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    Which SSD (100GB+) for my setup

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dsottum, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. dsottum

    dsottum Notebook Consultant

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    I have a PowerPro R 11:36 coming Monday, and am after-thought purchasing a SSD for a boot drive. I'm trying to stay sub-$150 as this will just be a boot/game application drive with all of my multimedia on the 500GB 7200RPM SATA drive that is coming with it. From my very (extremely) limited knowledge about SSD's I found a few that I thought would fit for me:

    New Egg (2 SSD comparison)

    OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTXPL120G Vertex Plus 2.5" Solid State Drive - 120GB, SATA II - will there be much of a performance difference for going down to SATA II or any sort of mod needed to get SATA II to fit (I'm guessing they're the same interface)

    Kingston SV200S37A/128G SSDNow V200 2.5" Solid State Drive - 128GB, SATA III, 6Gbps

    OCZ SLD3-25SAT3-120G Solid 3 Series Solid State Drive - 120GB, 2.5", SATA III, 6Gbps

    Also...probably a stupid question...but will I need a bracket to install the SSD into the 2nd HDD slot? I'm not putting it in the optical drive. Thanks in advance!!!
     
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    3Fees Notebook Deity

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    Agree with 3Fees. And stay away from OCZ. The 3 he named are good, I don't know about the Kingston. Not saying to stay away from it, I just don't know, but there have been many threads about issues with the OCZ ssds.
     
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    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    samsung or intel.

    i just installed my 120 gb intel last night. all i can say is wow. boot times are rediculous fast now. same with program loads and usage.

    Sent from my SGH-T989D using Tapatalk
     
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  5. Phil

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    Read the Vertex Plus reviews on Newegg. Worst ratings ever.

    Kingston V200 has serious problems.

    Reliable SSDs: Crucial M4, Intel 320 and 510, Samsung 470 and 830.
     
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    I think the best value on a 128GB SATA III SSD right now is the 128GB Samsung 830. Its current "everyday" price is $200 flat at Newegg. It also comes with a download code for Batman Arkham City that you can sell for $20-30 on EBay. The effective price of $170-180 is a pretty good bargain if you ask me.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147137

    That said, you can get a 128GB Crucial M4 for $200-210 too, depending on where you look. That's not bad either.
     
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  7. dsottum

    dsottum Notebook Consultant

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    Great suggestion! Ordered it and should be here this week. Quick question... will I need some sort of kit to install it into my notebook? I read a review that stated its thin profile may require some sort of notebook installation padding, or is that what the "...along with a drive spacer for laptops with traditional 9.5-millimeter drive bays" does? Thanks again!
     
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