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   #13. Posted at 12:03 AM on Jul 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
Mr Bill
Just don't mistake the Corsair M64 for one of these. The M64 is based on the JMicron controller.
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#13, I'd still like to see a review on that, it looks interesting...  :  5150  (#15)  «
#15, My bad, I think it was the Torqx or something.  :  5150  (#16)  «
#13, I'm pretty sure the M64 is based on a 1st gen samsung mlc me...  :  Ushio01  (#17)  «

   #1. Posted at 11:57 AM on Jul 16th 2009 Edit   Reply
gtoulouzas
Am I the only person who is completely confused by the performance claims regarding solid state drives?

You have some people claiming they make a huge difference ; literally night and day on everyday usage, and that they're the best upgrade you could get for the money. And then there are the people that say, nooo, these are practical only for server usage and you're not going to notice all that much of an advantage using them on a home environment.

So who is right, then?
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#1, Like Mr. Einstein would point out, it is all relative. Bothe...  :  SubSeven  (#2)  «
#1, If you multi task a lot, a good SSD like an X-25 or somethin...  :  adisor19  (#3)  «
#1, I recently upgraded from 2x320GB HD to 160GB SSD for OS/SQL ...  :  btb  (#14)  «

   #7. Posted at 02:00 PM on Jul 16th 2009 Edit   Reply
cygnus1
When a snappy SSD comes along (not JMicron) that's 250GB or bigger, and under $300, i'm sold. Probly will buy two at that point
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#7, Ditto, except I'd go as high as maybe . . . $450. That still...  :  jackaroon  (#8)  «
#8, Yup. But they're coming down soon, I think. I'm hoping by...  :  cygnus1  (#9)  «
#7, Yep pretty much same here, prefer 'gen 3' SSD ideally too.  :  AbRASiON  (#12)  «

   #10. Posted at 05:59 PM on Jul 16th 2009 Edit   Reply
Decelerate
What happened to the new Intel SSDs at new low prices rumor?
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#10, should be release very soon apparently.  :  AbRASiON  (#11)  «

   #4. Posted at 12:24 PM on Jul 16th 2009 Edit   Reply
swampfox
I love the quantitative term "snappiness." Everyone always knows what you mean, even though it is pretty subjective :)
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#4, The actual idea behind the meaning of this word is not reall...  :  SubSeven  (#6)  «

   #5. Posted at 12:46 PM on Jul 16th 2009 Edit   Reply
5150
Any word on the new Intel SSD's?
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