I will be saving for a 128GB SSD... suggestions?

[Lebon14]

Hey guys. Seeing in the future, I want to have a nice 128GB SSD. Not too shaby in disk space BUT it's ultra fast and that's what it's appealing. I will make two partitions on this for Dual Booting.

So, what SSD do you guys suggest? Samsung? OCZ? Another one?

I want to buy it online and note that I will need some kind of adapter to put it inside my PC coz, I only have 3.5 and 5.25 inches slots. SATA is not a problem though. Still 3 more free. I don't want any RAID.

Budget : 400$ (shipping costs and adapter included)

P.S : I'm Canadian - won't buy this kind of item from eBay.

 

[zZanthraXx]

This one here gets my reccomendation.
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks

I've had only one problem with OCZ (doa ram) however they were quick to replace it. Their PSU's rock and their SSDs are getting top reviews. These are the faster models, revised.

 

[weh]

Intel or the new OCZ models

 

[Lebon14]

This one here gets my reccomendation.
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks

I've had only one problem with OCZ (doa ram) however they were quick to replace it. Their PSU's rock and their SSDs are getting top reviews. These are the faster models, revised.

The item you linked to me seems good.

BUT!

You forgot something. I cannot buy on .COM of NewEgg. Only on .CA. And, on the Canadian version of the item... it was "desactivated" or something.

 

[weh]

It will be back quickly -- it's a fairly new product and probably in short supply.

Since you are saving for it, one assumes that you do not need to purchase immediately. That is probably a good thing as prices will drop (although no one can predict how rapidly).

 

[zZanthraXx]

No i didnt forget... i just dont know any rep. ca stores. So i just gave you a product to look at lol. I thought that newegg has a .ca... ooo deactivated. hmm really i dont know any ca stores... just search for that particualr model. zipzoomfly?

 

[Caddish]

all you have to do is stay away from the jmicron controller (even the new one with 2 jmicron in one case). The controller from Intel, Samsung and the new one from the OCZ Vertex (Barefoot I think) do a much better job.

NCIX has a few SSD although I don't know if their price are competitive

 

[Lebon14]

NCIX
Tigerdirect.ca
NewEgg.ca
FutureShop
BestBuy
CanadaDirect

Pretty much the places I think of...

Since you are saving for it, one assumes that you do not need to purchase immediately. That is probably a good thing as prices will drop (although no one can predict how rapidly).

Not now. I just started saving.

 

[jfar]

Hi.Lebon14,best of luck with your new buy,you might want to read this before you buy ,it may help you.Thanks to johngalt. http://www.sevenforums.com/news/6203-think-you-know-ssds-think-again.html

 

[Silver0066]

I just purchased an Intel x25-M 80 Gb. It is a piece of junk. I can't even install Windows 7 on it. I understand that if you have a Nvidia chipset, this SSD will not work. I found out the hard way. Intel Technical support is a complete joke. They were very unknowledgeable and unhelpful.

I will be returning the drive and wait until another company that is a little more consumer oriented to come up with a good drive.

 

[FreakyFerret]

If you have a normal type of computer case, you do have a 2.5 inch drive slot available. The floppy drive slot is 2.5. If you have one in there, just pull it out! I'm sure no one uses floppies anymore.

 

[Tora]

Only the OCZ Vertex series worth buying now (if you consider price/performance).
The other models are too expensive and slower. Intel x25-m and e series are perfect but prices are too high right now. it's way over your budget.

 

[Romulinx2]

Only the OCZ Vertex series worth buying now (if you consider price/performance).
The other models are too expensive and slower. Intel x25-m and e series are perfect but prices are too high right now. it's way over your budget.

I agree, if the look at the performance figures and the lifetime warranty for OCZ vertex drives.

 

[Chris34]

It will be back quickly -- it's a fairly new product and probably in short supply.

Since you are saving for it, one assumes that you do not need to purchase immediately. That is probably a good thing as prices will drop (although no one can predict how rapidly).

I second that and I seriously doubt it's worth buying a SSD drive right now. let the tech mature a bit and the price drop before buying one. If money isn't an issue, and it doesn't seem to be your case, buy one. If you're saving to buy a SSD, think twice, or more, and invest into something else instead. $450 for a drive isn't worth it. a cheaper and fast regular hard drive mounted with rubber band trick or alikes would make you as happy, if you're looking for silence more than speed.
And I'm not mentioning the problems some some controllers likes the ones from jmicron. Somebody posted a link about it somewhere in the thread.

 

[jfar]

Or you might want to try one of these [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVc6H7wYbA&feature=channel"]YouTube - Man's Finger Is A Hard Drive[/ame]

 

[nate42nd]

That is cool. Very cool. I wish my finger was a flash drive. Sweeeeeeeeeet.

 

[weh]

That is cool. Very cool. I wish my finger was a flash drive. Sweeeeeeeeeet.

I'll be glad to send you a cleaver, but don't ask me to do the chopping.

 

[GreyWolf]

I just purchased an Intel x25-M 80 Gb. It is a piece of junk. I can't even install Windows 7 on it. I understand that if you have a Nvidia chipset, this SSD will not work. I found out the hard way. Intel Technical support is a complete joke. They were very unknowledgeable and unhelpful.

I will be returning the drive and wait until another company that is a little more consumer oriented to come up with a good drive.

I find your posting rather ignorant. Intel happens to make very quick and reliable SSD's. You should fault your Mobo manuf and not Intel.

Yet another reason to stay away from NCrappia's Chipsets