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

[merlin2375]

Thanks for the info! That helps.

Looks like Sandforce released some sort of update in December of last year to address the BSOD issue. Was that update not sufficient? Seems like it has been out there for months now. I wonder how the feedback is.

Do you know what controller the X-25M G2 used? I couldn't find out definitively by searching Google.

[bigspin]

I brought Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD (SDSSDX-240G-G25) for £168.49

lowest priced 24nm Toggle Nand SSD available in UK. SanDISK using their own nand chips with custom Sandforce FW.

[madmattd]

Thanks for the info! That helps.

Looks like Sandforce released some sort of update in December of last year to address the BSOD issue. Was that update not sufficient? Seems like it has been out there for months now. I wonder how the feedback is.

Do you know what controller the X-25M G2 used? I couldn't find out definitively by searching Google.

The update late last year by Sandforce was the first time they even admitted there was a problem with the controller (in nearly a year with the 22xx controller)...and yes, it fixed a lot of the problems, but no where near all. Feedback has understandably improved, but it is still low compared to basically every other controller on the market, since a lot of people still have BSOD issues.

The early Intel drives (320 and before) used Intel's own in-house controllers. They were good ones.

[merlin2375]

Very interesting. Maybe this is neither here nor there, but it makes you wonder: why did Intel stop making their own controllers?

Thanks again for the info, I'm looking at the samsung or maybe the 510 with the marvell controller!

[npaladin2000]

Very interesting. Maybe this is neither here nor there, but it makes you wonder: why did Intel stop making their own controllers?

Thanks again for the info, I'm looking at the samsung or maybe the 510 with the marvell controller!

I've been wondering that myself. Their devices were pretty popular, and like Samsung, they had vertical integration. Now Samsung is the only one that does (and OCZ's pseudo-semi-sorta, what, diagonal integration?)

[madmattd]

I've been wondering that myself. Their devices were pretty popular, and like Samsung, they had vertical integration. Now Samsung is the only one that does (and OCZ's pseudo-semi-sorta, what, diagonal integration?)

OCZ's I would call squiggly integration It's all over the map! I have hopes that the Indilinx will prove out as a good controller, but my experiences with OCZ's CS left a bad taste...

Intel went away from their own controllers last year with the 510 launch, and I have to agree it was a disappointment. The original thoughts were they just used the Marvell for the 510 to get a SATA 3 drive on the market while their in-house one was delayed. That appears to no longer be the case with their move to Sandforce...

[npaladin2000]

OCZ's I would call squiggly integration It's all over the map! I have hopes that the Indilinx will prove out as a good controller, but my experiences with OCZ's CS left a bad taste...

Intel went away from their own controllers last year with the 510 launch, and I have to agree it was a disappointment. The original thoughts were they just used the Marvell for the 510 to get a SATA 3 drive on the market while their in-house one was delayed. That appears to no longer be the case with their move to Sandforce...

Well, I know OCZ's ultimate intent is to have Indilinx design controllers, guess that's the next step after writing firmware for Marvell (Everest) and then customizing Marvell silicon (Everest 2). They've got their own branded NAND now....but there's this [B]tiny[B] little matter of not having their own fab.

Then again, they are one of the big 4 when it comes to SSDs. And I've got to say this Vertex 4 is great. They should be OK so long as they stay clear of SandForce.

I still keep hoping Intel will go back to their own controllers. They made nice drives. Samsung never impressed me much, and the Crucial is getting long in the tooth, but SandForce is really scary: I'd never trust those in the machines I support, even if it does have an Intel label on it.

[Thatoe]

Hi, I installed Samsung 830 256gb ssd to my laptop today.
After fresh installing windows, I tried a quick crystaldiskmark run and my random speeds seem off.
The bios is set to AHCI.
Please take a look and see if these speeds are acceptable.

[shorty920]

I've never seen the 256GB M4 for $240, if it was $220 I would buy it in a heartbeat. I might just get the 128 and a 500GB normal HDD. Still hard to decide haha. That build is probably better though. Or I was thinking of possibly getting a 240GB or 256GB SSD as the sole drive because it generates less heat and takes a little less power to run not to mention it will be much quieter for when I have to use it in class. I have a 750 external that I use to store movies for when I'm home; I usually just use net flix though; and if I really needed a little more room for save files/random pictures and stuff I could buy a 64GB or 128GB flash drive and just pop that in the side when I need it.

Funny what a difference 2 weeks make. The 256gb M4 was $180 on Buy.com earlier today lol. I look forward to what the next 2 weeks will bring

[npaladin2000]

Funny what a difference 2 weeks make. The 256gb M4 was $180 on Buy.com earlier today lol. I look forward to what the next 2 weeks will bring

I'm not sure if this is a late reaction to the floods, or if it's a reaction to HDD availability recovering, but I love how prices are being driven down to where ordinary mortals can get a reasonably sized one with their PCs.