No and I don't want to, but I only have your posts to go off of. That says all I need to know regarding the market.
You don't know me at all, so let's just leave it at that.
And it would be an acceptable solution if it were being sold by Intel or Samsung who have the QA necessary to put out world-class drives.I know you can't help but to keep pouring on the salt here but there is no other controller on the market that can write at those speeds without use of compression. And there is no other controller that uses compression at this time either. So,.. if the shoe fits.
It's very difficult for me to pull the trigger on a 512GB M4 when like you, my Intel drives have been extremely solid. I'm tempted to just take the 250GB Intel 510.
that's an asynch nand equipped model.
I'd rec to go with the synch nand equipped GT for better low end grunt where the OS runs. :thumbsup:
Just my opinion based on experience with that Sandforce 2281 controller , is all.
If you want Sandforce, just wait for Intel's Sandforce drive (if the rumors are true). You'll have the best of every world, probably lower (benchmark) performance than other SF drives but it will be done right.
I'm torn between Intel and Samsung drives myself, with the 510 being the hands-down way to go. It just has no 500GB+ model.
Intel needs a high performance 510-like drive with 512GB - 1TB capacity for users like myself that demand that. If the 520 is 500GB+ and Sandforce maybe we'll all (besides those who buy non-Intel drives partially based on their high price)- be happy.
With the Samsung 830 being as (or close) to being as reliable as the Intel, and using the same delayed garbage collection method as Crucial, I'm going to stop recommending Crucial drives and stick to Intel or Samsung depending on need.
For me, due to the way sometimes I will utilize the majority of space on my SSD, Intel's 'worst case scenario' is a superior situation. I think people (esp SSD haters who think we're all beta testers) would be shocked at how even my 'lowly' G2 40GB has been an amazing performer with never a hiccup for years.
Nice, the 480GB / $1,000 drive is exactly what I'm looking for. It's about $250 more than the comparable 512GB Samsung 830, but I'm guessing it's the best of every world.
Active GC + Sandforce with Intel reliability.
I'm no OCZ or other odd-ball drive user (anymore), and I'm willing to bet that 480GB drive is worth the price of admission and last as long and be as rock-solid as my G2s have.
I'd like a little more information on it, hopefully we'll see a review soon.
Far to many people around here take things to serious, and figure they have it all worked out.
The way the page is laid out in the link I gave, should have said enough about it's validity.
hook line and sinker, to coin a phrase.
Said it before, people will buy what they want to buy, and what they can afford. As long as they are happy with their purchase, no harm is done.
Now that reminds me. I must look out all my old JMicron based SSDs.:whiste:
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@Coup.
I'm from the posh part, Edinburgh.
well.. all I can tell you for a fact is that these Intel prices are kept in check by companies who are willing to take more chances and produce massive amounts of more affordably priced drives to lure folks into catching the SSD bug.
Without the lowballers?.. the highballers would be sitting up on those high horses and telling us average folks what the weather is like up there.
And I too have owned several Intel already(even killed one right off the bat) and they're not all that and a bag of chips, IMHO. Intel has their flaws too and the chipsets and software is surely a good testament to that fact. Not nearly as bad as Micropatch Windows.. but they still pass gas once in a while.
Anywho.. you like this.. I like that.. that guy(or gal) likes the other. It's this diversity that has propelled this industry to where it is today and I'm 110% for it to continue.
One company alone(or even 3) cornering the market would not have us to this juncture already. Hell.. even Sandforce's controllers are forcing the advancement of the sata spec at an accellerated pace regardless of whether or not you like those controllers.
Has less to do with the vendor who decides to "stabilize them" since people with working units from other vendors have already tasted more speed and push for more by simply buying more. Intel is just trying to get their piece of such a huge market share just like the rest, is all.
That's good enough for me and the girls I hang out with.
But based upon past ssd's, it's disingenous at best and dishonest at worst to imply that any of those companies deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as intel.
I think that there is still a very robust market for 2nd and 3rd tier ssd's, especially for those on a tight budget. Let them get used to ssd's with one of the cheaper ones, then, if they end up with a problem, they'll probably spend the extra $$$ for one of the better ones. And if they don't, then they're still happy b/c they get to have an ssd.
As I'm sure you're aware, the next iteration of IRST has support for RAID TRIM. Not that I've seen a need for it yet on my rig, but it's nice to know that it's on the horizon in case I need it in the future.