(Storage) SSD Discussion Thread

[tigerwoods]

my mb only has sata2, is it worth getting a ssd as boot drive?

 

[xtreme84]

my mb only has sata2, is it worth getting a ssd as boot drive?

Yes, definitely! I've used SATA2 SSD on SATA3 MB and SATA3 SSD on SATA2 MB before, it's still very fast and worth the upgrade.

 

[sirbrian]

Hunting for 256GB: Intel 530 or Samsung 840 EVO or Toshiba Q Series

Hi all,

I intend to get a 256GB SSD to replace my current aging laptop, hoping to give it a refresh life.

I hovering between Intel 530 or Samsung 840 EVO or Toshiba Q Series.

Looking forward to hear every recomendation/reason.

Thanks alot!

 

[Hailgod]

Hi all,

I intend to get a 256GB SSD to replace my current aging laptop, hoping to give it a refresh life.

I hovering between Intel 530 or Samsung 840 EVO or Toshiba Q Series.

Looking forward to hear every recomendation/reason.

Thanks alot!

Get intel 530 from amazon. International warranty. If you not worried about warranty, go for crucial m500. cheapest ssd and roughly same performance as the others in real life scenarios.

 

[dawntime]

Crucial more or less similar to intel 530 warranty wise. Just that you will need to ship m500 back to US that costs ~$S10 for RMA and they will ship back to you for free. Get whichever is cheaper as there's no significance difference between them.

If speed is what you seek, 840 PRO on amazon is on sale. Warrant wise in US as well but not sure if they do ship to you after RMA for free.

 

[adrianlee]

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[tigerwoods]

Samsung 840 Evo running on sata2, is this benchmark consider good?

 

[radioshack]

you can compare your benchmarks with mine. Exact same drive

 

[Hailgod]

My 840 pro 256gb

 

[gaoxing84]

Anyone using Samsung evo with RAPID enabled? Any real world difference? It's uses ram as a disk for caching when transferring files? I got 16gigs of ram, so would it be beneficial? Or most people disabled it?

 

[radioshack]

Anyone using Samsung evo with RAPID enabled? Any real world difference? It's uses ram as a disk for caching when transferring files? I got 16gigs of ram, so would it be beneficial? Or most people disabled it?

RAPID is really beneficial, it really provides a remarkable 2 fold increase in speeds. On the contrary, most ppl have enabled the rapid function.

 

[gaoxing84]

RAPID is really beneficial, it really provides a remarkable 2 fold increase in speeds. On the contrary, most ppl have enabled the rapid function.

Icic. But since SSD is already so fast. I think that helps when transferring large files right? Haha if not, not much difference? Haha shall try using it enabled and disable. See I can feel the difference anot. Haha.

 

[Hailgod]

Anyone using Samsung evo with RAPID enabled? Any real world difference? It's uses ram as a disk for caching when transferring files? I got 16gigs of ram, so would it be beneficial? Or most people disabled it?

samsung magician rapid feature only uses 1gb of ram at the moment. It does slightly improve file copy speeds and reduce the time of opening programs. It does slightly increase boot up and shut down time though.
Imo there is no real world benefits from turning it on. I just turned it on for the test.

 

[afrodu]

hey im planning to upgrade my asus laptop (k551lb) with a samsung 840 evo. if im planning to do a fresh os install, i wont need to usb to sata cable right? and any idea if i will need the drive spacer included in the laptop kit from amazon?

 

[Hailgod]

You dont need the spacer. Just hold the drive in place and screw it into the bay.
Usb to sata cable is not needed if you are installing new os.

 

[annoymous]

can i ask if there is any difference between the 128gb and 120gb, heard about the controller difference, does it have any noticeable difference? just a casual gamer

 

[ganet_zp]

hi,

i'm new to SSD, just bought a M500 and not sure how to start using it, there is no software or anything in Crucial's website. i'm a bit lost.

anyway, i need to install SSD for my xp desktop and win 2008 r2 home server? any software i need or anything I need to take note?

 

[adrianlee]

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[eaton1977]

Brought 2 msata m500 240gb. Free shipping sent by ups

 

[banz86]

Brought 2 msata m500 240gb. Free shipping sent by ups

Was thinking of upgrading my mac to this SSD too.. Looking at M500 480GB.. Cos I have my Mac OS and also boot camp running win 7 so needed a higher cap.

Have you installed the SSD? Wanna ask how the speed