Small SSD

I'm looking for a small SSD for my R60e. Since my R60e is a SATA I machine, speed isn't a primary concern. Cost and reliability are probably the two biggest factors for me. I'll be running Linux on it. I only need enough space for the OS and my mp3 collection, which is about 3GB. I can probably get by with a 16GB drive. I looked on eBay. I was hoping to maybe pick up a Vertex or Agility on the cheap, but haven't found one yet. It's tough to find the 30GB versions of those drives. That would probably be the ideal drives if I could find one at the right price. Anyone know of a drive that fits these parameters? Thanks for any help.

EDIT: What's the general consensus on the Kingston SS100S2/16G? It seems like it'd be a good fit, but I don't know much about Kingston SSDs.

 

I don't know much about that one. I know this one is a decent performer:
Kingston SSDNow 30 GB Internal hard drive

Anandtech did a review on it.

 

Thanks Phil. According to the NewEgg specs, the 16GB SSD is a bit faster with 230MB/s read and 75MB/s write. The reviews 4/5 only date back to December, so it should be a fairly new product. Like I said, my machine is capped so performance isn't primary. I'd just like something reliable.

 

Vertex and Agility are probably among the worst choices for reliability. Kingston seems better.

 

Really? I've probably owned six or seven OCZ drives. Other than the original Core drive being a total piece of junk, I've never had any issues with any off them. I've got them in all my desktops.

 

Look up X25-V 40 GB on Ebay?

 

Are those Indilinx and/or Sandforce drives?

We counted the Newegg customer reviews. Sandforce drives have an overall failure rate of about 5 times higher than Intel, Crucial and Samsung.

I don't know the numbers for Indilinx drives but I heard they're just as bad.

 

They're either Agility 2 or Vertex 2, which I think are Indillix. At any rate, I picked up a used 16GB Kingston for $30. That should fit the bill. Now I just need a IPS screen and I'm in like flynn.

 

Series 1 is Indlinix, Series 2 and 3 is Sandforce.

Let us know how the Kingston is and please post some benchmarks.

 

I will, but can I bench in Linux?

 

Samsung 470 Series 64Gb

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I already picked up the Kingston S100. Granted I'm sure Samsung is a better drive, but it costs 3x as much. Plus my machine is SATA I. The Samsung won't do much for me, but thanks for the reply.

 

$75.99 - $25MIR = $50.99 Kingston 30GB

If you don't care for MIR then the Kingston 16GB is $55.99, still has $10 MIR though if you wish.

Kingston has one of the better MIR systems IMHO. I usually got mine in about four to six weeks.

 

I got the 16GB used for $30 used with not rebate. That's good enough for me.

 

Good. For what you'll use it for why spend more.

I'm looking for a cheap 32GB or 40GB SSD for my kids computer. Sounds overkill but it's more for my sake. I also use it for playing movies and such for them, but the old 250GB Caviar Blue hard drive in there seems so slow now.