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    Intel ssd 520 & mac osx

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by bikerc, Feb 12, 2012.

  1. bikerc

    bikerc Notebook Geek

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    Did anybody here get one of these? If yes what is the performance?

    I am a bit puzzled by the results in this review, where they measured the 4kb random performance.

    4 KB Random Performance: Raw, Windows, And Mac : Intel SSD 520 Review: Taking Back The High-End With SandForce

    The mac osx lags behind windows.

    I currently have an Intel 320 300GB ssd. I run windows in Parallels (I have a MBP 17" early 2011) and I do .net development. If you can believe it, the intel 320 SSD performs far better in Windows in this configuration than it performed when I was running windows by itself in a bootcamp partition. One thing that I don't like is that when I compile projects the compilation process doesn't seem much faster than my colleague's computers who have the mechanical 7200rpm hdds (we all use laptops). Applications start up faster though.

    So, I am thinking of upgrading to Intel 520 but I would hate to spend the money and get performance similar with what I currently have. The review above worries me.

    Thanks
     
    bikerc, Feb 12, 2012
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