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[sygnus21]

OCZ Vertex 4?

OK, I asked this before and didn't get much info so I'll ask again.....

Any thoughts on the OCZ Vertex 4 drives? I have a 120gig Vertex 2 which has served me well but am looking to upgrade to more space for photo processing purposes.

Anyway the reason I ask is that I haven't been following the world of PC's like in the past as I have school and my photography, however I did hear, or thought I heard, some rumblings about OCZ's (fading) quality.

BTW I’m looking at the 256gig drive for $189 bucks

Thanks

 

[Britton30]

OK, I asked this before and didn't get much info so I'll ask again.....

Any thoughts on the OCZ Vertex 4 drives? I have a 120gig Vertex 2 which has served me well but am looking to upgrade to more space for photo processing purposes.

Anyway the reason I ask is that I haven't been following the world of PC's like in the past as I have school and my photography, however I did hear, or thought I heard, some rumblings about OCZ's (fading) quality.

BTW I’m looking at the 256gig drive for $189 bucks

Thanks

Check Paulpick's numbers HERE

Newegg reviews

 

[Hopalong X]

OK, I asked this before and didn't get much info so I'll ask again.....

Any thoughts on the OCZ Vertex 4 drives? I have a 120gig Vertex 2 which has served me well but am looking to upgrade to more space for photo processing purposes.

Anyway the reason I ask is that I haven't been following the world of PC's like in the past as I have school and my photography, however I did hear, or thought I heard, some rumblings about OCZ's (fading) quality.

BTW I’m looking at the 256gig drive for $189 bucks

Thanks

For a 256MB SSD that is a good price.

Best I found on a 256MB Samsung is $230 here> Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

I have not heard any complaints on the V4.

Personally I would go with the Samsung but I don't think you would go wrong with the Vertex 4.

My 2 cents. I hope that helps.
Mike
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Todays update for the Samsung. Writes to date.> SSD Write Endurance 25nm Vs 34nm - Page 206

Samsung 830 256GB Day 159

(GiB) 3,989,792
(TiB) 3,896
(PiB) 3.83

(Avg) 297.73 MB/s over the past 1200+ hours

 

[kbrady1979]

Every other week, Newegg has the Samsung 256gb model at/under $200. Best I've seen it for was $179 a couple of months ago. It was $189 only 3 weeks ago. If you can catch it for about $200, grab one...you won't be disappointed.

 

[sygnus21]

Thanks Gary, those scores look damn fine to me

Thanks for the suggestion Mike but I tend to stay brand loyal unless I have a bad experience or something else blows it away. Anyway I was just wondering how the new drive is doing with Indilinx controller over the old Sandforce ones.

Thanks

BTW there was a rumor that Seagate may purchase OCZ - Seagate: Earnings Due Monday; More Speculation On OCZ - Forbes

 

[paulpicks21]

Thanks Gary, those scores look damn fine to me

Thanks for the suggestion Mike but I tend to stay brand loyal unless I have a bad experience or something else blows it away. Anyway I was just wondering how the new drive is doing with Indilinx controller over the old Sandforce ones.

Thanks

BTW there was a rumor that Seagate may purchase OCZ - Seagate: Earnings Due Monday; More Speculation On OCZ - Forbes

Hi bud, I am just away on holiday at the moment so can't type a lot on my phone but so far the v4 has been running great for me, I am real happy with it. I read a lot of reviews on it before I bought it and they all seemed very positive.

Paul

 

[sygnus21]

Well positive or not i'll have one Friday

Will post my thoughts sometime next week, if not this weekend.

Thanks.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

I've just bought an OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 Series for my new desktop and have put the old OCZ Agility 3 into the notebook. Do these figures look right to you guys for an older notebook, feels much faster than it was with the HDD but can't help thinking it should be slightly faster or is it just the limits of the notebook.

 

[smiths22]

Performance is not all, what about reliability? which ssd 60g is the best?

 

[paulpicks21]

Performance is not all, what about reliability? which ssd 60g is the best?

You won't go wrong with a 64gb crucial m4, it's been proven to be one of the most reliable ssd ever. They are cheap now and also perform very well.

 

[Britton30]

I've just bought an OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 Series for my new desktop and have put the old OCZ Agility 3 into the notebook. Do these figures look right to you guys for an older notebook, feels much faster than it was with the HDD but can't help thinking it should be slightly faster or is it just the limits of the notebook.

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This seems in line with other Vertex 3 numbers posted here. IT may be a bit lower due to a CPU limitation, i.e. it could be a faster one.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

I've just bought an OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 Series for my new desktop and have put the old OCZ Agility 3 into the notebook. Do these figures look right to you guys for an older notebook, feels much faster than it was with the HDD but can't help thinking it should be slightly faster or is it just the limits of the notebook.

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This seems in line with other Vertex 3 numbers posted here. IT may be a bit lower due to a CPU limitation, i.e. it could be a faster one.

Thanks Gary

I'm quite happy anyway, feels a lot faster and never been one for benchmarks and stats. Just felt it should of been a bit quicker but maybe not

 

[Hopalong X]

I've just bought an OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 Series for my new desktop and have put the old OCZ Agility 3 into the notebook. Do these figures look right to you guys for an older notebook, feels much faster than it was with the HDD but can't help thinking it should be slightly faster or is it just the limits of the notebook.

An "older notebook" is likely a Sata 1.5Gb/s or Sata 3.0Gb/s controller.
The Agility 3 would be at its best on a Sata 6.0Gb/s controller.
It is backward compatible but will have slower read/write speeds.

Plus CPU etc. as Britton30 mentioned.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

I've just bought an OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 Series for my new desktop and have put the old OCZ Agility 3 into the notebook. Do these figures look right to you guys for an older notebook, feels much faster than it was with the HDD but can't help thinking it should be slightly faster or is it just the limits of the notebook.

An "older notebook" is likely a Sata 1.5Gb/s or Sata 3.0Gb/s controller.
The Agility 3 would be at its best on a Sata 6.0Gb/s controller.
It is backward compatible but will have slower read/write speeds.

Plus CPU etc. as Britton30 mentioned.

Thanks
I can appreciate that Mike, didn't expect it to be as fast as in the desktop anyway. Main thing is its improved the performance of the notebook for a while

Danny

 

[Hopalong X]

You would need to look up the specs on the laptop to no for sure what controller is used.

The main thing is to enjoy!!!

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

You would need to look up the specs on the laptop to no for sure what controller is used.

The main thing is to enjoy!!!

Was just doing that but cant seem to find anything other than SATA mentioned, no version or speed.
Its the one in my specs if anyone comes across it.

Danny

 

[Hopalong X]

A good review and all specs.> Review Acer Aspire 5935G Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews

A Seagate ST9500325AS, a serial ATA II hard disk is employed for the mass memory.

So it is Sata 3.0Gb/s.
I figured that was what it was.
So you don't get full potential but better than an HDD.

Acers web site was useless for specifications.

 

[smiths22]

Performance is not all, what about reliability? which ssd 60g is the best?

You won't go wrong with a 64gb crucial m4, it's been proven to be one of the most reliable ssd ever. They are cheap now and also perform very well.

mmm what about samsung 830?

 

[Hopalong X]

Performance is not all, what about reliability? which ssd 60g is the best?

You won't go wrong with a 64gb crucial m4, it's been proven to be one of the most reliable ssd ever. They are cheap now and also perform very well.

mmm what about samsung 830?

Several of us are using the Samsung 830 128GB.

They are about $100 at newegg and Amazon at the moment.

 

[essenbe]

Performance is not all, what about reliability? which ssd 60g is the best?

You won't go wrong with a 64gb crucial m4, it's been proven to be one of the most reliable ssd ever. They are cheap now and also perform very well.

mmm what about samsung 830?

I have both and am happy with both of them. Either one would be a good buy.