Your SSD - was it worth it?

[felt.]

does anyone have any experience with SSD on older MBP with sata1 vs the uMBP with sata2, how much is speed affected, would putting ssd on sata1 significantly limit the amount of awesome an ssd could deliver?

 

[Wicked1]

Thought about it but that is it, SSD is way too expensive for just one improvement speed, because I just picked up a Seagate 500 GB with 16MB and 7200 RPM for $119.00 and it comes with a 5 Year warranty. I am in need more so of the space then the little speed gain by an SSD, I think once they come way down in price and they offer bigger sizes ppl might switch over, but the largest is 256 which is way too small for me right now.


Good Luck all

 

[anthemus]

I picked up one of the cheaper SSD's the Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB. Here's a review I posted on it. Granted this model is cheaper than other brands therefore its also slower. However in working with smaller file sizes there is a slight difference in load times.

Installed in a Unibody MacBook - replaced stock SATA 160GB 5400rpm - Did a speed test using the AJA Speed Test tool from AJA dot com.

First Test - Read Write 128MB File
160GB - Write 60.5 MB/s Read 59.1 MB/s
64SSD - Write 67.8 MB/s Read 85.4 MB/s

Hands down; on smaller files the SSD wins. Now for bigger files such as video clips.

Second Test - Read Write 1GB File
160GB - Write 59.3 MB/s Read 58.3 MB/s
64SSD - Write 42.0 MB/s Read 77.4 MB/s

The graph for the SSD write looked like it could potential have a stuttering problem since it was not a consistant tranfer. Spikes and dips in performance.

So the SSD had trouble writing over a longer period of time, however the read was still noticeable quicker.

Unibody MacBook Specs:
Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
4GB 1067mhz DDR3
9400M 256MB Video
Leopard 10.5.7 all current updates

I should mention that this test was done straight out fo the box. I have not checked to see if there's a firmware update for this product.
Cons: Overall performance increased - however for larger files SSD slowed. If you were capturing long video clips this could result in dropped frames.
Other Thoughts: Most of my files are small. I use Photoshop CS3 alot so I'm looking for a performance boost in reading and writing files. Solid State is much safer especially for the traveler. Although time will tell I'm looking forward to see if it extends battery life. Also if you have the extra change opt for the 128GB. The 64GB formats to 59.4GB so its just on the small side for applications. However I put the 160GB in the provided external enclosure for more on the go storage.

 

[Sneakz]

I picked up one of the cheaper SSD's the Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB. Here's a review I posted on it. Granted this model is cheaper than other brands therefore its also slower. However in working with smaller file sizes there is a slight difference in load times.

Installed in a Unibody MacBook - replaced stock SATA 160GB 5400rpm - Did a speed test using the AJA Speed Test tool from AJA dot com.

First Test - Read Write 128MB File
160GB - Write 60.5 MB/s Read 59.1 MB/s
64SSD - Write 67.8 MB/s Read 85.4 MB/s

Hands down; on smaller files the SSD wins. Now for bigger files such as video clips.

Second Test - Read Write 1GB File
160GB - Write 59.3 MB/s Read 58.3 MB/s
64SSD - Write 42.0 MB/s Read 77.4 MB/s

The graph for the SSD write looked like it could potential have a stuttering problem since it was not a consistant tranfer. Spikes and dips in performance.

So the SSD had trouble writing over a longer period of time, however the read was still noticeable quicker.

The stuttering is because of the Jmicron controller it uses.

 

[Farplaner]

Edit: never mind, my question was right on the page