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Can I get a single answer for which SSD to get?

kyle1320

kyle1320

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Apr 23, 2011
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I have an early 2011 13" MBP. I'm looking for the best SSD around 250GB. So far I think I like the Intel 520 240GB one, but I would like a single solid answer. All of the threads around here seem to have many different answers. My priorities seem to be (in order):
1. Reliability
2. Speed
3. Cost

So, can I get a good single answer?

Edit: Thank you everyone who answered, I'll be getting the Crucial M4 (CT256M4SSD2CCA if anyone wants to know)
 
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People have different opinions so your going to get different answers. To be the best blend of the three is the Crucial M4 256. The Samsung was close behind but the $50 cheaper price and OS X updater on the m4 swung it to its favor. The intels are just to expensive to compete for me.
 
kyle1320 said:
So, can I get a good single answer?
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As there are more varied opinions than there are SSDs, it's pretty impossible to get just one answer, unless you lock the thread after the first response. There is no single right answer.
 
Hmmm.

Interesting post. Makes you sound rather demanding. Using "please" will get you a long way you know.

Crucial M4.
 
impossible to have one answer to a question like that, some people are brand loyal so they will say a certain brand, some poeple will say whatever brand they currently use, some people will say dont buy this brand because they had a bad expierence some will say there is nothing wrong with that same brand


good luck on your purchase, my opinion is they are all the same with a different label on them
 
boomhower said:
People have different opinions so your going to get different answers. To be the best blend of the three is the Crucial M4 256. The Samsung was close behind but the $50 cheaper price and OS X updater on the m4 swung it to its favor. The intels are just to expensive to compete for me.
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There are many seemingly similar 256GB M4s with different model numbers on Newegg. Mind taking a look? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...NodeId=1&name=Crucial&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20
 
simsaladimbamba said:
"Please" and "Thank You" are archaic words, that have no place in our fast paced Facebook accounts, thus they should be never looked back upon, as they will only make you misty-eyed thinking of all the unthankful bastards one can't please with saying "How you doing?".
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Thank you! :) (I'm "old-school"!)

Edit: Who am I kidding? I'm just old! :D
 
Good Morning,

The Crucial M4s on Newegg are all the same drive - just different extras in the box but you want a 9.5mm. The $10 for the transfer kit is not too bad - you get a handy cable which allows you to attach a 2.5 inch drive to your computer via usb. Otherwise you need an enclosure or a drive bay.

So you can confidently pick whichever you like.

Best Regards.
 
I have no experience with SSDs, but I hear about the Crucial M4 a lot. And that's all I can add to the conversation.
 
I've had a crucial M4 in a machine, and a friend of mine too, and they are great drives... don't think theres need to look further. Just search the web about how to get TRIM support enabled in OSX.
 
OCZ Vertex 3 & 4, Crucial M4 and Samsung 830 in no particular order, just find the best deal for the capacity you need. Personally I would stay away from Intel as they had some data corruption issues in the recent past which is obviously the last thing you'd want and quite unforgivable IMO.
 
What the hell just happened in this thread. I come back and old people are reminiscing and saying thanks. Is that what I missed
 
Hackintosh Sr. said:
What the hell just happened in this thread. I come back and old people are reminiscing and saying thanks. Is that what I missed
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I think the term you're looking for is "thread hijacking" ;)

As mentioned above OP, do your research and pick the one that's best for you (no "right" answer in this case)
 
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