Best 120gb SSD?

[Michael_R.]

Hey everyone,
I guess the title says it all.
At the moment I am looking at the OCZ (OCZ Onyx 2 120GB, 2.5", SATA II (OCZSSD2-2ONX120G)) model.

Do you have some recommendations for me?


Best regards,
MIchael =)

[johnw]

I recommend the new Intel X25-M 120GB model. For SSDs, my rule of thumb is to go with Intel unless you have a good reason not to.

[Sam_oslo]

How about a Crucial C300 128GB?

That's a great option for a single-disk setup. I've been using a 64GB as a OS-disk, W7 64bit on SATA3, and it has been doing great.

[Computurd]

Crucial C300 128GB, Intel X25-M 120GB

either

[Jupiler]

Besides Intel and Crucial, maybe the OCZ Vertex 2 Extended might be another option?

[INFRNL]

I have the G-skill Sandforce based drive 120gb and seems to be just fine so far; I want to get 1 or 2 c300's though. Just haven't decided if I should get 1 256gig or 2x128gig drives though; possibly just a 128gb till the next gen drives come out.

[dctokyo]

I also recommend the new Intel X25-M 120GB model

[dengyong]

G.SKILL Phoenix Pro 120 GB is great, I own two of them (in seperate computers) and I'm verry happy with them. $186 shipped... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231378

[Michael_R.]

Besides Intel and Crucial, maybe the OCZ Vertex 2 Extended might be another option?

I´d prefer to get the Vertex 2 at the moment, as it is the cheapest one and faster than the intel drive (according to the specs: intel r/w: 250/100; OCZ r/w: 285/275; C300 r/w: 355/140)

Are the specs trustworthy or are there other specs to look at?

[Ao1]

The SF specs are based on non compressible data. If the data cannot be compressed those specs can’t be achieved. If you write a lot of non compressible data a SF drive is not the way to go.

[Michael_R.]

what is compressible data?

[Ao1]

Examples of things that tend to not be very compressible
Already compressed files:
gzip archives
bzip2 archives
rzip archives
zip archives
Many movie formats (raw DVD images tend to be more compressible than most other formats, if you're in the habit of backing up your DVD's - and be aware that often how compressible a movie will be a matter of what's inside the container format, and is frequently not an attribute o the container format itself like .mpeg or .mkv)
Many music formats (see notes about above container formats)
Many picture formats (.gif, .png, jpeg, but .ppm may be pretty compressible, and .gif is more compressible than .png or .jpeg)
Largely random data like that from "cat /dev/random'

Examples of files that do tend to compress well:
Text files:
Many wordprocessor file formats, but openofice formats are sometimes well compressed already
Source code, like that written in C, C++ or Java
Interpreted language code, like that written in Python, Ruby, Perl, or TCL
Binary files
If you have a file full of a small number of distinct floating point numbers, repeated again and again, that will often be pretty compressible
Any other binary format that has lots of repetition, will tend to be pretty compressible

Pinched from here:
http://stromberg.dnsalias.org/~strom...s-of-data.html

[tived]

any point in the OCZ Revo 120 ?

Henrik

[Michael_R.]

thx Ao1, of course I knew what compressible data is in that way, however I did not know that it made a difference in drive performance

[zalbard]

I'd personally get a Crucial drive. Vertex 2 is also a good option, though. But ideally go with 2x 60GB drives in Raid0 if you can...

any point in the OCZ Revo 120 ?

Henrik

Not really.

[Oats]

thx Ao1, of course I knew what compressible data is in that way, however I did not know that it made a difference in drive performance

SandForce drives use compression to increase speed and minimize writes. If you have a 100MB file the drive may compress it to 50MB and write it in a second. A benchmark would show that is 100MB/s. If you tried to write 100MB of already compressed data it would take 2 seconds for a speed of 50MB/s. These are just random numbers I'm using and don't reflect actual performance.

[Michael_R.]

I'd personally get a Crucial drive. Vertex 2 is also a good option, though. But ideally go with 2x 60GB drives in Raid0 if you can...

Not really.

I thought about this as well, however does it make sense with a standard integrated intel raid controller?

[Computurd]

oh yea the ich10r with two devices is about as easy as it gets. and fast as hell too! the ich is wonderful with ssd's!

[ripken204]

um, so what kind of compression is this? lossless hopefully?
if i put an audio file or picture onto the SSD will it maintain it's full quality?

[Boogerlad]

The SF specs are based on compressible data. If the data cannot be compressed those specs can’t be achieved. If you write a lot of non compressible data a SF drive is not the way to go.

fixed
Yes, it's it lossless compression.

[Funkwagen]

Just curious, do people not like corsair SSDs generally?

[Michael_R.]

nice nick, are you somehow from germany or is it actually an english word?

[Michael_R.]

btw are there any drawbacks on using a raid instead of a single big SSD?

[Oats]

btw are there any drawbacks on using a raid instead of a single big SSD?

No Trim support in raid, so the speed will degrade over time.

[Sam_oslo]

I'd personally get a Crucial drive. Vertex 2 is also a good option, though. But ideally go with 2x 60GB drives in Raid0 if you can...

Yep, 2 x C300 64GB is a good buy right now. One of my local dealers ( in Norway) is selling it cheaper than C300 128GB.

The same dealer has been selling the 64GB for 50% of 128GB lately, which was a good buy already, but right now they have a 14% discount, so the 64GB RAID gets much cheaper actually. I guess other retailers will have similar deals too.