The new SSD Thread (Benchmarks, Brands, News and Advice)

[QuadAllegory]

Nobody ever said the firmware sucks, it's a solid SLC drive and they simply haven't needed to upgrade the firmware because they got it right the first time.

By the time the X-25M is too slow, you'll be buying SATA 6 SSDs for less than what we're paying now.

I understand that the X25-M is very capable of my needs and that it is FAST. But if the X25-E is technically "better" I'd rather get it, since money is no concern and the X25-E (32GB) is only $383 at NewEgg.

[sgogeta4]

What exactly are your needs? X25-E is optimized for different things compared with the X25-M. Technically though, the X25-E is superior to the X25-M.

[QuadAllegory]

What exactly are your needs? X25-E is optimized for different things compared with the X25-M. Technically though, the X25-E is superior to the X25-M.

Just web design/normal usage Hd vids etc. I won't be running a server or anything, but I don't need 80GB and I thought the X25-E SLC drives were much better for longevity and fragmentation than MLC.

[TMC01]

Just web design/normal usage Hd vids etc. I won't be running a server or anything, but I don't need 80GB and I thought the X25-E SLC drives were much better for longevity and fragmentation than MLC.

I would suppose that different uses would utilize the SSDs differently and get different results. I suppose that if you use the X25-E for your needs, you might get performance that is equivalent to the X25-M due to the way the 2 are tweaked for different use. Technically superior doesnt mean that you will get the most performance from the SSD. It might be better if you get the M as you might just change for a bigger faster SSD way before it starts to fail.

Just some thoughts.

[akstylish]

I'm looking for a moderate SSD with no less than 250GB of space. What would you recommend?

[Jlbrightbill]

Corsair P256.

[sgogeta4]

I'm looking for a moderate SSD with no less than 250GB of space. What would you recommend?

What's your budget? The cheapest of the "good" SSDs, as stated above, is based on the Samsung 256GB SSD. Corsair sells it under their name for around $700.

[ronan_zj]

or supertalent 256G

[davepermen]

Obviously, and you omitted the critical piece of information which is that you installed from a much faster source, thereby making your Mtron installation time look much better than mine.

no. i just didn't wanted to restate that obvious thing (i stated it before, more than once, in this thread).

[davepermen]

Just web design/normal usage Hd vids etc. I won't be running a server or anything, but I don't need 80GB and I thought the X25-E SLC drives were much better for longevity and fragmentation than MLC.

the MLC is better for you. why? because of the more storage, once you want to temporary store a hd movie on it, you'd have problems else.

and, it's optimized for desktop usage. the SLC one isn't, and performs actually a bit slower in some tests, desktop usage tests, that is. i think it's slower at booting, f.e. all in all, the E does not gain you much really in a desktop anyways, because it is tweaked for servers, and for their workloads.