current rig
950 Pro and some shit SATA m.2 that I just store a few games on in my laptop
950 Pro is badass but my BIOS/EFI time is now about 15 seconds. Not a huge deal for me because I never turn my computer off but it actually boots slower than with a SATA ssd
> more than 500 mb SSD
For what propuse
>inb4 poorfag XD
>>55397793
For storing more than a single song.
Pic related, this single song would nearly fill a 500 MB drive
>>55397759
is it safe to put everything in a single 500gb ssd?
I barely have 200gb of used space in my current rig.
>>55396110
Posting Maki for jerking off to.
>>55397820
>is it safe to put everything in a single 500gb ssd?
No, you should always have backups. If you're asking if ssds are reliable though, I've not ever had one fail in the several years I've used them. Can't say the same for mechanical drives.
Alright so anyone wanna discuss SSDs instead of posting reddit benchmarks? What are some good 500GB- 1TB drives that aren't gonna be used as an OS drive?
Pretty good for $38.
>>55398143
850 pro
950 pro
Mx200
Sm961 is the king tho. 1tb for 512$
>>55397793
To install an OS newer than Win98 on?
>>55396132
What are the advantages of having a SSD that is that fucking quick? Doing things in Windows must be so fucking fast.
>>55398719
Insanely fast boot, loading programs almost before you're finished clicking them, copying large files fast.
>>55398738
Is it worth it?
>>55396110
SanDisk plus 240gb
don't really know much about it, i bought it because it has lots of good reviews, works pretty good so far.
running ubuntu with noatime and discard fstab mount options.
>>55398719
on a laptop you will get better battery life due to the ssd not having to spin, that alone is worth switching even if you don't care about the performance io boost which is awesome too.
Just the thread I needed. I want a 50$ SSD and I have been looking for MONTHS for a good one at that price. All I can find with the highest rating are some TLC (PNY, OCZ, ZOTAC).
The thing is, if a buy a TLC, let's say, only for my OS, it's not gonna last more than 2 years, correct?
Thanks.
>>55398881
Friend, just buy any 50$ SSD, like you said, it won't last for 2 years but in those 2 years you can likely save up another 100$ for a top shit ssd
>>55399088
wtf, it will last more than two years, get you fact straight
>>55399088
I like you anon, okay.
But, how do I know when my SSD is dying? What are the first symptoms?
1 of 3 ssds. This is a 120gb 840 (non EVO/Pro). Bought it when SSDs were still like $1.35 per GB.
>>55399269
What program?
>>55399148
Low write speed, for one(different guy btw).
>>55399319
Samsung Wizard. Suite dedicated to Samsung SSDs. It can run tests on other drives etc.
>>55396276
If you are upgrading an old Macbook pro, get it from OWC. You could use a 6G or 3G Electra, but if it's older, the 3G will actually work better by not having to use the older bus emulation.
>>55399363
I followed my own advice, by the way, and it made my 2009 MBP run like a new machine. Startup time was ridiculous (something like 16 seconds.)
>>55399269
My 500GB Samsung 850 EVO for reference. Also have a 250GB 850 EVO.
>>55399363
What's the big deal about OWC? From what I've seen, the only thing going for them seems to be that they're one of the older Apple-exclusive brands.
Is there anything performance-wise that sets them apart from other SSD brands?
>>55399553
Nothing really.
They have good transfer rates--not the best, but good.
What I liked was they seemed to be less hassle. Firmware updates are done with the expectation that you will run them on a mac, so you will not be given an .exe and be told that you should have run windows. I knew it was set to just be plugged in to the MBP.
They make a big deal about the performance staying the same over time. I had mine for about three years and the performance is pretty much the same as it was at the start, so they may be right. (Though the declining performance over time for SSDs seems to be less an issue than it used to be)
someone with a kingdian s280 post crystaldiskmark plz
Oh I was actually gonna order a new SSD tonight, i'm really glad this thread came up.
I was gonna buy pic related, i know allot of people take issue with Sandisk, but i have a old 16 gig Sandisk SD card, and my brothers been running on a Sandisk SSD for 4 years now with no problems.
This model in particular looks like quite the steal, $125 for half a TB of SSD.
>Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J4s8TW/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sb8u512g1122
I was wondering what /g/'s opinion on this model would be, so much storage for so cheap, you just cant pass this shit up.
>>55399723
self bump cause i'm gonna buy this thing in 10 mins weather i get feedback or not.
>>55398851
I have a desktop
>>55398881
Kingdian 240gb is best bet. 550/450 read/write $50 dollarydoos
When you have another 50 dollars you can get 1100/900 read/write with raiding 0 :DDDD
>>55400228
Did you place the order yet?
This is what I got off my Crucial BX100. Bought it a while back in a sale.
Have to say, I am relatively pleased with the performance
>>55400228
Sandisk is good brand mane, 500GB for that price isn't bad at all.
>>55400325
No, got sidetracked in a hunger games thread on /pol/
Sandisk SSDplus.
Cheap as fuark and plenty fast for me.
So I built my first rig last night. But the problem is I got a samsung 850 evo SSD and apparently it's incompatible with my MOBO's M.2 slot. The slot is apparantly only for PCIe NVME SSD's . Is there any work around to this or am I fucked and need to get a new SSD?
I know i'm a retard for not researching my part compatibility extensively beforehand
>>55400479
so how about now you try researching your part extensively afterhand to figure out the answer to your question?
>>55400479
just get an M.2 - SATA Adapter and plug it to mobo via sata cable.
>>55400479
Holy fuck you need to do more research before buying things.
The 850 is a standard SATA ssd, and has sata connectors. It won't fit in a m.2 slot. You need to buy a m.2 compatible ssd, like the 950 Pro, also from samsung.
>>55400961
I think he has this, not the 2,5" one. And yes, it's SATA based
>>55400479
Just bent the contacts around with a needlenose pliers.
you'll be fine.
Bought one of these to play around with, 120gb.
I bought it to test something on windows 10 that I couldn't do through a virtual machine. Apart form that I don't know what I'll do with it.
Can you install programs on drives other than your boot drive?
>>55401260
>Can you install programs on drives other than your boot drive?
Yes and crystaldiskmark has a portable version. Please run a benchmark I'm curious for this chink ssd.
Are the cheapo Sandisk Plus SSDs any good?
>>55401336
Yes, so are the Kingston ones.
>>55401362
Lol nice meme anon but I'm not that dumb, I know the Kingston ones with asynchronous NAND are trash tier.
Best brand for mSATA SSD ? Just want a decent cheap 60GB model for my Memepad.
>>55401336
For a main OS Desktop SSD? maybe not but they will work.
For a laptop SSD? it will be more than enough.
>>55401370
Meh. What do you expect for $40?
>>55399723
Isn't SanDisk shit-tier in terms of manufacturing quality?
>>55399686
Firmware updates aren't an issue for me since I run Bootcamp. I'm still leaning heavily towards the MX200, but I'll take a good look.
>>55396110
What's that other tool that gets posted around here? It shows the expected life of an SSD in big bold text.
>>55401808
Not really, they just werk.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 5.1.2 x64 (C) 2007-2016 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 556.746 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 533.709 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 372.178 MB/s [ 90863.8 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 370.171 MB/s [ 90373.8 IOPS]
Sequential Read (T= 1) : 486.958 MB/s
Sequential Write (T= 1) : 524.515 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 30.490 MB/s [ 7443.8 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 151.216 MB/s [ 36918.0 IOPS]
Test : 1024 MiB [C: 67.4% (150.3/223.1 GiB)] (x5) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2016/05/31 16:22:03
OS : Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 10586] (x64)
get rekt fags
>>55402491
Meh.
>>55402305
So I should expect the same amount of longevity from SanDisk when compared with a brand like Samsung or op's Crucial SSD?
>>55402491
Post a pretty screenshot you lazy piece of shit. This is an imageboard.
>>55397827
Gross t.bh f.am
>>55402767
Samsung 850 evo and M2 ssds? no, not even close but they will still last a long time.
Wont be the same speeds either since SSD Plus has a really slow write for a SSD apparently but decent reliability and read speed.
SP550 and SSD Plus are pretty much low end SSDs that just werk.
>>55402776
>>55402896
Kek
>>55398143
The cheapest ones you can find. There's some 1TB TLC drives that are around $200. Since they wouldn't be the main drive, they'd be just fine. I'd still keep a large spinner to keep backups on though.
>>55398772
Not really. The slightly increased speed doesn't make up for the cost premium unless you're planning to use them for time critical business applications. In general use and gaming, you won't really notice the difference. Speaking as an Intel 750 PCIe owner.
>>55403171
What's wrong with tlc? I think the kingston uv 400 in my laptop is tlc, how badly did I fuck up?
>>55403254
it's just much slower. Depends what you use it for.
>>55403254
There's nothing "wrong" with them. It's just that they're newer so they aren't time tested and the controllers for them still haven't had all the bugs worked out. Plus the 3 bit cells are inherently less reliable and shorter lived than the older 2 bit MLC which is less reliable than single bit SLC. But TLC is fine for consumer PCs and is much cheaper to produce.
>>55400479
Haha that cat's tail looks like a huge penis!
xD lol
>>55403352
DUDE LMAO
>>55403795
>>55403352
Fucking cancer
Is there something wrong with my samsung 830?
>>55398772
Don't listen to that other person. EVERYTHING is abundantly faster with an ssd. It's worth it.
I'm joining the SSD meme. I will reinstall my main OS there. What are some good reliable ones?
>>55401201
Kek
>>55396110
Doing the same thing, OP. Trying to find a good 1TB SSD to replace the internal 750HDD.
Newer versions of OSX are fucking bullshit without an SSD. Sleep takes double what it used to.
So far I'm leaning towards the Sandisk Ultra II 960gb.
What's the sweet spot for size/write speed in comparison to purchase price? I'm leaning towards a $150 budget area, seems the market is decently fast for the price, with decent size, without having to pay extreme premiums for multiple terabytes. Thoughts?
>>55405157
Got mine 45% off on amazon uk a couple weeks ago. I haven't started installing windows on it yet but the speeds here are still a huge improvement on my current HDD.
>>55405175
Pretty good.
I saw it for 199USD around Christmas and I've been waiting for it to hit that price again ever since.
Also my country has a fairly horrible luxury goods import tax I'm trying to avoid.
Kingdian S180 60GB. Paid 20$. I have a VM with Lunix Mint on it. Quite okay for this, compared to my system Intel SSD shit. But I don't really need it. Maybe I'll give it my sister for her old laptop.
>>55405525
>lunix
Teehee senpai
>>55396110
SSD General.
What has this become??
Just installed a ocz 150 240g
I really need a better case
I feel like stabbing someone at zalman for having such a stupid spot for the ssd
>>55405525
>Kingdian
Where to cop? Gaybest? Aliexpress?
>>55405567
Just tape it wherever you want, problem solved.
>>55405602
Gaybest. Was in flash sale for 21$ or someting and is now at 30$.
But you get the S280 (wich is recommended) 120GB for 36$.
http://www.gearbest.com/hdd-ssd/pp_313950.html?wid=1
The bigger and newer versions have better speeds. Pic related is the S280 120GB 36$.
What is noice SSd for loonux os?
>>55405745
Just looked and they have the 480gb for a little over $100. Not a bad price considering, but I don't know anything about the kingdian brand. Sounds pretty poo in the loo. How is it?
>>55405820
I wouldn't expect too much. /csg/ says the S280 are fine but you'll get for a similar price Sandisk/ADATA/Intenso or whatever with warranty in your country. For me personally would it be too dangerous to pay such amount of money. It's chink shit in the end and you have a higher risk to lose important data and not getting a refund.
They are okay for dicking around, in my opinion.
>>55406110
Thanks for the input. Seen anything with m.2 being used realistically? I haven't Ickes with it at all yet so I'm not sure if it's a feasible option.
>>55406127
There are m.2 SSDs, but it's not recommendable in relation to SSDs from your country because same price, warranty and fast shipping. If you have too much money and expect nothing but shit you can try.
http://aliexpress.com/item/256GB_CHINK_M.2/32364627961.html
>>55396110
Do any of you run standard Sata SSDs in raid0? I read every where that it's pointless because you wont notice a difference in actual performance as an end user, however I've used a Surface Pro 4 which has an nvme drive and I was blown away at how snappy it was.
I'm building a new machine and I figured I'd just raid two 240gb kingdians or the PNY that is the same price on amazon for 1000/1000 r/w. 500gb is enough storage for me, I don't consume much video content.
>>55396132
I really like the SM951 NVMe. As it goes into the M.2, and reduces the amount of cables going around.
I have a Samsung 120GB EVO, and it's connected via SATA2. Although benchmarks may not do it justice, the random read-write performance makes up for it. Even on SATA2, boot speeds, loading speeds are all fantastic. I can only use classic HDDs now for media storage, nothing else, SSDs are simply too good.
fag from boards.4chan.org/g/thread/55407836
should have searched first desu
Want to upgrade to SSD
I have about 100€ and need two drives, one for OS (can be smaller) and one for workspace (for Premiere, Cubase)
any recommendations for an OS drive?
>which isn't too expensive
>>55405567
I'm back with a bechmark
Quite pleased with the product
Crucial MX100 256GBanon@W110ER:~$ dd bs=1M count=1024 if=/dev/zero of=test oflag=dsync
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 3.82611 s, 281 MB/s
>Liteon 128GB OEM SSD ripped from University's Dell pre-built PCs.
Pretty good.
>>55401336
>>55401391
I got one just to test out the whole SSD meme befor investing in something pricey. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 Mate and it works great.
What's the difference between the Evo and the Pro? Is it worth it paying more for the Pro?
>>55396132
>>55398738
>>55403226
On the verge of buying a 256GB NVMe Samsung 950 Pro SSD as primary & games drive for dual boot Windows and Arch. Are loading times on both OSes noticeable in comparison to a regular SATA SSD? Mainly allround responsiveness and game loading times.
>>55412063
Pro has a 10 year warranty while Evo is only 5 years. Pro also supposedly has better quality internals too, but that's up for debate.
>>55401388
ADATA
