"The SSD Megathread - Don't buy OCZ or Crucial drives, read the OP!"
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=345...
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I don't want to read anything just tell me what SSD to buy! (last updated: 07/25/2013)
The Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe is consistently the best value, get a 240GB or larger drive if you can for best results. The non-Deluxe version uses slightly slower memory, but the Deluxe is usually only ~$5 more expensive so get that unless the non-Deluxe is on sale. See the lists below for more options:
Great, rock-solid drives: * Samsung 840 Pro
* Intel SSD 520 (probably not worth the price premium, discontinued)
* SanDisk Extreme
* Intel SSD 330 (3K-endurance memory)
Good value drives: * Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe (best value, the non-Deluxe version is only a bit slower, but also usually not much cheaper)
* Intel SSD 335 (1.5K-endurance memory, 240GB+ only)
* Samsung 840 non-Pro (1K-endurance memory, 250GB+ only, 120GB version may only last ~3.5 years)
BAD drives to avoid: * OCZ drives have very poor reliability, probably due to insufficient memory validation.
* Kingston drives seem to have reliability issues, perhaps also due to insufficient memory validation?
* ADATA drives also seem to have issues due to memory validation.
* Crucial drives are plagued by firmware issues. The M4 has had a lot of problems but seems to have stabilized (but is a poor value today so shouldn't be purchased), the M500 is brand-new and has known issues, and the V4 is the worst SSD on the market (far slower than an HDD).
* Plextor drives benchmark well but have poorly-tuned firmware.
* SATA300 and other older/last-gen drives are not as reliable as modern drives.
NEW drives to avoid until they mature: * Samsung 840 EVO (potential to be the best SSD)
* SanDisk Extreme II (brand new, lots of potential)
* SanDisk Ultra Plus (would make a decent low-end drive, but isn't usually much cheaper than the other faster drives in the "Good" list above such as the Mushkin Enhanced Chronos)
* Seagate 600 and 600 Pro (new LAMD-based drives, seem to have potential)
* Crucial M500 (960GB model is interesting, but M500 has firmware issues, Crucial has a BAD history resolving those)
* Corsair Neutron (new LAMD-based drive with the same name and better performance, how to tell apart from old slower Corsair Neutron?)