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**DeanM3** · 2012-11-27, 22:32

Quote:Ok. yes, I agree with you on that. Sorry, I thought you meant ALL SSD's

Since the prices have dropped considerably, there is really little reason to go with any of the second tier SSDs IMHO.

I currently have M4 and 830 drives in 2 xbmc builds. Boot time is nearly identical as well as overall responsiveness. Haven't checked power consumption but I assume it would be close.

maddog808 · 2012-11-28, 02:50

(2012-11-27, 22:32)DeanM3 Wrote:
Quote:Ok. yes, I agree with you on that. Sorry, I thought you meant ALL SSD's

Since the prices have dropped considerably, there is really little reason to go with any of the second tier SSDs IMHO.

I currently have M4 and 830 drives in 2 xbmc builds. Boot time is nearly identical as well as overall responsiveness. Haven't checked power consumption but I assume it would be close.

Would you consider the Kingston drive I referenced above a "second tier drive"?

Malosar · 2012-11-28, 04:09

(2012-11-28, 02:50)maddog808 Wrote: Would you consider the Kingston drive I referenced above a "second tier drive"?

Yes Kingston SSD's would be considered second tier. I just picked up a 64Gb Kingston during Black Friday sales for $49 which should arrive tomorrow. From the specs it's about 1/3 to 1/2 the speed of my M4 so we'll see how it goes. It's only for a secondary E350-based WMC/XBMC client for the basement anyway.

**thethirdnut** · 2012-11-28, 05:37

+1 Malosar

30 Helen's Agree that although there are cheaper brands available the Crucial, Intel & Samsung crowd do seem to be the best reviewed. As with most things you get what you pay for.

maddog808 · 2012-12-01, 03:53

(2012-11-28, 05:37)thethirdnut Wrote: +1 Malosar

30 Helen's Agree that although there are cheaper brands available the Crucial, Intel & Samsung crowd do seem to be the best reviewed. As with most things you get what you pay for.

So these reviews don't mean much, I guess?

Newegg

Tigerdirect

Amazon

Storagereview.com

Or did someone on another site review this Kingston drive as "second tier"?

What exactly determines whether a drive is first or second tier?

**thethirdnut** · 2012-12-01, 04:14

@maddog808 - You'll have to ask Helen(s). Their opinions are of course completely backed up by voluminous facts, however, I just can't seem to find them right now since I am drinking gin...

The Kingston SSD does seem to have good reviews - buy it!

Beyond that Mr Google does indeed still show good placement for the said 'Crucial, Intel & Samsung crowd'. Brand-spanking new SSD firmware is still another matter...