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    OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD or Mushkin Enchanced Callisto Deluxe 240GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by PedoPoh, Mar 7, 2011.

  1. PedoPoh

    PedoPoh Notebook Enthusiast

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    OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD or Mushkin Enchanced Callisto Deluxe 240GB which 1 better? Currently owning a alienware m11x r2 and would love to upgrade
    to an ssd, i only get to choose from these 2 as melbourne don't have much choices of ssd and i don't 1 to spend 500$ on a ssd in ebay
     
    PedoPoh, Mar 7, 2011
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I would say, don't buy OCZ. Long story short, they recently underwent a public relations disaster where they essentially poked a bunch of their customers in the rear, and were jerks about cleaning up the problem. And I am someone who bought 4 SSD's from OCZ in the past, and previously would have recommended them to anyone in a heartbeat.

    So, buy whatever non-OCZ drive you can buy based on the SandForce SF-1200 controller. Mushkin Enchanced Callisto Deluxe is one of them. G.Skill Phoenix and Corsair F120 are also alternative brands that are pretty much identical to the Mushkin, in case you wanted a few alternatives for you to comparison shop in your region.
     
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    PedoPoh Notebook Enthusiast

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    so hard 2 find 2xxgb ssd in melbourne haizz k thanks for the heads up
     
    PedoPoh, Mar 7, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Yup I would go with what Kent1146 said, OCZ has proven themselves an unworthy company to buy products from. There are plenty of other manufacturers of SF based SSD drives, I would go for Corsair, their customer service is top notch. GSkill is also good.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 7, 2011
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Well Mushkin is guarentied 34nm and states they will be sure to change model numbers on the 25nm versions. supposedly they have a large supply of chips but this also could mean they are locked in on price and it may be a bit before we see prices come down if not actually go up..............
     
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Just avoid OCZ, they are a trashy company. I've had numerous failed products from them and now after their PR disaster? No thanks!
     
    Greg, Mar 7, 2011
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    PedoPoh Notebook Enthusiast

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    G.Skill PHOENIX PRO 240GB or Corsair Force Series 240GB this is the 1 u recommend??
     
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    Yup. That one will work just fine for you. Nice and fast, lots of people find them to work well and work reliably.
     
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    k thanks for the help guys but right now have to go soul searching for it in melbourne suks
     
    PedoPoh, Mar 7, 2011
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    Why must you buy in-person? Can't you get mail order in AU?
     
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    I would go with mushkin in a heartbeat, they have been in this market for quite some time, and the quality of their products have never fallen.
     
    Karamazovmm, Mar 7, 2011
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Mushkin Callisto SSD user here. Buy it. Their CS is superb & have active forum with company's support staff.
     
    bigspin, Mar 7, 2011
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    avoid corsair F240 which has known freezing issue regardless firmware version.
     
    vostro1400user, Mar 7, 2011
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    Which ever brand of Sandforce drive you want, ask someone with the same laptop model as yours and is using it for over say 3+ months.
     
    chimpanzee, Mar 7, 2011
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    tried mwave pccg and timeweb not much choices and some of them out of stock i don't trust ebay yet and i dunno whether amazon and newegg deliver to Melbourne i order and paid for 2 stuffs in ebay not yet received the items yet
     
    PedoPoh, Mar 8, 2011
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