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[whs]

Hey guys... I noticed there are a lot of these SSD drives available out there, They have such a wide range of pricing. What does a person really choose. Crucial has the 64gig SATA 6Gb/s at a nice price... $134 bucks, Looks very tempting. Someone said we should wait for SLC technology not just MLC.. Whats you're guys take on that?

You can always wait for the next technology step. But I would buy when you want it. Crucial is a decent drive, but the 6Gb/sec you only get when you have the correponding bus - e.g. USB3 at 6Gb/sec. Your normal Sata bus is probably at 3 Gb/sec.

 

[profdlp]

...Someone said we should wait for SLC technology not just MLC.. Whats you're guys take on that?

I bought an 80GB Intel X-25M last May and have been quite happy with it. I could buy it, or something comparable, today for a good bit less than the $200 I spent seven months ago. The problem is, there is always something just around the corner. Keep waiting and you'll never get anything. If you have the dough and want one, go for it. In my opinion, excepting the very pricey high-end drives and bargain basement undersized drives, they are all a pretty good deal.

Yeah, If I'd waited I could have gotten something better today for the same money. I also wouldn't have had the pleasure of using this super speedy drive ever since last Spring.

 

[Beginning]

Hey guys... I noticed there are a lot of these SSD drives available out there, They have such a wide range of pricing. What does a person really choose. Crucial has the 64gig SATA 6Gb/s at a nice price... $134 bucks, Looks very tempting. Someone said we should wait for SLC technology not just MLC.. Whats you're guys take on that?

You can always wait for the next technology step. But I would buy when you want it. Crucial is a decent drive, but the 6Gb/sec you only get when you have the correponding bus - e.g. USB3 at 6Gb/sec. Your normal Sata bus is probably at 3 Gb/sec.

Well this is what I was thinking.. And as for the 6Gb/sec should go on my system as my system specs states.

 

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Ok.... here are the stats for my new Crucial C300 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Int SSD. These may not be the best scores here, but it brought my WEI score up to 7.2...... My video card is now my lowest score. The SSD went to 7.9. So for now I'm diggin' it.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Beginning,
That's impressive a 7.9 WEI and Benchmark scores. I love my Crucial and I knew you'd love yours. Man snappy just doesn't seem to sum it up but it's close ! Like you I wonder when and if we will see SLC's dropping in price, they must be much more expensive to produce but maybe in time we will see them trickle down !

 

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I'm sure by that time I'll need another one

 

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finally got around to switching from ide to ahci mode--

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Crucial C300 256GB

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD. The C300 is Sata 3 capable, but presently connected to sata2.

 

[whs]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD.

I wonder whether you notice a performance difference one way or another. The Intel is a bit faster in access time and the C300 reads/writes a bit better.
My guess would be that in real life it's a wash - but your experience would be interesting.

 

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Will firmware upgrade really make much of a diffidence? Just curious..

 

[whs]

Will firmware upgrade really make much of a diffidence? Just curious..

It is like driver update. Sometimes you need to do it to fix a firmware bug or if you want a particular function. E.g my early Vertex had a backlevel firmware that did not support Trim. In order to get that, the firmware had to be updated.
Remember, firmware is just another program (in a slightly different form than we are used to) - same risks and exposures.

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD.

I wonder whether you notice a performance difference one way or another. The Intel is a bit faster in access time and the C300 reads/writes a bit better.
My guess would be that in real life it's a wash - but your experience would be interesting.

You are on the mark. Daily use -- no noticeable change. In certain repetitive data intensive programs (Excel using Access databases), about a 5+% speed improvement. Since the specific programs take 4 to 5 hrs to complete, the improvement does help. It did improve in the WEI Hard Drive rating from 7.6 to 7.7 -

 

[tw33k]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD. The C300 is Sata 6 capable, but presently connected to sata3.

There's no such no such thing as SATA 3 or 6. There is SATA Rev 1.0 (1.5 Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3 Gb/s) or SATA Rev 3.0 (6 Gb/s)

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Will firmware upgrade really make much of a diffidence? Just curious..

Did not see any change, but apparently the Trim execution is supposed to be better. There are several C300 users running into stuttering issues with the latest firmware, but I was lucky.

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD. The C300 is Sata 6 capable, but presently connected to sata3.

There's no such no such thing as SATA 3 or 6. There is SATA Rev 1.0 (1.5 Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3 Gb/s) or SATA Rev 3.0 (6 Gb/s)

Oops--My bad. I meant sata 2 and 3. Missed that. Thanks

 

[whs]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD.

I wonder whether you notice a performance difference one way or another. The Intel is a bit faster in access time and the C300 reads/writes a bit better.
My guess would be that in real life it's a wash - but your experience would be interesting.

You are on the mark. Daily use -- no noticeable change. In certain repetitive data intensive programs (Excel using Access databases), about a 5+% speed improvement. Since the specific programs take 4 to 5 hrs to complete, the improvement does help. It did improve in the WEI Hard Drive rating from 7.6 to 7.7 -

Thank you for the answer.

 

[Dave76]

Ok.... here are the stats for my new Crucial C300 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Int SSD. These may not be the best scores here, but it brought my WEI score up to 7.2...... My video card is now my lowest score. The SSD went to 7.9. So for now I'm diggin' it.

Is mv91xx the latest Marvell driver?

Did you update the SSD firmware?

The AS SSD should be a bit higher for the Crucial SSD.

Maybe some of the other members with Crucial/Marvell can tell you what driver they are using.

You can find some Marvell beta drivers, if you're feeling adventurous.

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD.

I wonder whether you notice a performance difference one way or another. The Intel is a bit faster in access time and the C300 reads/writes a bit better.
My guess would be that in real life it's a wash - but your experience would be interesting.

I would be interested in your opinion also, have often wondered what the effect access time has on performance.
It has to have an effect but, how much and is it noticable?

Just saw your reply, thanks for the feed back.

 

[Hopalong X]

Just installed a Crucial C300 with firmware 6.0. Here are its results compared to an Intel SSD G2 from which I cloned the Crucial SSD. The C300 is Sata 6 capable, but presently connected to sata3.

There's no such no such thing as SATA 3 or 6. There is SATA Rev 1.0 (1.5 Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3 Gb/s) or SATA Rev 3.0 (6 Gb/s)

Seems there is a SATA 6 under Naming Convention.
Seems this is the outfit that names the components.

http://www.sata-io.org/developers/naming_guidelines.asp

SATA-IO Specifications and Naming Conventions

Important: Do not use the incorrect terms 'SATA II' or 'SATA III'
The references embedded within the SATA specifications to 'Gen 3', 'Gen 2', or 'Gen 1' are technical spec naming conventions only and should not be used for marketing and product naming purposes.

 

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Is mv91xx the latest Marvell driver?

Did you update the SSD firmware?

The AS SSD should be a bit higher for the Crucial SSD.

Maybe some of the other members with Crucial/Marvell can tell you what driver they are using.

You can find some Marvell beta drivers, if you're feeling adventurous.

Mv91xx is the marvell driver installed on my system.

I haven't upgraded the firmware yet... I'm a we bit leery.. scared I suppose would be a better word. I'd hate for something to go wrong.

 

[Hopalong X]

ASUS is easy to update.

Just go to their website. Do not use Windows Marvell update or the universal Marvell driver for SATA they are the same.
Asus adds components and tests the drivers for their boards. Marvell has a new one in the past week or so. Pass on it and get the newest at ASUS. It may be older but it works.

Mike