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7/25/12 at 10:21am

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Am thinkin of grabib 128gb SSD since there pretty cheap on ebuyer anything better than m4 crucial?

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7/25/12 at 10:24am

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I've heard the Samsungs are, but I can't complain at all with my 256GB M4, when I got it the price / GB was insane (and I'm more than happy w/ the performance).
You can get them now for even less, B&H has them for $170, I think the 128s are around $100 or so, but I've seen them go on sale for as little as $85.

EDIT: Just noticed you're in UK, sorry - I've no idea the price difference b/t the two there

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7/25/12 at 10:32am

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Haha there around £85 which is probably about 130 dollars so ill look arround a bit thanks for reply

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7/25/12 at 10:33am

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Looking on Amazon.co.uk, the Samsung 830 is £78, whereas the M4 is £83 for the 128GB models.

These prices seem to be identical to ebuyer.

Both are great drives so it's really up to you.

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7/25/12 at 10:35am

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Is there any significant difference between them?

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7/25/12 at 10:36am

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perhaps in benchmarks, but in real world uses, no differences.

In my opinion, and from my experiences, I barely notice any difference betwen my m4 and even my ocz vertex 2. SSD are all just that good.

So, get which ever is cheapest from M4, Samsung 830, Intels.

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7/25/12 at 10:39am

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Okay.cool what about reliability?

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7/25/12 at 10:42am

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[C:] OCZ Vertex 4 [128GB]	[S:] Samsung Spinpoint F3 [1TB]	GPU: Antec Kuhler H2O 620	CPU: Stock
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
[C:] OCZ Vertex 4 [128GB]	[S:] Samsung Spinpoint F3 [1TB]	GPU: Antec Kuhler H2O 620	CPU: Stock
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[C:] OCZ Vertex 4 [128GB]	[S:] Samsung Spinpoint F3 [1TB]	[M:] WD Caviar Green [1TB]	[B:] LG WH12LS39 BD-RE
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For reliability, between the Samsung, Plextor M3 and the Crucial M4 there shouldn't be much difference. Obviously don't go OCZ for reliability.

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7/25/12 at 10:43am

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They are both reliable. Given the fact that 830 is a little cheaper, and a little better, it is a way to go.

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