What solid-statd drive (SSD) is shipped in the MacBook Pro?

What solid-statd drive (SSD) is shipped in the MacBook Pro?

 

Crappy Samsungs and such. Definitely not nice once like Indilinx or Intel. Also, I'm not sure if they ever fixed the 1.7 firmware Sata 2 issue with X25M SSD's.

 

Are you using a SSD in your MacBook? Did you raid it?

 

I am using an SSD in my MBP15 without any problems (it's a Gen 2 Intel X25).

What size are you planning to buy? How many (since you mentioned RAID)? Which brand?

 

There is no SATA II issue with the X25M. There is, however, a SATA II issue with the MBP. The MPB ships in SATA I mode, and supposedly by updating the firmware to SATA II there are some data corruption issues. You can still use SATA II drives, but it is recommended to leave the MBP in SATA I mode (which forces the SATA II drive to run in SATA I mode).

X25M did have one bug with BIOS passwords, but that was resolved in a firmware fix a while back.

 

I'm considering the 80GB X25-M G2(34nm) but it's out of stock in every store I've checked. I'm also considering OCZ Vertex Turbo but I haven't found any comparison of them regarding random writes performance.

I would like to use 2 SSDs in RAID 0. They could be 32GB each.

 

I am just going to post regarding the Intel drives and 80GB vs. 160GB:

The 160GB G2 SSD is lightning fast for my daily use. Although having two SSDs as RAID0 sounds good -especially for geeks like us-, you should compare the pros and cons of having 160GB vs. 2*80GB drives.

With 160, you'll keep your super drive (unless you have a 17"MBP) and will not need to modify anything else. Just remove your HDD, put in your SSD and you're all set.
With 2*80 setup, you'll have to remove your super drive, get a caddy (about $40), and possibly buy more things (e.g., enclosure for the superdrive if needed), etc.

Again, from a pricing point of view a single 160GB is cheaper than 2*80+caddy, etc. If the speed difference between a RAID0 2*80GB vs. 160GB is really important to you, then the price difference or the need to modify your MBP will not be an issue.

Regardless, you'll be extremely happy when you hit the power button after putting in the SSD

 

Have you ever used a Samsung? I doubt you'd notice a difference btw the three if given them on identical machines. They are far from crap (Jmicron gen 1). Each of the 3 SSDs you listed, have had their fair share of minor issues but none of them have stuttering and each have their own advantages.