Hi guys I want to pick an SSD
From what I have seen the Vertex 120 gb ( for less than 400 USD ) and the intel x-25 80 gb are my options.
80 too small for my taste 🙁 ,
I have read a lot about this drives, but is the difference between them that high ?
Btw, are there other options that I should look at ?
Thanks!
The difference is "that high." To put it in perspective look at it like this in comparison:
OCZ Vertex (MLC SSD)
Sequential Read = 260mb/s
Sequential Write = 180+ mb/s
Random Read = up to 5mb/s
Random Write = ~2mb/s
Intel X25-M (MLC SSD)
Sequential Read = 250mb/s
Sequential Write = 70mb/s
Random Read =
50+mb/s
Random Write =
30+mb/s
Intel X25-E (SLC SSD = 10x longer life than MLC)
Sequential Read = 250mb/s
Sequential Write = 170mb/s
Random Read =
60+mb/s
Random Write =
40+mb/s
As pointed out by many members here and reviews on the net, random reads/writes are
FAR more important than sequential reads/writes. As quoted by someone here "I would rather have 70mb/s random read than 500mb/s sequential read."
I would too and if you look at whats so good about the intel drives, it happens to be the very important spec: Random reads/writes. Over 10x the performance in random read/writes than almost every other drive out there which is a BIG difference.
Do yourself a huge favour, treat yourself and get an intel SSD. And yes, new ones are coming out on tuesday (just X25-M series ones).
