Hi all,
I'm thinking of upgrading my 128GB SSD on my MBP 15" late 2011 to a 512GB SSD.
From what I read, Samsung and Vertex 4 are apparently the top ones - please correct me if I'm wrong - and as both sit in the same price range these days, which one you would recommend to go with?
Cheers
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Go here - http://www.crucial.com/index.aspx - and select the System Scanner tab. Crucial will recommend the drive that is best suited for your machine. Mine (and I suspect Bimmers) is a M4-CT512M4SSD2 (m4 model with a 512GB capacity). I wouldn't order from Crucial, though, as Amazon had better pricing - here.
When you're nearing a decision, Bimmer and I can help you through the installation process (Bimmer has a better track record as he's installed far more SSDs than I have!).
Clinton
Yes, the Kingston HyperX is at 480GB.....
Go with the Crucial M4 and you'll be happy with the way it performs.....Any part number will work for you....One is a bare drive and one is a bundled drive - if you go for a bundle kit - you'll get the sata transfer cable if you plan on cloning your drive - if you're going for a clean install, then just get the bare drive...
Keep in mind - Kingston Hyper X and the Intel 520 are the only SSD with 5K Nand and the rest are 3K Nand which is why the Kingston Hyper X and Intel 520 are very expensive.
5K Nand = 5000 Programs / Erase life
3K Nand = 3000 Programs / Erase life
Hope I didn't confuse both you can Clinton with the 3K and 5K Nand difference
When I get back inside, I'll run BlackMagic and see what my test scores are and post those... interesting.
Clinton
This I gotta see.....Ok Clinton - I'll wait for your results.
Well, you confused me - you're so much more up on SSD technology than I am!
So, OK, what does...
5K Nand = 5000 Programs / Erase life
3K Nand = 3000 Programs / Erase life
...actually mean?
Clinton
I knew you'd be back...
Ok our Crucial M4 has a 3K MLC Nand = 3000 times you can fill up your SSD to full capacity and format before it becomes useless.
5K MLC Nand = 5000 times you can fill up your SSD to full capcity and format before it becomes useless.
| SSD Endurance | ||||||
| 3K P/E Cycles | 5K P/E Cycles | 10K P/E Cycles | 30K P/E Cycles | |||
| NAND Capacity | 100GB | 100GB | 100GB | 100GB | ||
| Writes per day | 10GB | 10GB | 10GB | 10GB | ||
| Write Amplification | 10x | 10x | 10x | 10x | ||
| P/E Cycles per Day | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total Estimated Lifespan | 8.219 years | 13.698 years | 27.397 years | 82.191 years | ||
So does that mean for someone like me who never ends up filling the whole capacity would not make any difference??!
Well, since I'm only planning to have this MBP for another 3 years or less, I guess that 8.219 years will do for me. I'm not even planning on having a computer (unless I'm cremated with one) for 82.191 years so I guess I don't guess that I need a 30K P/E cycle SSD...
Clinton
shahabz wrote:
So does that mean for someone like me who never ends up filling the whole capacity would not make any difference??!
yes, it's something you don't need to worry about - by the time your SSD decides pack it in, you would've probably upgraded it to a 2TB SSD - when it becomes available and is much cheaper...
this is just techno talk between Clinton and myself and to let you know why the Kingston HyperX is very expensive.
OK -
Now where did your test go? I thought I just saw it here?
How do we compare?
Oh - looks like your write scores are faster and my read scores are faster...
Clinton
mine is on the other page - you're faster on the read by 26MB/s and I'm faster on the write by 78MB/s.
And that was on your Kingston, right?
Clinton
Yeah, those scores are for my Kingston HyperX.....
Clinton,
I checked the Amazon one... it doesn't ship to Australia 😟
The part numbers for the ones on eBay varies from the ones on Crucial website... The website shows CT2014848 where eBay items are all CT512M4SSD2; is that a worry?
You mean that there's no Amazon in Australia? That's one continent, I suppose, that Amazon hasn't conquered...
...the CT512M4SSD2 is just fine - that's the official part number of the drive that I have - so no worries there!
Clinton
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