Yes,better get it fast before someone else buys it

then get the Intel X18M G2 160GB at RM450+-,it's not as fast as the C300 but not slow either

i think after format, usually is around 93% of the raw size.

It is not the formatting that "reduces" the raw size as they were that small to begin with.

There are two systems for calculating file system sizes. One is based on base-10 and the other is base-2.



HDD and SSD manufacturers uses base-10 when working with storage capacity numbers. To them, 120GB = 120,000,000,000 bytes. Windows and Linux however uses base-2 when working with data. To them, 120GiB = 120 x 2^30 bytes = 128,849,018,880 bytes. The OSX of Apple however changed their definition a few years ago to use base-10 when calculating file system sizes a few years back. To OSX, 120GB = 120,000,000,000 bytes, so it may report to you 120GB but you don't actually "regained" the "lost" capacity.

So where the 93% came from? 120,000,000,000 bytes / 128,849,018,880 bytes = 93% and this is before you even touched the device. This ratio is also non-linear, slowly changing as storage increases. 1000 bytes / 1024 bytes = 97.6% and 1TB / 1TiB = 90%. You will also lose a bit more after formatting for the actual formatted file system overheads.

Using this information, a 120GB SSD will have 120,000,000,000 bytes, which converts to 111.75GiB and that 111GiB is what your Windows OS will use when reporting to you. You can work out the values for the others, as this is only high school maths. However, there can be technical issues that alters the actual raw capacity. For example, OCZ's new SSDs based on the 25nm NAND Flash process will have an even smaller raw capacity.

just jumped to the ssd bandwagon.

below is my team xtreem 60gb bought from seamonster for 2xx.



my mobo abit ip35-e dont support ahci, so scores might be lower than rated.

very fast compared to my old raptor 10k rpm or even current samsung f3 1tb.

X GB/TB  x 0.9313 

Do the maths, 0.9313x
I own SSD 

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For a single SSD, you should always run it in AHCI mode... Before you format & install a fresh copy of Windows, enable AHCI under your BIOS configuration first.

Official SSD-ed. 

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Guys, a quick question at the current market price of SSD, for example a Vertex 2 vs a Vertex 3

Isn't much more worth it to get 2x60Gb Vertex 2 in RAID0 configuration compared to buying a single piece of 120Gb Vertex 3? The Vertex 2 RAID0 should perform faster than Vertex 3 at a cheaper price right?

lol even my entry-level SSD is considered fast enough for me compared to traditional HDD. not sure if sata3 vertex 3 can go much faster.