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    Thinking of upgrading to an ssd need some help.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by race egr, Mar 18, 2009.

  1. race egr

    race egr Notebook Enthusiast

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    race egr, Mar 18, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I am pretty sure the OCZ vertex is better. Both have the Jmicron controller if I remember correctly.
    You should take a glance at the SSD thread, I am sure they mentioned both drives in their:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=208242

    Use the "Search this thread" option in the top right of the page to search for vertex and corsair

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    K-TRON, Mar 18, 2009
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    xpyes Notebook Guru

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    Get the Corsair and don't look back. The corsair is basically a Samsung MLC with the Corsair name on it, which means no stuttering problems or massive power consumption. Do not pay too much attention to theoretical read/write speed of the vertex...
     
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    SSDFTW thanks for the reply, That is the one im leaning towards it seems to be the most realiable and stable one. Also is there anything special I need to disable or do when I install it?
     
    race egr, Mar 18, 2009
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    Ch28Kid Notebook Deity

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    Also agree, go for Corsair S128. I've been using it for a month or so and I love it.

    I have to use Premiere and After Effects a lot in school and I can see a huge performance increase over the normal HDD.
     
    Ch28Kid, Mar 19, 2009
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    Just disable disk defrag and you are good to go. I have a Samsung 64gb SLC in my T500 and I loving it! These SSDs will transform your laptop into a monster! ;)
     
    SSDFTW, Mar 19, 2009
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    Yeah but SSDFTW's Samsung SLC > Corsair/Samsung MLC...
     
    sgogeta4, Mar 19, 2009
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    Actually neither have a Jmicron controller so you're ok either way.
    The Corsair is supposed to be the same as the Samsung SSD you get in the Dell XPS series and Apple Macbooks, so its tried and tested. Vertex is newer, but seems reasonable based on early impressions.

    Personally, I would go with the Corsair.
     
    trum01, Mar 19, 2009
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    you can take any which you want .

    see all the features and buy ssd .you can upgrade it .its good for you.
     
    randdy, Mar 19, 2009
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  11. K-TRON

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

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    Good thing you SSD guys come in. I didnt know the corsair was a samsung rebrand

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    K-TRON, Mar 19, 2009
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