- May 3, 2011
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I'm confused.
I need help.
Please give me some.
For the past couple of months I've been all over the web; searching, reading, re-reading and re-re-reading articles, benchmarks, reviews and forumposts, all on SSDs. I don't get it.
I'm pretty sure I've acquired at least a scintilla of reliable information, but ultimately, I just don't get it.
What's the difference between sequential read, sequential write, random read, random write, 4kb aligned, queue depths and all the other terminology used to describe SSD performance in benchmarks? And more importantly, which do I prioritize in a drive intended for a college-minded ultra portable?
For a while I had my eyes on the Vertex 2 120gb, because (from what I understood) the benchmarks looked pretty good, but then I read something about OCZ switching from 32 to 25 nm NAND; something which apprently screwed up all their drives..? Then I read the review of the Intel 320 300gb on Anandtech, which apparently has great reliability(?), but isn't particularly fast compared to 2011 standards.. Obviously, you can't get it all, but the problem is, I don't know what to get. How should I prioritize? Is random read or sequential read better for my intended purposes? Random write, sequential write?
Some clarification would be greatly appreciated, especially in regard to the whole reliability/lifetime of SSDs, as well as all these enigmatic terms.. Please?
Thanks in advance.
I need help.
Please give me some.
For the past couple of months I've been all over the web; searching, reading, re-reading and re-re-reading articles, benchmarks, reviews and forumposts, all on SSDs. I don't get it.
I'm pretty sure I've acquired at least a scintilla of reliable information, but ultimately, I just don't get it.
What's the difference between sequential read, sequential write, random read, random write, 4kb aligned, queue depths and all the other terminology used to describe SSD performance in benchmarks? And more importantly, which do I prioritize in a drive intended for a college-minded ultra portable?
For a while I had my eyes on the Vertex 2 120gb, because (from what I understood) the benchmarks looked pretty good, but then I read something about OCZ switching from 32 to 25 nm NAND; something which apprently screwed up all their drives..? Then I read the review of the Intel 320 300gb on Anandtech, which apparently has great reliability(?), but isn't particularly fast compared to 2011 standards.. Obviously, you can't get it all, but the problem is, I don't know what to get. How should I prioritize? Is random read or sequential read better for my intended purposes? Random write, sequential write?
Some clarification would be greatly appreciated, especially in regard to the whole reliability/lifetime of SSDs, as well as all these enigmatic terms.. Please?
Thanks in advance.