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SSD Buying Guide
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What's the difference between the Pro and regular besides that one does not seem to have a 1TB option?
Well either one would definitely be faster then my 7200rpm HDD. But I'm not up to speed on SSD terminology so I don't really know what MLC and TLC mean.
EDIT: According to this. TLC flash doesn't appear to be too great for longevity and the Samsung EVO is a TLC based SSD.
http://www.centon.com/flash-products/chiptype
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You shouldn't buy a disk based on longevity, because it'll outlast your computer.. 
But my point with the speed, is that you shouldn't waste money on a Pro, as a Samsung 840 EVO will saturate your SATA just fine.
But my point with the speed, is that you shouldn't waste money on a Pro, as a Samsung 840 EVO will saturate your SATA just fine.
You shouldn't buy a disk based on longevity, because it'll outlast your computer..
But my point with the speed, is that you shouldn't waste money on a Pro, as a Samsung 840 EVO will saturate your SATA just fine.
So you're saying the Samsung 840 EVO (for example) could last up to say 5 years and work well for that length of time?
I don't get it
do these SSDs still require the same amount of storage space? Am I not understanding something? a 250 GB drive still takes up the same space across forms, right?
what I mean is, wouldn't a 6GB movie still go towards the 250, regardless os whether it is SSD or not?
do these SSDs still require the same amount of storage space? Am I not understanding something? a 250 GB drive still takes up the same space across forms, right?
what I mean is, wouldn't a 6GB movie still go towards the 250, regardless os whether it is SSD or not?
Yes... there is no difference. If a 6GB movie takes 6GB on a hard drive it will take the same 6GB on a SSD.
It will last even longer than that. See the chart below from this article. The EVO uses the TLC NAND chips at the right side of the chart. That SSD will likely last longer than your computer.
Well I hope that's the case. If I'm gonna spend around $600 on it then it better last me a long time. Would be nice of SSD prices were more in line with HDD prices. I can get a 1TB HDD for around $100. Yet it's around 6x that for a 1TB SSD. That's a big difference.
than what's the big deal with these things? Why did my lower end 2008 MBP come with a bigger HD and these ones cost more and have way less GB?
also, is there a big difference between 2.0 and 2.3 GHz? I mostly just use safari, mail, and garage band. I was thinking of the entry model and not upgrading to 2.3 or a bigger ssd. thoughts anyone?
You are paying for speed. And these days, a 500GB SSD isn't going to rock your world when you payed 2000$ for a computer anyway, when it'll increase your speed significantly.
SSDs er more expensive because they are a newer technology than HDD. And they are *much* faster, as in 10x faster.
This is not the thread for this kind of questions, but for Garageband you'll like as much speed as possible.
I've just got a 500GB Samsung EVO (managed to nab one for £230!). My early-2011 Macbook Pro needs a hit up in performance (especially having had a memory upgrade to 8GB). Looking forward to dumping my lagging 320GB 5400rpm as my main drive. Eventually as a stage two, I'm going to replace the optical drive with the iFixIt bay and place a 1TB physical drive in place as I'm needing space for my DSLR photos. I'll also be doing a fresh install to Mavericks too.
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
On my MBP 17" I went to 8GB RAM and that was a fair improvement, but going with the 1TB Samsung EVO in place of my 750GB 5400rpm original drive was a MAJOR improvement.I've just got a 500GB Samsung EVO (managed to nab one for £230!). My early-2011 Macbook Pro needs a hit up in performance (especially having had a memory upgrade to 8GB). Looking forward to dumping my lagging 320GB 5400rpm as my main drive. Eventually as a stage two, I'm going to replace the optical drive with the iFixIt bay and place a 1TB physical drive in place as I'm needing space for my DSLR photos. I'll also be doing a fresh install to Mavericks too.
Can't wait!
I would advise against going with Mavericks for now, particularly if you use Mail with Gmail - I went back to Mountain Lion mainly because of the Mail problems. There's also issues with Finder.
Before the upgrade, I was using Lion because Mountain Lion to start with was a bit jumpy and drained the battery too much. I may revert to Lion/Mountain Lion if I come across anything.
I only use GMail in the browser; so that shouldn't be an issue. I did have to upgrade from Lion as I messed up the Mavericks USB installer. All pretty amazing I can restart within 20 seconds.
I'm looking at the 1TB Samsung EVO SSD. Should I have any concerns with larger storage capacities on SSD drives failing more or are they all fairly reliable these days?
I have a late 2011 macBook Pro 13" 16GB ram with a 500GB HDD.
I have a late 2011 macBook Pro 13" 16GB ram with a 500GB HDD.
Just picked up a 256GB Toshiba MLC SSD from newegg and it's blazing in the blackmagic disk test at 480/500 read/write. I am really happy I chose this affordable alternative to the Samsung 840 PRO.
Link to what I got: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820168063
It's at full-price now, but is routinely $150 and I snagged it for $135.
Link to what I got: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820168063
It's at full-price now, but is routinely $150 and I snagged it for $135.
Right now SSDs are still too expensive. Once I can get a 1TB SSD for $150 - $200 then I'll jump on it. Right now they're between $500 and $600. I can get a new iPad for that.
Possibly which sucks. I guess if the one I wanted was on sale for a good price I might snag it. We'll see how it goes. I just think they are still pretty expensive right now though compared to HDD in price per GB.
Comparing them to HDDs is not an apples to apples comparison. Cost to manufacture and R&D an SSD is still far higher than an HDD.
I guess. But we've had flash/solid state drives for a long time now. You'd think the prices would have come way down by now.
They are still evolving, HDDs are what they are for decades now. Outside of an interface shift they've been the same thing for far longer. SSDs are still evolving with the different types of NAND, controllers.
Plus. flash memory is such a hot commodity that their prices are not going to bottom out since they are being scooped up for almost every device now.
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