Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4994295 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:31:18 +0100 Received: from [10.1.1.213] (71-13-195-18.static.eucl.wi.charter.com [71.13.195.18]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MGAm7-1TyKwY3tYt-00FM25; Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:38:03 -0500 From: Steve Oakley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A9E7D960-A792-4CA2-AB1B-ADD356ECAC76" Message-Id: <118E150C-ADA0-4F88-9DBD-EDDB7CEABB0D@practicali.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] SSD brand question Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:38:00 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:FsnQTyoixqpY303rnU9esGvdtA95sxTrIxc12TCo4FR Ix7vZDqHCXmwT0p69yo57oYp60hgFVarc4ezBELRBEZPJSwAJK 2a/UBBKbVcPUdF6avtvafC0pekvCKhoXv+PAizVHFitbEiw8LD PvRSVLCcsDOdfQGrOd6HWOS+CemM0fKKwZValwH1Do5CsKYb4I r9tVIZhlwxcxgBqA+esJxmjIomRYYu94lBDTlN0+N0rsnmNO8Y yG3ZwV06V+jquSQrVcy/lUEc5DYv0mcD2BbcrnnZnFMRxjOFDs czWCo1oy4Yie58BPqVBYLydlberkDnvh3fAU/AVyVNI7YH8mlE YbagERZPwzmB9Kg+N4SNY08mihDTWZGK5n3fSGrgOdI5ap20p2 94mtkFyGjcDnw== --Apple-Mail=_A9E7D960-A792-4CA2-AB1B-ADD356ECAC76 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I have one OCZ vertex 4 in a tower thats fine. the 3gb SATA connector is = the main limitation.=20 in the laptop I have a samsung 840 256gb on a 6gb SATA connection that = does 500+mb/sec. just amazing. you need to read specs carefully. for example the samsung 840's have at = least 2 different versions : the cheap ones that only write at = 250-300mb/sec and the more expensive ones that do a full 500+mb/sec = write. worth the extra $ so be careful in what you get. I think they = should have completely different model numbers because they really are = different products. so that extra letter in the SKU can be all the = difference in the world. S On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Brian Higgins = wrote: > Avoid OCZ. Samsung 830's are good if you can find them. 840's are = ok, but not as good as the 830's were. I wouldn't get anything smaller = than a 256GB. >=20 > -bH >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Chris Meyer = wrote: > We're looking to spiff up our Mac towers by installing SSDs for the = system/program/cache drives. >=20 > Before clicking "Buy", we were curious if anyone had experiences with = brands that have let them down or that seem to be particularly good = value? >=20 > thanks - > Chris > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > brian higgins | creative director > Sol Design > 312.706.5500 > higgins@soldesignfx.com > soldesignfx.com > =20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_A9E7D960-A792-4CA2-AB1B-ADD356ECAC76 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 I = have one OCZ vertex 4 in a tower thats fine. the 3gb SATA connector is = the main limitation. 

in the laptop I have a = samsung 840 256gb on a 6gb SATA connection that does 500+mb/sec. just = amazing.

you need to read specs carefully. for = example the samsung 840's have at least 2 different versions : the cheap = ones that only write at 250-300mb/sec and the more expensive ones that = do a full 500+mb/sec write. worth the extra $ so be careful in what you = get. I think they should have completely different model numbers because = they really are different products. so that extra letter in the SKU can = be all the difference in the = world.

S

On Mar 5, = 2013, at 10:59 AM, Brian Higgins <higgins@soldesignfx.com> = wrote:

Avoid OCZ.  Samsung 830's are good if you can find = them.  840's are ok, but not as good as the 830's were.  I = wouldn't get anything smaller than a = 256GB.

-bH



On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> = wrote:
We're looking to spiff up our Mac towers by installing SSDs for the = system/program/cache drives.

Before clicking "Buy", we were curious if anyone had experiences with = brands that have let them down or that seem to be particularly good = value?

thanks -
Chris
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