Yes, it does work..
Only early lot of Intel X25-M did not work with bootcamp due to SATA timing issue.. Intel fixed it..
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Samsung 256GB SSD Benchmark Results **UPDATED**
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Yes, it does work..
Only early lot of Intel X25-M did not work with bootcamp due to SATA timing issue.. Intel fixed it..
There's plenty of threads on here or from a simple google search that show Vista or XP having problems booting from certain brands of SSD. Compatability with OS X seems to be fine as far as I've read but for Windows, they're obviously a bit more hit and miss than a simple magnetic hard drive.
I continue to hear nothing but great things from Intel. They are reliable, back their product, and high-performance. A little high when it comes to cost per GB ratio, but if you want the best right now, stick with them. Hopefully that 160 GB MLC will come down to $400 or so soon.
Well... From my experience.. I considered myself a (very) heavy user since I opened tons of programs and do torrents with Azureus all the time..
I've tried 3 combinations..
- 1x Samsung 256GB for OS
- 2x Samsung 256GB in RAID0 for OS
- 1x Intel 160GB OS, 1x Samsung 256GB for Data
I can say that I rarely see spinning beach ball except once with the Samsung when MobileMe syncing and never see it with the Intel. So it should be no problem at all for any general use.
I'm pretty happy with my current configuration which is Intel as the OS drive and Samsung 256GB as data drive but I somewhat missed the 300MB/s throughput I got with 2xSamsung in RAID0. It helps a lot with extracting very big compressed file.
I've tried 3 combinations..
- 1x Samsung 256GB for OS
- 2x Samsung 256GB in RAID0 for OS
- 1x Intel 160GB OS, 1x Samsung 256GB for Data
I can say that I rarely see spinning beach ball except once with the Samsung when MobileMe syncing and never see it with the Intel. So it should be no problem at all for any general use.
I'm pretty happy with my current configuration which is Intel as the OS drive and Samsung 256GB as data drive but I somewhat missed the 300MB/s throughput I got with 2xSamsung in RAID0. It helps a lot with extracting very big compressed file.
No, The Unibody (Late 2008, Early 2009) use Nvidia chipset which can get full 3 Gbit/s
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Do you torrent on a SSD all the time? It should cause tons of small read/write operations. I wanted to know how long it would take for SDD to die under heavy torrenting, but I had no guts to test it myself... How long have you been using your SDD like that?
Actually the destination of data file from the torrents is on the USB drives connected to Airport Extreme but Azureus wrote tons of bookeeping files (1st picture) to the OS drive by itself. I also config Azureus in a way that it caches a lot of data before attempting the write to the disk to reduce the write operations.
If you want to see file system operations try "fseventer" is pretty useful.. http://www.fernlightning.com/doku.php?id=software:fseventer:start
From what I observed, MobileMe syncing wrote tons of small files while syncing (2nd picture)..
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Thanks for the link. I've seen a bunch of paranoids who would do anything to reduce read/write, so it was a little surprising to see someone torrenting all the time on such a full-fledged SSD system. I don't do anything special to prolong my drive's life like noatime, but somehow I've been avoiding torrent.
Well.. I figured I'll probably replaced it by the time the cell started to die..
I started using my first Samsung on May 5th (page 2 of this post)
Well.. I figured I'll probably replaced it by the time the cell started to die..
I started using my first Samsung on May 5th (page 2 of this post)
Ah, thank you. Hmm, I'm deciding to fire up Azureus on this machine...
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Well the second Samsung 256 ssd went in my Unibody today. Formatted GUID and used Super Duper to clone my existing drive. Well it's been in for several hours now and nothing is any different. In 6 hours of runtime I have 1020 CRC error's and my xBench scores are terrible. This drive is coming out and going back and I will ask for a refund this is ridiculous.
xBench numbers are horrible. Worst than the last drive.
xBench numbers are horrible. Worst than the last drive.
That is what I was afraid of.
What firmware version is on your newest Samsung SSD?
My replacement still isn't here (Dell keeps changing their ship date).
I'm forecasting that I'll experience the same problems. I wish I knew what was so magical about poppap's SSD that provides him with error-free performance!?!?!?!Are you going to try the new Corsair P256?? I'm worried that it may experience the same problems since it is just a rebadged Samsung, but I'm hoping they use updated firmware that solves the CRC problem.
If my current shipment from Dell doesn't work right, I'm going to get a refund, and try the Corsair. After that, I'm sticking with HDDs from now on until Intel comes out with a 256GB model.
VERY VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is what I was afraid of.
What firmware version is on your newest Samsung SSD?
My replacement still isn't here (Dell keeps changing their ship date).
Are you going to try the new Corsair P256?? I'm worried that it may experience the same problems since it is just a rebadged Samsung, but I'm hoping they use updated firmware that solves the CRC problem.
If my current shipment from Dell doesn't work right, I'm going to get a refund, and try the Corsair. After that, I'm sticking with HDDs from now on until Intel comes out with a 256GB model.
VERY VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of the Dell pulls are going to give macbook problems. You need Firmware VBM1801Q or newer or you'll get CRC Problems. All newegg 256GB Samsungs shipped this week have firmware VBM1801Q or newer.
I have TWO 256GB Samsungs with 50+ hours each with zero CRC's or any problems at all. This includes putting them on five Raid O controllers using XP, XP 64, Windows 7 and in a macbook pro.
These are awesome drives and the 10,000+ IOPS per second make them really fly.
Don't buy the Dell Pulls as you will most likely end up with CRC issues are those drives were pre release. Firmware VBM1801Q and newer are rock stable.
These drives are bottlenecked by your controller. If it's running at 1.5gbps like many laptops are you won't get even close to full speed off the SSD. Maybe 138Mbps topped out.
Even a Raid 0 setup on one channel will slow down your Samsung ssd. I've tried them on five separate raid 0 controllers and only one controller set on two channels like Master/Master peaked at 440MBps with 2 samsungs.
SSD's are getting faster then SATA and SATA is now a big bottleneck. As these drives speed up we'll need something much faster then SATA2.
Well, that's just not true. I have a Samsung 256GB SSD purchased from Dell with the older firmware (NOT VBM1801) and a MacBook Pro and I have zero CRC errors and no problems after 3 weeks of constant use.
I would like the newer firmware, but saying that "All of the Dell pulls are going to give macbook problems" isn't accurate.
I would like the newer firmware, but saying that "All of the Dell pulls are going to give macbook problems" isn't accurate.
That is what I was afraid of.
What firmware version is on your newest Samsung SSD?
My replacement still isn't here (Dell keeps changing their ship date).
Are you going to try the new Corsair P256?? I'm worried that it may experience the same problems since it is just a rebadged Samsung, but I'm hoping they use updated firmware that solves the CRC problem.
If my current shipment from Dell doesn't work right, I'm going to get a refund, and try the Corsair. After that, I'm sticking with HDDs from now on until Intel comes out with a 256GB model.
VERY VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same firmware version as the last one: VBM15D1Q.
I'm sending this one back to the vendor. This just isn't worth the hassle. Spend this much money and get grief is ridiculous. Don't know yet if I will try another SSD for awhile. This certainly has left a sour taste in my mouth.
I confirmed this statement.. I have 2 of the old VBM15D1Q (one Dell pulled from eBay, one directly from Dell) in 15" MacBookPro 5,1 and no problem at all...
