What kind of SSD to get? - GoFuckYourself.com

Sly · 11-04-2013, 11:49 AM

I want to get a 60-64 GB SSD for my laptop: HP Pavilion dv6t-6100 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC.

What kind should I get? How do I know if it will work?

Fat Panda · 11-04-2013, 11:51 AM

i run samsung 128gb ssd in all my machines

they are flawless and fast

2MuchMark · 11-04-2013, 11:59 AM

given a choice I'd get the largest one possible.

Wizzo · 11-04-2013, 12:01 PM

LOL... I read it as "what STD should I get" and thought Sly had lost it...

Sly · 11-04-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by **********

given a choice I'd get the largest one possible.

I don't need size. I use it primarily for a communication device and travel. I keep my larger files on various Internet-based drives for easy access.

Matyko · 11-04-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by **********

given a choice I'd get the largest one possible.

I think your approach is wrong. What you need is a drive with highest possible read/write speed for a good price. For storage you don't want to buy SSD.. A 4TB 3.5" costs the same as a 0.25TB SSD... I might be wrong, but 64GB/128GB Samsung models from the 840 or whatever series are usually good. For example this model:
Samsung PRO Basic SSD 256GB SATA3 MZ-7PD256BW (840 Series, SATA 6Gb/s)
has both writing and reading above 500MB/sec and that's fucking fast.
I have different SSD units from the 840 series and 100% happy with them.

Yngwie · 11-04-2013, 01:17 PM

I don't have a laptop, but on my pc I use a Plextor 128GB SSD M5 Pro Xtreme. It's a great ssd.

FlowerKid · 11-04-2013, 01:26 PM

Don't buy the dirt cheap SSD drives, because they are crap and break fast. If you don't have recent a backup, you'll lose your data. Brands like Intel, Samsung and so on should be good.

HomerSimpson · 11-04-2013, 03:03 PM

Samsung and Intel are good...

Juicy D. Links · 11-04-2013, 03:16 PM

Samsung nothing else...

AdultEUhost · 11-04-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

I don't need size.

get a samsung, and still a bigger one so you can over-provision the drive

Sly · 11-04-2013, 04:34 PM

I went with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It dawned on me that I am always bitching about the too small SSD drive that I have installed on one of my other machines. 128 will be plenty for my laptop.

Thanks all.

anexsia · 11-04-2013, 04:37 PM

I have a Corsair Neutron 256GB SSD and it's been really great for me...I also have a Crucial m4 SSD that is pretty solid as well.

Just check out benchmarks and reviews on some sites like Anandtech or Hardforum...or maybe see if you can weed through some of the reviews on Newegg and Amazon to get a better idea of what people really like.

AnimeFevers · 11-04-2013, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I went with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It dawned on me that I am always bitching about the too small SSD drive that I have installed on one of my other machines. 128 will be plenty for my laptop.

Thanks all.

Good choice.

CrocMint · 11-04-2013, 05:58 PM

I use intel since they became available.
All of 5 or 6 ones are still alive and no issues noticed.
Heard of some bugs in firmware some series had, but luckily haven't got any of these.

Grapesoda · 11-04-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

I want to get a 60-64 GB SSD for my laptop: HP Pavilion dv6t-6100 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC.

What kind should I get? How do I know if it will work?

go 250 gb

John-ACWM · 11-05-2013, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Panda

i run samsung 128gb ssd in all my machines

they are flawless and fast

Same here, the 128gb model is great!

Juicy D. Links · 11-05-2013, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I went with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It dawned on me that I am always bitching about the too small SSD drive that I have installed on one of my other machines. 128 will be plenty for my laptop.

Thanks all.

good call

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Fat Panda Porn is Dead. Move along. Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13,295	i run samsung 128gb ssd in all my machines they are flawless and fast

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Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I don't have a laptop, but on my pc I use a Plextor 128GB SSD M5 Pro Xtreme. It's a great ssd.

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Samsung nothing else...

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Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,327	I went with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It dawned on me that I am always bitching about the too small SSD drive that I have installed on one of my other machines. 128 will be plenty for my laptop. Thanks all. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

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anexsia Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,735	I have a Corsair Neutron 256GB SSD and it's been really great for me...I also have a Crucial m4 SSD that is pretty solid as well. Just check out benchmarks and reviews on some sites like Anandtech or Hardforum...or maybe see if you can weed through some of the reviews on Newegg and Amazon to get a better idea of what people really like.

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