128gb Kingston SSD on sale for $134...Anyone ever use this one?

[thetruth1985]

Buy.com has a Kingston SSD 128gb for $134 after rebate. Does anyone have any experience with this drive in a Macbook Pro? I have a 5400 500gb drive but I would not mind getting a lower capacity drive if it means better performance.
http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-12...olid-state-drive-ssd/q/loc/101/214308840.html

 

[tredstone]

I got this one and installed it last week. Didn't have any problems with it and my macbook is blazing fast now.

Only problem I've had is I can't enable noatime (which is recommended to reduce the number of writes to the drive)... seems to be an issue with SL 10.6.6 though.

 

[foulmouthedleon]

I use it my 15" i5. No complaints here. At that price, go for it.

 

[thetruth1985]

Cool. Did either of you notice a difference with battery life with this drive? I also have 2010 15 inch with i5.

 

[tredstone]

I haven't really kept track to be honest. At the very least I would say it's the same, if not better.

That's a really good price given the current rate for SSD's is about $2/GB.

 

[ExiledMafia]

I mean anything is going to be better than what you have right now and at that price how can you pass it up?

 

[bniu]

other than the lack of capacity, it works great

 

[Daud]

Some negatives peaople speak about in reviews: JMicron controller, stuttering, slower than other SSD, degrading over time. Seems that you get what you pay for. Still quicker than HDD
Also a battery eater, according to a MacBook Pro owner on Amazon review..