SSD Recommendations?

[andy_con]

Windows Detected a Hard Drive Problem (windows 7)

i keep getting the above error appear on my screen

it says

back up your files immediately to prevent information loss and then contact the computer manufacturer.

so looks like my laptop hard drive is fooked and will need replacing.

i want to get an SSD nothing big 128gb will do, anyone got any links to anything decent. im not after top spec just something decent

[tribble]

I have an older intel unit and am happy with it. This recent article may interest you:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...mark,3269.html

[danielbriggs]

http://www.ebuyer.com/408854-ocz-120...25sat3-120g-20

[andy_con]

cheers chopper, i see everyone keeps banging on about this one

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsun...19732-pdt.html

[danielbriggs]

Save yourself £30.
The 4 OCZ's I've got running in different things are pog on.

[andy_con]

ok cool, i need to pick one up tomorrow so will see what pc world have


they do do a next one down which is cheaper

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsun...19652-pdt.html

found it, PC world do that one to briggs

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/ocz-ag...65481-pdt.html

[astatic]

When replacing the harddrive, remember to enable "TRIM" or at least check that it's enabled!
This function tells the OS that the files you delete are really marked as deleted, otherwise it will getting slower and slower untill the drive is completely full without having a clue why it's so slow!

To check TRIM:

Open the Start Menu, type CMD
Right click the icon and Run as Administrator

Type: fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify

DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

To enable TRIM:

Open the Start Menu, type CMD
Right click the icon and Run as Administrator

Type: fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

[WookieBoy]

Hey Andy.

Probably missed the boat now, but try this one...
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stora...roductId=45660

I've got a couple of them plus the 250gb offerings and they're pretty sweet

Weirdly, battery life on my lappy drastically dropped after swapping over. Took me a bitvto realise that although the ssd uses less power than a hdd, because it passes the data so much quicker, the processor works harder/faster and thus hotter so fans run more etc etc...

Just so ya know

[hobbybob]

I have 3 OCZ Vertexes (2 are version 2, 1 is version 3)
Really cool, they don't skip a beat an love them.

Good tips from Astatic as well.

gr
dimitri

[markmtts]

Hi Andy,

I've been using the Samsung 830 SSD's without issue for nearly a year. Got about 20 in use in total and no issue thus far.

Guess the 840's are newer models.

Mark.