Yes, technically. To name one, the seq. write speed of s900 should be a bit higher than 400MB/s while zeta series is about 300MB/s. However, for common usage it should be fine. You should not feel the difference.

not sure, because i never owned these drives before. however, i think it's fair to say that their performance are sufficient for common usage.

v300 and intel 330 uses the same sandforce sf-2281 controller. it's an old controller but it has been used in previous high performance consumer grade ssds, like intel l 520. (the details are in the firmware)

this should be a good pick.

imo it really depends.

1. in terms of costs, while m.2 pcie ssds are still expensive, you can opt for much cheaper raid0 to achieve better speeds.
2. in terms of reliability, it's a give-and-take. raid0 always have risks. previously i used raid0 for os/app/game drive, and store data else where. the risks of data loss is really relative and subjective. i had zero issue.
3. in terms of performance, if a single sata ssd is more than enough, you probably can just stick to that. depending on usage, the difference might not be significant.

edit: my point is, find balance of the above based on your needs. for instance, in my case, i have removed all hdds from my gaming rig. i find the speed of sata ssds alone is damn great for me already.

on a side note: i really suggest everyone get the cheapest ssd that one can afford, at least for os and common software. recently i had a chance to configure some laptops with stock hdd. man, things that i can do in minutes or under an hour, had become hours. many long hours. although hdd is still good for light common usage, once you go beyond that, your machine is seriously bottle necked.

This post has been edited by horns: Dec 16 2015, 06:16 PM

i still prefer to use m.2 ssd with a pcie adapter with heat sink. (read about why here)

for consumer sata ssds, my personal favorite is samsung 850 pro. it's a solid drive with 10-year warranty.

the main difference is the controller, maybe the nand flash chips too. the controller in mu ii should be phison controller. 900s use marvel controller. 900s is positioned as mainstream, while mu ii is entry-level.

for MYR10 difference, i think it's a no-brainer.

yes. at least to me, i call it best bang for bucks for many reasons.

however, i do hope all users to do their own research too. like any other review sites, don't just take our words for it. this is because we all have different needs, budgets, and expectations. to me, most mainstream sata ssds are good for common usage, for work, i prefer performance ssds. some others might think otherwise.

nice haha

right. sata2 still can benefit from its performance of random iops.

ssds are really getting cheaper. now you can get a decent one with half a price a few years ago. (a mainstream drive, that is)

there will be lemons in all mass-manufactured goods. it's hard to avoid this one. that's why it's important to have good warranty and rma service.

yeah hdd is still good for storage for today's computer systems, but you just can't do anything productive with it as os drive, even if you have a good cpu and more ram.

yes crucial is a good brand. however, i suggest you go for samsung 850 evo 250gb (around MYR 450), with 5-year warranty. a typical mainstream ssd normally has 3-year warranty and will cost you about 350+. with top up of 100, you get additional 2 years of warranty with 850 evo. i think it's a good deal.

haha glad i could help.

right the minimal but optimal setup is 1x ssd and 1x hdd. in terms of performance and disk space, the setup takes the best of both worlds.

there is no samsung 750 evo.

if you meant 850 evo, imo it's a better drive (mainstream; 5-year warranty) than kingston hyperx fury (value; 3-year warranty).

however it's really subject to your personal preference.

cloning the os partition only will not work. you need related system partitions also. if you don't know what you're doing with easeus todo, like kizwan said, try use Macrium Reflect.

yes, you can. try do that with Macrium Reflect.

oh my. it's not that hard to find a video tutorial like this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh4uRhWwZT0 at youtube :/

wow. considering weak ringgit and all, it's really a damn good deal.

yeah ssd raid0 should speed up productivity in your work. however, why do you need to remove hdds? i think it's still better to have a fixed hdd for data storage. (much faster than external storage)

although it doesn't matter, your ramdisk is kind of slow. (maybe due to single-channel mode) but how come your ram is running at single-channel mode? 16gb should be 2x8gb no? i thought with a pair of ram should run at dual-channel mode. the seq. speeds of my laptop with ddr3 1600mhz is running at 9k read, 12k write:


on a side note about single-channel, dual-channel and quad-channel modes in ram, tbh their performance is about the same in common usage. yeah benchmarks will show otherwise, but most users don't buy computers just to run benchmarks.

.. and imo it's better for you to find time to fix the mobo.

haha.. btw i have made a mistake. since there were 2 posts asking about 750 evo already, so i think i must have missed something out. apparently, there were rumors floating around about samsung 750 evo (it was said that the page for this ssd was accidentally published very briefly then taken down at samsung japan website). here is what i found out:

1. grade - value/ entry-level ssd;
2. controller - samsung mgx; the same one used in 850 evo and large-capacity 850 pro;
3. nand flash - 2d tlc (it was said to be similar to 840 evo)

if the rumor is good, then imo it's a 840 evo with a new controller.

edit: many said the price will be much cheaper. how much cheaper, not sure yet.

This post has been edited by horns: Dec 30 2015, 07:06 AM

oh so it's here now. it should be a good news for many imo. the price is competitive. what about the price of other capacities?

oh haha

yeah now i understand why you got single-channel mode lol!

i got some ssd370s 256gb for some work thing. now do a disk-to-disk cloning with its ssd scope.

oh ok. hopefully 240gb and up will follow very soon imo it's the sign of ssd price dropping next year onward.

edit: cloning done. well, i must say, the system cloning feature in transcend ssd scope is very straight forward, and the migration (w10 home single language) was painless. i connected ssd370s to the laptop via sata usb adapter. ran ssd scope, and choose system cloning, then select os partition only. i have resized the os partition to become smaller than my ssd (via disk management), so it started straight away. after the cloning was complete, shut down the computer, and just replace the stock hdd with ssd and boot. everything is good.

performance wise, it's good enough. for those who use performance drives regularly, you will definitely notice performance differences. imo, it's still good enough for common use.

This post has been edited by horns: Dec 30 2015, 08:49 PM

maybe this will be true this or next year. with tlc nand, it will be available sooner or later. note that while tlc ssds are taking over and making ssd price much more affordable, mlc ssds are expected to get more expensive in near future.

for most users, it's not that important, as long as tlc chip performance is improved to become close to mlc.

when you compared performance, you are comparing speed. i'm not sure what you wanna know if you took speed out of equation.

yes there are real performance difference if you get m.2 ssd which supports pcie 2.0 x4 and above. (it's like 2x sata ssd raid0) lesser than that there is only slight difference. again, this difference is subject to your usage and expectations.

although it's not necessary for common usage, it's better to use m.2 pcie ssd mounted on a pcie adapter with heat sink. for instance, samsung 950 pro has auto throttling mechanism, so when the chip is overheating, it will throttle to sata speed. so it's safe to use in m.2 form. to avoid throttling, use the adapter.

This post has been edited by horns: Jan 3 2016, 12:40 AM

ok hehe imo in m.2 form, the main downside is overheating of controller.

i use bplus m2p4a currently. it's good. apparently it supports pcie 3.0 x4 also.
- http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/M2P4A.html
- taobao link: http://world.taobao.com/item/37633868328.htm

i have posted an image about bplus m2p4a previously, https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=71040951

after all this while, there might be other options. previously this was the only one with heatsink.

edit: btw, you need some thermal pads to ensure proper contacts between the ssd and heatsink. for some sata ssds, their aluminum case is actually used as heat spreader.

This post has been edited by horns: Jan 3 2016, 11:43 AM

sweet

yeah if you looked at most hhhl versions of m.2 pcie ssds, usually they are covered with heat sinks; there is a thermal pad between the m.2 ssd and the adapter in kingston hyperx predator also.

for common usage, many said it's ok to run in bare m.2 form. however, i just don't wanna risk it.