Which SSD To Buy?

So I just got my T410 caddy in the mail and am looking to buy a small SSD to boot from.

But I'm still pretty new to SSD technology and don't know what exactly I should be going for. Around 64gb is enough space for me, but I know there's still differences in read/write times, different drivers, etc. I also hear that Intel's X25-M models are a safe bet to go with, but am wondering if any of these more affordable models might be comparable.

Anyways, here's a few models I'm looking at, which should I buy?

NCIX.com - Buy Kingston SSDNow V Series Gen II 64GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive - SNV425-S2/64GB In Canada.

NCIX.com - Buy OCZ Onyx Series Indilinx 64GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD - OCZSSD2-1ONX64G In Canada.

NCIX.com - Buy OCZ Vertex LE Limited Edition 50GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD - OCZSSD2-1VTXLE50G In Canada.

 

Are you sure a 64GB will be enough? I hear a lot of regrets from people who buy that size and wish they'd gotten a larger one.

 

Well, I'm thinking of doing the dual hard drive config using my 500gb HDD in the caddy for all my music, videos, etc.

I did a quick estimate of how much space Windows, system files, and my programs add up being, at it's around 32.4 gigs. So I'm hoping that 64 should be fine.

 

64GB will be enough for Windows and programs. If you're looking for best price per GB and lowest power consumption, consider a Samsung, Toshiba, or Indilinx based drive. While they are slightly behind in performance as compared with the Sandforce, Marvell (Crucial C300), and Intel SSDs, the difference isn't significant enough to warrant the cost increase or increased power consumption.

 

Thanks for your reply.

Hmm, so an Indilinx based drive like this: NCIX.com - Buy OCZ Onyx Series Indilinx 64GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD - OCZSSD2-1ONX64G In Canada.

That should should be fine? I just notice that the advertised read write speeds (130/75 MB/s) are quite a bit lower than the other ones advertise.

 

Ugh hang on, I realized I might have mucked something up.

The hard drive caddy I bought on eBay turns out to be a SATA (1.5gb) part. And most of these SSD's I'm seeing are SATA2. Should I have got an ultrabay caddy that was SATA2?

Even if so, would putting one of those SSD's into the caddy work? I'm assuming performance would suffer.

 

Since the T410 UltraBay Slim port natively supports SATA, a T410 UltraBay HDD adapter should be nothing but a cable in a metal frame (plus a status LED) and should have no effect on the performance of the enclosed hard drive. Since T410 supports SATA2 (3Gbps), the hard drive in your adapter (caddy) should also be able to run at 3Gbps.

(I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.)

 

Cool, thanks. Yeah, I read up on this a little bit too, it does look like there's no real difference (or such thing) as a Sata2 hard drive caddy. Info: Is there a difference between SATA and SATA2 cables? - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

Well that's a relief. Still, any suggestions on which SSD I should go for? Any advice is appreciated.