MXT mach Xtreme models

[ubersonic]

I have been looking at the new Mach Xtreme SSD's as im thinking of going SSD again as the tech should be better now than a couple of years back however I saw this in the specs of these two:

MXT Mach Xtreme 2.5" SATA 6GB/s MX-DS TURBO PREMIUM Edition 60GB SSD [MXSSD3MDSTP-60G]
- NAND Flash: MLC
- Capacity: 60GB
- Interface Type: SATA III
- Form Factor: 2.5"
- Dimension: 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm (LxWxH)
- Lightweight: 80g
- Max. Read Performance: Up to 540MB/s*
- Max. Write Performance: Up to 490MB/s*
- IOPS: up to 60,000
- Warranty: 3 Years

MXT Mach Xtreme 2.5" SATA 6GB/s MX-DS FUSION 60GB SSD [MXSSD3MDSF-60G]
- NAND Flash: MLC
- Capacity: 60GB
- Interface Type: SATA III
- Form Factor: 2.5"
- Dimension: 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm (LxWxH)
- Lightweight: 80g
- Max. Read Performance: Up to 530MB/s*
- Max. Write Performance: Up to 490MB/s*
- IOPS: up to 80,000
- Warranty: 3 Years


So basically the more expensive "TURBO PREMIUM edition" has 10MB/s more on reads, and 20,000 less IOPS. Am I correct in thinking this isn't actually a good thing? Im confused now as I always thought IOPS was great for real world usage and max read speed only helped copying files and such :S I don't know what to be looking at

 

[MissChief]

I've been looking at these drives myself and wondering if they're as good as they look. I've never heard of them and info on the controller isn't listed. I'm thinking that 240GB is probably too much as I only really play 2-3 games so perhaps a 120GB, possibly the Samsung or Agility 3 might be a better buy?

 

[ubersonic]

In the end I went with a OCZ Agility 3 240GB as it had "HOT DEAL" over the pic in big red letters and im easily influenced

 

[MissChief]

Lol same here. Ended up with the 256gb Samsung.