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OCZ Vertex 3/Intel 510/Other SSD

Which SSD Do You Use/Recommend

  • OCZ Vertex 3

    Votes: 39 61.9%

  • Intel 510

    Votes: 8 12.7%

  • Other (i.e. Crucial)

    Votes: 16 25.4%
  • Total voters
    63
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JamDonut

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Original poster
May 23, 2011
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England, UK
Hi All,

so i wanted to put together a little poll to see who is buying what SSDs for their MBP, for both people trying to decide to see, but also to try and bring the threads together somewhat, i must see at least 5 threads a week discussing SSD and the main two i seem to hear most of are the OCZ Vertex 3 and Intel 510, with little about others,

once you have voted, if you have another preference i.e. Crucial SSD, please feel free to post about it! i must admit, i'm torn between the vertex 3 and 510 myself!

:D
 
FWIW from what I've gathered Vertex 3 is slightly faster, but slightly less reliable than the Intel 510. It seems like a wash, but I have no exp with either so obvious take it with a grain of salt. And I will eventually be getting a intel 510 for my 2011 MBP.
 
eUnique said:
FWIW from what I've gathered Vertex 3 is slightly faster, but slightly less reliable than the Intel 510. It seems like a wash, but I have no exp with either so obvious take it with a grain of salt. And I will eventually be getting a intel 510 for my 2011 MBP.
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intel 510 more reliable than a vertex 3? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

i think intel reliability pertains to the x25 and 320 somewhat

the 510 had a catalogue of incompatibilities with the MBP sata3 port
the 320 is a 2yr old controller with 25x NAND flash

id prefer a v3 max iops or corsair force 3
 
JamDonut said:
naive as it sounds, could you elaborate? never heard of this
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Intel normally designs their own controllers, like on the X25 series. However, they dropped the ball with SATA 6G compatibility. To stay competitive, they released the 510 with the same Marvell controller that Micron uses in the C300/C400. Supposedly Intel customized the firmware a bit, but it still won't be as reliable as the Intel 320 or X25-M.

I would still bet that the 510 will prove to be more reliable than the Vertex 3, although the Vertex is faster.
 
Peteman100 said:
To stay competitive, they released the 510 with the same Marvell controller that Micron uses in the C300/C400.
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Bit cheeky of them really! considering intel is a reliable brand name! but hey-ho it's a dog-eat-dog business world out there, guess they gotta stay competitive, thanks for the info though :)
 
I think it's a common them to hear for speed: Go OWC or OCZ. For reliability: Intel. That's very vague and open ended, but a fair judgment I believe
 
Pretty limited poll tbh, I would have added a couple more on there to show the results rather than read through all the posts to determine what the people in the "other" category use/recommend instead.
 
JephJ said:
Pretty limited poll tbh, I would have added a couple more on there to show the results rather than read through all the posts to determine what the people in the "other" category use/recommend instead.
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soryy the battle just seemed aimed mostly at these two, that's why i wanted to try and spark a discussion in the thread too :)
 
Vertex 3 but you need Windows and a spare AHCI SATA port if you plan to keep up with firmware updates released for the drive.
 
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JR1993 said:
why?
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I should rephrase; If you plan to do firmware upgrades (not maintenance in general) to the drive, then you need a Windows PC with a spare AHCI SATA port because Sandforce only have an update utility for Windows (or Linux if you have 2010 or earlier hardware)
 
daneoni said:
I should rephrase; If you plan to do firmware upgrades (not maintenance in general) to the drive, then you need a Windows PC with a spare AHCI SATA port because Sandforce only have an update utility for Windows (or Linux if you have 2010 or earlier hardware)
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what if you have windows insalled on bootcamp? also, would you be able to attach the SSD through usb to a windows laptop?
 
JR1993 said:
what if you have windows insalled on bootcamp? also, would you be able to attach the SSD through usb to a windows laptop?
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Some say bootcamp partition works others say it doesn't (i didn't test it). But the update utility generally insists you to run the update from a volume that isn't the SSD itself. You must have a SATA port...won't work over USB as far as i know.
 
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daneoni said:
Some say bootcamp partition works others say it doesn't (i didn't test it). You must have a SATA port...won't work over USB as far as i know.
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Ok. Do you know if the same applies to the Corsair Force Series 3??? (sorry for all the questions, as you may tell, im quite new to this)
 
JR1993 said:
Ok thanks.

Final question (I promise!):
Is there a need to upgrade the firmware?
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Some would argue no, others would argue yes. The drive is likely to work just fine without any updates. Then again it's also possible you could run into an issue that was already fixed in a firmware update
 
daneoni said:
Some would argue no, others would argue yes. The drive is likely to work just fine without any updates. Then again it's also possible you could run into an issue that was already fixed in a firmware update
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Ok I understand now. Thank you.

No more questions Sir ;)
 
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