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    A new SSD

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Emvees, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. Emvees

    Emvees Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which are the best and fastest SSD drive for a fair amount of money thats out? And with a fair amount of money i mean top 400USD. :D
     
    Emvees, Dec 7, 2011
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    don't buy ocz and other sand-force based ssds. recommend crucial M4 and Samsung 830
     
    James D, Dec 7, 2011
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  3. Emvees

    Emvees Notebook Enthusiast

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    thx for the quick answer! :)
     
    Emvees, Dec 7, 2011
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  4. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    SandForce SSDs are fine as long as you get the Toshiba NAND variant namely the Max IOPs, Patriot Wildfire and Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. I would try and get my hands on a OCZ Octane. They have brand new controllers and look really good.
     
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    Intel is my vote. #1 for reliability in my opinion.
     
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    Its odd...but it seems the new intel drives are coming with sandforce controllers? And the new OCZ Octane comes with the newest indulinx controller? What the heck is going on here?

    To the OP...the best price/performance is the Crucial M4. The Intel SSDs like the 510 is very solid also. And I, like Widezu, am very tempted to get my hands on the OCZ Octane.

    BUT, please avoid the cheap SSDs out there. The market is flooded with them
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 7, 2011
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  7. Emvees

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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    SandForce by nature isn't all that unreliable I had 3 x SF 1200 drives, which I never had issues.

    I hope you know OCZ bought out Indilinx quite a while ago. The M4 are at decent price points, the 510 series is a bit pricey considering M4 is at better price points, but people will pay more $$$ for Intel reliability, though it is a Marvell controller.
     
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    yeah, i knew OCZ had bought indulinx, which was a sign to me that they were moving away from sandforce. Don't know if it was for cost reduction or reliability issues. Either way, OCZ OCtane is looking sexy
     
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  11. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    DR, do you think I can use samsung 470 and intel 510 at the same time? or would they cause a problem? I want to buy an intel 510 250GB and make it my boot drive, also keep samsung 470 as storage, would you recommend this setup?
     
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    I would think that it would work, but I've never tried it so I can't say for sure. Not sure how driver's would work. I would think the standard microsoft drivers would run both. Propietary drivers may cause issues though, so I really have no clue :eek:
     
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    Oh darn! With my usual luck , i look forward to an DOA then .. ;)
     
    Emvees, Dec 7, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Don't be too pessimistic. I got great expectations for this drive and since you are the first guy to get one on the M17x, I'm hoping it isn't DOA.
     
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    Hehe think its arriving on Friday! Nah i think its gonna be ok :p I feel lucky today! Since AW called me up and they figured out the problems on my m17 :) Wrong heatsink...... Delltech sent me an for the 560 instead of 580... :D
     
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Yeah Dell are real idiots doing that. Have heard people with wrong heatsinks amongst other things.
     
    widezu69, Dec 7, 2011
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    Yupp i know... You would not believe me if i told you the story ive been thru.. Started 1½year ago..... 16 visits from tech before they finally swapped the r2 to an m17 of my choice.+ money ofc.. no goodwill here .. Have had 6 visits so far and be treaten like a moron.. :( That´s xps support Sweden......
     
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    why wouldn't it work? worse case both will run at SATA2, but they will work 100%...510 at 3 and the 470 at 2

    BTW, good sale on the 470 128 gig version today:
    Newegg.com - Shell Shocker Deal. Exclusive Jaw Dropping Savings on PC Components and Electronics.
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 7, 2011
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    Agreed. I'm using Mushkin Callisto deluxe 34nm version since 11/2010. Never ever experienced any slowdown/ BSOD/ or HW issue.
     
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