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    OWC Mercury Extreme SSD: 200Gb or 240Gb?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by maratus, Jun 22, 2010.

  1. maratus

    maratus Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    Is there any serious reason to go with 200Gb model instead of 240Gb one?
    (Both are based on SF-1200)

    OWC 200Gb:
    5 Year warranty
    28% over-provisioning
    Raid ready (don't care)

    OWC 240Gb:
    3 Year warranty
    7% over-provisioning

    I'm leaning toward 200Gb model (I'd take reliability and warranty over capacity here). But does it make sense? Will there be any difference for everyday use in notebook?
     
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    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    What's the over-provisioning? How much the drive is filled before it starts to slow down?
     
    f4ding, Jun 22, 2010
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    E30kid Notebook Deity

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    Those two drives are probably the same exact drives, but one is for storage, while the other is for performance maximization. The 240GB drive is the one to go with, IMO, as the performance gain that the 200GB drive has only exists when the drive is at full capacity. Even then, the performance gain is minimal.
     
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    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    There is 28% over provisioning with the OWC 100Gb and 7% over provisioning with the other.

    The 100Gb does not slow when filled and there hasn't been tests that can confirm that with the other OR the Vertex II.

    I havent tested the Vertex 2 but would invite anyone who has to throw in a Crystal score similar to that posted...filled.
     

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    maratus Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks to everyone responded!

    Does anybody know if OWC uses higher quality NAND chips in their more expensive RE series?

    And will 240Gb model with only 200Gb partition (40Gb unallocated space) be identical to slightly more expensive 200Gb model?
     
    maratus, Jun 24, 2010
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