Best ~256GB SSD for under $1000?

[danwilson11]

Hi everyone,

I just picked up a 17" MacBook Pro Core i7, and plan to install a ~256GB SSD.

Can you recommend an 2.5" SATA II-compatible SSD assuming a price ceiling of $1000? It appears that the usual "no brainer" choice of the intel X-25 drive only allows for a maximum of 160GB, but I need a bit more than that.

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Anubis]

im gonna assume the Crucial real SSD C300

 

[linster]

Indilinx based drives have been around for a while and user tested. Or you can go for the newer Crucial C300. Faster, but it's new so may be buggy.

 

[danwilson11]

I've heard that the C300 is potentially unstable... is the M225 a better bet right now?

 

[linster]

The M225 is based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller. Slower but it's been around longer.

 

[RaistlinZ]

C300 wins here, until we start seeing some 256GB Sandforce 1500 drives.