High performance RELIABLE drive

PMKeates · 8 Dec 2011 at 15:36

Hi all

I've finally decided to give up on my Vertex 3 Max IOPS - it's going back. It's dying every other day. I have tried all the different drives and firmwares and it's just not worth the hassle of continuing with it.

So, in that vein, I am interested in what is the highest performance 240 GB SSD that does not exhibit the ridiculous reliability issues of the Vertex 3?

Thanks!

pingwing · 8 Dec 2011 at 15:49

Going to be the first to say it but apparently the M4 is supposed to be the goodun

iv got the previous get c300 256gb and that hasn't had a single problem in the last 18 months (other than the very high price I payed last summer which its not even worth half of now

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PMKeates · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:00

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/355?vs=366

Hmm it seems the OCZ is faster than the M4. I was hoping to maintain similar performance, at least

i7_860 · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:02

I would also recommend the Crucial M4 too as the reliability of the drive is just too great.

You could try the Samsung 830 with slightly better performance than the M4

pingwing · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:13

I think thats the trade off you have to make on this gen, best speeds are sandforce drives but none have the best reliability, going for a slower M4 or an Intel drive (bit slower again) gets you more reliability

You could take a punt on another drive with the same speeds but could end up in the same boat of problems

PMKeates · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:16

Hmm.

Samsung 830 for £320 or Crucial m4 for £280.

Decisions!

i7_860 · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:26

PMKeates said:
Hmm.

Samsung 830 for £320 or Crucial m4 for £280.

Decisions!

Go for Reliability and save £40?

panyan · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:36

PMKeates said:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/355?vs=366

Hmm it seems the OCZ is faster than the M4. I was hoping to maintain similar performance, at least

is the m4 on the 002 or 009 firmware as there is a BIG difference

Essexraptor · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:50

panyan said:
is the m4 on the 002 or 009 firmware as there is a BIG difference

The new stock is 009 and it's not rocket science to flash the firmware :cool:

Johnmcbob · 8 Dec 2011 at 17:33

I'd say M4, ordered one myself as it seemed to get the best reviews for reliability and it's still really fast

Orcvader · 8 Dec 2011 at 17:37

Just get the M4. You probably won't notice the difference between it and the Sandforce drives, it's already crazy fast, and it seems to be the most reliable so far.

celliott · 8 Dec 2011 at 18:04

I've got a Crucial M4 256GB, make sure you update to latest firmware. I've had no issues at all with mine

Est Lifetime according to SSDLife is 8years 2 months :cool: