Best SSD for ~$70: Boot Drive

Adata XPG SX900 (Check Prices)

Adata XPG SX900
64 GB
Sequential Read
550 MB/s
Sequential Write510 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
3 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.6 W




Best SSD for ~$90: System Drive

Kingston HyperX 3K (Check Prices)

Kingston HyperX 3K
90 GB
Sequential Read
555 MB/s
Sequential Write510 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
2.11 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.46 W






Best SSD for ~$110: System Drive

Samsung 840 (Check Prices)

Samsung 840
120 GB
Sequential Read
530 MB/s
Sequential Write130 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.071 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.046 W






Best SSDs for ~$130: A Dependable 128 GB Drive

Crucial m4 (Check Prices)

Crucial m4
128 GB
Sequential Read
560 MB/s
Sequential Write175 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.15 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.085 W





Best SSDs for ~$140: Performance 128 GB

Samsung 840 Pro (Check Prices)

Samsung 840 Pro
128 GB
Sequential Read
530 MB/s
Sequential Write390 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.069 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.054 W




Best SSDs for ~$185: Performance Option

Mushkin Chronos Deluxe (Check Prices)

Mushkin Chronos Deluxe
240 GB
Sequential Read
560 MB/s
Sequential Write520 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
3 W
Power Consumption (Idle)1 W






Best SSDs for ~$190: Prioritizing Capacity

Samsung 840 (Check Prices)

Samsung 840
250 GB
Sequential Read
540 MB/s
Sequential Write250 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.071 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.046 W






Best SSDs for ~$190: A Proven Alternative

Crucial m4 (Check Prices)

Crucial m4
256 GB
Sequential Read
500 MB/s
Sequential Write260 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.15 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.10 W






Best SSDs for ~$200: Honorable Mention, High-Capacity mSATA

Crucial m4 (Check Prices)

Crucial m4
256 GB
Sequential Read
500 MB/s
Sequential Write260 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
2 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.7 W





Best SSDs for ~$240: Performance 256 GB

Samsung 840 Pro (Check Prices)

Samsung 840 Pro
256 GB
Sequential Read
540 MB/s
Sequential Write520 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
0.069 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.054 W






Best SSDs for ~$240: Reliability Wild Card 240 GB

PNY Prevail Elite (Check Prices)

PNY Prevail Elite
240 GB
Sequential Read
550 MB/s
Sequential Write515 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
5 W
Power Consumption (Idle)0.1 W






Best SSDs for ~$360 : High-Capacity Option

SanDisk Extreme (Check Prices)

SanDisk Extreme
480 GB
Sequential Read
540 MB/s
Sequential Write460 MB/s
Power Consumption (Active)
3 W
Power Consumption (Idle)1 W









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SSD Performance Hierarchy Chart
Tier 1
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
Samsung 840 250 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 256 GB
Plextor M3 Pro 128 GB/256 GB
OCZ Vertex 4 512/256 GB
OCZ Vector 512/256 GB
Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB/256 GB
Tier 2
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
Corsair Neutron GTX 256 GB
Plextor M3 128 GB/256 GB
Tier 3
Crucial m4 256 GB
Corsair Neutron 256 GB
Samsung 840 SSD 120 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 128 GB
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
Corsair Performance Pro 128 GB
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB
Tier 4
-
Tier 5
Crucial m4 128 GB
Intel SSD 330 180 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 64 GB
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
Tier 6
Intel SSD 330 120 GB
Samsung 840 120 GB
Samsung 470 SSD 256 GB
Tier 7
240 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs
Intel SSD 320 300 GB
Samsung 470 SSD 128 GB
120 GB & 180 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
OCZ Agility 4 120 GB
Tier 8
-
Tier 9
Crucial m4 64 GB
Intel SSD 320 160 GB
Intel SSD 520 60 GB
Tier 10
Intel SSD 320 80 GB
Intel SSD 330 60 GB
60 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs (with Sync or Async ONFi NAND)
120 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs
OCZ Agility 4 64 GB







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