Posts by steve-n

Maybe, this works only with HDDs in MBR mode. For 3TB you need to use another partition table, GPT. A little question; why don't you setup your OS on the SSD? It would be faster than a chaching setup. Or do you already use a SSD for...

With the Samsung 840 Basic you will get the most for your money. Don't be afraid of the slower sequencial write speeds of the 840 basic. The most operations on any consumer PC are reads. Samsung has the most reliable SSDs for consumers.

I also would get a Samsung. They are very reliable. If size matters, get a 840 basic. For gaming, you do not need the higher sequencial write speeds of the PRO. If you want a enthusiast SSD check the 840 PRO.

You should try ATTO to bench your SandForce SSDs. It uses cmpressible data for benchmarking and therefore you will get more comparable results. Sandforce SSDs are faster using compressible data.

I would say, the Samsung 840 Pro is one of the best SSDs you can get. I bet you'll be happy with it.

You can unplug it. But plug it back to a PC within 3-4 years, to ensure it does not lose data. Make an error check then.

Well informed posters here. But i do not agree with the statement "but most data is compressible". On an OS drive its just the opposite. That is the reason why Samsung did not implement compression on their MDX controller.

So you are interested in a very reliable SSD. You also said, the 840 is new and you do not trust it fully. My personal opinion on that: Samsung does not buy a controller and some cheap NAND. The controller, the NAND, even the DDR2 cache...

As long as you do not only look on benchmark-scores, the 840 PRO would be the best one in my opinion. It's performace ist very good and not only with compressable data. And the reliability is over the top.

From all mentioned SSDs I would recommend 840. It's reliability is over the top. And you will not suffer from the lower write speeds. Reading is what counts most. And IOPS of course.