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Okay, this is a pretty simple question. I'm going to buy an SSD soon (hopefully before the new year) but I really don't know if I should go for a Sandforce or Marvell based drive. If I get a Marvell drive it will be the Crucial RealSSD C300 (I think this is the only one with that controller, correct me if I'm wrong); if I get a Sandforce drive it will either be the OCZ Vertex 2 or the Mushkin Callisto Deluxe.
I'll be getting the 60-64GB version (do you actually get more space with the Crucial or not?) and they all cost around the same amount of money. I'll be using it with the rig in my signature (which sometimes seems to disappear, if it's not there I'll have to fix it) on Windows 7 and will of course be using it as a boot and programs drive. I do not have SATA 6.0Gb/s and you can assume that I won't ever upgrade to it whilst I still have this drive.
People have said that the Crucial has better 4K speeds which are better for booting Windows and loading programs (which therefore makes it better overall), but the Sandforce drives seem to be a lot more popular and I don't know why.
So, what are your opinions on this and which drive would you buy?
Thanks
EDIT: My signature doesn't want to display, so here are my specs quickly:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ Stock
4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15
MSI P31 Neo
2x 500GB SATA HDD
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
I'll be getting the 60-64GB version (do you actually get more space with the Crucial or not?) and they all cost around the same amount of money. I'll be using it with the rig in my signature (which sometimes seems to disappear, if it's not there I'll have to fix it) on Windows 7 and will of course be using it as a boot and programs drive. I do not have SATA 6.0Gb/s and you can assume that I won't ever upgrade to it whilst I still have this drive.
People have said that the Crucial has better 4K speeds which are better for booting Windows and loading programs (which therefore makes it better overall), but the Sandforce drives seem to be a lot more popular and I don't know why.
So, what are your opinions on this and which drive would you buy?
Thanks
EDIT: My signature doesn't want to display, so here are my specs quickly:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ Stock
4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15
MSI P31 Neo
2x 500GB SATA HDD
Windows 7 Ultimate x64