Which SSD to get?

[fullvietFX]

I'm new to the SSD scene and was wondering which one I should get. There's a sale at a local computer store for the OCZ Summit MLC SATAII 2.5" SSD 120GB. What do you guys think? OCZ or Intel?

 

[PHiZ]

You cannot just say "OCZ or Intel." Both companies make different drives, there are some good OCZ and some bad OCZ. There are okay Intel drives and then good Intel drives.

The short answer is: OCZ Vertex or Agility, or Intel X-25m Generation 2 (G2).

 

[fullvietFX]

You cannot just say "OCZ or Intel." Both companies make different drives, there are some good OCZ and some bad OCZ. There are okay Intel drives and then good Intel drives.

The short answer is: OCZ Vertex or Agility, or Intel X-25m Generation 2 (G2).

Thanks, that nailed it down very good.

 

[fullvietFX]

Alright I'm confused again.
OCZSSD2-1VTX120G - $576
OCZSSD2-1VTXA120G - $436
OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G - $483

 

[fullvietFX]

SSD puts out virtually no heat correct?

 

[PHiZ]

Alright I'm confused again.
OCZSSD2-1VTX120G - $576 (Vanilla Vertext)
OCZSSD2-1VTXA120G - $436 (Mac/Apple version, Vanilla vertex with a fancy sticker)
OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G - $483 (Probably the Vertex Turbo. Overclocked controller)

There is also a Vertex EX, which uses SLC flash instead of MLC flash. I'm not convinced that the "upgrades" are really worth it. Do some price shopping, you'll probably find better prices. Look into Bing cashback as well.

 

[fullvietFX]

There is also a Vertex EX, which uses SLC flash instead of MLC flash. I'm not convinced that the "upgrades" are really worth it. Do some price shopping, you'll probably find better prices. Look into Bing cashback as well.

Thanks for the clarification. These prices are Canadian, so they might seem a little high to you. One last question, do these drives support TRIM? Also thanks again for your help.

 

[drleospaceman]

SSD puts out virtually no heat correct?

It puts out some heat, just not as hot as a hard drive though.

 

[heatlesssun]

It puts out some heat, just not as hot as a hard drive though.

I just put a Patriot Warp that I got on sale into my tx2 tablet and it has dramatically made the machine run cooler. There's still heat but it much less. In fact one complaint I had about the heat blowing out from the tx2 has been vastly improved with the SSD.

The unit is now cooler AND faster. Hard to beat that though I did drop down to 120 GB from 320 GB. Still enough room for all my stuff, just not as roomy but the benefits are worth it until I can get a bigger and faster drive in the next year.

 

[PHiZ]

Thanks for the clarification. These prices are Canadian, so they might seem a little high to you. One last question, do these drives support TRIM? Also thanks again for your help.

The OCZ Vertex and Agility support TRIM. They also support Garbage Collection(GC) if your OS doesn't have TRIM support (OSX, XP, Vista, etc.) The drives are now shipping with GC firmware, and you can use a firmware updater to switch to TRIM if you prefer it.