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    Which SSD for the m14x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mojorific, May 10, 2011.

  1. mojorific

    mojorific Notebook Consultant

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    There are a lot of SSD choices out there, and i'm wondering if anyone else has some advice as to which one to get.

    I've narrowed down my choices to:

    Crucial RealSSD C300 - 256GB
    Crucial m4 - 256GB (more $$ but better speed)
    OCZ Vertex 2 - 256GB
    OCZ Vertex 3 - 256GB (more $$ but better speed)


    In looking at reviews, the C300 seems to beat out the Vertex 2 but not the Vertex 3. The m4 and vertex 3 seem to be close in many tests, so it is a toss up as to which is better.

    Would you go for OCZ or Crucial? Would there be much a difference in performance with the Vertex 3 vs. 2 or the C300/m4?

    The m14x is limited to SATA 3, so i'm not sure whether its worth the extra money to get the latest drives, or just go with the older Vertex 2 or C300. Thoughts?

    Here is a good comparison based on the m4 review:
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/4253/the-crucial-m4-micron-c400-ssd-review/10
     
    mojorific, May 10, 2011
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  2. c1ro

    c1ro Notebook Consultant

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    Vertex 3 is the best product out of the crowd, but OCZ is a dishonest company.

    They dare selling engineering sample Vertex3 to customers, that is a joke to me. Anyway they are all good drives and you will never regret with any of them (until break down).
     
    c1ro, May 10, 2011
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  3. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    I just got a 128gb M4 from Crucial....the C300 worked pretty well, depends what you want it for. I've read that Crucial was more reliable than OCZ, so I chose them.. :)
     
    takeabyte, May 10, 2011
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  4. 2GStyle

    2GStyle Notebook Geek

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    Same. Pretty much from what I have read I come to think of it as:

    Reliability: Intel

    Balanced Reliability/Speed: Crucial

    Speed: OCZ

    I was looking at a C300 til the M4 came out and went with this.
     
    2GStyle, May 10, 2011
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  5. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    Same one I got! :D

    Lucked out and know someone who works at Micron though, and got mine for a cool $200 :)
     
    takeabyte, May 10, 2011
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, May 11, 2011
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