OCZ and X220 mSata

Hi,

I'll be installing a OCZ mSata 60gb into my X220 soon. I hear some suspect things about reliability. How can I make it as reliable as possible?

I plan on using the SSD for the OS alone, perhaps with a few other key programs - Office, iTunes. But I would plan on keeping half of it empty and using the main hdd for storage. Does this seem sensible?

Has anyone had a longstanding good experience with the OCZ?

Thanks.

 

I don't think there's anything one can do to make a SSD more reliable. If it fails, it fails. There's not much you can do, but get it replaced. I know people here like to rag on OCZ. It's kind of a mob mentality thing. One person says something and then everyone else jumps on. I ran 40GB OCZ SSDs in my desktops for a couple years, then recently upgraded them with larger OCZ drives. I've had a few others too. I've never once had a problem with any of them. I also cannot tell a difference between them and Intel drives in my laptops from a performance perspective. mSATA for the OS and platter drive in the main bay for storage seems the best way to go to me. That's what I'm doing.

 

SSDs using SandForce controllers have a documented higher failure rate than those using Intel, Samsung, or Marvell controllers. There's nothing you can do about it, but realize that the failure rate is still relatively low (I've heard 6% before; not sure how accurate that is, but that seems about right). If everything works out, you'll be just fine.

As with all drives that have data on them, keep backups of your important content.

If you haven't yet purchased the drive, I'd consider the Crucial M4 mSATA drive (Marvell controller); it's priced competitively with the OCZ Nocti drives (and many times, even lower).