Next improvement on SSDs?

Roverno · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:34

Hi all,

im currently in the market for a 256GB SSD and mainly looking at the M4 but waiting for a good deal to pop up.

I was just wondering if there is any news on a new batch of higher performance SSDs coming out soon that i could be waiting for?

andy_mk3 · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:40

I think the main thing will be the price drop, many places say it's going to drop to below $1/GB by mid next year (~64p/GB).

Of course they'll continue to get bigger and better, I don't know of any new released though.

bastic · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:40

get a REVO.

Roverno · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:44

I think the main thing will be the price drop, many places say it's going to drop to below $1/GB by mid next year (~64p/GB)

Yeah... prices always gonna drop i suppose. More bothered about lacking performance than over pricing.

Seems to me like SSDs moved tremendously fast in terms of development to this point, now they have hit a brick wall.

get a REVO.

And that is??

bastic · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:49

this is REVO

Roverno · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:52

WOW ok, didn't know how cheap a 1TB PCI SSD was!!!

You may have just accidentally forced me to spend £379...

What the performance compared to an m4?

JBod · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:56

Roverno said:
WOW ok, didn't know how cheap a 1TB PCI SSD was!!!

You may have just accidentally forced me to spend £379...

What the performance compared to an m4?

Note: that is a HYBRID so not 100% solid state.

phill1978 · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:57

OCZ Synapse Cache SSD ?

same thing but SATA and x3 less monies. you could also decided to just use it in a separate comp or as just an SSD with a cache partition.

just a thought

you also don't have to end up re-installing everything again, which for me on slow broadband would be a pain and ive also spent good time on personalizing the desktop too

bastic · 3 Dec 2011 at 11:58

from same page:
- MAX Read: up to 910MB/s
- MAX Write: up to 810MB/s
- Sequential Read: up to 290MB/s
- Sequential Write: up to 130MB/s
M4:
- Sequential Read (up to): 415MB/sec (SATA 6Gb/s) - 550MB/sec with firmware 0009
- Sequential Write (up to): 175MB/sec (SATA 6Gb/s) - 200MB/sec with firmware 0009
if I would have the money, I would opt for REVO

d_brennen · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:00

I'd be comfortable spending ~£100 on an SSD when they are 250GB for that money. My machine rarely cold boots and when it does I normally walk past, fire it up and go and do something else for the minute or so until it is ready (RAID controller takes up to 30 seconds to initialise)

Roverno · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:12

That REVO would be tempting but i would prefer completely solid. i cant believe that in everyday tasks it will as fast as an M4 hence the much lower price per GB.

OCZ Synapse Cache SSD ?

same thing but SATA and x3 less monies. you could also decided to just use it in a separate comp or as just an SSD with a cache partition.

I'd say that i prob wouldn't benefit that much from a solid cache as i already have a SATAII SSD, I want the simplicity of a single drive really. Plus im going to take my 256GB v100 out and whack it into my MacBook Pro for a nice performance boost there.

p.s please dont hate me for my Mac

Roverno · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:32

Does anybody know how the Samsung 830 256GB and Patriot pyro SE compare to the M4?

andy_mk3 · 4 Dec 2011 at 09:16

Have a look here, you can compare whatever you like: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/411?vs=397

Roverno · 4 Dec 2011 at 09:59

andy_mk3 said:
Have a look here, you can compare whatever you like: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/411?vs=397

Thanks, but they dont have the pyro SE or samsung drives on there that i wanted to compare :-p

Zarf · 5 Dec 2011 at 18:41

Don't get sucked in by the benchmark numbers hype, SSDs are a great example of diminishing returns. Speaking as someone who owns 9 different SSD's ranging from the Original Vertex to an M4 there's very little real world difference between any SSD out in the past couple of years. The main thing the latest generations bring to the table are better protection from NAND failure/corruption and cleverer wear leveling routines to ensure a long lifespan. There's nothing spectacular on the SSD roadmap that's worth waiting and paying a premium for.

The M4 is a very good drive - it's reasonably priced, has proven reliable and is plenty quick enough.

Roverno · 5 Dec 2011 at 18:45

I kinda want a second for my MacBook Pro anyway so its not biggy really.

Azer · 5 Dec 2011 at 19:53

bastic said:
get a REVO.

I'd rather get an OCZ Octane and the magnetic drive of my choice.

Azer · 5 Dec 2011 at 19:55

Roverno said:
I kinda want a second for my MacBook Pro anyway so its not biggy really.

I've put an SSD in my mbp - it's great you won't look back.
I also got a caddy replacement for the DVD drive and stuck a 750gig HD in it. I rarely use dvd's/cd's and have a nippy external drive anyway. Great upgrade, OSX loads in like a few seconds.