Which SSD to buy?

What I am curious about is why the Kingston HyperX has a higher write IOPS than read when read is the most important? If I look at the read IOPS only the M4 stands out with 45000, so I'm a little confused about this ;o
 
They're important in their different ways. Outright read/write is important, say, when pulling a large individual file. IOPS is important when processing large amounts of data at the same time, i.e. lots of little files. Or this is how I interpret, though it's probably wrong.

To be honest, you won't see any difference in speed between the two.
 
I called the netshop: Komplett.no and they told me that the crucial M4 is probably most stable, but the Kingston HyperX 3K is the most tempting :s tough choice XD

I just found this one: http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=661410#extra
read of 70000 IOPS and write of 50000 IOPS. These numbers really convince me :o What do you guys think?
 
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wolfeking said:
assuming my math is right, the 1,200,000 assuming its not a mistype, is 137.36 years before failure. and the 2m hours would be 228.93 years before failure.

done via original # /24 -> ans /7 -> ans /52
hours to days. days to weeks. weeks to years.
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It's nice to know you won't even live to see your drive die!
 
Sari95 said:
I called the netshop: Komplett.no and they told me that the crucial M4 is probably most stable, but the Kingston HyperX 3K is the most tempting :s tough choice XD

I just found this one: http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=661410#extra
read of 70000 IOPS and write of 50000 IOPS. These numbers really convince me :o What do you guys think?
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Just go for the M4 or the HyperX depending which one is cheaper. The numbers are all very impressive, but in the real world you won't notice any difference. To give you an example, the M4 is rated at 415MB/s read 175MB/s write (after a firmware update). My Dad has a SanDisk Extreme 120GB rated at 550MB/s read and 510MB/s write. The Extreme should be faster than the M4, and it is on paper, but in the real world, there is literally no difference between the two. They're both very fast. I can't really comment on the SanDisk's reliability because Dad's only been using one for two weeks, but I've had my M4 since October and it's been as stable as a rock.

Honestly I'd go for the M4, unless the HyperX is cheaper or not much more expensive. The HyperX is the faster drive though, but you likely won't notice the extra speed which the HyperX has to offer in the real world, so you'd be paying more for something you don't even notice if you get what I mean.
 
vistakid10 said:
I like the Crucial M4, Corsair Force 3 and SanDisk ExtremeSSD drives. I have an M4 myself and it's a great drive, and my Dad has an ExtremeSSD and that is also a great drive. We both have 120GB drives, and that's enough for Windows and programs. The ExtremeSSD is meant to be one of the fastest consumer SSDs available on the market, so that may be something to consider.
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Ive installed a few Crucial M4... reliable and are priced well.
 
You certainly have a point there, vista ;o I will most probably go for the M4 now :) Thanks for the info and advice everyone! :D
 
Sari95 said:
You certainly have a point there, vista ;o I will most probably go for the M4 now :) Thanks for the info and advice everyone! :D
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It really is a great drive. Fast, reliable, relatively affordable. You won't be disappointed. :) Glad I helped. :)
 
Benny Boy said:
Is it for your laptop? I'd get Sata III even if those speeds aren't supported.
Some of what I look at:
Price
Price vs space
MTBF
Performance
The chosen drive's user feedback at the manufacturer's site.(not reviews)

If you can post a link(s) to where you will buy from, we can help see what's available.
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The reviews from retailers site, do them count? like the ones from newegg.com and Amazone.com; the user bought the products and write their feedback to the sites. I personally not too trust the manufacture's sites as I would beleive they will put out the good one and don't display the bad ones?
What do you think?
Thanks.
 
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