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    OCZ Nocti or Intel 310 mSATA?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kaffikjelen, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. Kaffikjelen

    Kaffikjelen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Seeing that an SSD with a reasonable amount of disk space costs an arm and a leg, I figured I might consider a decent alternative, namely a regular HDD coupled with an mSATA.

    However, I was wondering which is better; OCZ Nocti 120 GB or Intel 310 80 GB?

    Also, would I notice any performance increase if I pick a hybrid drive (Seagate Momentus XT) along with the mSATA?
     
    Kaffikjelen, Jun 30, 2012
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  2. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    OCZ is much faster, but it feature Sandforce controller which is a big gamble.


    Intel 310 is slower but much more reliable since it have the controller you find in Intel X25-M G2 SSDs.
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    Kaffikjelen Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, think I might opt for the 310 for its reliability, then.

    And should I go with a hybrid drive, or is that made redundant by the mSATA?
     
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