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  1. 30th April 2012, 04:03 PM #11
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    Default Re: Reliable Internal SSD

    Quote Originally Posted by MidnightSun View Post
    If the most important criteria is reliability (as it should be, in my opinion), the Intel and Samsung drives are top-notch. The Crucial M4 is pretty good too, and are priced very affordably at the moment.
    Intel's 520 series of drives use a SandForce controller (the same one found in lower reliability drives like OCZ's products). They claim to have 'fixed' all the reliability problems and BSOD problems but I wouldn't touch it until it has been out on the market for some time. I wouldn't want to be a beta-tester for Intel/SandForce.
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    If you want a higer-performace Intel, you should look at the 510 series. Still don't trust Sandforce.

    If you're okay with SATAII speeds, the Intel 320 (and 330) is a good model line, and it still has that "holy crap this is fast!" feeling, when compared to a 7200RPM HDD.





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    I'm on the same boat as the author, and just wondering if you guys can point out a few affordable 120GB SSDs that's reliable and has a fast read-speed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cpubaka View Post
    I'm on the same boat as the author, and just wondering if you guys can point out a few affordable 120GB SSDs that's reliable and has a fast read-speed.
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    I dove in with the new SanDisk drives... 120 and 256...
    So far 2 Weeks in they have been good... I replaced an Intel 510... I do run backups often and have the Intel as a fallback if something goes wrong...

    That said, so far the extreme is faster.. (for small files anyway... Which is most of what I do with it)

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    Default Re: Reliable Internal SSD

    Looking for a cheap, reliable SSD? Intel G1/G2/320 series or Samsung 470/PM810

    Looking for a relatively cheap, fast, reliable SSD? Samsung 830 series.

    Intel 510 had the Marvell controller which has stuttering issues. M4 has a whole host of issues. 520 series is SandForce so bleh.

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    Default Re: Reliable Internal SSD

    Quote Originally Posted by Greg View Post
    They claim to have 'fixed' all the reliability problems and BSOD problems...
    Just to clarify, Intel has said they have minimized the chance of encountering a BSOD with the Cherryville SSD (520) which is different from actually fixing **all** of them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jclausius View Post
    Just to clarify, Intel has said they have minimized the chance of encountering a BSOD with the Cherryville SSD (520) which is different from actually fixing them.
    This is a thread about 320 series on Intel website. For some odd reason, Intel has not acknowledged it and the issue is growing:

    Anyone else had a repeat 8mb brick on 320 ssd AFTER firmware update.

    This thread and a few others are starting to pick up steam on the Intel website as well...Cherryville is not having issues with Sandforce, like other brands...but it is still having issues.

    Intel 520 Series 120G SSD random BSOD's - please help

    If you want a bigger picture....here is the Intel support board for SSD.

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    I removed the 320 series from my HP Envy 17 and replaced it with a Samsung 830 series 256GB drive. I will put it back in as the D drive, once Intel does something to stop this issue from happening.
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