Safe shopping list of budget SSDs
Stick to Samsung, Crucial (Micron), WD/SanDisk, or Kingston for consumer drives.
Technology
How to spot a weak/no-name SSD
Boot / main system drive → Buy TLC NAND + DRAM (Samsung 970/980 EVO, Crucial MX500, WD Black/Blue SN570, Kingston KC3000, etc.).
Bulk storage / game drive → DRAM-less NVMe (like Crucial P3, WD SN350) is fine if price is right.
Never trust a no-name “too cheap” SSD unless you don’t mind if it dies or runs like a USB stick.
Why cheap SSDs suck
Bottom line:
The “headline” spec (like SATA 6 Gb/s, 550 MB/s) only shows the maximum possible speed under ideal conditions. Brand drives deliver performance consistently, while cheap ones collapse under real workloads—so they feel slower in day-to-day use despite similar claimed specs.
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