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    Which SSD, Intel 160gb or Sony's 256gb raid

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cod4, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. Cod4

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    Hi

    Im looking to buy a Sony vaio next week but i don't know if i should buy the laptop with Sony's 265gb which is raid 0 or should i get a normal hdd and upgrade it with an intel 160gb ssd. The 256gb ssd is a £800 upgrade and the intel is around £400, which would be faster? Is there a faster ssd around with 160gb +?

    Thanks
     
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    Intel is the fastest SSD you will find at a consumer level ATM.
     
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    Not entirely true.

    On the reviews I've seen the OCZ Vertex beats the Intel in a number of real world tests such as boot time and game load times.
     
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    Not according to users in the SSD forum, which is more valuable than any review IMO.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 26, 2009
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    Link? All the reviews I've read show the Intel a few seconds ahead, or at best, even.
     
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    we've discussed that review in the ssd thread. and as the numbers for the intel are worse than my numbers, and i have the older intel, i don't trust them.

    those numbers are much worse than mine, and they tested the new one, on a fast system. i have the old one, on a slower system.

    the intel has the best balanced performance. doesn't make it leader in every benchmark (but nearly every :)), but best device in actual usage.

    but the vertex is very close (haven't reallife tested one yet), and offers more storage. which may be a big pro :)
     
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    i dont see the big deall... people are paying hundreds more for 20mbs more...
    my patriot ssd hits 180+ and 100+ writes and i payed $79 after some hefty rebates...
    ofcourse it is small. but it is offered in larger sizes
    E800...
    holy crap thats over a thousand dollars... go buy yourself 3 decent netbooks
     
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    Those speeds don't really make a difference since majority of the speed is felt by random R/W and access times. While you might have been lucky with a Jmicron SSD, most are worst than regular HDDs.
     
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    Actually I said a number of real world tests and then gave a couple of examples.

    You don't class file copying as real world?

    And what do you call this:

    Look at the two pages of PCMark Vantage results that I have already linked to.

    Try reading the info I provide next time.
     
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    Do you know what the word implying means, by any chance? Your exact words were this "On the reviews I've seen the OCZ Vertex beats the Intel in a number of real world tests such as boot time and game load times." Note that the examples you listed are more read/IOPS based, implying that the Vertex was faster in those areas.

    You then linked to reviews that showed Vertex to be better in benchmarks where sequential writes play a significant role, where the Vertex is obviously faster.

    See the issue here?
    Jmicron drives are great at large file copies too.

    Whatever.
     
    Xiphias, Jul 26, 2009
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