What is the most reliable ssd for 15" 2011 Macbook Pro

[LeGacY X]

Hey Everybody! I recently purchased a 15" 2011 Macbook Pro. At the time of purchase I decided that I did not want to take the price hike of an ssd. However, having a machine this fast without one is starting to get to me. Any recommendations on reliable ssd for the 2011 model, I'm thinking around the 250 gb range. Thanks!

 

[eC1990ho]

the 320 seems be liked by many mbp users, and rightly so.
fresh speeds and intel renowed quality

 

[Philflow]

Crucial M4 256GB runs great on Mac with firmware 2.

Here's mine:

Also consider Seagate Momentus XT.

 

[marrzie]

Not the fastest but the best warranty and lowest failure rate intel 320.

 

[eUnique]

I installed a 320 yesterday and so far so good, small sample size (or time) tho!

 

[DropKick]

I just ordered a samsung 470, so I vote that or the intel 320.

 

[Philflow]

Not the fastest but the best warranty and lowest failure rate intel 320.

On Newegg.com Intel 320 has a decent amount of failures already.

Lowest failure rate? Samsung 470 and Intel X25-m.

 

[dmarch]

My Intel 320 Series installed in an optibay failed last week. I haven't decided if I will go this route again.

 

[kappaknight]

Installed the 600GB Intel 320 a couple of days ago, no hiccups, no sleep issues. Day-to-day, it's as fast as the m4 as far as I can tell so another vote from me on the 320.

If it fails down the road, I'll report back but I honestly hope not.

 

[Macsavvytech]

My OWC 6G SSD is nice, 460MB/s Write, 480MB/s Read on AJA. Serving me perfectly and OWC seem to know their stuff when it comes to customer service.

 

[secretanchitman]

i have the patriot wildfire 240GB installed in my mbp. no issues at all with osx or windows 7. love it.

 

[maflynn]

The intel 320 series comes very well regarded, in doing my research I opted for that model.

 

[Sneakz]

Stay away from OCZ.

 

[Philflow]

You can take Intel 320 of your list...
Intel 320-Series SSDs Affected by Firmware Bug That Causes Data Loss

A series of consumers who have bought Intel 320-series solid state drives have reported that the units are affected by a strange firmware issue that causes these SSDs to drop in capacity to just 8MB and lose all the data that is stored on them.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Inte...rmware-Bug-that-Causes-Data-Loss-210809.shtml

 

[satchow]

OWC 6G. Plus they have one of the best warranties in the business if you're looking for reliability.

 

[aguscalderon]

320 + 1

installed 320 120GB 3 weeks ago, great drive so far so good.

 

[Kraznoff]

Stay away from OCZ.

Why? I have a vertex 3 and it works great so far.

 

[Hyper-X]

Stay away from OCZ.

Oh boy...

 

[Philflow]

Why? I have a vertex 3 and it works great so far.

The reliability of Sandforce controllers is sub par. For examples see here:
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB reviews
OCZ Agility 3 120GB reviews
Corsair Force 3 120GB reviews
OCZ Agility 2 240GB reviews

 

[superericla]

The reliability of Sandforce controllers is sub par. For examples see here:
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB reviews
OCZ Agility 3 120GB reviews
Corsair Force 3 120GB reviews
OCZ Agility 2 240GB reviews

As far as OCZ drives go, there was a recent firmware patch proven to fix the issues. My 120GB Agility 3 is running fast and without a hitch.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Samsung 470 SSD

Used in 2 laptops so far with absolutely no problems.

 

[Philflow]

There's new firmware for the OCZ drives very often. They're up to 2.09 already. This could be explained as a good thing or a bad thing.

New firmware may fix BSOD and freezing issues, it doesn't fix the relatively high amount of failures people experience with Sandforce drives.

OCZ makes SSDs that perform very well. If you want the most reliable there are better options out there.