SSD 2.5 or 3.5

Sandforce, terrific read and write speeds, TRIM supported in recent firmware... so long as you don't mind that it's physically huge compared to a traditional 2.5" SSD.

This is probably OCZ's venture to see if desktop users will buy a drive that will fit into a 3.5" bay without any sort of an adapter / rails.
 
They have a 120gig 2.5 as well, But was just wondering if it would be better to get the 2.5 or 3.5.
 
fantomau said:
They have a 120gig 2.5 as well, But was just wondering if it would be better to get the 2.5 or 3.5.
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There are no functional differences in the drives, inside they are the same.

The only thing good about having a 2.5" unit is that:

1. You can cram a whole lot of them into your case in some pretty interesting places.
2. You can use them in a laptop.

The SSD was originally designed and marketed to be a drop-in replacement for laptop hard drives which is why the vast majority of them come in this form factor. SSDs can be made to be far smaller... there are 1.8" SSDs out there even.
 
As I said both drives are identical. It's purely a matter of personal preference...

I personally would grab the 2.5" version.
 
Kinda strange that the 2.5 ver on newegg, has alot of negative reviews compared to the 3.5 version.
 
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