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Samsung vs Intel SSD?

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Samsung vs Intel SSD?

Was wondering what do you guys think is better? It seems like Samsung SSD are running things right now... I got a 840 Evo on my desktop and it's alright so far but I was wondering how well is the Intel's SSD because the 730 is on a pretty big sale for 50% off that brings it inline with the Samsung 840 EVO. Was wondering if its worth it to get that over it or nah? I hear good things about the Pro series for Samsung as well.

Also does the Intel have something like Rapid Mode that the 840 have?
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You should ask yourself: why do you need it?
Will it bring big performance increase? no.
Huge reliability? no
You have pile of unneeded money that you've got from somebody (parents, boss, etc) and they are burning your hands - hell, yeah, go for it NOW!
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You won't see any discernable performance improvement. RAPID mode is worthless in the real world, anyhow.
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I see, thanks for the responses. I figure I would maybe get a higher capacity SSD for my laptop since its only 120 and I am somehow downto 68gb alaready, figure these SSD on sale might be a good time to pick up a 240-500gb one for cheaper than regular.
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You should just get whatever ssd is cheapest because the performance difference between ssd's is barely noticeable, but if you want the absolute best and don't mind spending more might as well get the Samsung. I have 840 pro and it's awesome, even though I don't feel much of a performance boost with rapid enabled it's really fun to use the Samsung magician benchmark cause the numbers are off the charts.
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rogerrabit wrote: Samsung Pro series has a 10 year warranty, that's gotta be worth a lot I think

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/ ... ranty.html
While it is nice to have, I have to ask what computer part you are currently using that is at or around 10 years old? Most people barely make it to 5, and power users is more 1-3 years. Think of where hard drives were in 2004 (http://www.pcworld.com/article/127105/article.html):

2004: The first 0.85-inch hard drive, Toshiba's MK2001MTN, debuts. It stores 2GB on a single platter.

2005: Toshiba introduces its MK4007 GAL, which stores 40GB on one 1.8-inch platter, fielding the first hard drive using perpendicular magnetic recording.

2006: Seagate completes the acquisition of Maxtor, further narrowing the field of hard drive manufacturers.

2006: Seagate's Momentus 5400.3 notebook hard drive is the first 2.5-inch model to use perpendicular magnetic recording, which boosts its capacity up to 160GB.

Would you want to be using some of those parts still?
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AstonM wrote: 2006: Seagate completes the acquisition of Maxtor, further narrowing the field of hard drive manufacturers.
Would you want to be using some of those parts still?
Wow! you have just opened an old wound. My Maxtor 500MB HDD was 5 1/4" full height. Cost $1800.00 came with a 1 year warranty.
It expired exactly 2 days past the warranty date. Needless to say I did not get a replacement from Maxtor.
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AstonM wrote: While it is nice to have, I have to ask what computer part you are currently using that is at or around 10 years old? Most people barely make it to 5, and power users is more 1-3 years. Think of where hard drives were in 2004 (http://www.pcworld.com/article/127105/article.html):

2004: The first 0.85-inch hard drive, Toshiba's MK2001MTN, debuts. It stores 2GB on a single platter.

2005: Toshiba introduces its MK4007 GAL, which stores 40GB on one 1.8-inch platter, fielding the first hard drive using perpendicular magnetic recording.

2006: Seagate completes the acquisition of Maxtor, further narrowing the field of hard drive manufacturers.

2006: Seagate's Momentus 5400.3 notebook hard drive is the first 2.5-inch model to use perpendicular magnetic recording, which boosts its capacity up to 160GB.

Would you want to be using some of those parts still?
lol wow I don't even remember how my 2004 machine was like haha. My current desktop is pushing 5-6 years though still okay for my daily use. i7 920 with 12gb of ram just had to upgrade from a gtx285 to 660. I was thinking of even jumping onto the X99 seems like that will last a good 5 years I think.
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grumps312 wrote: lol wow I don't even remember how my 2004 machine was like haha. My current desktop is pushing 5-6 years though still okay for my daily use. i7 920 with 12gb of ram just had to upgrade from a gtx285 to 660. I was thinking of even jumping onto the X99 seems like that will last a good 5 years I think.
Actually...i notice PC tech progress had slowed down DRAMATICALLY in the last 4-5 years compare to the 4-5 years before. (i.e. 2009-2014 vs 2004-2009)

A high-end PC from 2004 (Pentium4? lol, 512MB, 80GB, vid card) were pretty much obsolete in 2009.
Yet, I found the mid/high range PC I built in 2009 aren't really slower than the current mid range stuffs.

Heck, I got a GTX460 in 2009 for $160. An equivalent performance vid card is still $120+ today! And they are still using the same memory and CPU socket after like 5 years!
What happened to PC tech progress!???
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menchieseveryday wrote: Actually...i notice PC tech progress had slowed down DRAMATICALLY in the last 4-5 years compare to the 4-5 years before. (i.e. 2009-2014 vs 2004-2009)

A high-end PC from 2004 (Pentium4? lol, 512MB, 80GB, vid card) were pretty much obsolete in 2009.
Yet, I found the mid/high range PC I built in 2009 aren't really slower than the current mid range stuffs.

Heck, I got a GTX460 in 2009 for $160. An equivalent performance vid card is still $120+ today! And they are still using the same memory and CPU socket after like 5 years!
What happened to PC tech progress!???
I agree, so far the improvements are only incremental and not ground breaking so far (at least for my desktop usage). When I was buying my GPU I felt like I wasn't really getting a upgrade except for DX11 support lol. I think the focus has shifted more to tablets and mobile phones atm maybe. Plus, most software don't take full advantage of the hardware anyways.
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menchieseveryday wrote: Actually...i notice PC tech progress had slowed down DRAMATICALLY in the last 4-5 years compare to the 4-5 years before. (i.e. 2009-2014 vs 2004-2009)
Well... you probably too young to know the IT history before 2004, but I can assure you that dramatic improvements are happening maybe once or twice per decade (on consumers market), and beside that - it is just an evolution.
Pentium(+MMX) was a dramatic step up. i286. HDD. Floppy. Etc.
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