Four SSDs Compared — OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron

MojoKid writes "Solid State Drive technology is set to turn the storage industry on its ear — eventually. It's just a matter of time. When you consider the intrinsic benefits of anything built on solid-state technology versus anything mechanical, it doesn't take a degree in physics to understand the obvious advantages. However, as with any new technology, things take time to mature and the current batch of SSDs on the market do have some caveats and shortcomings, especially when it comes to write performance. This full performance review and showcase of four different Solid State Disks, two MLC-based and two SLC-based, gives a good perspective of where SSDs currently are strong and where they're not. OCZ, Mtron and Super Talent drives are tested here but Intel's much anticipated offering hasn't arrived to market just yet."

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Re:1+1+1 != 4

[Zymergy]

They tested two (2) different OCZ SSD models, one with SLC NAND Flash memory chips, and the other with MLC NAND Flash memory chips. 2+1+1=4
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Re:1+1+1 = 4 if 1, 1, 1, and 4 are rounded numbers

[amdpox]

Lots. For a high-speed SLC (i.e. something that will equal a cheap 7200rpm spinning platter), you'll pay $400+ for a 64gb and $700+ for a 128gb at this point. Basically, they're completely economically infeasible at anything larger than the 4/8gb you see being used to store the OS and apps in netbooks, unless you have a critical need to access a lot of data at high speed while driving a truck over a small post-apocalyptic wasteland.