This post looks at the best list of SSD hard drives for the money. As you may already know, SSD hard drive technology is a huge upgrade over the standard SATA hard drive. Even the slowest of the SSDs are 100s of percent faster than an HDD when it comes to read/write speeds. One great tip to really speed up an older computer is to add an SSD and then reinstall Windows on this drive. If reinstalling Windows is not possible, even moving the page file over to an SSD can really help performance. Let’s dig right into the best SSDs.
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive
The Samsung 840 is a great SSD for those who want to take advantage of this new technology, but are on a budget. This hard drive offers pretty solid speed for a great price. The 120GB is also plenty of space for the Windows OS and a few of your key programs.
SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 256 GB SATA 6.0 Gbps 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive
This mid-range SSD from SanDisk is another solid choice. It is reasonably priced and puts down great times on the benchmark tests. It also has 256GB of space which should be plenty of space for Windows and quite a few applications.
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm Solid State Drive CT240M500SSD1
Crucial is one of the leaders in SSD technology and the M500 doesn’t disappoint. This is another reasonably priced SSD that can really boost the performance of your PC. This hard drive boosts great reviews from its owners and has a reputation as a very reliable drive.
Samsung 840 Series Solid State Drive (SSD) 500 GB SATAIII 2.5-Inch
If you have the budget for a larger SSD, then this 500 GB drive from Samsung is a great choice. With 500 GB of space, you probably won’t even need a secondary drive unless you just have a ton of music, videos, and pictures. Just like the other drives on this list, this SSD puts down pretty solid performance numbers as well.
Crucial M500 960GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm Internal Solid State Drive
This is a larger version of the M500 we talked about earlier in this post. This drive is expensive, but offers a ton of space and very solid performance. If you have a big budget, then you may want to consider this top of the line SSD from Crucial.