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    OCZ Vertex in Dell E6400

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by paindoo, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. paindoo

    paindoo Newbie

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    I am a total noob at laptop upgrades, will an OCZ Vertex work fine in a Latitude E6400?
     
    paindoo, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Yes it will, but for the money I think you are better off getting a 80gb X-25M it yields much higher performance than the vertex

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Mar 30, 2009
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Agreed. The Vertex will work, but the X25-M is better. If you really want the Vertex, I'd wait a few months and see how it fares out in wild, just to be sure that there aren't any lurking problems.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. Jlbrightbill

    Jlbrightbill Notebook Deity

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    A Nissan Z will work, but a Ferrari is better.

    I keep trying to illustrate this to people. When your current hard drive is equivalently as fast as an early 90's beat up Toyota Corolla, for most people, the price premium of a Ferrari is not worth it over a Nissan Z.

    It's the same with the Vertex and the X-25M. Yes, it's faster, but you pay a large price premium for diminishing returns in perceivable performance.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Mar 30, 2009
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Sorry if I didn't make it clear: my main argument against the Vertex was that it hasn't been out too long, so no one really knows if it's got any hidden problems. If, after a few months, reports of Vertex issues or whatever don't flood the Internet, then it's safe to say that it's a viable, cheaper alternative to the X25-M. I completely agree that not everyone needs the speed of the X25-M.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 30, 2009
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  6. Jlbrightbill

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    The (current) viability of the Vertex is a direct function of how thoroughly you back up your data.

    If you use something like Acronis that runs nightly OS backups to a second drive, or an external hard drive, there is no downside to the Vertex (Even without months of reliability data). I have 3 OS's installed on 3 drives so even if one fails I'll just re-build a bootloader and work with the other OS until I re-image. I know not everybody has the ability to run that kind of a setup, but at the very least, if you keep backups of your data it isn't hard at all to reinstall Windows especially on these SSDs.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Mar 30, 2009
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  7. paindoo

    paindoo Newbie

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    I have gone back and forth on the OCZ vs Intel but I am strongly leaning towards the OCZ. I don't need a lot of space on my laptop plus I have a WHS system which takes nightly backups.
    Plus OCZ seems like they listen to feedback so even if something goes wonky they will probably release drivers to fix it quickly.
     
    paindoo, Mar 30, 2009
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  8. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    How about the Samsung 64GB SLC SSD?
     
    sgogeta4, Mar 30, 2009
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  9. laserbullet

    laserbullet Notebook Evangelist

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    100% agreed
     
    laserbullet, Mar 30, 2009
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  10. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    For an SLC drive, the Samsung is a pretty good value (at the $200 geeks.com price, relative to a 64GB Mtron SLC which costs twice as much; I believe the Mtron also should have somewhat better IO performance, though). It's not the fastest thing on the market by a long shot, but it's reliable and offers good out of the box performance. I think it's a good choice if want an SSD that just works.

    Keep in mind that the 60GB Vertex is pretty much going for the exact same price and offers substantially faster sequential speeds and somewhat greater IO. I'd still wait on the Vertex though.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 31, 2009
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  11. deputc26

    deputc26 Notebook Consultant

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    the vertex is looking good but I've yet to see 3rd party power consumption numbers, anand doesn't have em and google failed me. Vertex may be my first SSD, I can't afford Intel.
     
    deputc26, Mar 31, 2009
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