Best Sata III super high performance 120Gb SSD for 2011 13' Macbook Pro

So, I have the Macbook shown below and I really miss my SSD from my old machine but this time I'm going to have quite a bit more money to pour into it(Going to 8Gb of ram due to some Xcode+Chrome issues and TF2 OOM [I also get more Vram with the upgrade])
So, Research shows there is a SATAIII issue on the new MBPs, are there any drives that can avoid that?
Right now there are four drives on the block:
Intel 510 Series (120Gb) (Any information on those issues?)
Vertex 3 (128Gb) (Great Performance, IDK about issues though)
Crucal C300 (128Gb) (Great Price, but does it still have the major issues?)
OWC 6G Mercury Extreme Pro (120Gb) ( Seems to work on the new MBP, Warranty is nice, Higher price though)

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

yes get the intel 320 and be done with it, you are not going to notice the difference in performance, but your wallet is

 

Reliability - The tried and true Intel and Samsungs are easily the best. Crucial too. C300 is "last gen", but SATA III nonetheless. M4's great too.

On the other hand, Sandforce drives are much faster. Albeit in real world tests, you'll hardly notice. And the reliability is not quite there. But OCZ's maxiops variants are already pushing the limits of the 6 gbit SATA III interface.

If it were me, I'd go with the Intel/Crucial/Samsung. You just won't notice the difference unless you copy large multi-gigabyte files for a living, with CrystalDisk Benchmark as your wallpaper.

And truth be told, if you're going with an optibay setup, you should be fine with 64/60gb SSDs, with the HDD in the caddy.

 

The Crucial C300, while it works great in my 15", I've read that many 13" MBP owners are having trouble with theirs (beachballing, trouble installing OS, etc). So I would avoid the C300 until a firmware update solves this for 13" folks.

If you want the best performing SSD, the Vertex 3 Max IOPS are your best bet right now, although reliability is in question like many have said.

 

You have probably already ready this review of the owc mercury extreme SataIII(6Gps) SSDs. But here it is for others to look over.

MPG - OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD - Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD

*note: the prices estimated in that review linked above are way off especially for the 480GB. Still not super affordable though.

I thought it was pretty convincing case for a SATA III SSD such as the OWC assuming you can afford the price.

Edit: here's another chart of him tsting the 480 in a 2011 Macbook Pro 13"

http://macperformanceguide.com/Reviews-SSD-OWC-fill-volume-480GB-MBP13.html

 

Cool, thanks..lol at the price of the 480, the SSD cost's more than the machine they tested it in.

 

the owc uses the same sandforce controllers that we are trying to get you out off....

 

I've seen many people reporting problems with SATA III SSDs in MBP 2011 laptops so I second Mr MM's recommendation on Intel 320.

 

its not a problem with sata 3, its a problem with poorly designed controllers and thats what sandforce does. Even OCZ their biggest seller is going to get out, they have bought indilinx for that

 

I thought even SATA 3 SSDs had problems with the MBP, i think you have to go for a mod of some kind??
Anyway i will also advice to stay away from SF based SSDs. Take a look at Crucial M4 as they are as reliable as Intel and as cheap as them. Also they are SATA 3 SSDs with good SATA 2 speed too if you cant get SATA 3 to work. Also look at the Samsung Series 240 for reliability + SATA 2 performance. And knock the Intel 320 off that list- Intel 320-Series SSDs Affected by Firmware Bug That Causes Data Loss - Softpedia
Though no idea about the magnitude of that bug or how common is the data loss. Do bit research about it first if you want to buy the Intel drive.
Stay away from that OWC stuff at all costs, should be even worse than the OCZ stuff. And the prices are just absurd.

 

where did you hear this from? People were saying that indilinx would make more sense for OCZ's cheaper SSDs.

 

in the SF 1200 controllers there were several very annoying issues, drive hanging when there is read and write, it wont go back to sleep, sudden hangs in the system for no reason, slow downs. I have a F120 from corsair so I know what Im talking about.

From the reviews there is always some form of comment that this issues continued

 

I'm talking about where you heard that OCZ is going to stop using sandforce...

 

oh sorry, this is my best guess, since they are producing their own controllers with indilinix, there is no need for them to buy another controller, they dont have that much money like intel to do that, not that I thought the 510 was thought through, it looks like a stop gag measure to still be a good buy for the mainstream consumer

 

hi,

i was reading this the other day. is this the same thing you folks are hearing about macs having trouble with sata iii?

Macintosh Performance Guide: Aluminum Foil Fix For Your 17" 2011 MacBook Pro SATA 6G Problems

 

Yeah that is the one i was talking about

 

Not all SF1200 SSD's are the same. I'm typing on my 2011 13" MBP right now with a SF1200 64GB SSD. It's been working beautifully for months. OS cold boots in 10 seconds - from pressing power button to wifi connected. Resumes from sleep instantly. No hangs, no beachballs ever.

I actually bought a Western Digital 256GB recently and popped it in my MBP. It seemed a bit slower than the SF1200 so I took it back out.

PS my SF1200 SSD is the Microcenter variant, AKA ADATA S599. I have 3 others in different computers.