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How reliable are the Apple SSDs?

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butters149

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Just wondering how reliable the Apple SSDs are. I am planning to get a MBP this fall and just buy the 256 GB SSD from the apple store online. Does it slow down after awhile?
 
if you buy an apple ssd, they give you trim so it shouldnt slow down much or at all. Also, lion (osx 10.7) supposably has trim standard for ssds.
 
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I'm sure it's fine, and it has a warranty anyway. As for slowdown, having TRIM enabled will help. Just don't fill it up to 99% capacity.
 
Freyqq said:
if you buy an apple ssd, they give you trim so it shouldnt slow down much or at all. Also, Lion(osx 10.7) supposably has trim standard for ssds.
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edited that for you. i think you meant lion. :) i just didnt want anyone to get the wrong idea.
 
If you get an Apple SSD, you don't need to think about the reliability, because it is covered under Apple's warranty. It's an easy switch out if the thing fails (versus mailing in an getting an RMA from other OEMs).
 
axu539 said:
If you get an Apple SSD, you don't need to think about the reliability, because it is covered under Apple's warranty. It's an easy switch out if the thing fails (versus mailing in an getting an RMA from other OEMs).
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They are just as likely to fail as any other SSD. And not everyone has an apple store nearby they can drop their notebooks at, so the OP may need to RMA the whole machine to get it repaired anyway.
 
I don't know, but I don't hear too many people complaining thei apple sad has failed them. But how many do you hear complain of a third party sad fail. :rolleyes:
 
Apple Expert said:
I don't know, but I don't hear too many people complaining thei apple sad has failed them. But how many do you hear complain of a third party sad fail. :rolleyes:
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People come to forums to resolve problems, you see a vocal minority here. Nobody comes on here to say everything is fine.
 
Freyqq said:
I also doubt many people bought them, as you can get an intel ssd or an ocz for a lot less
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In UK, on 15" high end, 128gb ssd from apple is £80 upgrade, when to buy a 120gb Intel 320 is ~£180, thats a saving of £100, and with that comes native trim and the peace of mind that if anything did go wrong, go to an apple store and its sorted under warranty.
 
butters149 said:
Just wondering how reliable the Apple SSDs are. I am planning to get a MBP this fall and just buy the 256 GB SSD from the apple store online. Does it slow down after awhile?
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To answer your question far more reliable then any hard drive you have ever used.
 
The garbage collection on the current Apple SSD models is so strong, they don't loose any performance over time, even without TRIM.

So there's no need for TRIM.

For more info: check Anandtech's Kingston V+ 100 review.
 
Philflow said:
The garbage collection on the current Apple SSD models is so strong, they don't loose any performance over time, even without TRIM.

So there's no need for TRIM.

For more info: check Anandtech's Kingston V+ 100 review.
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The garbage collection is VERY aggressive but as Anand stated, this comes with a price.

1) Very high power consumption, half of that of a Velociraptor under load.
2) Lower life span due to the tremendous amounts of writes.

So reliable in terms of performance; yes, but lifespan? Not too sure about that. But hey, Applecare ftw :)
 
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