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    samsung ssd or supertalent ssd?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jisaac, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    i've found to possible upgrades for my laptop. One is a 16gb used samsung, and the other is a new 8gb supertalent. The website for the supertalent is, http://www.supertalent.com/products/ssd-commercial.php?type=IDE . The supertalent i think is a new version and has 60mb read/ 45mb write speeds. The samsung has 56 read and 32 write. Which one should i get considering that i can get both of them for the same price? Which one would be faster? I have read bad reviews about the old supertalent, do you think this one will be any different (if this is indeed a new version lol)?
     
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    000111 Atari Master

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    i thought ssd drives were up around 100 read 80 write now. seems a little slow to me. maybe i'm smokin' crack. les (formerly flamenko) has a thread all about ssd drives. i would post the question to him. he seems to be an authority on the subject.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=208242
     
    000111, Mar 22, 2008
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    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    The newer sata ones do...the link he gave is to IDE...and i believe IDE capacity is 60mb/s...so thats probably the explination...i think.
     
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  4. jisaac

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    the problem is that those ssds are double the $$$ of the ones i am lookin at
     
    jisaac, Mar 22, 2008
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    your right waterwizard , my laptop only takes pata
     
    jisaac, Mar 22, 2008
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  6. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    You should wait for a few weeks. Mtron is supposed to be releasing the 1000 series in April which will be in your price range for better performance and capacity return.

    What system are you considering putting the ssd into?
     
    Les, Mar 22, 2008
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    an asus s6f, but i dont think the 1000 series will be pata, and they're mlc
     
    jisaac, Mar 23, 2008
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    MLC ssds have far better performance results than those tested above.
     
    Les, Mar 23, 2008
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    the reason why i'd prefer slc is that it has more write cycles, but after what you said, i'm starting to wonder if it's just a myth. hmmm....
     
    jisaac, Mar 23, 2008
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    richarddd Notebook Consultant

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    Any idea when we'll see 64gb SSDs for around $500?
     
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  11. Les

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    That may not be far off with the new mlc design from Mtron.
     
    Les, Mar 23, 2008
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