60GB Vertex 2 for my 11 inch?

Hi!

I've got a Lenovo IdeaPad S205, and I want to replace the internal HDD
with a 60GB Vertex 2.

Im wondering whether it would fit inside the laptop, or otherwise be incompatible with it.

Also, alot of people seem to have their SSDs fail after a little while ( Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD))

Check the reviews ^^

Is this a common issue? This is my first SSD, so enlighten me.

 

Yes this is a common issue with Sandforce 1200 drives, especially OCZ it seems.

For more horror stories check the Vertex 2 120GB or 90GB reviews.

If you want a reliable 64GB drive I recommend Samsung 470 (lowest power usage) or Crucial M4.

 

I have a Vertex 2 in my desktop. Worst computer purchase ever. And I'm lucky, mine still is running 8-9 months later! (early Dec. 2011).

I had so many issues getting it to work right it wasn't even funny. And the OCZ support staff were useless, they literally told me my 2-year old motherboard wasn't good enough for an SSD and I needed to get a new one (hence new CPU and RAM too). The problem was getting it to install Windows in AHCI mode, which I never accomplished. I had to install in IDE and do a registry switch to get it into AHCI mode. Something I had to figure out on my own after a week of constant insults from OCZ.

Many people (and I'm not talking like 1% here, try 10-20%) have had initially functional V2's die 3 months in. I've been holding my breath since I found out about this. I didn't do enough research into OCZ at the time, I got sucked into the apparently great price.

Also, after installing Windows, I was getting less than 1/2 the advertised performance of the Vertex 2. I eventually got it close, but you only get there using a very skewed test (ATTO). And that took a lot of playing, far more than it should have.

Since then, in nearly 9 months I have had a fairly significant decrease in the speed of the drive. Still way better than an HDD, but it is far from what it was.

Since then I've had experiences with an Intel 310 for work (great, and I'm typing this on that drive right now), a Crucial C300 for a co-worker's personal build (great) and a Crucial M4 for my laptop (also awesome). All these drives worked perfectly right out of the box, at full rated speeds, and still do.

I cannot recommend Crucial or Intel enough. They are the best, most reliable brands on the market, competitively priced (well the Intel 510 is overpriced, but anyway), and perform VERY VERY well. Don't be misled, the Vertex 3 DOES NOT blow all other SSDs out of the water, it is at best equal to the Crucial M4 in real-world useage.

OCZ is a terrible company, I will never buy from them again. Not only is their support staff some of the rudest, dumbest people in the industry, but they change hardware at will that affects performance while still advertising the old, now false, specifications.

Sandforce controllers in general seem to have a problem too. Intel has a small obscure issue with the 320 series right now but it is a good drive overall. The bug seems to be the worst on MAC, while being a very obscure case in PC's.

Stay Intel, Crucial or Samsung (who I've heard great things about, never used one myself). I don't know if the Lenovo you have is a SATA-3 spec, but if it is I would suggest a Crucial M4. They have no problems now that Firmware 0002 has fixed an issue with LPM. For SATA-2, a C300 or a Samsung 470 would be good choices, as would the Intel 320 but I'm waiting for their fix there.