(Storage) SSD Discussion Thread

[rAcEr]

One question. Any views on the best tool (hopefully free) to clone a SSD to a HDD, and then from the HDD back to a replacement SSD drive?

 

[Norman Chan]

Wow....OCZ Vertex2 of the 60 gb version drop to S$188 !

 

[cybercom8]

my friend wants to switch to ssd but worried that since he bittorent 24/7, will his ssd last?

 

[adrianlee]

Wow....OCZ Vertex2 of the 60 gb version drop to S$188 !

Where to get at this price?

Intel X25-M 120GB
Our Price: US$199.95
Price After Rebate(s): US$169.95
http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-x25-m...olid-state-drive-ssd/q/loc/101/217311730.html

 

[Norman Chan]

At VideoPro.

 

[some1outthere]

That's about S$235.. wow.. < S$2/GB..

Where to get at this price?

Intel X25-M 120GB
Our Price: US$199.95
Price After Rebate(s): US$169.95

 

[Cissiboy]

Where to get at this price?

Intel X25-M 120GB
Our Price: US$199.95
Price After Rebate(s): US$169.95
http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-x25-m...olid-state-drive-ssd/q/loc/101/217311730.html

POWDDDER SIA

 

[weap0nx]

only worry is reliability for SF based drives.

i don't wish to see the drive fails after several months or 6 months down the road.

Why is everyone talking about Sandforce drives not being "reliable"
Have you personally had a Sandforce drive fail on you

I think the issue that reviewers raised about supposed "reliability" is the ability for the drive to maintain performance over time and keep the NAND cells from reaching end of their write cycle unevenly. This is not failing

There is no consensus that I've heard about suggesting that any particular drive is less likely to fail.

 

[rAcEr]

just to add...i dun really expect to use my SSD drive for more than 2-3 years given that the current capacity of such drives are limited and we will probably see the same drive at half the price in 1-2 years time...or possibly a 256GB drive for the price of a 60GB drive in 3 years!

 

[Norman Chan]

Why is everyone talking about Sandforce drives not being "reliable"
Have you personally had a Sandforce drive fail on you

I think the issue that reviewers raised about supposed "reliability" is the ability for the drive to maintain performance over time and keep the NAND cells from reaching end of their write cycle unevenly. This is not failing

There is no consensus that I've heard about suggesting that any particular drive is less likely to fail.

So far implemented 3 x Intel SSD and 5 x OCZ Vertex2 SSD , only one failed out of the box for OCZ Vertex2 , after done a one to one exchange , all working fine now.

With the ssd program for monitoring the wear and tear , so far for all the 8 installed ssd , all show a life-span of 9 years+

 

[weap0nx]

So far implemented 3 x Intel SSD and 5 x OCZ Vertex2 SSD , only one failed out of the box for OCZ Vertex2 , after done a one to one exchange , all working fine now.

With the ssd program for monitoring the wear and tear , so far for all the 8 installed ssd , all show a life-span of 9 years+

Cool what program is this?

 

[wmsoon]

Which SSD

Hi All,
I am currently running a 3-4 year old Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @1.86Ghz with Windows XP OS & 2 x 7200rpm WD Cavier series 160G HD.
I am thinking of upgrading to a SSD to enhance my system & use it for the next 2 years.
Could anyone please tell me is this a good idea? If so, what SSD is most suitable for the current existing system I have?

Thanks & Regards
Soon Won Moi

 

[Norman Chan]

Cool what program is this?

SSDLife

http://ssd-life.com/

 

[guanyu158]

Why is everyone talking about Sandforce drives not being "reliable"
Have you personally had a Sandforce drive fail on you

I think the issue that reviewers raised about supposed "reliability" is the ability for the drive to maintain performance over time and keep the NAND cells from reaching end of their write cycle unevenly. This is not failing

There is no consensus that I've heard about suggesting that any particular drive is less likely to fail.

i think the reliability is about drive's quality. you only believe a product's quality is not good when it fails in front of you, don't you?

take a look at customers' rating and comments on amazon and newegg. intel has far better feedbacks unless those shopping sites deliberately remove negative ones for intel. i think this is one of the ways most of bros here use to judge how good a brand/product is.

it may not be fair to blame sandforce. sandforce only makes controller after all. but sandforce is always mentioned and some people get confused sandforce makes the drive. too bad, price to pay to be famous.

 

[weap0nx]

i think the reliability is about drive's quality. you only believe a product's quality is not good when it fails in front of you, don't you?

take a look at customers' rating and comments on amazon and newegg. intel has far better feedbacks unless those shopping sites deliberately remove negative ones for intel. i think this is one of the ways most of bros here use to judge how good a brand/product is.

it may not be fair to blame sandforce. sandforce only makes controller after all. but sandforce is always mentioned and some people get confused sandforce makes the drive. too bad, price to pay to be famous.

fair enough. Intel definitely just the reputation for good quality and consistently!

 

[Alpha85]

Went to a few shops seem like Intel X25 120GB hard to find

 

[phuicloud]

Went to a few shops seem like Intel X25 120GB hard to find

its OOS at the moment.. i was told stocks will come in at the end of the month..

 

[xyntium]

hi guys, im interested in getting a ssd as an upgrade... i saw on pct pricelist $3xx, is it possible to get it from newegg to save some $$ ?

btw im looking at intel x25 120gb

 

[rAcEr]

if u r looking at x25 120gb i think u wun save much compared with SG prices. but if u r tinking of getting the vertex 2 120gb, i saw u can get on amazon.com for USD199. Including shipping via vpost / borderlinx, it should cost S$290 max...

 

[SKinny86]

if u r looking at x25 120gb i think u wun save much compared with SG prices. but if u r tinking of getting the vertex 2 120gb, i saw u can get on amazon.com for USD199. Including shipping via vpost / borderlinx, it should cost S$290 max...

well vertex 2 seems to have alot of problems though.