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Also for somewhat less theoretic and more market oriented reading on SSDs there is http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-buyers-guide.html http://www.storagesearch.c

Also for somewhat less theoretic and more market oriented reading on SSDs there is http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-buyers-guide.html http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-buyers-guide.html

Maro 17y ago
For those looking for the shortcut: the consensus seems to be that the Intel X25-M (80 and 160GB) is the best buy right now.
- tesseract 17y ago
  In particular the second-generation (34nm process) version, which have been hard to find lately, although I just ordered an 80GB one from an Amazon merchant who claims to have several in stock.
- briansmith 17y ago
  Only for desktop/laptop use, and only if you don't have extra-high levels of write activity and/or you are willing to replace them on the same 3-year cycle you would use when replacing (magnetic) hard drives.
  - blasdel 17y ago
    Please stop spreading such baseless FUD. They don't beg any more replacement than the other SATA SSDs you could purchase. You yourself admit that they aren't any less reliable than magnetic drives.
    - briansmith 17y ago
      Not true. There are lots of SSDs with much higher longevity, using a variety of techniques. The Intel X25-M is optimized for capacity/cost, not longevity. Depending on your workload they can very well be less reliable than magnetic drives, especially if judge by the manufacturers' specifications.