Is this a good SSD for a Macbook Pro?

I am considering replacing the 500GB 5400rpm drive in my 15" MBP with a SSD. I haven't followed the SSD development much. It seems like Intel X-25 is at the top of the list. However, the max space I could find was 160GB. I also saw this 256GB Kingston SSD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139032

Anyone has any feedback on this drive? Is it comparable to Intel drives?

Thanks in advance!

 

It has a JMicron controller, this one has a Samsung controller: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233085

 

Thanks for the reply. I think I'll go with the 160GB Intel SSD, which seems to get good reviews.

 

Make sure you get the Gen 2 model (silver instead of black)

It solves slowdowns/degradation caused by general use

 

Thanks for the reply. I just ordered the ....G2R5 (retail box) drive. It should be here hopefully early next week.

 

While you are checking that list might as well check to see which controller will be supporting TRIM and GC with OSX.

"There are some limitations to TRIM. Currently the Intel Matrix Storage Manager drivers won’t pass the TRIM command through from Windows 7 to the drive’s controller. If you want TRIM to work at this point you need to use Microsoft’s drivers that come with Windows 7 (note that if you set Intel’s ICH to RAID, Windows 7 loads Intel’s MSM driver so that won’t work)."

AFAIK there is no TRIM command firmware for OSX yet.

 

Thanks again! Very informative blog post and comments there. Glad I decided to order the Intel 160GB SSD. Let's hope that Apple -or someone else- will release a TRIM command firmware for OS X.

 

The firmware will have to come from the manufacturer of the controller be it JMicron, Indilinx, Samsung or in the case of your x25, Intel.

 

I see... As understand this, the SSD performance goes down when the drive reaches near its max capacity. With the way I use my laptop, I think I'll be OK (i.e., will have at least 50-60GB breathing room). Then again, even if it is full and drops in performance, it is still a lot faster than a HDD

 

Yes, and you could also bootcamp? with win7 just for the ssd maintenance feature until a firmware flasher is out for OSX. Just boot into windows then logoff overnight once a week to let the maintenance feature restore performance.

 

Oh... that's a great idea! I wasn't going to install Windows to save some space on the SSD, but for this "function" it's worth it - at least until a firmware update is available for OS X as you mentioned. Thanks!