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    Which one of these looks better?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Keith, Mar 2, 2012.

  1. Keith

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    Attached is a screen capture from Crystal Disk Mark that I have run. The one on the left is a Crucial M4, and the one on the right is a Samsung 830.

    I have both of these drives at the moment, and I am trying to decide which one I should keep. Both of these benchmarks were ran on the same system after a fresh install.

    If you were me, based off of these numbers, which one would you keep? I'm kind of torn at the moment. :eek:
     

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    I would go with the Samsung personally.

    I have dealt with their RMA department once already with mine, and if you call Samsung directly they make you talk to an outside, specialized company, the RMA process is awesome. They email you a next day label, print it out, ship it back, then they ship a replacement out the day they get yours and it is also next day shipped to you.
     
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    Both scores look a little low for what everyone else gets, are they properly aligned?
     
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    According to diskpart, my offset is 1024. So I take that as a yes?
     
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    Also depends on the controller.

    My 830 on the Marvell controller scores less than that...
     
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    FWIW, I've tested these in a M17x R3. I don't have any background on how the controller performace in this compares to other laptops. :)
     
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    Hmmm not sure, either way I'd go for the Samsung even though the Crucial is a superb SSD as well. The Samsung is newer technology with potentially more room to grow as the firmware is perfected, Samsung has a stellar RMA process (as outlined by s2odin), and Samsung has one of the best reputations for reliability (even though Crucial is probably no. 3 right behind Samsung and Intel).
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 3, 2012
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