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    OCZ Vector or Plextor M5P Extreme

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mang0, Mar 21, 2013.

  1. Mang0

    Mang0 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I need a new SSD in my laptop since my 3rd 840 Pro died on me.
     
    Mang0, Mar 21, 2013
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    Ocz vector hands down if cost is not an issue. Fastest write speeds and lowest access times on the market. Only issue is the high idle power consumption, especially vs the 840 pro. You stand to lose about 30 minutes of battery life. I went with the 840 pro for this very reason. Plus with the vector you get a free copy of far cry 3. Plus a neat perk is that the vectors use the rare 25mm intel imft Nand which should have much better endurance than the 20nm stuff they use for the m5p extreme.
     
    Marksman30k, Mar 22, 2013
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    Just judging from the past history of OCZ, I'd stay away from them. I haven't heard many, if any, complaints about Plextor though. SATAIII SSD speeds (seq read/write, random access, etc) are so blazingly fast that I highly doubt that you can subjectively tell the difference.
     
    Jarhead, Mar 22, 2013
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    No complaints with my Vector 512 here coming up on 1 month. OCZ just updated firmware to 2.0 which provided a slight speed boost. I upgraded from a Samsung 830.
     
    kayphoonstar, Mar 22, 2013
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    How hot does the Vector usually get after benchmarks or gaming?
     
    Mang0, Mar 22, 2013
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    Based on the 10 or so OCZ SSDs I've had over the years, I'd buy one again if I needed a SSD.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 23, 2013
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    i guess im going for the vector then
     
    Mang0, Mar 23, 2013
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    I haven't found any HD utility that can read the temp yet.

    EDIT: Actually, I just verified that the Vector doesn't actually have a temperature sensor. The w530's HD is under the left palmrest - never noticed any heat at all.

    The first SSD I bought was an OCZ Vertex 30GB about 3 years ago. It's still working perfectly (although slow by today's standard).
     
    kayphoonstar, Mar 23, 2013
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