Fastest/Best SDD for "XP only" user ??

[Tom80112]

For someone who refuses to leave XP, what is the fastest and least apt to
degrade in performance over time??

Since XP doesn't support TRIM, I need to get an SSD which will not lose all
its performance over time. I would be putting the XP and my Apps on this
drive and storing all my data on a 2TB internal drive.


I was looking at:

Crucial RealSSD 64GB for $150
Intel X-25V for $115

Advice???

 

[poofyhairguy]

Since OSX doesn't have Trim I am in the same boat. For my personal use I have found OCZ Vertex 2's do the best wear leveling in a non-Trim environment. I really won't buy anything else for that reason, but I hear first gen Intels aren't bad...

 

[VeryCharBroiled]

intels SSD toolbox will take the place of TRIM on XP. just run it once a week (it can be scheduled).

EDIT: make sure the partitions are aligned, XP wont do that by default.

 

[Tom80112]

Since Intel has wear-leveling utils, would the Intel X-25V for $115 be the best
under $150 SDD for XP users??

Also what do you mean by "make sure the partitions are aligned" ??
(I have never owned an SSD before)

Thanks..

 

[aggressor]

The X25V has even worse performance than the already surpassed X25M G2 series. I'd spend the extra cash to get more space and better speed with the X25M G2 80GB drive.

If you absolutely need to stay under $150, consider an OCZ Agility or Vertex drive instead.

 

[tcsenter]

Does OCZ provide a utility like the Intel Toolbox for TRIM that can be run manually or scheduled?

 

[aggressor]

Yes: http://www.ocztechnology.com/ssd_tools/All_OCZ_Indilinx-Based_SSDs/

 

[Emulex]

x25-V is just as fast at reading as the 80gb x25-m

just half the speed writing which most people about 5-10% of their time doing.

 

[Tom80112]

Like Emulex says, I think writes are the least of my worry. I plan to load the
drive up with XP SP3 and a bunch of applications and send all of my data to
an internal 2TB drive. Once loaded, the SDD will become a "read-only" boot
and application drive.

I've read too many complaints with OCZ so I am inclined to buy a Crucial or
Intel. For XP, is there a clear winner between the Intel X-25V and Cruial
RealSSD 64 GB?

 

[MerrickAggie97]

The best advice is to get Windows 7.

Sometimes its really becomes "That time"

Windows 7 has a built in XP mode, too.