Fastest 256GB SSD

[nyden]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for the fastest 256GB SSD. Since this a somewhat pricy investment I'd just like to make sure I get what I'm looking for.

Appreciate any comments or feedback :]

Here are some drives I looked at:

Kingston SSDNow V+100

Corsair Performance 3

OCZ Vertex 3

or a Crucial SSD

 

[Tortuga]

I think the Crucial C300 looks like a good bang for the buck right now.

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820148363

The corsair P3-256 is supposed to be like lightning but is a little spendy.

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820233155

That is probably as good as it gets before stepping up to something like a Revo drive.

 

[Bungral]

The Vertex 3 has obscene speeds.

 

[nyden]

I did some more research today. The OCZ Vertex 3 is my favorite as of now. But - there is also the Intel 510 and the Crucial C400 is about to be released ..

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/266789-32-foot-race-vertex3-intel-crucial

 

[Tortuga]

Yeah that vertex 3 looks killer. The 240gb I was looking at.

 

[nyden]

Yeah .. I'm just having trouble finding a site that has one in stock

 

[jonowee]

Are OCZ Revodrives an option?

 

[Bungral]

I'd probably buy two 120gb drives and RAID 0 them (regular backups of course).

Yeah that vertex 3 looks killer. The 240gb I was looking at.

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1060/pg13/ocz-revodrive-x2-240gb-pcie-ssd-review-conclusion.html

Money being no object ofc

 

[nyden]

Mmm .. interesting. I hadn't even thought about getting a PCI SSD. My only worry here is that a new Revo model is bound to come out in a month or two. It's probably worth waiting for. What do you think?

 

[msimon]

I would defiantly save up for a PCI SSD since there just blindingly faster.

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

Mmm .. interesting. I hadn't even thought about getting a PCI SSD. My only worry here is that a new Revo model is bound to come out in a month or two. It's probably worth waiting for. What do you think?

Well there is faster available now but how much do you want to spend?

http://www.ocztechno...xpress-ssd.html

 

[nyden]

I don't think I can justify spending over a $1000 on the drive .. So those would (sadly) be out of the question ;]

From what I've been reading there is a new version of the Revodrive coming out in a few months. I may just have to wait for that.

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

I don't think I can justify spending over a $1000 on the drive .. So those would (sadly) be out of the question ;]

From what I've been reading there is a new version of the Revodrive coming out in a few months. I may just have to wait for that.

Really? Cool. Where did you find that out and have you got a link to it by chance?

Couldn't afford it but still like to take a look at the specs

 

[mgally]

http://www.hardwareh...conclusion.html

Money being no object ofc

http://www.fusionio....s/iodriveoctal/

If I was a millionare

Seriously the OCZ Vertex 3 looks the best bet i.e it is available now

 

[nyden]

Karlos:

Looks like i was mistaken. The guy on the forum made a mistake: http://forum.ncixus.com/forums/?mode=showthread&forum=103&threadid=2299249&pagenumber=1&subpage=1

If you follow his link there is no Revodrive X3: http://forum.ncixus.com/forums/?mode=showthread&forum=103&threadid=2299249&pagenumber=1&subpage=1

Just a Z-Drive R3 - and that's a whole other league.

So I guess it's between the Revodrive X2 and the Vertex 3.

Anybody know what the difference between the Vertex 3 EX and the Vertex 3 Pro is?

The Revodrive X2 does not support trim.

What would you guys do?

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

http://www.fusionio....s/iodriveoctal/

If I was a millionare

Seriously the OCZ Vertex 3 looks the best bet i.e it is available now

That's the second time I've seen the specs for the Fusion [font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]ioDrive Octal[/font] and it still made my jaw swing.

I'd love to be able to have one of those in my rig, even if it was just for a day

Karlos:

Looks like i was mistaken. The guy on the forum made a mistake: http://forum.ncixus....ber=1&subpage=1

If you follow his link there is no Revodrive X3: http://forum.ncixus....ber=1&subpage=1

Just a Z-Drive R3 - and that's a whole other league.

So I guess it's between the Revodrive X2 and the Vertex 3.

Anybody know what the difference between the Vertex 3 EX and the Vertex 3 Pro is?

The Revodrive X2 does not support trim.

What would you guys do?

Found this review of the Revodrive x2 and it talks about the lack of trim. Its quite interesting and really takes the shine off the Revo: http://www.anandtech...ive-x2-review/4

I think that sites does some good critical reviewing which I really like instead of all this "this is just great, you need it in your life" you get some places which really does my nut cus you can just tell there writing like that to get more stuff from the manufactures. It's one of the things I like about Toms reviews actually, sorry, not what we're talking about. Squirrel effect there.

Yeah, if you have a look at the HDD/SSD section on that site they also have a review of the vertex 3 and also the crucial M4/C400.

Ah, just found this as I'm writing this reply which may help address your question on the difference between the EX and Pro. http://www.anandtech...cused-sf2200/12

I had another thought too, just cus I like throwing spanners, I'm no raid expert as was covered in another post but if your looking for around 240GB of storage, would putting two 120GB drives in raid 0 give you that because it would seriously increase your read write times and working off the scan prices of the vertex 3, two 120GB drives would only be £25 more than a single 240GB drive.

As for what you should do I'm not really sure because its more money than I could currently afford to spend on a drive so I don't think its right tell you to spend it.

Hope all this is of some help

 

[Grizzly]

I had another thought too, just cus I like throwing spanners, I'm no raid expert as was covered in another post but if your looking for around 240GB of storage, would putting two 120GB drives in raid 0 give you that because it would seriously increase your read write times and working off the scan prices of the vertex 3, two 120GB drives would only be £25 more than a single 240GB drive.

You sir are entirely correct.

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

You sir are entirely correct.

/[font=arial, sans-serif]Celabatory Booty Dance[/font]

 

[nyden]

I thought SSD's in raid 0 don't support trim either? I'm not an expert here, but if it's true that the lack of trim really does impact the drives performance over time this would be an issue for me. I'd have to rule out the Revodrive for the same reason.

To me it looks like the Vertex 3 (240gb)is the best choice at the moment. It seems like it outperforms the Intel510 and Crucial m4 drives. It may not be quite as reliable but I guess you get a 3 year warranty and good support.

Only problem is, I have not found a retailer that would be able to ship the drive today.

Would you guys still go with a raid 0 setup? Do you think my reasoning makes sense? What would you do? ;]