Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB - RM489 <- best performance but price
Plextor M5Pro 128GB - RM444 <- best overall
Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB - RM379 <- best for value but lack of warranty life

all are sandforce driven and favourited by me.
never tried samsung SSD's but i heard they are the best and reliable out there. once i tried, they are in my favourite list.

Samsung, Intel or if budget low then Plextor. But if you got budget then go with samsung 840 pro

u sure bro? 
Neutron is powered by LAMD and Plextor by Marvell.

thank you for the corrections.

Hi,

I have an Alienware 14. Between the Vindicator 14 and 17 backpacks, which would be more suitable for carrying the laptop, its powerbrick, a mouse, an ipad, a few files/folders and a notebook?

Thanks for any feedback.

But Plextor is not cheap oso. 

i just get vindicator 17 last friday..
the size is soo big..
the beg itself i think more than 1kg.. haha
anyway i think its more than enough for my m17x+ipad n stuff..
if u dont mind carry larger and heavier backpack, then take 17" backpack..
if want to fit2.. i think 14" will do.. 

yeah well you can get a 128gb first.

the 32gb msata is for caching, thus it makes the system load faster than conventional hdd's.

ooo.. i see..
so the msata 32gb caching just work itself or we need to do some configuration to make it works?

sorry if the question sound silly bro.. 

you need to configure it to work:

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshootin...ew?docid=564442

you need to configure it to work:

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshootin...ew?docid=564442

no not yet. i think you should follow the steps described in the link to make it work (check if your sata mode is in raid mode)

it's the new 17.. all sata ports are now at sata 3 speeds (even if odd ports are of sata 3)

msata ssd's are slower than 2.5" ssd's because of the compact size (limited space to put more good stuff on it to make it run as fast) still, they are much faster than hdd of course

get the consumer grade ssd's and you will be fine. although it's slower compared to enthusiast grade, it's still fast.

samsung 840 pro and plextor m5pro xtreme are enthusiast grade. they charge a premium on a slightly noticeable speed differences. to many, i think it's pointless also.
hm.. i don't know, to me the more space the better haha!

ooo.. i see..
so the msata 32gb caching just work itself or we need to do some configuration to make it works?

sorry if the question sound silly bro.. 

I know. That's why I opted for Intel's 525

i was just pointing out.
i myself am on the m5pro.

but tbh, between the enthusiast grade and consumer grade, for app loading the difference is a mere second or 2. thats about it.

so for normal ppl, just get the cheaper ones.

no not yet. i think you should follow the steps described in the link to make it work (check if your sata mode is in raid mode)

i think the msata is default to caching mode.
u only need to change the settings if u need it to be a normal disk.

can u see the msata in ur 'my computer'? if not most probably it's already in caching mode.

hi.. does this means ive complete my configuration?

yeah.. congratulations; looks like it's done