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beltedbulge

I'm looking to buy a 64gb SSD for my PC to drop the OS and a few games on it. What do all the numbers and such mean? Also, what should I look for to find the one best suited for me?

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Bleedslow

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

it will tell you ones that are compatible and recommend you a few.

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beltedbulge

That's only one SSD company. I'm pretty sure they're a bit biased...

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psbox

i have 2 crucial M4 64 gb on raid 0 windows starts in lees than 10 sec... i get from ebay for like 100 bucks each

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tr4656

Seems heavily overpriced.

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expDARE

definitely, i got a ocz vertex 4 64gb for like $70

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venomblade

If you're dropping your OS on an SSD you want it to be reliable. Crucial is known to be one of the most reliable brands and good for the price.

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tr4656

Its not really that well priced as of right now. M4s are way more expensive than some other better drives.

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venomblade

You're most likely right, haven't exactly researched SSDs in awhile and I'm a tad drunk. Hm, welp I hope M4's are still reknowned for their reliablility. Haven't had a problem with mine(yet), hope it stays that way...yeah..I'm curious what these cheaper better drives are though. Think I got my 256gb for $200 few months ago, yea.

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tr4656

I'll use 128GB SSDs but you can ask any size really.

I'll list these in descending quality while still being cheaper than the M4. This is just a quick scan. Plextor M5S, Samsung 840, Sandisk Extreme, Kingston HyperX.

Crucial M4

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tr4656

In terms of quality wise, you want Toggle NANDs, then Synchronous, then Asynchronous. My personal recommendations would the following: Plextor M5S/M5 Pro, 840 Pro, 830, then 840 (Toggle TLC rather than Toggle MLC), OCZ Vector, OCZ Vertex 4, then Crucial M4. For Toggle Sandforce, Sandisk Extreme or Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. After that, Intel 520, Kingston HyperX.

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Kiprian

Do not buy anything on SandForce. Look for Marvell controller.

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tr4656

Sandforce problems have been solved a long time ago. Also, its not just Marvell. Samsungs for instance, use Samsung's own controllers.

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Dimmmkko

Just read a very interesting interview with WD rep about hard drives and SSDs technologies and future solutions. Long story short - don't buy SSD, better get yourself a decent drive.

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tr4656

What article is that? Personally as an owner of serveral SSDs, I find them to be fine and they will last for several years even if you write 1 GB to them everyday. Personally, I think WD is just hating on them because it is taking away from their portion of the market.

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iMatrix7

^ this.

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Closed 12 years ago by beltedbulge.