SSD for a OS drive.

[Duke{CLR}]

I may be getting a laptop and I was wondering what size / brand SSD would work out.


Here are two different ones one a sata 3 the other a sata 2
Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5
Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5

[Nauticas]

I would really like to hear how much faster that speeds things up for loading times. Can you run BF3 or another large map loading time application on that laptop?

I'd be curious to see if the solid state hard drive really speeds things up for gaming applications.

[Duke{CLR}]

I don't have the laptop yet,m I'm trying to get one without the HDD and OS to trim down the price. If it works I will probably get one for my desktop because it's getting slow.

[Dead...Again]

Go with SATAIII. I have this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167042
It is a good drive, and Intel is supposed to be among the most reliable.
If you can afford it, I would recommend 240GB over 120GB.

[K PhaNTOM]

Go with SATAIII. I have this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167042
It is a good drive, and Intel is supposed to be among the most reliable.
If you can afford it, I would recommend 240GB over 120GB.

I would LOVE to see a HDtune reading of your read speeds. I bought that same SSD saying in specs "550MB read 300mb+ write" but all I got from it was 240MB read and 140MB write. That is purely pathetic. Before you ask, it's on Sata III.

[Dead...Again]

I would LOVE to see a HDtune reading of your read speeds. I bought that same SSD saying in specs "550MB read 300mb+ write" but all I got from it was 240MB read and 140MB write. That is purely pathetic. Before you ask, it's on Sata III.

On newegg, the stats for this drive are:
Sustained Sequential Read:
Up to 450 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s); 265 MB/s (SATA 3Gb/s)

Sustained Sequential Write:
Up to 210 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s); 200 MB/s (SATA 3Gb/s)

Using CrystalDiskMark, I get 396.6MB read and 205.3MB write.

[K PhaNTOM]

On newegg, the stats for this drive are:
Sustained Sequential Read:
Up to 450 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s); 265 MB/s (SATA 3Gb/s)

Sustained Sequential Write:
Up to 210 MB/s (SATA 6Gb/s); 200 MB/s (SATA 3Gb/s)

Using CrystalDiskMark, I get 396.6MB read and 205.3MB write.

Something muse not be working right... SSDs never worked well for me.

[NateTheBrewer]

I would take a look at the OCZ Vertex series... I have several, and they review VERY well everywhere I ever read about them.

[Duke{CLR}]

I grabbed one of these on a shell shocked deal for 239, now I just need the laptop.


Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5

[K PhaNTOM]

I grabbed one of these on a shell shocked deal for 239, now I just need the laptop.


Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5

If I have ever done that, my mother would say "There you go again buying the hay before the horse!"

[Duke{CLR}]

Lol, if I don't get one I will toss this one in my desktop but I,m real close to pulling the trigger on a laptop.

[Dead...Again]

nice

[Duke{CLR}]

OMG! It's so cute.

It's a tiny little thing, I can't wait to put it to use.