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    G.SKILL Phoenix EVO 115GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zafota, Jun 26, 2011.

  1. zafota

    zafota Notebook Geek

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    Any thoughst on said SSD?

    Bugs? Issues? PRO's? CON's?

    Its the only available SSD in my local market where I dont need international shipping. Need opinions.

    THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
     
    zafota, Jun 26, 2011
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    3Fees, Jun 28, 2011
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    Pro: decent performance

    Con: uses the SF1200 controller, the controller with probably the worst reliability track record of all.
     
    Phil, Jun 28, 2011
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    I had a SF1200 series based SSD, worked like junk in my T420, blue screens, 1 or 2 out of 10 boots it wouldn't boot, would never resume from sleep.
    I would seek out opinions from someone who has tried it in your specific laptop.
    When I can afford it I'm going Intel based SSD.
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Jun 28, 2011
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  5. 3Fees

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    Samsung 470 Series SSD's for the win.. :cool:

    Cheers
    3Fees :)
     
    3Fees, Jun 29, 2011
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    thinking the same bout the intel ssd's. im gonna get the intel 320 instead
     
    zafota, Jun 29, 2011
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    Going by Newegg customer ratings the Samsung 470 is the most reliable SSD.

    Not that Intel 320 is a bad one though...
     
    Phil, Jun 29, 2011
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    Been running Samsung 470 SSD for 6-7 mos now,,not a problem,,got mine at Amazon.

    Cheers
    3Fees :)
     
    3Fees, Jun 29, 2011
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    its not that i dont like samsung but the price is too high for me. i only want a moderate budget SSD. i only want to buy around 160- 200 max..
     
    zafota, Jul 1, 2011
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