(Storage) SSD Discussion Thread

[haodede]

acronis may not handle alignment. try paragon

This one "Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 2.0" ?

 

[xonix]

This one "Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 2.0" ?

What OS are you using right now?
Check if the drive's current alignment is correct.
I have used freeware Clonezilla before and it retains the source drive alignment on the cloned drive.

 

[haodede]

What OS are you using right now?
Check if the drive's current alignment is correct.
I have used freeware Clonezilla before and it retains the source drive alignment on the cloned drive.

Windows 7.

I am going to re-installing the OS because I am afraid that I might have applied "tweaks" for HDD previously.

However, my main concern is whether does the acer recovery disc will provide a normal Windows installation or just recover a clone partition.

My current plan is to reinstall OS on current HDD using acer recovery disc then use a migration tool to move it to SSD.

 

[adrianlee]

Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB & Chronos 240GB SSD Review
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Corsair Force Series GT Family Review
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OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD Review (Firmware v1.4)
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OCZ Vertex 4 256GB and 512GB SSD Reviews (Firmware v1.4)
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OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD Review (Firmware v1.4)
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[blacklotus]

The benefit of trim will only be evident when the SSD is almost full or all the NAND have been written at least once, when garbage collection operation is necessary.

Windows 7 support trim natively, so there is no need to "run" it manually. Everytime a file is deleted, the OS will notify the SSD that the data is no longer needed.

thanks. i din know this about win7. hope win8 does as well. anyway, not upgrading my pc anymore for the next couple of years since i spend 90% of my leisure time on ipad.

 

[blacklotus]

Was thinking of installing 64gb as boot for winxp but was fearful since no trim. Hows the performance so far? Current pc working so don't wanna spend to upgrade just for ssd and xp is stable.

using the older intel 320? 120gb series. very fast bootup. as fast as my ipad. i m seriously underusing it since i hardly game on my pc now. gaming mostly on my ifone ipad n psp. application like photoshop also more responsive.

 

[haodede]

From what I past experience, I used acer recovery disc and the alignment is correct. Can I assume is safe to use acer recovery disc ?

Anyway is Intel 330 reliable enough ? Planning to get Intel 330 180GB.
I don't think 128GB is sufficient for me but 256GB's M4 price out of my budget.

Sorry for being so annoying.

 

[noobzpro]

ok guys give u guys this 3 options

intel 520 240gb
ocz vertex 4 256gb
plextor m3pro 256gb

which will u choose and why??

 

[some1outthere]

From what I past experience, I used acer recovery disc and the alignment is correct. Can I assume is safe to use acer recovery disc ?

Anyway is Intel 330 reliable enough ? Planning to get Intel 330 180GB.
I don't think 128GB is sufficient for me but 256GB's M4 price out of my budget.

Sorry for being so annoying.

intel 330 120GB is like.. $209?

And M4 256GB is.. US$199 as posted in other threads.. SGD$60 difference only maybe..

 

[some1outthere]

ok guys give u guys this 3 options

intel 520 240gb
ocz vertex 4 256gb
plextor m3pro 256gb

which will u choose and why??

intel 520. 5 years warranty.. SF controller, reduce wear by reducing the amt of data to be written to the NAND as a result of compression. speed improvement is secondary bonus advantage, IMO.

no confidence with the other brands..

 

[noobzpro]

intel 520. 5 years warranty.. SF controller, reduce wear by reducing the amt of data to be written to the NAND as a result of compression. speed improvement is secondary bonus advantage, IMO.

no confidence with the other brands..

oo ok thanks for your opinion!! what bout corsair force gt?

 

[haodede]

intel 330 120GB is like.. $209?

And M4 256GB is.. US$199 as posted in other threads.. SGD$60 difference only maybe..

Warranty wise, quite troublesome.

 

[noobzpro]

Warranty wise, quite troublesome.

from what they say on the sales thread....only need to sgpost back about 9sgd.....and fill in a rma form.....upon crucial receiving ur spoilt ssd they will ship a new one back for free....but write speed very jialat le

 

[Webbyboy]

ok guys give u guys this 3 options

intel 520 240gb
ocz vertex 4 256gb
plextor m3pro 256gb

which will u choose and why??

definately m3 pro. 24nm toggle nands with with proven stable marvell controller

 

[SunFlag]

definately m3 pro. 24nm toggle nands with with proven stable marvell controller

using the M3 128GB

fast and stable demon with good firmware support.

Happy user.

 

[noobzpro]

definately m3 pro. 24nm toggle nands with with proven stable marvell controller

u noe where sells m3pro??

 

[xtreme84]

Windows 7.

I am going to re-installing the OS because I am afraid that I might have applied "tweaks" for HDD previously.

However, my main concern is whether does the acer recovery disc will provide a normal Windows installation or just recover a clone partition.

My current plan is to reinstall OS on current HDD using acer recovery disc then use a migration tool to move it to SSD.

You should try using the recovery disc on your SSD first, it may work. It's always better to do a clean installation. If that fails, then you can try the method you mentioned.

 

[haodede]

You should try using the recovery disc on your SSD first, it may work. It's always better to do a clean installation. If that fails, then you can try the method you mentioned.

Okay, thanks all for the help !

 

[amoro123]

Hi guys,

Brought a m4 126 gig SSD.
Install with windows and other things.

Then I went their website download the latest driver.
Paste on the desktop and run the ex.
Pc reboots and give 0xc000000f error.

Asking me to repair windows.
Er.... So I didn't install windows properly?

 

[cKm]

You tried to update bios right? I had that error also but skipped the error and it booted into windows.

Try updating using the ISO(i.e. burn to cd). That worked fine for me.