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ultimate1
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Mar 14 2011, 11:21 AM
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Hi guys, I was checking thru some bargain that my reseller offer to me: OCZ Agility 2 2.5" 60gb SSD (OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G) @RM 4xx or OCZ Vertex 2 2.5" 60gb SSD (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) @RM 4xx + RM10 or OCZ Onxy 2.5" 64gb (OCZSSD2-1ONX64G) @RM 3xx Based on some of the charts that was posted by "everling" forumer, it seems that the Agility performance is much faster. So, it should be better for me to grab the agility version ? Was told that it had MTBF of 2 million hours. This post has been edited by ultimate1: Mar 14 2011, 11:29 AM
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ultimate1
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Mar 14 2011, 03:40 PM
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QUOTE(everling @ Mar 14 2011, 03:27 PM) The MTBF isn't really meaningful for SSDs. Two million hours is 228 years. This doesn't take into account of the fact that there is at least a 1-4% failure rate for SSDs today. This also doesn't take into account of the fact that data stored on SSDs will be lost after roughly ten years due to charge degradation. You'll need to "refresh" the stored data by rewriting it if you wish to keep the data beyond ten years. (Of course, by ten years, there should be much superior and cheaper SSD products to replace your creaking old SSD.) This also doesn't take into account of the fact that there is a closer usage limit, the number of times you can write to an SSD. 10,000 times for the first generation, ~5,000 times for the 3x nm Flash, and ~3,000 times for the 2x nm flash. (Although it really isn't a concern for consumers at this time. Practically no one should hit that limit with normal usage.) Thanx for the very good insight. I'm actually planning to replace my lappy's hdd to the ssd and see if there's any improvement in terms of performance for normal usage and light games like SC2. Currently doing my research on what is it like to use a ssd, ways to take care of it (from within software settings, as i heard its not very direct and simple to use) and also what to expect of its lifespan and such. Pricing wise, RM 4xx to 5xx is my target price, hopefully can get around 60gb is sufficient as i don't put in too much stuffs into my lappy. I'm currently reading thru this thread for more ssd info, glad that u guys r so dedicated to put in the various infos that are so useful. Kudos to LYN members.
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ultimate1
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Mar 23 2011, 12:35 PM
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Just got myself the OCZ agility 2 60gb version. My P/N is OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G Is this the dreaded "E" series ? I've checked with crystal disk info, couldn't find out if its 25nm or 32nm. Will be running the benchmark on it soon to find out if its performance is reasonable or not. Do notice that the entire system is very much faster for loading of windows or any other applications. Using it in a laptop with AHCI enabled in the bios.
I wanna ask all otai here:
-- According to the forum in OCZ, was adviced to disable page file or put it under control at "2048". Is this advisable or just disable it entirely ? -- Currently utilizing only 45% of it with all my required apps installed. Temp reading is 30C in CrystalDiskInfo. -- What else i need to enable or disable ?
Everling: do u have any sample benchmark readings from the crystal disk mark ? I've search thru this thread and found not much of the readings from laptops.
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ultimate1
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Mar 23 2011, 01:03 PM
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QUOTE(cannavaro @ Mar 23 2011, 12:51 PM) I'm not too concern if my drive is affected, coz the current improvement is sufficient for me. Just worry more on it's reliability. Anyway, will google for more info in it. Thanks for the link. as for the guide, yes, have followed it, and also this: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/sh...ABC-for-OCZ-SSDJust that, wanna know what else i need to do to protect it coz in my laptop, no spare hdd for backup of data. All my crucial data is on the SSD and if it fails, i might lose it all. Anyway, if i'm not mistaken, there's no way to recover lost data from the SSD rite ? I mean like the normal hdd which can be send for data recovery service, for SSD no such service yet ?
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ultimate1
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Mar 29 2011, 10:44 AM
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OCZ Vertex 3 120gb is out. Retails about RM 1150, but can get it much lower near to RM 1k.  Its sure expensive for only 120gb.
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