Recent content by arabesc

Does anyone know if there is a method to add over-provisioning on the Samsung 960 Pro SSD, except making a partition of a size that is smaller than the drive capacity? E.g., there is HPA (Host Protected Area) that could be used to add over-provisioning on a SATA-drive, but it couldn't be used on...

Hello, I tried to upgrade the original Hitachi 5K500 HDD with the Plextor PX-512M5P SSD and I got all those freezes, lockups and beach-balling. The system became unusable over time. Please, suggest ~ 512 GB (modern) SSD that will definitely work with that buggy MCP79 SATA controller. As I...

Thanks for the tip, but the TRIM is enabled immediately after the OS installation (with a patch).

Maybe it's unusual, but I'm using Mac OS X on MacBook. This is a clean install of the OS, it's not cloning. I've installed it twice from different sources to exclude any data corruption, but result is the same.

I'm experiencing frequent OS freezes after upgrading HDD in the MacBook (MB986, mid'09) to the PX-512M5P SSD. Freezes could lasts for minutes. The first freeze was about a week after upgrade, then it happens every few days and now it's several times a day. The SMART is ok, as far as I can tell...

It's drama, they are all died... :))) The test methodology is beneath criticism, but it's better then nothing.

It's unknown in advance. You may need a specific calibration target, such as D50 whitepoint and 1.8 gamma :) It's not a rocket science in basics, just get the right (compatible) calibration device.

It shouldn't be worse than the 840 non-pro version. Here its test (AnandTech): it's after 50 minutes idling.

I suggest to you: to buy. But test it carefully. I'm satisfied with this buy, mostly. I don't think that there is something better for such money. But you can consider Apple Cinema Display as an alternative.

Does this SSD have foreground or background GC?

Please can you test the sleep mode when the monitor is connected via the DisplayPort?

I think that it's good price for this screen. I have purchased it for $1'000 in the online shop. Current retail price for it in my country is about $1'400... Hardware calibration capability is more important feature in a long term. Factory calibration will not serve forever, display parameters...

I didn't try hdmi, but dvi is ok. I don't see the dust under the cover of mine screen, but there are at least two dead pixels. Fortunately they small enough and not striking.

Do you have numbers? Mine has 0.12cd/m^2 at the black level when white is calibrated to 120cd/m^2. Tested with i1Display Pro colorimeter.

Somewhere better, somewhere worse. That's why I bought it: 1) multiple input interfaces; 2) hardware calibration; 3) the promise (unfulfilled) of the 10-bit LCD.