Get SSD now or wait?

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Zer0Cool

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For the last few months I was playing with an idea of upgrading my current PC (in my sig) with a good SSD. I was thinking ether two 80GB Intel G2 SSD and putting them in raid 0 or a single 160GB Intel G2. From what I was told in here a single 160GB will be just as fast + Trim…etc ..etc.

Are there any “worth the wait” SSD that are supposed to be released soon? I currently have two WD640AAKS in raid-0 and the speed is good, so I’m not in a rush. I just don’t want to be disappointed with performance or to get an Intel 160GB G2 that’s been around for some time now, only to wait 1-2 month and have them release something much better :(

What are your thoughts guys?
 
The next big thing in SSD tech seems to be the SATA6/Gbs Crucial C300 128GB and 256GB drives. It is supposed to be out very soon. I'm not sure how it compares to the Intel G2 drives, but it seems pretty cool.
 
That still doesn't blast away the Intel X25-M in terms of random IOps, and that's most important for the system drive.

I think the Intel X25-M G2 actually holds up quite nicely against the new Sandforce/Marvell SSDs with 6Gbps SATA coming. The next big revolution may come with 25nm NAND flash and new 6Gbps controller in Q4 2010, think christmas.
 
The RealSSD C300 is supposed to be out this month, with a Marvell controller, SATA 6 Gbps, and some impressive specs. The OCZ Sandforce-based SSD (also with impressive specs) is supposed to be out soon, too (March?). Even if you don't end up buying one of those two, I think the SSD market will look a lot different in April than it does now. If I were in the market for an SSD, I would try to wait until April if I could.
 
if the around Christmas prediction turns out to be true, it would probably mean across the board price cuts on current generation SSD's once those newer generation SSD's become more prevalent, which in that case you can sacrifice what might turn out to be a razor thin drop in performance compared to the newer counterparts in exchange for a cheaper, more proven product, and you would be able to RAID them definitely at the price point you can afford.
 
If IMFT is the only source of 25nm NAND this year (as looks to be the case), then it does not necessarily mean big price cuts. Without competition, IMFT may not be compelled to lower the price below what the other producers (with less dense NAND) are charging. And if the 25nm NAND SSDs are not lower priced, then there is little reason for the other SSD manufacturers to lower their prices.
 
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