SSDs, Whats too much and what to stay away from?

Vordar

Vordar

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I had a little 64gig SSD that died on me earlier this year. I swapped everything over to another HDD and have been running on that ever since. Things work, but things seem to be slow enough that I really keep thinking back to "the good old days" when things were zippier on my SSD. I keep an eye open for sales and deals to see what may come up and over the last 10 months I still haven't bought a new one. Recently though, I've come to realize just how many games I have actually come to own as well as software for school and work. A 64 gig won't cover much past the operating system, but then again a 750gig SSD is going to cost me a tuition payment. What sort of space do you think is appropriate for an OS, say 24 games and a full Office and Adobe Suites? (I know vauge, but my guess would be 250ish, just a guess)

Speeds also matter, however I'm not familiar with what is poor, good and amazing. Are poor speeds usually still better then what you could get from a HDD?

Lastly, this is something I've never thought about doing but only saw the ad so there has to be a buyer out there somewhere... what are your thoughts on referbished SSDs? Here is a link to the one that made me ask all these questions, it's from Newegg. Newegg.com - Refurbished: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G.RF 2.5" 480GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) I'm not one to force someone to get a replacement plan but for something used I would say it's a must. My last SSD lasted about 2 years before biting the dust, so I'm wondering if that's an expected life span and is anything used ever really worth while because the longevity of it would be in question.
 
Oh, but I'd wait until the holidays and you can pick that up $20-30.00 cheaper. It's a good time of the year to start looking.
 
Any of the Samsung's are great. Get at least a 120GB if not the 240GB or larger. Buy new. They should last you a good 5-10 years depending on usage. You will want to replace them before they fail. Samsung offers a 3 year warranty on their 840 and 840 evo, and a 5 year on the 840 Pro.
 
+1 for Samsung. Use them for personal and business. Id say do at least 240gb too
 
To get the best performance make sure you are hooking one up to a Sata 6gb connection.

I think this chart from Tomshardware is a good guide. They are not in any particular order inside each tier.

For me Samsung rule the roost. I've a couple of 256 Samsung 840 pro's. The Samsung EVO line is newer, not quite a fast but mean't to replace the none pro line with more cost to GB conscientiousness. Personally I wouldn't get an OCZ.

There are some deals to be had, I've seen Crucial's M5 480GB for $300 lately, whilst not the supreme fastest sure gives some nice extra space.

Anandtech has good review on the EVO Samsung line: AnandTech | Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested

If your into benchmarking here is also a good chart:
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