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    How much have SSDs improved in the last 2 years?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NotEnoughMinerals, Feb 1, 2012.

  1. NotEnoughMinerals

    NotEnoughMinerals Notebook Deity

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    Hey everybody,

    I'm debating whether I should buy a new SSD to complement a new laptop. I bought a Crucial M225 almost 2 years ago now and I'm not sure if its time for an upgrade to a Cruical m4. It still works just fine but I'm trying to figure out how much better of an experience the new SSDs with higher IOPS and random reads/writes provide.

    Could anyone who has experience with both new and old SSDs comment on their experience? I know it's a bit subjective to the speed increases that one perceives, but I'm looking for a general sentiment of how far we've come.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Feb 1, 2012
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  2. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not that much. The main improvement this generation is sequential performance.

    The big difference is from HDD to SSD, not from SSD to faster SSD.
     
    Peon, Feb 1, 2012
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    still no RAID support. still the same reliability. SATA III, more speed. slightly lowered price
    If I were you I would wait for the next batch of intel ssd's since it may lower prices a bit and then sell the 500gb hdd and 256gb ssd and buy a 512gb ssd like the samsung 830.
     
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    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    I agree with Peon. Painfully little :(
     
    Cloudfire, Feb 3, 2012
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    baii Sone

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    Brought a 64GB C300 @99 1.5 years ago. If I spend 99 today ,would i get anything that have a performance increase that matter? not really.
     
    baii, Feb 3, 2012
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    That's sad to hear. I haven't been keeping up but it seems I didn't miss much.

    Nonetheless, I bought a Crucial M4 to replace my M225. We'll see if I notice any difference.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Feb 3, 2012
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    I had a 64GB M225 a few years ago along with a few other Indilinx drives, the 256GB C300 I have now seems to maintain its performance better.
     
    5482741, Feb 3, 2012
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    Can always pop the old one to family's comp and amaze them. ( they never want to restart computer to solve minor glitches as i told them to; and keep asking me to fix it )
     
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    Haha, that might actually have to be the case.

    MIght just give my GX640 to my sister if I don't find someone who wants to buy it.

    Shame to see and i7/5850m/M225 used for just web browsing and youtube videos though.

    @482741, yea this Indilinx controller has held up surprising well for me, but even though its been rock solid, the more time that goes on the less I want to rely on it for my main computer.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Feb 3, 2012
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