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post Jul 22 2014, 07:15 PM

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Yesterday midnight I saw 240GB Samsung 840 Pro going for RM400 only [new]. So tempted but luckily managed to control myself yawn.gif
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post Jul 23 2014, 01:50 AM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Jul 23 2014, 01:38 AM)
Mind sharing where you found RM400 for a new 840 pro?
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https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3296798

It was RM400 lol. Could have gotten it because I noticed the thread the second it was created.

Temptations resisted. Waiting for 850 Pro to drop price brows.gif brows.gif
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post Nov 26 2014, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(snowberry @ Nov 24 2014, 03:45 PM)
so after some browsing in garage sales, i found out 2 SSD:

Transcend 128gb SSD RM215

http://my.transcend-info.com/Products/No-631

Kingston v300 Series SSD RM235.

http://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/v#sv300s3

sifu can tell me which would u go?
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Top a little bit more for a Samsung EVO
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post Nov 27 2014, 02:00 AM

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QUOTE(snowberry @ Nov 27 2014, 01:51 AM)
what so special abt samsung evo ar... rclxub.gif
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The SSDs you quoted are the low end SSDs. Samsung EVO SSDs are the mid end SSDs and with rapid mode, it is one of the fastest in the market.

Plus, you get good warranty support and reliability icon_rolleyes.gif
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post Nov 27 2014, 02:48 AM

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QUOTE(saru04 @ Nov 27 2014, 02:28 AM)
Hey guys,

I just got my MSi laptop. Planning to change to SSD.

Any recommendations? Want to go for performance type.

So far what I have in mind is SAMSUNG 850 Pro. Any other suggestions that is better in terms of lifespan and performance?

Apart from that, should I go for 256GB or 512GB? As I know the price difference is kinda huge.
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Samsung 850 PRO is probably the best SSD in the market right now. That 10 years warranty is also no joke, just to show how confident Samsung is towards its reliability, durability and performance brows.gif

However you could still opt for cheaper models, like the Intel 530 240GB which is quite cheap at around RM400 ish.

As to whether you require 256GB or 512GB, I guess that depends on you yourself lol. For me I *think* 256GB should be enough for me but if you have tons and tons of programs and games, probably should go for 512GB straight laugh.gif
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post Nov 29 2014, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(falcon21 @ Nov 29 2014, 02:21 PM)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-...+evo+laptop+kit

Hi all,

Amazon Samsung 840 evo for $189.99 with FarCry 4 promo code, is it good deal?
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With Far Cry 4 promo code? Apa maksud?

The price of 189.99 USD is already widely available...
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post Dec 28 2014, 07:51 PM

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Just noticed 850 EVO is up on Amazon and it's blazing fast like the Pro version, packs the same high endurance, 5 years warranty and yet only USD249 for 500GB!!

I'm fed up of small SSDs liao, just get one BIG CAPACITY and install genuine Windows on it and be done with life for 5-6 years cool2.gif

QUOTE(ViralTestUnit @ Dec 25 2014, 12:41 AM)
Thinking to grab Samsung 840 EVO, but the problem is my MOBO only supports 3Gb/s sata.

It obviously will bottleneck the SSD but from my early research, it will only has significant difference for sequential read/write but not so for random read/write.

I'm planning to utilise the SSD for OS (and some programs), which to my understanding usually has pattern of random access with relatively small data transfer sizes.

Opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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For general use, it's hard to even have that much bandwidth to utlize 6Gb/s that's why 3Gb/s is already more than enough for most smile.gif
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post Jan 10 2015, 03:56 PM

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QUOTE(KTCY @ Jan 10 2015, 02:42 PM)
sorry but i didn't go thru the whole thread. can i know what's the best SSD currently ? looking for something like 256gb or 512gb

Thanks.
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Definitely the Samsung 850 Pro. It's the market leading SSD now smile.gif

Can get it cheaper via Amazon because the prices here in Malaysia is pretty expensive in comparison.
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post Jan 30 2015, 05:18 AM

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QUOTE(amon90 @ Jan 29 2015, 02:16 PM)
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsu...20GB/1886vs1934

based on the userbenchmark, i m dilemma for intel 530 or samsung evo 840 now. horns lai pick between this 2 then i straight go for it.
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Intel 530 series for good stability, warranty support, MLC technology and 5 years warranty smile.gif
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