Kingspec or Zheino SSD

[Abbbby333]

I opened up my Powerbook G4 A1139 today with the intention of putting in the Zheino mSata SSD and PATA adaptor that i had acquired to upgrade this machine, only to find a Kingspec SSD already installed! What a surprise! Now I have to decide which one I want to have in this machine.

This is the Zhenio mSata I bought along with the adaptor:

Zheino mSATA SSD 256GB M3 Internal Mini SATA SSD Drive 3D Nand Flash Solid State Drive for Mini PC Notebooks Tablets PC

Zheino mSATA SSD 256GB M3 Internal Mini SATA SSD Drive 3D Nand Flash Solid State Drive for Mini PC Notebooks Tablets PC

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ChenYang mSATA Mini SATA SSD to IDE 44Pin 2.5 inch Hard Disk Case Enclosure Box White for Notebook Laptop

This adapter using JM20330 Serial ATA Bridge Chip. Case Size:70mm x 100mm X 9.5mm. This adapter is only compatible with 50mm size mSATA Mini SATA SSD. Not compatible with 50mm Mini PCI-e SATA and Mini PCI-e PATA. Not compatible with M.2 NGFF SSD(B-key or M-key).

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and this is the Kingspec SSD I pulled out of my Powerbook:

I'm inclined to go with the Zhenio, as it is 256 gb as opposed to the 128gb of the kingspec, but I am curious to hear if there are any compelling reasons to stick with the Kingspec?

 

[eyoungren]

You won't find any argument against Zheino from me. I have a 128GB mSATA Zheino in my 17" PowerBook and a 500GB Zheino SSD in my 2008 MBP. I am partial to Zheino because I know they work.

 

[DeltaMac]

You may have noticed that you don't need an adapter with that Kingspec drive.
The Zheino is rated at a much faster speed than the Kingspec, but unknown if that would result in noticeably faster speed in actual use. You would still be limited by the (slower) ATA bus.
If you need to extra space with 256 GB, then swap it out.

 

[Abbbby333]

decided to go with the zheino! Thanks for your thoughts

 

[Amethyst1]

Those native PATA SSDs are often slow and use old controllers that can have quirks. IOW: they suck. Using a modern mSATA SSD in an adapter is the much better solution.