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Originally Posted by Cman333
Sorry I realized I wasn't very clear.
I was thinking on getting a <60gb SSD for the SRT.
I couldn't justify spending around $200+ for a 120GB+(ideally 240gb+) as a primary drive. I know there are cheaper drives out there. But I want a very reliable drive if it's going to be my primary (Intel 520). I did a bit of searching, seems like the Intels are the most reliable but also the most expensive. Read alot about OCZ drives and how they're not as reliable. Mind you most the threads I could find about SSD's were from 2011.
I figured if I bought a cheaper 60gb SSD for SRT I wouldn't need to worry so much about drive failure because it's only used for caching.
I'm aware if I run a bigger SSD as my primary it is faster, but reliability is my main thing. After reading so many horror stories about SSD it has me worried. I'm not really willing to spend $200+ on a reliable SSD yet. So I figured spend $60 on an SSD to try out SRT if it's actually worth it. I haven't found many personal reviews. Alot of the reviews are by big sites that seem to have a one sided view.
Just curious if anyone has had first hand experience with Intel SRT and their opinion on it. Or if you guys have good experience with the cheaper SSD's please share some insight. I've combed so many forums and get mixed reviews.
THANKS!
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SRT and caching used to be a selling point when SSDs were expensive but
as many have pointed out, you can find M4 for $130 or less these few weeks so it make sense just to grab one instead of finding a 40/60/80GB and use Intel's SRT. Samsung 830 (available only in US) and the M4 both dont fall too far behind the intel in terms of reliability.