Windows 10: Buying SSD

Hey guys, i decided to buy a SSD...
My requirements:
120gb(no more i install only windows + apps like browser,office,personal apps(10GB) vlc,winrar etc..)

But here is problem : Price - ?? Something to 50

I found Sandisk SSD Plus 120GB for 44 on Amazon.

But second problem is : It must be delivered to Slovakia.

Thanks. *Smile

:)

 

reinstalling the same wins10 on a different SSD

so i am planning to buy a new ssd for my laptop, but my laptop only has 1 ssd slot. How do I reinstall my windows 10 in my new ssd without buying a new wins10

 

Windows 10 Install - Blue screen

I had this happen last night as well when trying to "upgrade". I had to cold boot and it automatically reinstalled my Windows 7 Pro, but I'm getting a ton of script errors and invalid dll pop ups so I'm assuming I'm stuck with a little bit of Windows
10 residual. Doing the reboot allowed me to make my machine function again so I can research whether I have to go to a restore point or figure out how to get the upgrade to complete properly.

 

Is there no Amazon in Slowakia.

 

From German Amazon I can deliver it to Slovakia *Smile

 

You can get 240 GB for extra 5. 120 is acceptable, but what if you try to dual boot Windows Insider and install a game or two?

BTW: Sandisk Plus is OK.

 

I have had bad experiences with Sandisk USBs and MicroSDs. I highly doubt their SSDs are any good. They tend (for me) to be unreliable and die quickly. If I were @jaknapceu I would go for a Samsung SSD (1st preference), then maybe an Intel, Crucial (Micron?), or Kingston.

@jaknapceu: I would say more space is almost always better if the price is right. 120GB may be all you need, but in the end Windows is bigger than you think. Tack on room for future updates, drivers, apps and softwares, and very soon that 120 is filled up. Some SSDs also require unallocated space at the end of the disk, for overprovisioning that the drive's firmware silently makes use of, so take that into account. I would go for a 256 minimum, or 512, to give yourself a nice space buffer so you have extra room. They are not much more expensive than a 128. I actually just bought a 500GB Samsung SSD for my ultrabook less than an hour ago on Amazon, for only $165.xx. Not a bad deal.

 

I have to disagree to almost all of you choices, except for Samsung. Intel's and Kingston's consumer drives are among worst. They are still good if replacing HD, but can get better drives if you are really on budget.

If you can't afford the Samsung, you can get any cheap drive and it will probably serve you well. Try some local stores, since Amazon doesn't ship free in your country. I think Edigital is in your country and they ship for free over 50 . They have Kingston HyperX Fury 240 for 67 , and this drive is quite good.

Edit: i know it is funny, that I disagree with Kingston in the first place an then recommend it. Such is life *Smile
HyperX was quite expensive before, not in consumer league...

 

Do you habe any statistical proof for your state,memts - else they are just throw-away comments. I have very good experience with Sandisk including their SSDs.

 

I would simply go for a name brand that's around 250Gb.

 

@ whs: No, I don't have statistical proof for my comments, and don't need it. I'm not a statistician/researcher and I don't normally keep logs/journals of my computing activities.What I said is simply a personal *OPINION*, due to my previous bad experience with Sandisk products. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and it should be fairly obvious that I was just stating an opinion. If I was trying to prove something, then it would be reasonable to expect me to provide proof. I just *BELIEVE* that Sandisk SSDs are probably no better than any of their products I've tried.

 

Hi,

+1 and I'm still using some them for about 8 years now.

An excellent shop in Germany which I'm pretty sure delivers to TS' country is Alternate. Never had any problem with it and they're deliver very fast.


Other brands I can recommend are Mushkin , OCZ to name just a few.
I agree that for the money you may as well go for a drive in the 240 to 256 Gb range. The price difference with most 120 Gb drive is negligible and the extra real estate is always useful.

Cheers, *Wink

 

The way it is right now with SSDs is that brand matters only for high end drives while at consumer grade most are about same quality and speeds. It's quite safe to go for consumer grade (read as cheaper ones) of let's say 240GB as opposed to 120 "Big brand name" of same price.
Durability is not big concern any more, even lesser brands give 5 year warranty on their SSDs. Another thing, there's very few factories that make chips and controllers for SSDs so it's very likely some more expensive SSDs contain same electronics as cheaper ones.
It's also very likely that anything you buy now will be obsolete in a couple/ few years time and today's SSD will surely last that long before you look for something "New and improved".

 

I would not be amazed if all the SSDs came from the same factories like the HDDs do.

 

I have both a Samsung EVO 500gig and an Intel 128gig.
I have not had any issues with either fast and reliable.