SSD upgrade considerations

[michaelkahl]

I have a MBP 2011 model and already replaced the 750GB hdd with a 120GB Intel 320 SSD. I've downloaded TRIM enabler and turned TRIM support on but do I need to do or consider anything else?

I've considered upgrading to a larger SSD, potentially one of the new Intel's which are San Force based. I've read that TRIM support is built in, but want to educate myself so I don't throw money away at something that won't work or will crap out on me in 6 months to a year.

Then again I may not even worry about upgrading the SSD but still want to make sure that I'm properly using the one that I have. I'm new to SSD's but have done a little bit of research like reading Anand's 3-4 year old article discussing how SSD's work. It's a good read but I'm betting some things have changed since then and some algorithms have improved.

 

[Terpfen]

SandForce controllers don't necessarily have built-in TRIM, but they do a very good job of garbage collection, which is an equivalent (and arguably superior) function.

Basically, if you get a SandForce SSD, you should disable TRIM.