SSD's to avoid?

oltman

oltman

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I am in the market for a new SSD for my main gaming PC. I can do all the research of finding the best deals on the net, but I am running into a few names I am not familiar with. Obviously performance vs price plays a major roles in determining which SSD to buy. Some brands have always made quality products, like Samsung and OCZ, but then there are cheaper players like Adata and Pacer.

My question is:

Which SSD brands should I avoid and why? :confused:
 
Effing Takealot sold the one I had in my Wish list today on Daily deal, for R1529 down from R1850. I only saw this after it had sold out.


FFFUUUUUUUUU.........
 
Just dont get a Corsair... I had a very bad experience...

Bought a 120 gig SSD that i used for about a year, and apparently there is something called "number of writes" or something like that, and the SSD is only good for that many read and write cycles... I do 3D animation, and the read and rights was obviously pretty high, i just didnt expect the drive to last me a year...
 
I have an Adata (SATA) in my gaming PC and a SanDisk (mSATA) in my laptop and both perform equally well. I believe that any recent SSD will be a fairly safe buy, as the tech has advanced quite a bit over the years.
 
Tom said:
Just dont get a Corsair... I had a very bad experience...

Bought a 120 gig SSD that i used for about a year, and apparently there is something called "number of writes" or something like that, and the SSD is only good for that many read and write cycles... I do 3D animation, and the read and rights was obviously pretty high, i just didnt expect the drive to last me a year...
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All SSDs have a life cycle, so all of them will die eventually (reason why people turn off disk based caching, unnecessary raid is not recommended, etc.) Corsair is also rated as one of the best SSD manufacturers.

In fact, I just bought one!

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TBlaar said:
All SSDs have a life cycle, so all of them will die eventually (reason why people turn off disk based caching, unnecessary raid is not recommended, etc.) Corsair is also rated as one of the best SSD manufacturers.
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What is the disk based caching? Look i just had a bad experience, I wont buy another Corsair... Not saying you wont be happy with yours, I just think that maybe the drive I had wasn't suited to what i was using it for...
 
Windows has some settings like indexing, which does a lot of operations on the disk all the time to speed up searching. As your SSD is very fast, you don;t need this "cache" it builds, so you can turn it off. There are a few things you can do to speed up SSDs and to lengthen their lifespan, google it (I did, but there are too many).

Regarding SSDs, they can die at any time. I still believe a disk will die either in the first week, or you will get years out of it. You had bad luck I suppose, but I will continue to use Corsairs for a long time!
 
Ok, so SSDs are awesome and amazing, but you need to use them right. 1st off, only install your OS on your SSD and a couple of apps that don't need to write constantly to their installation paths. Then for the love of all things, TURN OFF DEFRAGMENTATION TASKS ON YOUR SSD. Don't ever do a FULL FORMAT on your SSD (QUICK FORMAT is OK). Never EVER disable TRIM and ensure it's ON. Don't put your SWAP FILE on your SSD, in fact DISABLE that shit on your SSD.

Also, try moving your windows profile to a mechanical drive. Your profile is written to EVERY SINGLE TIME you boot your system, when you log on, when you open a file, when you change a program setting, your temporary internet files, bloody everything you do modifies files in your Windows profile. Yes, this will slow down your login process, but will extend the life of your SSD.
 
Tom said:
What is the disk based caching? Look i just had a bad experience, I wont buy another Corsair... Not saying you wont be happy with yours, I just think that maybe the drive I had wasn't suited to what i was using it for...
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Bad experiences happen with HDDs too. One persons brand that always fails will have no problems to someone else. For example, I've never had a problem with seagate, but western digital just die on me. Yet other people have the opposite experiences.

You'll only find your own "crap" brand over time.
 
murfle said:
Bad experiences happen with HDDs too. One persons brand that always fails will have no problems to someone else. For example, I've never had a problem with seagate, but western digital just die on me. Yet other people have the opposite experiences.

You'll only find your own "crap" brand over time.
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My order of preference for SATA/SAS drives are Seagate, Toshiba and Fujitsu. WD drives NEVER seem to work out for me.
 
Have you checked the wording?

The warranty stated herein shall NOT apply if: (i) the Product was not used in accordance with any accompanying instructions, (ii) the Product was not used for its intended function and environment (iii) any failure or defect arose out of the presence of a third party product, software or component, whether authorized or not, (iv) any failure or defect was a result of improper installation or testing, misuse, neglect, unauthorized repair, modification, accident, or other external causes, OR (v) there exist any other circumstances which SAMSUNG determines is evidence of a breach of this Agreement by You
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That statement is in everyone's Terms and Conditions and stuff. You need it. It basically says "we will determine if you broke it or not". It's standard...
 
Tom said:
Just dont get a Corsair... I had a very bad experience....
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I'd also say avoid corsair remember they basically just rebrand stuff, go with a more reputable brand I use crucial I haven't had a issue with my MX100 its been about a year now, also for the love of God get a ssd that's 256GB or more o don't know how people survive with 120gb.
 
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