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david12857
I had the same dilemma a few weeks ago and don't think you could go wrong with either. All of the Crucial MX100 and Samsung 840 EVO SSD reviews I found were positive. The Crucial usually came out on top because it cost less. I ended up getting the 500GB Samsung EVO with Far Cry 4 for $190 on Amazon. It's amazing how much prices have dropped over the last 3yrs.

True, it's been amazing that the prices have dropped to affordable.  I really wanted a 500GB but i could only spend a total of $150 atm and i wont find an EVO or MX100 for that price. Sure there are others at that price point but not the longevity and performance i desire.

Baichow
Does MX100 has same spec with Adata SP920? I heard that Adata is OEM from Crucial.
 
If that's true, maybe I will buy Adata instead because MX100 does not sell in my country.

srtie4k

rcarlos243MX100 is a much better drive as it is using MLC instead of TLC which has much much higher endurance.

FWIW, most typical users will NEVER make the amount of write cycles that it takes to differentiate between the two ... I think it's safe to say that TLC vs MLC is simply not relevant in a consumer SSD comparison. The only place it is relevant is when speaking from a server/database hosting perspective.

bobmitch

blacksapphire08

houkom

david12857
I had the same dilemma a few weeks ago and don't think you could go wrong with either. All of the Crucial MX100 and Samsung 840 EVO SSD reviews I found were positive. The Crucial usually came out on top because it cost less. I ended up getting the 500GB Samsung EVO with Far Cry 4 for $190 on Amazon. It's amazing how much prices have dropped over the last 3yrs.

True, it's been amazing that the prices have dropped to affordable.  I really wanted a 500GB but i could only spend a total of $150 atm and i wont find an EVO or MX100 for that price. Sure there are others at that price point but not the longevity and performance i desire.

I almost pulled the trigger on a 512Gb MX100 but I cant justify $190 on a drive. If the trend continues then they'll likely be down to $120-$150 next year.

That's a pretty solid price as it is!  Once you experience an SSD...you never go back to HDD as boot drive. 

martinch

blacksapphire08

bobmitchOnce you experience an SSD...you never go back to HDD as boot drive.

That's what I keep hearing. I've been using a SATA II drive for the last 7 years and i've never felt like it was slow. I ordered a WD 1Tb black which should be a lot faster than my old drive and i'll use that until SSDs drop in price.  Make no mistake, SSDs are definitely the future.

I had the same feeling/experience as you - my old PC had a WD Blue boot drive, and would boot to a usable desktop in an acceptable 45s (Windows XP) - it was fine unless you wanted to run through a load of small files.  I built a PC for my parents this year using the WD Black 1TB you've ordered - it boots Linux Mint in about 15s, and is very fast - you'll see about 150-165MB/s a fair bit, and Libre Office, GIMP, etc all take less than 5s to load.  I built myself a new PC recently, using a Samsung 850 Pro and it is unbelievably responsive - it takes marginally longer to boot Windows 8 than it does for me to enter my password, and you barely notice the splash screen for Office 2010 - it's ridiculously responsive.  I'm pretty surprised every time I use it, to be honest (I doubt you'd notice a performance difference between the 850 Pro and MX100 in everyday use).