Long story short: When the end of the free Win10 upgrade was closing in, I upgraded my Win7 machine and immediately noticed that the bootups were slow. I initially blamed Win10 but it turns out, my Samsung SSD decided it didn't like Win10 and packed it in. This was annoying as it was only 3 years and 4 months old.... had it died a few months earlier, I could've gotten it replaced. My OS SSD, a Crucial M4, is about a year older than the Samsung and is still going strong. Again, annoying as the Crucial SSD is for OS and the Samsung SSD is for games so I'd have expected the Samsung SSD to last longer.
So, essentially, three questions:
1. Is there any way to salvage my Samsung SSD? Or at least get some data out of it? The drive is not recognized in BIOS, Windows, or Samsung Magician.
2. What's a decent replacement for this SSD? My research shows Samsungs are still "top of the line" in terms of SSDs, but are there other lines I should be looking at? I'm hoping to spend anywhere from £50-120, more if it's a really good deal.
3. I am also thinking, are the speed differences between various SSD types really noticeable in real-world applications? Do I spend the extra money for a 256GB 850 Pro (Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 100k/90k IOPS) or should I settle for the cheaper 250GB 850 Evo (Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 97k/88k IOPS)? Will I really miss that 3k/2k IOPS difference for a £36 price difference? Or for £10 more, I could up my capacity to a 480GB SanDisk SSD PLUS (Read 480MB/s, Write 400MB/s) or a 480GB SanDisk Z410 (Read 535MB/s, Write 445MB/s, 35k/69k IOPS)... Capacity is a big thing; I can install more games on it, but I'm not really sure how the difference in MB/s or IOPS affects real-world use.
Thanks in advance for any help!
So, essentially, three questions:
1. Is there any way to salvage my Samsung SSD? Or at least get some data out of it? The drive is not recognized in BIOS, Windows, or Samsung Magician.
2. What's a decent replacement for this SSD? My research shows Samsungs are still "top of the line" in terms of SSDs, but are there other lines I should be looking at? I'm hoping to spend anywhere from £50-120, more if it's a really good deal.
3. I am also thinking, are the speed differences between various SSD types really noticeable in real-world applications? Do I spend the extra money for a 256GB 850 Pro (Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 100k/90k IOPS) or should I settle for the cheaper 250GB 850 Evo (Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 97k/88k IOPS)? Will I really miss that 3k/2k IOPS difference for a £36 price difference? Or for £10 more, I could up my capacity to a 480GB SanDisk SSD PLUS (Read 480MB/s, Write 400MB/s) or a 480GB SanDisk Z410 (Read 535MB/s, Write 445MB/s, 35k/69k IOPS)... Capacity is a big thing; I can install more games on it, but I'm not really sure how the difference in MB/s or IOPS affects real-world use.
Thanks in advance for any help!