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Solid state drives (pg. 2)
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| DJ RANN |
Hey Stu
You might want to have a look at these threads in the PF:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...17#post11231817
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...=1#.T-EIT7UV0s8
Long story short, go intel.
Get the 3 or 5 series, and get the 120gb models or upwards (the 120+ models actually perform faster and the cost difference is not that much until you start getting in to really large sizes).
Reliability is the best from intel (on a par with HDD's) and the performance is among the best and with the lastest 5 series offerings, they are actually the fastest for random access.
Oh, and don't let anyone feed you a line about drives being expensive due to the floods - it never really affected real supplier prices that much and it was over months ago. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | | Originally posted by DJ RANN |
Thanks for the info, mate.
You don't think a 60GB would be enough? The prices here in AU will be pretty different (in a bad way) from over there in the States. What I'm looking at for Intel is:
3 series 60GB = AU$97
3 series 120GB = AU$149
5 series 60GB = AU$109
5 series 120GB = AU$201
I don't really feel like dropping a couple of hundred bucks on it... I guess I will if I have to. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Thanks for the info, mate.
You don't think a 60GB would be enough? The prices here in AU will be pretty different (in a bad way) from over there in the States. What I'm looking at for Intel is:
3 series 60GB = AU$97
3 series 120GB = AU$149
5 series 60GB = AU$109
5 series 120GB = AU$201
I don't really feel like dropping a couple of hundred bucks on it... I guess I will if I have to. |
Anytime mate!
tbh, if you're a bit strapped then just go for the 320 120gb version - it's fast and reliable and worth the extra $50 for double the size and the extra speed that model has. I just woulnd't buy a 60gb drive as that can fill up pretty quick with the size of programs these days and you never want a drive anywhere close to capacity.
The difference in performance between the 520 and 320 is really not that much (especially when you see the staggering performance upgrade from a normal HDD to any decent SSD).
Go with the 320 and you'll be set. |
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| Sushipunk |
| I just bought the 330 series 120GB. $159 including delivery. Should be couriered over this afternoon :D |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
I just bought the 330 series 120GB. $159 including delivery. Should be couriered over this afternoon :D |
Niiiiiiiiiiice!
Do a fresh install though - don't clone your existing drive, always a nice time to do spring cleaning :) |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
Niiiiiiiiiiice!
Do a fresh install though - don't clone your existing drive, always a nice time to do spring cleaning :) |
Yep, will definitely be doing a clean Win7 install. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| Make sure u set your controller to AHCI...if it isn't already, and that you have the latest firmware before you install windows ;) |
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| Looney4Clooney |
i have 18 SSDs being used at the moment. NO failures so far. Use the intel's for the OS and the audio drive with projects and what not. The other drives are for data that gets read mostly. They are vertex 3s. I do back up my working stuff every 4 hours. And keep 2 of each on hand in case one does fail. I'have had 12 of of them for almost a year ? I have a power conditioner , and they are in a mac pro. I guess i've tried to keep anything that could up out of the equation but i still operate under the assumption that it will fail today.
6 in each mac pro
and 6 using Gdrive enclosures , the thunderbolt ones but i replaced the HDD with SSDs. |
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| Lilith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
I just bought the 330 series 120GB. $159 including delivery. Should be couriered over this afternoon :D |
I was going to suggest Umart is pretty much 'down the road' for computer bits and they're very dependable as a company. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
I was going to suggest Umart is pretty much 'down the road' for computer bits and they're very dependable as a company. |
Yeah, that's actually where I got it from :p Normally, I buy from MSY in Morningside, because they're about a stone's throw away... They've become useless though, and won't even answer their phones before midday, so I can't even see if they have anything in stock. them, they don't want my business  |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| How is it working for you, Stubert? I actually ordered the exact same SSD a couple days ago. |
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