Need a strong/fast and reliabe msata

Im at a loss as to the status quo on msata or even SSDs. So what brands out there are both reliable and fast? I need the computer to be quick, but also I need to be able to rely on this laptop for at least another 3 years. Im looking for at least 120GB and a budget of $170. Thanks yall!

 

Also debating a 750GB hybrid drive...

 

Strong: Why does it need to be strong? What do you want the drive for? To lift weights?

Fast = Sandforce based drives and some of the Marvel based ones such the Crucial m4 and the Plextor.

There is no status quo. Only different opinions. Some argue that Sandforce based drives are not reliable; others might argue the same about Marvel and Intel based drives. Given this, it would be safe to assume that a drive (SSD or spindle--after having sent back 3 failed Western Digital drives in the last three months) is only as reliable as one's backup software and backup habits.

On this board you will find that SSDs from Samsung, Intel and Crucial are considered reliable by many. The Samsung and Crucial drives come with 3yr warranty, some Intels with 5 yr warranty and Plextor with 5yr. So go for any of them. They all fit w/in your three year time frame and of course, be sure to backup everything regularly.

 

Went for an OCZ as the price was too good to pass up.

Newegg.com - OCZ Nocti Series NOC-MSATA-120G mSATA 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

Well, if you were going for price and getting an OCZ didn't matter, then I think you overpaid:

Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

There's a $10 rebate which makes it $79.99

 

Looks a bit large to go in a msata slot....Oh wait its not an msata drive So yeah I paid a nice price.

 

Now let's just hope you aren't in the unlucky bunch that got problems with SandForce. Issues are mostly fixed, but still out of 5 SSDs, the only one that decided to stop working properly was a SandForce drive.

You likely won't have any problems though.

 

Read your post too fast so I missed the msata part. No problem, enjoy the drive. : )

 

I hope so. I will be keeping my current install for a little while so I can see if the drives works out. If it doesnt I can just pop it back in and go to my current setup.

LoL I almost pooped myself until I saw it was a regular SSD.

 

Safe and reliable:
Newegg.com - Intel 310 Series 80GB mSATA mSATA (mini PCIe form factor) MLC Enterprise Solid State Disk SSDMAEMC080G2C1 - Enterprise SSD


Phison controller. Never heard about it before. You should investigate first:
Amazon.com: MyDigitalSSD 128GB BP3 Bullet Proof 3 mSATA III (6G) SSD Solid State Drive - MDMS-BP3-128: Computers & Accessories

 

Hopefully, it won't die like my SF-2281 drive. It died after i decided to re-use the 64GB M4 i had in my desktop before. Thankfully, i could still read the drive.

 

Yeah large msata + large HDD is going to be the ideal setup allows for SSD performance and gobs of space for data. Cant wait.

 

Well at the very least it should be able to rep its own weight...

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What about this one Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series MKNSSDAT120GB-DX mSATA 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), anybody know anything about this Msata. The specs seems pretty good.