Hi all,
I've got a bizarre (if not actually problematic) issue with my late '09 mini C2D 2.26GHz. I originally upgraded it with an OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD back in 2010. A few months ago I ran Disk Speed Test and was only getting 30-50MB/sec for both reads and writes. I have subsequently changed to a 50GB Vertex 2, clean install of Snow Leopard, and now am getting 35MB/sec reads and 180MB/sec writes. I've got a 120GB Vertex 2 in my '09 MBP C2D 2.8Ghz that gets >200MB/sec reads and around 180MB/sec writes with Disk Speed Test (more or less what the drive is advertised as). Initially I thought the original Vertex was getting past its best, but now I have a similar problem with a new drive. So I'm wondering what could be causing the low read speeds? I have never had any system hangs or beachballs (with either Vertex or Vertex 2) and the mini is mostly used as a HTPC, but I'm still curious as to what could be causing the slow down? Is it definitely the drive or could it be something else inside the mini? Your input is, as always, appreciated.
IC
I've got a bizarre (if not actually problematic) issue with my late '09 mini C2D 2.26GHz. I originally upgraded it with an OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD back in 2010. A few months ago I ran Disk Speed Test and was only getting 30-50MB/sec for both reads and writes. I have subsequently changed to a 50GB Vertex 2, clean install of Snow Leopard, and now am getting 35MB/sec reads and 180MB/sec writes. I've got a 120GB Vertex 2 in my '09 MBP C2D 2.8Ghz that gets >200MB/sec reads and around 180MB/sec writes with Disk Speed Test (more or less what the drive is advertised as). Initially I thought the original Vertex was getting past its best, but now I have a similar problem with a new drive. So I'm wondering what could be causing the low read speeds? I have never had any system hangs or beachballs (with either Vertex or Vertex 2) and the mini is mostly used as a HTPC, but I'm still curious as to what could be causing the slow down? Is it definitely the drive or could it be something else inside the mini? Your input is, as always, appreciated.
IC
