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12/6/11 at 6:33pm

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Awesome!

1. Intel, Samsung, Crucial

2. Price is a biggie, closer to $1/GB the better; performance isn't a big deal, all I care about is fast access times; Brand matters, simply for the reliability ratings!
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12/6/11 at 6:33pm

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1. OCZ and Intel

2. Reliability and performance.

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12/6/11 at 6:33pm

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1) If looking for an SSD; Intel, Corsair, Samsung, Crucial, and OCZ

2) Reliability and performance, brand is usually indicative of the former, at least from user experiences I can hear of. The price per GB is a huge factor, but it can sometimes be justified.

REALLY hope I win this. Seeing client builds with Vertex 3s and Samsung 470s and 830s fly by me is making me almost envious. I want to install Windows in 5 minutes, too

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12/6/11 at 6:33pm

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1. Which brand SSD are you considering for your next upgrade? Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other?

Intel or Kingston. The kingston 64GB drive was my first experience with SSDs and I loved the performance/price ratio. Now most people in my family have the kingston as a boot drive. However, I wanted more performance, and was afraid of the poor reliability of other drives, so I went with an intel SSD for my laptop. I was not disappointed, I now recommend intel to others.

2. What do you look for when selecting an SSD? Price, Performance, Brand - or a combination of these elements?

The difference between going from a HD to an SSD is much higher than any differences gained from switching SSDs. When I look for a new SSD I look at the brand (Intel for its reliability in this case) and price.

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1. Intel and g.skill

2. Performance, reliability, and warranty

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12/6/11 at 6:33pm

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1. Intel, Crucial, Samsung

2. Price/performance ratio and reliability (which includes company reputation and support; ie firmware updates, forum updates, etc).

Goodluck OCN!

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1.) Corsair!

2.) I love them and the speeds

IN!

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12/6/11 at 6:34pm

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1. Which brand SSD are you considering for your next upgrade?
Intel, OCZ, Crucial

2. What do you look for when selecting an SSD?
Price

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12/6/11 at 6:34pm

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1. Which brand SSD are you considering for your next upgrade?
Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other?

Intel or Crucial for future SSD upgrade.

2. What do you look for when selecting an SSD? Price, Performance, Brand - or a combination of these elements?

Price plays factor when selecting a SSD. I typically want no more than $1 per GB. SSD does not use SandForce controller.

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12/6/11 at 6:34pm

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1. Which brand SSD are you considering for your next upgrade?
Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other?

OCZ and Patriot were top on my list, having seen some good reviews of those units. I'm not saying this because Intel providing the SSDs, but I was considering their units, but I haven't really seen a good price point at the time of writing this.

2. What do you look for when selecting an SSD? Price,
Performance, Brand - or a combination of these elements?

Price, storage capacity, and performance in the long term has been what I've been researching for my next upgrade. I need something that will perform well in the long term, hold at least my Operating System, Applications, and the two games I'm currently addicted to, and won't cost me more than my video card (which was north of $300).

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