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    G73JH - Crucial RealSSD 128GB C300

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by cohowap, Jan 12, 2011.

  1. cohowap

    cohowap Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All,

    I'm planning on getting an SSD and hear these suckers are the best for the price, however, I noticed they are 6Gb/s drives (SATA III), and I'm pretty sure G73's are SATA II.

    So, my queston is, is anyone using this drive? How's it performing.

    Second, is it better to get a SATA II drive, or stick with SATA III for future use?

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    The SATA3 drives will work on SATA2 systems just fine, so may as well get SATA3 for future protection
     
    Chastity, Jan 12, 2011
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  3. frosty5689

    frosty5689 Notebook Evangelist

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    Except the Crucial drives is still a bit below the CAP of the SATA2 banwidth (rated speed anyway), so investing in SATA3 is not worth it. I suggest OCZ Vertex 2, cheaper by 20-30 dollars and you get similar performance.
     
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