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    Power Consumption in SSD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cpubaka, Apr 30, 2012.

  1. cpubaka

    cpubaka Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all, I'm in search of a reliable/ high performance SSD internal drive.

    Capacity: 90-120GB, no need for any more than 120GB

    Price: fairly affordable, I'm guessing around 100-150~

    Just wondering, does the power-consumption in SSDs matter much? I mean, looking at the specs of Samsung 830 and Kingston Extreme 3k, there's a HUGE difference in power consumption. ( 2.11W to .15W, respectively.)

    I'm thinking of using this SSD for my secondary HDD slot in GT70, with it running the OS and a few games and music and whatnot.

    Any recommended brands/ units? I've heard Crucial and Samsung are pretty neat. What about Sandisk Extreme? How's that?

    Thanks in advance everyone!!
     
    cpubaka, Apr 30, 2012
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Specs aren't a great way to compare SSDs. Check out reviews from storagereview.com or thessdreview.com. I'd personally recommend the Samsung 830 or Crucial M4 over other SSDs.
     
    sgogeta4, May 1, 2012
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    I would also add that if you need 120GB capacity; get the 240GB+ models and partition the drive (immediately) to 120 GB from the start.

    Why? Because you said 'reliable/high performance'... and if you really want to keep an SSD's performance at the cutting edge of the storage envelope, you want as much free space (and fully populated channels/interleaves) as the specific SSD architecture you're considering will allow. Only the higher capacity (240GB and above) models even offer that sustained performance advantage.

    While I can agree with both the Samsung 830 and the M4 (240GB or larger) suggestions, I would personally buy (another) Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD.

    (Why? Mostly for the 'Intel' touch and the SSD Toolbox).

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, May 2, 2012
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