SLC OR MLC SSD

I'll see about running it, but it's in my netbook now so I assume performance will be different compared to the previous benchmarks which were on my Zotac mITX board (630i chipset).
 
drgnfang said:
I'll see about running it, but it's in my netbook now so I assume performance will be different compared to the previous benchmarks which were on my Zotac mITX board (630i chipset).
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what model did you get...they sent me the wrong one that what is advertised on their website.

what they have listed is -FTD32GL25H
what they sent me was FTM32GL25H

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Volkum said:
Hah that site incorrectly lists the drive as MLC, but I looked up the model and it is SLC. That's pretty cheap if they ship you the same drive :)

Could you post IOmeter results for that drive, please?
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looks like they didnt ship the right drive ..lol
 
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Mine is: FTD32GL25H

Glad I didn't order a second one yesterday like I was debating. Now to see if the store has good support for returns.
 
we will see if they have good support...they obviously have careless workers. on the packing slip/invoice someone even initialed it looking to verify the contents of the package
 
The real question is how much can you prolong the life of an MLC drive? If there's still sufficiently a wide gap (and even with MLC with TRIM vs non-TRIM SLC, the latter still has nearly 8x the lifespan), enthusiasts will continue to demand SLC drives.

Remember, VA and TN monitors with higher and higher specs were all the rage with manufacturers because of the lower production costs and some perceived advantages...but in the end, demand for quality has driven some manufacturers to produce economy IPS monitors.
 
well looks like they dont stock the SLC(FTD32GL25H) version anymore. they will be issuing me a refund. and said they will be fixing their website to match the model number of the MLC(FTM32GL25H) version..sucks...


looks like ill pick up a vertex if i have to get mlc
 
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DonDon said:
Apparently it is quite expensive to develop an SSD controller chip, and Jmicron was the first to step up to the plate for third party builders. Intel built their own controller, that was much better, but they were a bit late to the party. IndilinX is a new player that appears to be kicking Jmicrons ass all over the place. It just amazes me that Jmicron is not able to fix their problems with a firmware upgrade. OCZ is the first major player to use IndilinX, but more should follow soon.

Don
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The supertalent "ultradrives" use the same controller & have the same performance as the ocz vertex series. Not sure on support/firmware development form supertalent, however.
 
The Ultradrive LE are even SLC based... Hard to find, but generally cheaper (around $350 for 32g) than the Intel X25-E (not saying it is as good though). They do have new firmware (2009-03-20 date) for both Ultradrive models.
 
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