Deciding on which ssd i shoud buy for the msi gt70

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Im soon buying the msi gaming laptop and before i buy it i want to buy an ssd and test use it for a while because ive read there have been many people receiving bad ssd's so i want to ask Toms Community which is the best ssd i can buy.... price doesnt matter

Flying-Q · Apr 11, 2013

Jonathan Reynoso :

I have been using Samsung 840 250GB SSDs and have had no issues at all. Thoroughly impressed. Just remember to turn off indexing for that drive. Let the drive's firmware handle all housekeeping tasks.

J_E_D_70 · Apr 11, 2013

Samsung 840 Pro seems to be the going answer on these boards lately. Typically anything from Intel or Crucial too.

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

Do NOT get a Samsung 840 Pro (I made this mistake with my GT70). The GT70 uses an mSATA drive, not a 2.5" drive. There is not a difference in performance between the two, but mSATA drives are a LOT smaller and a 2.5" drive like the 840 Pro won't fit.

After some research I went with Mushkin Atlas Deluxe, which was (and I think still is) on sale on newegg.

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

Also, the GT70 allows you to RAID two mSATA SSD's together, so if you feel like really splurging you could get two 256GB mSATA drives (or two 512GB drives, if you REALLY feel like splurging) and RAID them to essentially double your speeds.

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah :

but i could put on the sata drive side because it holds two hard drive space.. ?????

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

Yes, but it's not a good idea. The secondary bay is only SATAII, meaning you can only get 3Gb/s on it. The primary bay is SATAIII so you can get 6Gb/s. That means that if you put a Samsung 840 Pro in the secondary bay, it would only be going about half as fast as its optimal speed. You're better off just buying a mSATA card and putting it in the primary bay.

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah :

ohhhh waowww i had nooo idea about that. wells thanks man so which one do you think i should get for it

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

No idea. There aren't many options in the mSATA market. I went with Mushkin Atlas Deluxe 240GB for $210.

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah :

so for example if i buy this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Crucial-M4-CT128M4SSD3-mSATA-128GB-SATA-III-MLC-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-/380616310204?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item589e7ffdbc
all i have to do is install it. put the windows 7 cd install the windows 7 os and thats it. ????

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

Which version of the GT70 did you get? Does it come with a SSD already included?

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah :

im going to buy msi gt70 444us soon http://www.ebay.com/itm/300888674302

Adamah · Apr 11, 2013

You should probably wait until you get it before deciding which SSD to get. Open it up and see if it takes mSATA or 2.5". This version may be different than mine.

Jonathan Reynoso · Apr 11, 2013

Adamah :

oh ok no problem. thanks man for the help i appreciate it

. you save me from wasting $250 for the ssd. ill just wait untill i receive the laptop. thank you very much

J_E_D_70 · Apr 12, 2013

Can always get a normal ssd, put it in the sata3 hdd bay and move the hdd to the sata2 bay.

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