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  1. Jul 29th, 2011, 12:14 AM #1
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    Arrow Best SSD

    My four-month-old OCZ Vertex 2 died this morning.
    I am looking for a fast, reliable replacement.

    Any suggestions?
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  2. Aug 4th, 2011, 02:19 PM #2
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    Re: Best SSD

    For reliability, nothing surpasses Intel $$D.
    For the cheap, Kingston is the king.
    If you want both fast AND reliable, it's going to cost you money: the Intel SSD 510 series is a good candidate.

    If you have sata3 in your system, both ocz vertex3 and crucial realssd c300 series get pretty high ratings on performance but since they are new products we don't know how reliable they are though.
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    Re: Best SSD

    My brother just got a Patriot Inferno (SandForce controller) and loves it.


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    Re: Best SSD

    I bought and received an OCZ Vertex3 this monday. So far it has been performing extremely well.

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    Re: Best SSD

    I got the Vertex 3's cousin, the Corsair Force 3.
    It's not much faster than the Vertex 2 I had and I've been getting KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE blue screens when the system is idle. All signs point to a power management bug in the Sandforce controller firmware.

    Not impressed.

    The Vertex 3 is supposed to suffer from this too, by the way.

    Intel's 510 was my first pick but they're five times the price of the Sandforce 3 drives...!
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    Re: Best SSD

    Quote Originally Posted by penagate View Post
    My four-month-old OCZ Vertex 2 died this morning.
    I am looking for a fast, reliable replacement.

    Any suggestions?
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    Re: Best SSD

    Quote Originally Posted by penagate View Post
    I got the Vertex 3's cousin, the Corsair Force 3.
    It's not much faster than the Vertex 2 I had and I've been getting KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE blue screens when the system is idle. All signs point to a power management bug in the Sandforce controller firmware.

    Not impressed.

    The Vertex 3 is supposed to suffer from this too, by the way.

    Intel's 510 was my first pick but they're five times the price of the Sandforce 3 drives...!
    Are you on the latest firmware?


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    Re: Best SSD

    These 2 use the same Marvell controller as the Intel 510, and the price is pretty sweet:

    1. Corsair Performance 3 128GB SATA III Solid State Drive CSSD-P3128GB2-BRKT
    $165 after rebate + shipping at Frys
    http://www.frys.com/product/6535623

    2. Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-128M2S 2.5" 128GB SATA III SSD
    $180 free shipping at Newegg
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820249010
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    Re: Best SSD

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    Are you on the latest firmware?
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    Re: Best SSD

    Quote Originally Posted by stanav View Post
    These 2 use the same Marvell controller as the Intel 510
    Good suggestions. I will keep them in mind. Thanks.
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