In our new point on the price of SSDs, we changed our entire product range. We decided to restrict the products to a single capacity: 120 GB (or 128 GB depending on the brand). The reason is simple: it is sufficient capacity for many people and the average price is correct. This type of DSS is perfect for a mid-range machine.
Models of 256 GB and more are still too expensive for most buyers and SSD of 64 GB and less limited interest in technology allowing only install the OS and some programs. Moreover, they distort the comparison, with a higher price per GB because of the unavoidable costs (controller, etc..).
Our comparison is therefore limited to six models: the C300 and C400 Crucial, Vertex Vertex 2 and 3 of OCZ and Intel 320 and 510. These six models are well distributed, representative of their generations. Other manufacturers offer "clones" of these SSDs, as Corsair, G. Skill, etc.. but the prices are close enough that if it poses no problem.
Models based Indilinx are definitely outdated and Samsung (with 470) and Toshiba (sold by Kingston) do not have competitive offerings currently, even though Kingston is expected to propose models SATA 6 Gbit / s in the coming months . Our six SSDs offer a 120 GB partition and use either memory in 34 nm - some vertex 2, the Intel 510 and the C300 - either from memory in 25 nm - Vertex 3, Intel 320, C400 and some Vertex 2 -.
The preferred interface builders is obviously the SATA 6 Gbit / s, which can exceed the limit of 300 Mb / s. Note, to take full advantage of this interface, a motherboard that supports the standard "natively" - directly into chipset - is necessary, the external auditors are often limited by the PCI-Express at least 500 MB / s.
The average price per GB is not moving too much, prices are stable and the arrival of the M4 Crucial (C400 ) has no impact on price. For the rest, an SSD varies from about 190 to about 270 € €. Note that only lovers benchmarks see a real difference between the models. In practice, the performance level of current models is sufficient for most uses and differentiate to use is anything but obvious.
Note, finally, that the Vertex 3 "Max IOPS" is referenced in the majority of retailers and is more expensive than the traditional 3 Vertex. And if the difference is imperceptible in IOPS to use, it uses memory in 32 nm, normally more resistant over time as memory in 25 nm conventional models. 
Models of 256 GB and more are still too expensive for most buyers and SSD of 64 GB and less limited interest in technology allowing only install the OS and some programs. Moreover, they distort the comparison, with a higher price per GB because of the unavoidable costs (controller, etc..).
Our comparison is therefore limited to six models: the C300 and C400 Crucial, Vertex Vertex 2 and 3 of OCZ and Intel 320 and 510. These six models are well distributed, representative of their generations. Other manufacturers offer "clones" of these SSDs, as Corsair, G. Skill, etc.. but the prices are close enough that if it poses no problem.
Models based Indilinx are definitely outdated and Samsung (with 470) and Toshiba (sold by Kingston) do not have competitive offerings currently, even though Kingston is expected to propose models SATA 6 Gbit / s in the coming months . Our six SSDs offer a 120 GB partition and use either memory in 34 nm - some vertex 2, the Intel 510 and the C300 - either from memory in 25 nm - Vertex 3, Intel 320, C400 and some Vertex 2 -.
The preferred interface builders is obviously the SATA 6 Gbit / s, which can exceed the limit of 300 Mb / s. Note, to take full advantage of this interface, a motherboard that supports the standard "natively" - directly into chipset - is necessary, the external auditors are often limited by the PCI-Express at least 500 MB / s.
The average price per GB is not moving too much, prices are stable and the arrival of the M4 Crucial (C400 ) has no impact on price. For the rest, an SSD varies from about 190 to about 270 € €. Note that only lovers benchmarks see a real difference between the models. In practice, the performance level of current models is sufficient for most uses and differentiate to use is anything but obvious.
Note, finally, that the Vertex 3 "Max IOPS" is referenced in the majority of retailers and is more expensive than the traditional 3 Vertex. And if the difference is imperceptible in IOPS to use, it uses memory in 32 nm, normally more resistant over time as memory in 25 nm conventional models.
- Intel SSD 720, 710 and 520 Series leak out, Larsen Creek and Paint Creek bring up rear guard (28/04/2011)
- Crucial releases m4 SSDs, prices them between $130 and $1,000 (27/04/2011)
- Addonics SATA adapter turns six CF / CFast cards into one SSD (13/04/2011)
- Intel roadmap leaks 520, 710, 720, Larsen Creek, Paint Creek (28/04/2011)
- Which SSD - OWC 6G or OCZ Vertex 3 ? (21/04/2011)
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