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Oh really? I called them up yesterday and they told me that RMA wise for the first year, send directly back to them and they will pay for the return freight cost. For 2nd and 3rd year RMA, still send back to them however we have to pay for the return freight from HK to SG...

haha so which one is correct.. abit confused now... :s22:
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Your information should be correct, since it's from the horse's mouth. I just quoted off their website.

If you have to pay return freight, then isn't it better to just RMA direct with manufacturer? Manufacturer will pay for the return freight.
 
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wacko said:
Your information should be correct, since it's from the horse's mouth. I just quoted off their website.

If you have to pay return freight, then isn't it better to just RMA direct with manufacturer? Manufacturer will pay for the return freight.
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Haha you are right man! Ok I will get from superbiiz instead...

Once again thanks for sharing the link bro! :D
 
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Patriot Wildfire 120GB SSD Review
Today we are analysing the latest drive from Patriot – the Wildfire 120GB. This specific drive is using 32nm Toshiba MLC NAND, the same memory used in the class leading MAX IOPS Vertex 3, which we reviewed earlier this year.
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http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/zardon/patriot-wildfire-120gb-ssd-review/

Future Storage 240GB SSD Review
Todays review is going to take a look at a SandForce controlled SSD which is being sold by a UK based company who are hoping to push low SSD prices in worldwide sales....
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http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews...ssd-review-sandforce-makes-strides-worldwide/
 
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Intel SSD 320 Series 8 MB Bug Firmware Fix Ineffective?
Last week, Intel released a firmware update (0362) for its SSD 320 Series products that it claimed would address the "8 MB bug", which results in a data loss with the drive not being able to see more than 8 MB of the installed NAND flash memory. After application of the firmware update, some reported back to Intel Support Community claiming that the new firmware did not effectively address the 8 MB bug, and has in some cases, made the drives even more unreliable. The users note that a SSD self-test cycle by the drive is causing Windows to crash with a bluescreen (BSOD). Intel has not responded to these posts.

Source: TechPowerUp
 
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t258jgn said:
Intel SSD 320 Series 8 MB Bug Firmware Fix Ineffective?
Last week, Intel released a firmware update (0362) for its SSD 320 Series products that it claimed would address the "8 MB bug", which results in a data loss with the drive not being able to see more than 8 MB of the installed NAND flash memory. After application of the firmware update, some reported back to Intel Support Community claiming that the new firmware did not effectively address the 8 MB bug, and has in some cases, made the drives even more unreliable. The users note that a SSD self-test cycle by the drive is causing Windows to crash with a bluescreen (BSOD). Intel has not responded to these posts.

Source: TechPowerUp
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Darn. Now's a good time to backup my stuff I suppose.
 
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Performance Testing Eight Patriot WildFire SF-2281 6Gbps SSDs on a LSI 9265-8i MegaRAID Card
Its been a while in the making but The SSD Review has finally got its hands on eight (8) new generation SATA 3 SSDs in the name of Patriot Wildfire 120GB SATA 3 SSDs for RAID testing.

With a host of companies offering the latest SandForce controllers on their SSDs, Patriot is setting out to leap above the pack with the Wildfire series.

The latest offering from Patriot is sporting the new SF-2281 controller and paired with higher performing Toshiba Toggle Nand in a 16 chip configuration. Buckle up as these drives are tweaked for performance and going to take you for a wild ride!
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http://thessdreview.com/featured/pe...81-6gbps-ssds-on-a-lsi-9265-8i-megaraid-card/

Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Review
With every other manufacturer well into their enthusiast SATA 6Gbps releases, it was only a matter of time until Kingston joined the fray. Their new HyperX series uses long-life, high performance Intel NAND with a SandForce SF2281 controller which makes it one of the best possible combinations available for enthusiasts.
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http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...s/45558-kingston-hyperx-240gb-ssd-review.html
 
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hi, from now until nov/dec this year will there be any promising ssd released? Because i am going to jump into sandy-e so i am not sure should i get ssd now or wait for promo/new good ssd release in nov/dec
 
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OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480GB Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4470/ocz-revodrive-3-x2-480gb-preview
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=800&Itemid=60
http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-revodrive-3-x2-review/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...-3-x2-480gb-pcie-ssd-review-introduction.html
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/OCZ-RevoDrive-3-X2-PCI-Express-SSD-Performance-Preview/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1645/1/
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-RevoDrive-3-x2-480GB-PCIe-SSD-Review-Seriously-Fast-Storage
http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_revodrive_3_x2_480gb_review
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews...ew-1-5gb-read1-25gb-write200000-iops-for-699/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/revodrive-3-x2,2967.html
 
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I just started this list (incomplete)

ADATA S511 120GB - Intel 29F64G08AAME1
ADATA S511 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CAME1
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
Corsair Force Series GT 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB.
Corsair Performance 3 128GB - Toshiba TH58TVG7D2FBA89
Corsair Performance 3 256GB - Toshiba TH58TV68D2FBA89
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB -
Crucial RealSSD C300 256MB -
Crucial RealSSD C300 512GB
Crucial m4 128GB -
Crucial m4 256MB - Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
Crucial m4 512GB -
Intel SSD 510 120GB – Intel 29F64G08CAMDD
Intel SSD 510 250GB – Intel 29F16B08JAMDD
Kingston HyperX 240GB – Intel 29F16B08CCME2
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe
OCZ Solid 3 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
OCZ Agility 3 120GB –
OCZ Agility 3 240GB – Micron 29F128G08CFAAA
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB - Intel 29F64G08ACME2
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB - Intel 29F16B08CCME2
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB -
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 120GB -
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB – Intel 29F16BG08CAME1
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAB
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB – Micron 29F128G08CFAAB
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 120GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB - Toshiba TH58TAG7D2FBA89
Patriot Pyro 120GB - Micron 29F64G08CBAAA
Patriot Wildfire 120GB

http://wenku.baidu.com/view/91061cd026fff705cc170a20.html


OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD - Asynchronous NAND
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As always, we look at the part number to tell us what's going on. Micron's part numbers are a little different than Intel's but the key things to pay attention to here are the 128G (128Gbit packages, 16GB per package) and characters 11 and 14. Character 11 here is an F, which corresponds to 2 die per package (2 x 8GB 25nm die in each NAND device) while number 14 is an A, indicating that this is asynchronous NAND. To date I've only encountered 25nm synchronous (represented by the letter B) NAND, but as with any other silicon device there's always a cost savings if you can sacrifice performance.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/4346/ocz-agility-3-240gb-review

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD - Synchronous NAND
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These are Intel 25nm NAND devices, looking at the part number tells us a little bit about them. You can ignore the first three characters in the part number, they tell you that you're looking at Intel NAND. Characters 4 - 6 (if you sin and count at 1) indicate the density of the package, in this case 64G means 64Gbits or 8GB. The next two characters indicate the device bus width (8-bytes). Now the ninth character is the important one - it tells you the number of die inside the package. These parts are marked A, which corresponds to one die per device. The second to last character is also important, here E stands for 25nm.

Once again we have sixteen NAND devices, eight on each side. OCZ standardized on Intel 25nm NAND for both capacities initially. The density string on the 240GB drive is 16B for 16Gbytes (128 Gbit), which makes sense given the drive has twice the capacity.

A look at the ninth character on these chips and you see the letter C, which in Intel NAND nomenclature stands for 2 die per package (J is for 4 die per package if you were wondering).
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/4316/ocz-vertex-3-240gb-review

Mach Xtreme DS Turbo 120GB SSD Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/mach-xtreme-ds-turbo-120gb-ssd-review/

Corsair Force 3 vs. Force GT 120 GB Solid State Drive Review
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/arti...Force-GT-120-GB-Solid-State-Drive-Review/1367

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB SSD Review (Toshiba Toggle NAND)
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/42...d_w_sf_2282_toshiba_toggle_review/index1.html

Crucial M4 256GB SSD Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/45718-crucial-m4-256gb-ssd-review.html
 
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Did you guys know that the Crucial M4 is actually assembled in Singapore??? Imagine assembled here, shipped to US, and we buy from US, they ship all the way back here again! So why is it that prices here are higher than in US???
 
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Crucial m4 Firmware 0009 is available
Release Date: 08/25/2011
Change Log:

  • Changes made in version 0002 (m4 can be updated to revision 0009 directly from either revision 0001 or 0002)
  • Improved throughput performance.
  • Increase in PCMark Vantage benchmark score, resulting in improved user experience in most operating systems.
  • Improved write latency for better performance under heavy write workloads.
  • Faster boot up times.
  • Improved compatibility with latest chipsets.
  • Compensation for SATA speed negotiation issues between some SATA-II chipsets and the SATA-III device.
  • Improvement for intermittent failures in cold boot up related to some specific host systems.

http://www.crucial.com/support/firmware.aspx
 
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