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availyboy
post Sep 5 2012, 02:37 PM

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Planning to get one 100~GB hard disk.
I think better go for marvel controller much better.
Anyone have suggestion? ^^
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post Sep 15 2012, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(jepertine90 @ Sep 14 2012, 09:44 PM)
in the end I've RMA my Mushkin Chronos 120gb and topup for 520 Intel 120gb..

Mushkine Chronos 120gb keep BSOD on me... sad.gif

Intel 520 is awesome, a little bit pricy but high speed and peace of my mind.. smile.gif
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Seems that got a bit problem then..
But i bought a 520 intel 120gb as well.
Serves me quite good,purchased yesterday =P 5years warranty is the best part rclxms.gif


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post Sep 15 2012, 08:33 PM

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QUOTE(everling @ Sep 15 2012, 05:33 PM)
The five years warranty isn't a good deal.

Three years ago, in September 2009, the first-generation OCZ Vertex 120GB (Indilynx controller, before the SandForce controller) SATA 3.0 Gb/s cost RM 1,599. In 2010, the first-generation Intel SSD X25-M 160GB was going for RM 1,850. Today, an Intel 330 120GB (SandForce controller) SATA 6.0 Gb/s costs only RM 310. In two more years, I expect a 120GB SSD to go under RM 150, perhaps even under RM 100, if the capacity remains available in the market. Three years from now, you might go out and buy a 480GB SSD for maybe less than RM300. Five years from now? Who knows.

Or to look at it in another way, the first generation Intel SSD, the X25-M, also had a five year warranty and it was first released in around August 2008. Meaning that these SSDs would start to have their warranties expire next year. If Intel will still have replacement X25-Ms in stock and you own a hypothetical X25-M that fails next year, will you bother going through the RMA process or would you just go and buy a cheap, modern and high-performance SSD?

Then again, if you typically have rather old components in your computer, maybe it was a good deal for you.
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That doesn't really matter to me seriously.
Since i'm still using the so called "old i7 920 with 4.2ghz" i'm contented with such a ssd.
Eventually i don't really care about the pricing of those,since i know that the expand of the SSD would be much.
But do you know that,during the time that you already had problems and warranty,that time they have a better capacity of SSD,they would replace a newer drive. Why? 5 years warranty i don't really care lol.
Good deal or not,not my problem,as long as i am happy with the SSD.

Eventually, don't forget that you have mentioned that "warranty starts to expire next year" is not a valid sentence. Why? Cards who gives 5 years warranty such as ZOTAC, is still valid, Why?, even though the market doesn't sell GTX295 anymore,they will replace with a newer card.

Which do you think it's a better deal then? thumbup.gif

QUOTE(jepertine90 @ Sep 15 2012, 05:57 PM)
well i just care about the reliability of the sdd.. intel is the way to go..
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True,i've heard alot of things about intel, still it's SF controller for 330 and 520. So not really sure.
Heard about reliability of crucial m4 as well.. hmm thumbup.gif

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