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vbman213

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I've read through the SSD Buying Guide but would like some direct feedback. I've heard that the Samsung 870 series are nice (concerning price:performance:reliability). Any thoughts? My budget is about $250.
 
Samsung 830 256GB or Corsair Force GT/GS Series. Crucial M4 is a good choice too but it has inferior Write speeds compared to the other two. And I know you're limited by SATA II but id still get the faster drive in case you get a new MBP in the future.
 
The Samsung 830 256GB units are going for around $210 right now. You can find better deals if you look around, I believe there was a place selling them for $180 a couple weeks ago.

Personally, I just picked up a 256GB Crucial M4 for my mid-2009 MBP. It works great, although the drive is limited by my SATA II interface(which I believe you would be as well.)
 
If the future model you're upgrading to has a non upgradeable SSD, it is very likely that it'll be faster and have the same or better capacity than a 256GB SSD you buy today.

Just leave the SSD in your current Mac when you sell it.
 
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