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    Really nice looking SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by -L1GHTGAM3R-, Dec 16, 2010.

  1. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

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    I was on the market for an SSD and I came across this
    Really nice looking design IMO might be the reason why its so expensive.
    What is your input on this?
    128GB 470 Series Solid State Drive
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, Dec 16, 2010
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    dlai Notebook Consultant

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    dlai, Dec 16, 2010
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    Sadly, that's cheap for us Australians..
     
    roastedpork, Dec 16, 2010
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    I dont think I care how it looks :D I would see it one time before installing it inside my laptop and then never see it again.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Dec 16, 2010
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Exactly! umm, OP why do you care what it looks like?? lol
     
    niffcreature, Dec 16, 2010
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    Not sure he does. He's just saying that the design might be the reason it is so expensive...and then goes on to ask what we think of it.

    So to answer your question, IMO, right now, it is the best drive out there. It's near top of the pack across the board performance wise, and it uses the least power, which is what you want in a laptop drive. So combine the great performance with the very low power usage, and you got yourself a drive worthy of a higher price compared to it's competitors. Also, you probably won't run into too many issues considering it's from Samsung.
     
    nu_D, Dec 16, 2010
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    Well it does look pretty nice. :rolleyes:
     
    5482741, Dec 16, 2010
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  10. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    The first chart is very much skewed. Where are Sandforce-1200 120GB/256GB drives and Intel X-25m G2? First link is useful because it actually has useful graph, but shows the comparison between a 256GB and 32/40GB drives. Second link shows bunch of (to me) useless artificial benchmarks. Benchmarks that can very from drive to drive on the same computer. To correct your statement: Samsung is the fastest in competition of old non-SF1200 drives or 32/40GB drives from few other companies. Please don't make up conclusions based on facts that do not exist. :)

    And honestly, who cares who the internal component looks like?! :confused:
     
    unreal25, Dec 16, 2010
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  11. NotEnoughMinerals

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    it's a good peroforming SSD although I don't really care what my SSD looks liike considering it'll be inside my laptop where I cant see it.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Dec 16, 2010
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    :rolleyes:
     
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    I have the 256 GB version of the 470 SSD and it's a pretty good SSD.
     
    jedisolo, Dec 16, 2010
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