SSD Technology

[PrometheuSBoxeR]

I'm interested in buying a OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for my new laptop.

Before I spend the money, I was curious if there was any more technology (bigger, better, newer) regarding SSD's on the horizon that would deter me away from making the purchase right now and waiting for something in the near future.

 

[sub.mesa]

The third generation of SSDs are just about to launch in early 2011; so you might wait for two reasons:
- get a third generation SSD with both faster writes and safe writes (supercapacitor) and possibly less performance degradation
- get a second generation SSD when prices fall, assuming the current SSDs would drop considerably in price when the newer SSDs are available

So whether you want performance or lower price, waiting would help.

 

[loki7]

Likewise I'm deciding on my first SSD (assuming this is your first too). Currently deciding between G2 or Vertex 2.. but will probably wait for discounts / Black Friday. General consensus is that if you don't have an SSD you should pick one up now, the gains are extraordinary over HDD. If you have an SSD and looking to upgrade then weigh in the next generation (G3, SF-2000s, etc.). Ultimately depends on how bad you want one or if you can wait.

 

[pjkenned]

I am offically waiting until third gen drives come out before getting more SSDs. With that being said I bought a 64GB Sandforce drive today for a new test system because it was <$120. They are that worthwhile.