The Solid State Storage Thread
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  Mar 19 2011, 12:08 AM
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QUOTE(mafiamei @ Mar 18 2011, 10:11 AM) Might want to upgrade my HDD to SSD. take kingston ssdWhat is the budget SSD now for a >100gb size? Heard Intel 120gb SSD not bad right?  |
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Mar 19 2011, 12:44 AM
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QUOTE(mafiamei @ Mar 18 2011, 10:11 AM) What is the budget SSD now for a >100gb size? Current retail SSDs costing less than RM1K, larger than 100GB and ordered by cost/GB. Not guaranteed to be a correct or complete list.Heard Intel 120gb SSD not bad right? CODE Name Company Capacity Read Write Cost Cost/GB Dimension Date Kingston V Viewnet 128 200 110 599.00 4.68 2.5" 2011-03-13 Kingston SV100-S2 PC Zone 128 250 230 699.00 5.46 2.5" 2011-03-18 Kingston V 100 Viewnet 128 250 230 699.00 5.46 2.5" 2011-03-13 Intel X25-M Viewnet 120 250 100 699.00 5.83 2.5" 2011-03-13 Mushkin E.C.DLX C-Zone 120 285 275 749.00 6.24 2.5" 2011-03-12 OCZ Vertex 2 C-Zone 120 285 275 749.00 6.24 2.5" 2011-03-12 Corsair F120 PC Zone 120 285 275 749.00 6.24 2.5" 2011-03-18 Corsair F120 Viewnet 120 285 275 749.00 6.24 2.5" 2011-03-13 OCZ Vertex 2 Viewnet 120 285 275 749.00 6.24 2.5" 2011-03-13 Corsair F120 C-Zone 120 285 275 769.00 6.41 2.5" 2011-03-12 Kingston V 100 Viewnet 128 230 180 839.00 6.55 1.8" 2011-03-13 |
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Mar 19 2011, 10:41 PM
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is now the good time to buy SSD? wanna get one for sandybridge laptop.
which one the better value? x25m? or newer 510 series? or C300? headache... |
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Mar 19 2011, 11:06 PM
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QUOTE(toughnut @ Mar 19 2011, 10:41 PM) is now the good time to buy SSD? wanna get one for sandybridge laptop. What do you plan on using the SSD for? which one the better value? x25m? or newer 510 series? or C300? headache... If you don't goes up to the benchmarked figures, either SSD won't be much of a different for you, except for the its writing speed. Might wait until it hits below RM3/GB then maybe get one for my laptop  |
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Mar 19 2011, 11:09 PM
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Just want to check.. kingston sv100-s2 is 250mb/s read and 230mb/s write? Cos i check online sources it's much much lower... Typo error by pc zone or what?
Was in Lowyat today so thought of getting a SSD.... but in the end couldn't make up my mind on OCZ Vertex 2 120gb or Corsair Force 120 or take 2 kingston 64 and raid 0 them up.. OCZ all come in E flavors.. 25nm chip with all the drawbacks... Corsair... ppl are saying about firmware issues.. (don't know how true it is).. Kingston.. well.. it's slower... and with 2 device on raid... twice the chance of things going wrong.. especially with raid 0. very very confused.. lol.. Budget about RM 750 to spend... so want to get the best option available.. This post has been edited by raist86: Mar 19 2011, 11:11 PM |
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Mar 19 2011, 11:16 PM
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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Mar 19 2011, 11:06 PM) What do you plan on using the SSD for? to utilize the SATA 600 ports on sandybridge laptop If you don't goes up to the benchmarked figures, either SSD won't be much of a different for you, except for the its writing speed. Might wait until it hits below RM3/GB then maybe get one for my laptop  not really need high performance but more for reliability (solid state, not mechanical) and looking for best value/performance ratio. |
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Mar 20 2011, 12:51 AM
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Personally, now is a very uninteresting time to buy SSDs. If you don't mind waiting, better to wait for Intel's G3 and the next generation of SandForce controllers (eg: Vertex 3) to shake up the market.
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Mar 20 2011, 09:43 AM
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QUOTE(raist86 @ Mar 20 2011, 12:09 AM) Just want to check.. kingston sv100-s2 is 250mb/s read and 230mb/s write? Cos i check online sources it's much much lower... Typo error by pc zone or what? Get intel then Was in Lowyat today so thought of getting a SSD.... but in the end couldn't make up my mind on OCZ Vertex 2 120gb or Corsair Force 120 or take 2 kingston 64 and raid 0 them up.. OCZ all come in E flavors.. 25nm chip with all the drawbacks... Corsair... ppl are saying about firmware issues.. (don't know how true it is).. Kingston.. well.. it's slower... and with 2 device on raid... twice the chance of things going wrong.. especially with raid 0. very very confused.. lol.. Budget about RM 750 to spend... so want to get the best option available..  U wun go wrong with intel wan.  |
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Mar 21 2011, 11:32 AM
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if intel, which model? X-25 ?
I can get Corsair F120 (RM 740) from LYP which is think is a very good price.. just want to know the reliability of the product cos heard they got firmware issues.. Are the OCZ Vertex 2 on the market now running on 25nm 64Gbit chips or 25nm 32Gbit chips? If say i get the slower 25nm 64Gbit drive, can i RMA it to the 32Gbit chips? i know OCZ are swapping the drives for overseas customer.. not sure about our Malaysia side. |
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Mar 21 2011, 03:46 PM
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intel x-25 vs kingston sv100-s2
who's win? |
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Mar 21 2011, 04:13 PM
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http://www.techpowerup.com/142571/Intel-32...rch-Priced.html
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU  That's the same price as now... Tell me that ain't true..... |
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Mar 21 2011, 04:25 PM
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Wouldn't the 160GB be cheaper, hovering around RM1k?
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Mar 21 2011, 04:32 PM
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QUOTE(everling @ Mar 21 2011, 03:25 PM) Wouldn't the 160GB be cheaper, hovering around RM1k? i was hoping for a RM400 80GB G3......  Now my i'm left with either the F60 or the 80GB G2 |
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Mar 21 2011, 04:53 PM
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New tech and cheaper than G2 when it launched.
I would say the prices are reasonable. Most importantly is reliability as compared to other brands. U wont go wrong with Intel. |
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Mar 21 2011, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE(owikh84 @ Mar 21 2011, 03:53 PM) New tech and cheaper than G2 when it launched. bro,i wanna ask something,the X-18M G2 uses a SATA or microSATA connector actually?I would say the prices are reasonable. Most importantly is reliability as compared to other brands. U wont go wrong with Intel. |
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Mar 21 2011, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(Racerx @ Mar 21 2011, 04:32 PM) i was hoping for a RM400 80GB G3...... Yeah, there is that. G1 to G2 was a 50% price drop. This isn't remotely near. Now my i'm left with either the F60 or the 80GB G2 QUOTE(Racerx @ Mar 21 2011, 05:23 PM) bro,i wanna ask something,the X-18M G2 uses a SATA or microSATA connector actually? It's micro-SATA.QUOTE(owikh84 @ Mar 3 2011, 08:19 PM) microSATA to SATA adapter is available now for FOC.  |
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Mar 21 2011, 06:23 PM
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Hi I'm new to LYN and I want to ask Whcih SSD do you recomend below RM 500 ? Intel's one looks good...I'm using it for OS and some Games.
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Mar 21 2011, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE(everling @ Mar 21 2011, 05:20 PM) Yeah, there is that. G1 to G2 was a 50% price drop. This isn't remotely near. well,i guess i'll go for a G2 instead,found awesome deals for the 160gb x18m g2 in the garage sales section. It's micro-SATA.  |
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Mar 21 2011, 07:32 PM
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Same price, double density ICs, i.e. same problem with the 25nm issue that hits the Vertex 25nm versions.
The speeds on them will be half of what they are for the G2 case. |
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Mar 21 2011, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(cannavaro @ Mar 1 2011, 03:13 AM) Speak of the devil! Mine is not the affected 'E' models, but suddenly it can't be detected in bios anymore! Can't boot at all. A few hours back it was working fine. Just received my replacement today! I RMA directly with OCZ (just sent the ssd itself, around RM185 for shipping via UPS, I googled and discovered quite a few users with this problem. Time to RMA I guess. BTW, I bought this drive on 25th of January this year. Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn it  ), and in return they gave me a brand new, complete with all accessories, shrink wrapped, the faster, non 'E' model.  Took them 8 days to send the drive back to me though, due to the high number of customers swapping the models. Anyways if the serial number of your OCZ drive is similar to the following, you're more likely to RMA it since it's supposedly a problematic batch.. CODE SN018131xxxxxxxxx Source I still have the box of the drive that I rma-ed, and yup, the serial number is similar to the above. I could have gone to Viewnet and RMA it for free but most likely they would replace it with the same 'E' model. QUOTE(raist86 @ Mar 21 2011, 11:32 AM) if intel, which model? X-25 ? Yes you can swap. The only catch is, you'd have to pay the courier fee.I can get Corsair F120 (RM 740) from LYP which is think is a very good price.. just want to know the reliability of the product cos heard they got firmware issues.. Are the OCZ Vertex 2 on the market now running on 25nm 64Gbit chips or 25nm 32Gbit chips? If say i get the slower 25nm 64Gbit drive, can i RMA it to the 32Gbit chips? i know OCZ are swapping the drives for overseas customer.. not sure about our Malaysia side. |
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