So I'm aware that there are various SSD controllers like the Sandforce, Marvell, Samsung and Indilinx(based off of Marvell).
There's also the case about synchronous vs. asynchronous NAND. I found some information about that here: www.hardocp.c..._asynchronous/1
So what I've come up with is that Synchronous NAND provides more real world benefits than Asynchronous, and Marvell controllers overall(from what I see) are more reliable than Sandforce but have a lower level of performance. Now I'm looking for reliability and speed when I purchase a SSD and this OCZ Vertex 2 I have was not very good when it came to reliability.... It died fairly fast and I had to send it for a RMA. It died on me again after I got the new drive but I manage to get it back up and running but I'm no longer using it as my boot drive due to the fact I find reinstalling windows on it to much of a hassle if it's just going to up and die on me in 2-3 months so it now just serves as a program storage drive for fast access. I have the 35nm version(or 34nm I don't remember the exact number) of the SSD so I didn't get the newer less stable 25nm version of the drive.
I don't know much about Samsung's controller but this video on newegg gave me a idea. www.newegg.co...N82E16820147164
The 3-core ARM9 based MCX controller has a fancy name but I can't seem to find any info to compare it to other controllers. But it does seem reliable after reading feedback from buyers on several Samsung drives. If you have any info on this controller I'm all ears.
I'm aware that OCZ's Vertex 4 SSD is no longer using Sandforce controllers and instead is using a Indilinx controller which seems to be better than the Marvell controller in both performance and reliability so I'm considering purchasing a Vertex 4, but the price tag is still quite high.
So I'm basically looking for a:
- 256gb SSD that actually has at least 235gbs of usable space
- Is less than a dollar per gig(if possible)
- uses Synchronous NAND(if possible)
- Controller with Reliability and Performance(reliability comes first)
- SATA III(obviously)
Here are the ones I've picked out so far:
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $249.99 EDIT: has 256Mb of DDR2 Cache memory so you have more storage space to use.
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) UPDATE: Price drop $10 + $10 mail in rebate = $199.99
ADATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $189.99 (running with a sandforce controller and seems to have a shorter life span only MTBF 1,000,000 hours)
EDIT: Any suggestions? Additional knowledge on SSDs?
This post has been edited by My_Inner_Fred: 19 July 2012 - 03:16 PM