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    Help me choosing good SSD!? For m14x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by iKuro, Jul 13, 2011.

  1. iKuro

    iKuro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys..
    I got confuse about many problem like failure booting, bsod, low speed, etc from SSD problems..

    Can you help me choosing good brand and good performance for avoiding that issue like i write before?

    My options only 3 :
    - Corsair Force 3 120gb
    - OCZ vertex II 120 gb
    - Patriot Wildfire sata III 120 gb

    Can you help me choosing the best of the best and to avoiding that issues..
    Thx!
    Btw i better choose sata ii or sata iii?
     
    iKuro, Jul 13, 2011
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  2. Kynlore

    Kynlore Notebook Geek

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    I have (2) of the Corsair drives. I've been happy with them. The only issue I had was that the laptops would blue screen if I closed the lid and put them in hibernate. Once I disabled that they worked pretty well.

    My laptops shut down in 6 seconds, which for me is nice.
     
    Kynlore, Jul 13, 2011
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  3. iKuro

    iKuro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wew nice..
    You using corsair force sata ii ?
     
    iKuro, Jul 13, 2011
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    xDARKNESS Notebook Guru

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    Vertex 2? M14x supports SATA III and the other two options are SATA III why would you go down to SATA II. Vertex 3 for an extra 50$ should be a no brainer. IMO it is still way too overpriced even if there was a price reduction since the release of the Vertex 3.
     
    xDARKNESS, Jul 13, 2011
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  5. Kynlore

    Kynlore Notebook Geek

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    Yes. I had them before I ordered the M14x.
     
    Kynlore, Jul 13, 2011
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  6. ted264

    ted264 Notebook Consultant

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    im using an agility 3 120gb which i paid $220 for... + waiting on my $30 MIR, Works like a champ.... sata 3 speeds are crazy fast! way better then my velociraptor in my desktop.

    Id recommend sata 3 drive and 120gb and having an optical caddy for other data.
     
    ted264, Jul 13, 2011
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    mightymax86 Notebook Consultant

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    for gaming the best drives are vertex 3, m4, and the intel 320 yes thats right sata 2, id go with the 320 because when it comes to gaming the 320 beats the vertex 3 because of the access time, the m4 comes on top by a very small amount vs the 320
     
    mightymax86, Jul 13, 2011
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    Tsukurimashou Notebook Evangelist

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    m14x is supposed to support SATA III but it doesn't. I personnaly have a Samsung 470 and I'm really happy with it.
     
    Tsukurimashou, Jul 13, 2011
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    ted264 Notebook Consultant

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    it supports sata 3 had mine for a months now..... agility 3...
     
    ted264, Jul 13, 2011
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    clienterror Notebook Consultant

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    I think it does, but only on huge sequential reads/writes. I could be wrong but I think I saw that somewhere on the forums.
     
    clienterror, Jul 13, 2011
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  11. iKuro

    iKuro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm..
    Ocz agility kinda hard to find in my country :(
    Maybe in my options the best is patriot wildfire ?
    Because the corsair force 3 have many issue?
     
    iKuro, Jul 13, 2011
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    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    Wildfire its a beast, but i havent seen anyone tested it on the m14x so i cant tell how much problems it has, if i had the money ill go with the wildfire
     
    obc993, Jul 13, 2011
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  13. iKuro

    iKuro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yup..
    Oh my god SSD make me sick --"

    Ok then..
    Patriot Wildfire here i come :)
     
    iKuro, Jul 14, 2011
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