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Which 120/128GB SSD to get for my MBP? (around $350)

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enochpeng

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I've a 15" unibody MacBook Pro 2.53G model.
I'm thinking to upgrade to a SSD drive to boost the performance as well as silent running. My budget is around $350 dollars here in Canada.

Which one do you guys recommend? or should I wait for another while?

Thanks for any inputs.
 
enochpeng said:
I've a 15" unibody MacBook Pro 2.53G model.
I'm thinking to upgrade to a SSD drive to boost the performance as well as silent running. My budget is around $350 dollars here in Canada.

Which one do you guys recommend? or should I wait for another while?

Thanks for any inputs.
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Is it that important for you to get an SSD right now?

I suggest waiting, there are new generation SSDs coming out very soon.

You got the OCZ Vertex hitting the market right now, 120GB for 460$. (Uses the Barefoot controller by Indrilx (sp?))

OCZ Summit in late March (Samsung), SanDisk G3 by Summer (Sandisk), and a couple of other drives.


If you need it now, well, there's Intel x25-m, which is fast and at 350$ right now but doesn't support Boot Camp.

Don't recommend getting Titan/Apex, they are still JMicron drives, which is not that good, sucks up a lot of power (3-4W load, 1W idle).
 
MikhailT said:
Is it that important for you to get an SSD right now?

I suggest waiting, there are new generation SSDs coming out very soon.

You got the OCZ Vertex hitting the market right now, 120GB for 460$. (Uses the Barefoot controller by Indrilx (sp?))

OCZ Summit in late March (Samsung), SanDisk G3 by Summer (Sandisk), and a couple of other drives.


If you need it now, well, there's Intel x25-m, which is fast and at 350$ right now but doesn't support Boot Camp.

Don't recommend getting Titan/Apex, they are still JMicron drives, which is not that good, sucks up a lot of power (3-4W load, 1W idle).
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Thanks for the suggestion, is the controller the most important component in a SSD drive? Also, are performance vary a lot between different models? say a 250 dollar OCZ and a more expensive one?
 
enochpeng said:
Thanks for the suggestion, is the controller the most important component in a SSD drive? Also, are performance vary a lot between different models? say a 250 dollar OCZ and a more expensive one?
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The controller and cache are indeed the most important as of now.
 
dr. shdw said:
The controller and cache are indeed the most important as of now.
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Where can i find out which controller is used in the drive? a lot of the online vendors seem to have no such info listed with their items.
 
enochpeng said:
Where can i find out which controller is used in the drive? a lot of the online vendors seem to have no such info listed with their items.
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You have to do your own research. The easiest way is to go to the reviews since they often emphasize the internal details. You can also go to the manufacturer's forum and ask.
 
I strongly suggest waiting.

Intel x25-m 80gb was 700$ back in Sept. Now it is 350$ with 160GB taking it's 700$ price tag.

By summer, many of the 120/128GB SSDs with Samsung, SanDisk would be under 400$
 
MikhailT said:
I strongly suggest waiting.

Intel x25-m 80gb was 700$ back in Sept. Now it is 350$ with 160GB taking it's 700$ price tag.

By summer, many of the 120/128GB SSDs with Samsung, SanDisk would be under 400$
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thanks, i think i'll calm down and wait. also my roommate is getting a Macbook Pro with SSD upgrade from Apple which i believe uses a Toshiba SSD? I'll see how he likes it first....
 
enochpeng said:
thanks, i think i'll calm down and wait. also my roommate is getting a Macbook Pro with SSD upgrade from Apple which i believe uses a Toshiba SSD? I'll see how he likes it first....
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The Toshiba one is overpriced and isn't nearly as fast as the newer 256gb SSDs that are coming out.
 
enochpeng said:
But i think it's a reasonable priced upgrade since it only costs $250...
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What? It is 750$, i think with student discount, it is 650$.

Definitely not worth it.

Just remember, when you see his SSD in real life, you are experiencing the best feature of all SSDs, the very low latency. The write/read speed when you are doing file transfers, video editing among other things would be the differentiator between SSDs of various quality.
 
MikhailT said:
What? It is 750$, i think with student discount, it is 650$.

Definitely not worth it.

Just remember, when you see his SSD in real life, you are experiencing the best feature of all SSDs, the very low latency. The write/read speed when you are doing file transfers, video editing among other things would be the differentiator between SSDs of various quality.
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http://store.apple.com/ca/configure/MB471LL/A?mco=MTkzOTI0Ng
I think it's only $275...

will most of the SSDs on the market have the hanging issues?
 
enochpeng said:
http://store.apple.com/ca/configure/MB471LL/A?mco=MTkzOTI0Ng
I think it's only $275...

will most of the SSDs on the market have the hanging issues?
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Oh, we assumed your mate had the 17" MBP which offered the Toshiba 256GB, which is the only size so far that the new Samsung comes in, thus the assumption. I am not sure if the 128GB is also Toshiba.

Not all, the JMicron drives all have the same stuttering issue. Samsung, Intel do not for sure.
 
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