Title basically says it all... I can get a 240gb vertex 2 from a shop... or should i buy a 120gb vertex 3
is 550Mbps worth the less 120gb?
looking for opinions....
Thanks
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What are the read/write speeds for both?
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Vertex 2 240gb: up to 285MB/s read, up to 275MB/s write
Vertex 3 120gb: up to 550 MB/s read, up to 500 MB/s write (on a sata 3 board of course)
Now its out of stock.... Im guessing i could always get a passport drive with USB 3 if need be....
Im really leaning towards the vertex 3 -
Get the 240. I'd take space over speed any day. Besides, do you care about loading times that much that you'd half your storage?
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Vertex 3 120GB is a joke, or scam if you like. It is absolutely NOT the smaller version of 240GB, it is inferior in term of performance.
Evidence:
The OCZ Vertex 3 Review (120GB) - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News
Personally I would recommend get a NAS. My PS3, iPhone, iPad, WDTV, M11x, M14x are all sharing the same 12TB movie and music library. -
hmmm well im seeing 550mbps that means system speed is doubled when loading windows and other files....
i currently run on my desktop on a 150gb velociraptor..... 110Mbps read 90Mbps write semi fast and when i look at the 550Mbps it makes me wonder......
i think i could sacrifice space and lug along a 1tb passport usb 3.0 drive if i really needed to -
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I'd definitely get space over speed. 120GB is way too small these days ...especially since patched games now take 8-15GB per.
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ok so 4KB Random Write: 60,000 IOPS in the vertex 3 vs 4k Random Write (Aligned): 50,000 IOPS
In the real world how much would 10,000 IOPS equate too?
thanks again
240gb vertex 2 ($300) vs 120 gb vertex 3 ($300)
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