(Storage) SSD Discussion Thread

[adrianlee]

On sale

Crucial 128GB Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5-inch SATA 6GB/s CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 ~ US $499.99

Crucial 256GB Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5-inch SATA 6GB/s CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 ~ US $799.99

http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule/SSD/~2.5-inch Solid State Drive~/list.html

 

[Dr_ARCHer]

Interesting ! Intel G1 still better than all the rest (except G2 obviously)

Problem with the G1 is that TRIM is not supported. After some prolonged usage, G1's performance is likely to suffer. I have two G1s and kind of regret getting it. On the other hand, I also have two OCZ Vertex, and TRIM is being supported, so performance is likely to continue to be good after prolonged usage.

 

[Cissiboy]

Problem with the G1 is that TRIM is not supported. After some prolonged usage, G1's performance is likely to suffer. I have two G1s and kind of regret getting it. On the other hand, I also have two OCZ Vertex, and TRIM is being supported, so performance is likely to continue to be good after prolonged usage.

i know that, what impressed me is that all other brands/controller still lagging behind Intel G1.

But is the performance decrease visible to you or is it going to be just a benchmark rubbish ?

 

[htancl]

Does Kingston SSD comes with international warranty? How is the RMA process in Singapore for Kingston SSD bought from overseas?

 

[kilser]

3) 80GB should be a nice spot for most users. Rest of the non essential apps or files can be stored on the other drives.

hey just wondering do you install your games and hardware intensive programs like photoshop on the SSD?

If so would you feel that your 80GB space becomes insufficient? assuming you play around 5 games...

I'm deciding between 80 and 160GB...budget abit strained but I can see the value of having 160GB...

 

[Kairos]

hey just wondering do you install your games and hardware intensive programs like photoshop on the SSD?

If so would you feel that your 80GB space becomes insufficient? assuming you play around 5 games...

I'm deciding between 80 and 160GB...budget abit strained but I can see the value of having 160GB...

Bro,

80GB is sufficient for OS and essential applications.

If you have lots of games, videos, photos, music files, then it's another story!

Like what _ken suggested, store the above in other drives.

 

[mizumi]

hey just wondering do you install your games and hardware intensive programs like photoshop on the SSD?

If so would you feel that your 80GB space becomes insufficient? assuming you play around 5 games...

I'm deciding between 80 and 160GB...budget abit strained but I can see the value of having 160GB...

Actually it depends. But for me, if I were to weigh the benefits, I'll prolly put it like, is it worth that extra 300+ dollars just to be able to install a few more games and reduce some of the loading times for games?

If you think it's worth it then by all means. But for me personally, I'll be contented with just being able to boot up OS and essential softwares fast enough. And instead of splashing an extra 300 bucks, I'd rather spend about half that amount and get another 1-1.5TB storage drive to store my games. Just my 2 cents. ^^

 

[kilser]

hmm interesting.... i will continue to weigh it.

i've been playing football manager since it was championship manager...and the possibility of very quick game times entice me....

thanks for all your opinions~ gives me more to ponder

i am going to have a 1tb drive already as storage...so yes mizumi sums it up nciely

 

[ra[g]e]

See if you're able to go and try the difference on a comp in SLS or something... or go youtube some vids of SSDs in action. I think the speed difference is similar to maybe like doubling the speed or your processor or doubling the amount of RAM you have, or both together.

IMO if $300 gives performance boost equivalent of $1000 of upgrades (esp with the Intel G2 random read/write speeds), I say go for it, but that is an 'if'

 

[persentio]

Corsair ships new Reactor and Nova SSDs

Corsair, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced the addition of the Reactor Series and Nova Series to its family of solid-state drives (SSDs). Both the Nova Series and Reactor Series provide the performance benefits of solid-state technology at an attractive cost per gigabyte.

The Reactor Series, including 60GB and 120GB drive capacities, is built using the new JMicron JMF612 controller. This second-generation controller from JMicron incorporates 128MB of DDR2 cache memory for stutter-free performance. The 120GB Reactor Series SSD delivers speeds of up to 250MB/s read and 170MB/s write, while the 60GB Reactor Series SSD features speeds up to 250MB/s read and 110 MB/s write.

The Nova Series is built using the popular Indilinx Barefoot controller with 64MB of cache memory, and is offered in drive sizes of 64GB and 128GB. The 128GB Nova Series SSD is able to achieve speeds of up to 270MB/second read and 190MB/second write, while the 64GB Nova Series SSD delivers speeds up to 270MB/s read and 130MB/s write.

Both Reactor Series and Nova Series SSDs fully support the TRIM command in Microsoft Windows 7 operating systems, which automatically maintains optimal performance over the lifetime of the drives.

The Reactor Series and Nova Series are available immediately from Corsair's authorized distributors and resellers worldwide and are backed by a Two-Year Limited Warranty. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and Tech Support Express is also available.

http://www.techpowerup.com/116199/Corsair_Launches_Reactor_and_Nova_Series_Solid-State_Drives.html

 

[kilser]

See if you're able to go and try the difference on a comp in SLS or something... or go youtube some vids of SSDs in action. I think the speed difference is similar to maybe like doubling the speed or your processor or doubling the amount of RAM you have, or both together.

IMO if $300 gives performance boost equivalent of $1000 of upgrades (esp with the Intel G2 random read/write speeds), I say go for it, but that is an 'if'

well I took the middle ground which was to get the 80gb ssd and get a 5850 card.
pity the corsair hx750 psu turned out to be a brick so the graphics power will wait until tomorrow. sigh.

i decided to put only games onto the SSD. everything else on the 1TB drive. lol.

160GB would have been sweet though. yet the extra 300 is 3/4 a 5850 card - and I didn't have the budget this round.

 

[dskw]

just to confirm: let's say i partition my SSD into 2, for W7 and OSX. TRIM will only work for the W7 partition right? then how about the OSX partition? will it "stagnate"?

 

[SimonLam]

I thought you can run Intel Toolbox on all partitions of SSD?

I have 2 partitions on my 160GB X25M G2 SSD. Both can run TRIM.

 

[SimonLam]

hey just wondering do you install your games and hardware intensive programs like photoshop on the SSD?

If so would you feel that your 80GB space becomes insufficient? assuming you play around 5 games...

I'm deciding between 80 and 160GB...budget abit strained but I can see the value of having 160GB...

Go for 160GB. I make 2 partitions. OS 60GB and the rest on Game. All my data related are in my normal hard disk.

 

[SimonLam]

ok, this is my experience of owning a 160GB G2 SSD.

On my gaming PC:
- Boot time for Win7 is slightly faster (i count from Bios display to finish win7 boot.
- Game/application load time = for games, not much difference. For anything that is on cache (assuming the cache is on SSD), it is damn fast.
- Windows 7 System Rating - Shoot up hard disk score to 7.6 from 6.0 whahaha
- Data files; Cant test as they are all stored in my normal hard disks.


Based on feedbacks on the same 160GB on a laptop:
- It gives the laptop a completely new lease of life!!
- i also play with a SSD on a corporate dell laptop E4200. Installation of OS, etc is DAMN FAST, as compared to a 5400rpm hard disk.

 

[dskw]

I thought you can run Intel Toolbox on all partitions of SSD?

I have 2 partitions on my 160GB X25M G2 SSD. Both can run TRIM.

well yea.. are your 2 partitions fat32/ntfs? i was thinking more along the lines of whether TRIM works on ext3 or osx journaled partitions. ie is TRIM filesystem-specific? my guess is that it is.

thanks in advance!

 

[adrianlee]

WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD Reviews
http://anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3757
http://hothardware.com/Articles/WD-SiliconEdge-Blue-256GB-SSD-Review/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=878
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1233/1/

 

[SimonLam]

Mine is both ntfs..

 

[adrianlee]

OCZ unveiled Onyx series SSD
SAN JOSE, CA—March 10, 2010—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB:OCZT), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDDs), today unveiled the OCZ Onyx SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) Series, an ultra-affordable MultiLevel Cell (MLC)-based solid state storage solution designed for consumers looking to take advantage of flash-based storage technology. Offering a faster and more durable alternative to traditional hard drives in a cost-efficient SSD, the Onyx delivers reliable performance without the high price normally associated with SSD drives.

“As new technologies become available, OCZ continues to expand both our enterprise and consumer SSD lines, and one of our goals is to make SSDs more affordable to end-users. Our new Onyx series SSD does exactly that and is a perfect solution for netbooks, laptops, or home desktop PCs,” commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “Designed to offer the best of both worlds, the new OCZ Onyx SSD delivers the speed and reliability of solid state storage to mainstream consumers at an aggressive price point that makes the technology more accessible to customers who want to take advantage of all the benefits of the SSDs without incurring the high cost normally associated with the solution.”

With a sub 100 dollar MRSP the aggressively priced Onyx 32GB SSD delivers an enhanced computing experience with faster application loading, snappier data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life. Onyx SSDs feature HDD-dominating access times, up to 125MB/s read and 70MB/s write speeds, 64MB of onboard cache, and unique performance optimization to keep the drives at peak performance over the long term.......

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/366

 

[snipes14]

Bizgram is selling a Samsung 64GB PB22J 128 Cache SSD for $299. Good deal?