Can recommend an SSD to replace HDD boot disk?

[Koenig168]

or the Samung 860 Evo 500GB for S$4 more

Both are good choices. From Amazon.sg so no local warranty.

 

[redglue23]

no need think so much for sata. just get the cheapest.

Eh bro, any advantage getting the 240/256GB vs the 120/128GB? I thought SATA speed is faster and endurance is better for 240GB/256GB?

 

[limpingsim98]

U guys might be very astonished, but I still haven't bought an SSD.

Would like to buy an SSD to replace my HDD boot disk (it is 2TB). What are your recommendations? Just SATA will do, no need NVMe.

By the way, what is the current lowest $/TB for SSD? From what I found, is it 2TB, since I find that the price for 4TB more than double that for 2TB, while the price for 1TB is more than double that for 2TB.

Thank you all in advance.

You should add a SSD, say 250G as your boot disk and remain your 2TB as your data disk. Most effective cheaper way to make use of fast SSD as a boot drive.

 

[Kiwi8]

Btw, checking the prices at Amazon.sg.

How come the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB is the same price as Samsung 860 EVO 2TB ah?

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[86technie]

Eh bro, any advantage getting the 240/256GB vs the 120/128GB? I thought SATA speed is faster and endurance is better for 240GB/256GB?

There are few question here:

- Advantage getting 240/256 vs 120/128GB.
Take note SSD recommend not to use 75% of it's disk space else it will affect it's performance
and lifespan when it is almost full.
120/128GB is too small which is why such capacity have ceased to exist.
240/256GB is much spacious than 120GB/128GB but recommend to use the drive a OS drive.
Data, games etc. best to store it on a HDD.
- SATA speed for SSD not only varies on SSD, different SSD uses different controller and
where there is any DRAM cache or not As well as the PC specs and SATA controller.
Cheaper SSD may not have DRAM cache thus it's performance is much slower.
- Endurance wise depend on the SSD model and brand.
There are few brands which their SSD aren't that reliable.

 

[86technie]

Btw, checking the prices at Amazon.sg.

How come the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB is the same price as Samsung 860 EVO 2TB ah?

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Don't know but take note if you buy from Amazon.
The warranty have to ship back overseas.
Locally the price is quite steep for 2TB at around $490.

I won't recommend getting so big SSD, at the most 500GB SSD than
pair with a hard disk.
Data, games etc. best store on hard disk than on SSD.

What if SSD fails, hard disk acts as a backup so nothing is lost.

 

[dreamaurora]

If you have a spare PCI-E slot, you could get a AIC card that you can install m2 SSDs on. This will expand your options significantly and also in case you are upgrading your mobo in the future you would already have m2 SSDs.

I would suggest boot drive to be 500 GB to install Windows and important apps like Office. Then 1tb SSD (if possible NVMe) to install games and larger apps like VST. Normal or hybrid hard disk for data storage.

 

[psytxtbk4exam]

Btw, checking the prices at Amazon.sg.

How come the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB is the same price as Samsung 860 EVO 2TB ah?

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870 consumes more power loh
After the needs are checked, only see whether the wants to take save power or take speed

 

[Yongkit]

SSD unlike conventional HDD which you will need to reserved at least 10% space for SSD to Over-provisioning improves its performance and often increases the endurance of the SSD, below video explain better of this requirement.



Therefore it is always recommended to have min 256GB as boot drive for consideration.

 

[midlusionz]

If you are looking at SATA SSDs, you should consider Crucial MX500. I normally get from Amazon SG, and the cheapest 2TB is 265 SGD. One of the best value vs performance SATA based SSDs out there in my opinion.

i agree with Ken. If you are feeling generous.. Samsung.

 

[jtjt00]

No point getting such a big SSD as boot drive. Better of with 500GB OS SSD and mechanical HDD as storage drive.

 

[watzup_ken]

Then Samsung 860 lo , u confirm regret buying other brand

Any evidence to support this claim? I've used a variety of SSDs and still using quite a handful, and only one that failed was a Plextor. Crucial, WD, Samsung, Adata, Transcend and Intel SSDs all worked fine for me. In fact, I still have the Intel G2 that have lasted 10 years and still working. Transcend drives are around 5 years still working. Crucial, slightly more than 2 years and still working. My oldest Samsung drive is probably the 850 Pro and 860 EVO. WD is fairly new, i.e. less than a year. And ADATA is more than a year old and still working. And in addition, none of them are exhibiting any noticeable slowdowns, other than the very old Intel X25 160GB G2 which is already very old by technology years. In fact, if you change from a mechanical drive to the X25 drive, its still a lot faster and responsive despite the age.

 

[watzup_ken]

For me, i think Samsung is for the quality control, i see whether the price differences worth the differences in reliability
Warranty coverage is also good to me like having insurance
I personally bought evo 960 lah cos i noob, want my installation the chances to be as smooth as possible...

From the way you put it, it sounded like the other SSD makers don't have any quality control. I've a bunch of Samsung products that failed in a year or 2, and thankfully, not my Samsung SSDs. So other than PC components, otherwise, I rarely choose Samsung.

Most SSDs come with warranty. Only difference is whether you need to mail it back to them directly, or go through a distributor. In the case of Samsung SSD locally, you deal with Eternal Asia if I am not wrong. But even if something is to go wrong to say a Crucial drive, its just filling in an RMA request and then mail it to them. SSDs are light, so shipping won't cost much. If you take leave, take a cab to distro, the cost is likely even higher in my opinion.

 

[wtfh4x]

I don't find that 'branded' SSDs like Samsungs and Crucials cost significantly more nowadays compared to Kioxias, ADatas and Kingstons if we're looking at DRAM SSDs. The price difference is often like $5-10 at the 250GB - 500GB range.

To answer OP's question, Crucial MX500 or the Samsung 870 Evo are the safe bets for decent performance at a decent price.

 

[midlusionz]

i actually got 2 sandisk ssd still working fine too. thats like 5 years old and 3 year old

 

[watzup_ken]

I feel Transcend is the underdog which people tend to overlook. They don't market themselves much, but the drives are solidly made in Taiwan. I've got at least 4 to 5 Transcend drives so far, some I've purchased to help relatives and in laws to upgrade their laptop. All working well despite the number of years. When I sold off one to a caucasian a year back, he said the same that the quality of Transcend drives are great and he used to work for Transcend. I am not too sure about their latest QLC drives, but I normally ask people to steer clear of QLC because the cost to endurance and performance is not good as compared to a good TLC drive.

 

[psytxtbk4exam]

Not so sure about others but i study a bit more on samsung ssd because i happen to like the software support amd warranties offered when i bought it, and all in all the price i find it quite value for what i am looking for. Evo 860 has endurance rating that is on pars with other sata ssd and if the price differences is not that significant, i personally would whack evo 860.
As a layman i also admit for some indepth technical details, i am blindly chossing for such details. This is also a reason why i am willing to pay a bit more for samsung ssd

 

[kandinsky]

Btw, checking the prices at Amazon.sg.

How come the Samsung 870 EVO 2TB is the same price as Samsung 860 EVO 2TB ah?

Short answer: Cos they're also the same price US$209.99 on the mothership (Amz US)

Why they're the same price on Amz US - Amazon price algo/strategy got a lot of ppl try to analyze, but ultimately nobody can really answer for sure.
The best you can do is to check the price history/trends for the item.

What I usually look out for
1) within your budget
2) has the features/specs you want
3) is at its lowest/close to lowest price in its history (optional if you have a present/urgent need for it and it's already within budget)

FYI, as pricing for amz.sg items 'sold by Amazon US' generally mirrors the US site, to check the price history/trends for the same item on Amz US, you can copy the ASIN, and paste in https://camelcamelcamel.com/ or keepa.com

Examples

For the 860
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0786QNSBDhttps://keepa.com/#!product/1-B0786QNSBD
For the 870
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B08QB93S6Rhttps://keepa.com/#!product/1-B08QB93S6R
Can see that the 860 was already at this price since Jan 2021, while the 870 launched in Jan and then dropped to this price. I would guess they are not ready to discount the 860 too heavily yet, so sell at same price to capture those who are unaware of the difference, or target those who might still prefer 860 (cos got more reviews) over newer products with fewer reviews. Maybe by BF will drop the older product more.

 

[ragnarok95]

I feel Transcend is the underdog which people tend to overlook. They don't market themselves much, but the drives are solidly made in Taiwan. I've got at least 4 to 5 Transcend drives so far, some I've purchased to help relatives and in laws to upgrade their laptop. All working well despite the number of years. When I sold off one to a caucasian a year back, he said the same that the quality of Transcend drives are great and he used to work for Transcend. I am not too sure about their latest QLC drives, but I normally ask people to steer clear of QLC because the cost to endurance and performance is not good as compared to a good TLC drive.

This one i totally agreed 10000%. Transcend drives actually are pretty solid and their pricing are pocket friendly too.

 

[psytxtbk4exam]

This one i totally agreed 10000%. Transcend drives actually are pretty solid and their pricing are pocket friendly too.

This thread has 1 watzup_ken and 100 ragnagrok 100 % for transcend drive.

i agree with Ken. If you are feeling generous.. Samsung.

Meanwhile midlusionz also agree with ken about Samsung SSD for this.
On the other hands, Samsung SSDs have quite a few supporters here too.
And there other criteria and consideration to choose from, storage capacities vs prices for the most value, warranties, consideration for scalabilities etc...
Hope kiwi8 managed to make up his mind, muhahaha~