SSD "High-Performance" Vs regular SSD?

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What the heck is this High performance SSD drive got that the average bear don't have?

 

You would need to know specifically what the SDD's offered actually are. "High performance" is just an indication of better performance (and more expensive) than comparatively "value" ones, just as "High Definition" screens is a matter of judgment as well as degree. Compared to any HDD's, most "value" SSD's are very high performing.

OCZ, for example, advertise their SLC SSD's (Vertex EX) as "Maximum Performance", their best MLC SSD's (Vertex and Summit) as "Performance", their MLC Agility as "Mainstream", and their Solid series as "Value". Some idea of the OZC range can be seen here: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...sk=view&id=374&Itemid=60&limit=1&limitstart=1.
and http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/sata_2_5_solid_state_drives.
OCZ sizes are 30G, 60GB, 120GB and 250GB.

One does have to be careful, though. Some previous-generation SSD's were problematic, and suffered chronic stuttering. Even if they are offered at cut price, avoid them like the plague. They would not be fairly called good "value". I imagine there are still many of these units still being sold as "new", but they are outdated, and should be avoided for primary drives. Even at peak performance, they are distinctly inferior to the new generation of all makes.

The finest all-round performing SSD's are probably made by Intel - the latest, affordable versions are in 80GB and 160GB sizes. But the "performance" OCZ's (both Vertex and Summit) are also excellent performers, as is the new Agility-EX. I have been completely happy with my 120GB Summit (Samsung-driven) for many months.

 

Yah I almost accidentally bought an SSD that had no cache. I thought I knew what I was doing but had not done enough research. SSDs are quite expensive but if you want one I would not skimp and go with value line...get something in the performance or max performance zone,

 

hmmm... contact sustomer support...
i recomend patriot warp II
just $120 for 32gb

 

32GB? Barely enough - but OK if you use it as the boot and program drive in combination with a HDD for storage. I would suggest a minimum of 80GB; preferably 120GB or more. e.g. priced this moment on amazon.com are a 60GB OCZ Agility for $184.99, a 60GB Patriot Warp II for $191.98, a 80GB Intel SSD for $256.93, - and a 120GB Patriot Warp II for $294.99. I would suggest the Intel.