Which intel SSD for an older dell D820 laptop?

[Compman55]

Will the newest 520/330 sandforce controlled SSD's play well with the older intel ICH7/ICH8 chipsets?

Or should I try to find an older model. Laptop specs in sig.

 

[hal2kilo]

Will the newest 520/330 sandforce controlled SSD's play well with the older intel ICH7/ICH8 chipsets?

Or should I try to find an older model. Laptop specs in sig.

The D820 has a SATA 1 interface so you should be able to use any SSD since the SATA spec is backward compatible. I would not go out of my way to buy the latest a greatest that's for sure as it would be a waste.

 

[tweakboy]

SSDs brings life back into the laptop. Now you wont have to wait 10 seconds for AOL to open or iTunes opens in 20 seconds. a SSD will boost any laptop. Only thing is I heard your sata 1.0 ,, that will hurt but it will still be ton a faster then the laptop HD. I say do it. What size you looking for, or vendors thx ?

 

[Compman55]

Intel only, all my friends have them now after fighting with other brands. They all have high praise for the intel even though they are expensive.

I was looking at the 520 series in the 120GB.

 

[Coup27]

Intel 520 are the best SSDs in the market. Go with those. And I also heard their SSDs have THE best controllers, too.

I have only seen two comments by you but I have already worked out you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

OP - As your laptop has SATA 1.5Gbps, the cheapest Intel SSD will do you fine. There would also be nothing wrong using a Crucial m4 or Samsung 830 as they very reliable and will probably be available for less than an Intel 330.

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[Coup27]

Here we go.

Intel controllers were the best in 2008 - 2010. Back then they made their own controllers and they were bulletproof. Then it changed.

Intel's 510 used a Marvell controller. Intel took the famous reliability of their own controller and broke it for the 320. The famous 8MB bug never did fully go away. Now their 330 and their 520 uses Sandforce controllers. If you knew anything about SSDs and the history SF have, you would not call them the "best".

The "best" controllers are Marvell and Samsung.

 

[Compman55]

Here we go.

Intel controllers were the best in 2008 - 2010. Back then they made their own controllers and they were bulletproof. Then it changed.

Intel's 510 used a Marvell controller. Intel took the famous reliability of their own controller and broke it for the 320. The famous 8MB bug never did fully go away. Now their 330 and their 520 uses Sandforce controllers. If you knew anything about SSDs and the history SF have, you would not call them the "best".

The "best" controllers are Marvell and Samsung.

Can you tell me which models were good from 2008 - 2010? Im thinking these may be the way to go on this older model.

 

[Coup27]

Can you tell me which models were good from 2008 - 2010? Im thinking these may be the way to go on this older model.

I don't think you will find them available anymore. Intel's X25-M G1 (black) and G2 (silver) were the original "reliable" SSD. Many people think Intel's reliability went down after that point.

I personally have a 40GB Intel 320 in my "play" laptop and it's been fine. I am not saying Intel is a bad way to go, just I don't think they were as invincible as they were back then.

I would go for either a Crucial m4 or Samsung 830, whichever you can get for the cheapest price. You may get an Intel 320 for a good price now, that's an option - just be aware there was a firmware bug which bricked the drive to 8MB and it was never fully solved.

 

[bryanW1995]

Intel 520 are the best SSDs in the market. Go with those. And I also heard their SSDs have THE best controllers, too.

Intel 520 and 330 series use the sf-2281 controller. Last time I checked, that particular controller wasn't getting too many awards. The 510 series used a marvell controller. Oh, and the last ssd to used intel's controller, the 320 series, had a MAJOR issue that literally tripled their return rates from .59 % to 1.71% in a very short period of time.

So, to put it bluntly, you are wrong. Next time do your research.

Here we go.

Intel controllers were the best in 2008 - 2010. Back then they made their own controllers and they were bulletproof. Then it changed.

Intel's 510 used a Marvell controller. Intel took the famous reliability of their own controller and broke it for the 320. The famous 8MB bug never did fully go away. Now their 330 and their 520 uses Sandforce controllers. If you knew anything about SSDs and the history SF have, you would not call them the "best".

The "best" controllers are Marvell and Samsung.

In intel's defense, I put a 320 series into my wife's laptop post-8mb bug fix, and it's been awesome since BF 2011. I realize that a sample size of 1 probably isn't big enough for statistical analysis, of course.

 

[bryanW1995]

Can you tell me which models were good from 2008 - 2010? Im thinking these may be the way to go on this older model.

I don't think you will find them available anymore. Intel's X25-M G1 (black) and G2 (silver) were the original "reliable" SSD. Many people think Intel's reliability went down after that point.

I personally have a 40GB Intel 320 in my "play" laptop and it's been fine. I am not saying Intel is a bad way to go, just I don't think they were as invincible as they were back then.

I would go for either a Crucial m4 or Samsung 830, whichever you can get for the cheapest price. You may get an Intel 320 for a good price now, that's an option - just be aware there was a firmware bug which bricked the drive to 8MB and it was never fully solved.

A used x25m g2 is probably a good way for you to go, OP. With current ssd prices, I'd expect you to pay around 50¢/gb, so say around $40 for an 80gb drive would be pretty good. A lot of people from that gen are starting to upgrade (as I did) just to get more space on their ssd. I was lucky enough to have another computer to throw mine into, but many people are selling them right now.

Looks like $60 or so is the going rate on fleabay, if it takes that much money I'd just buy a new drive. Keep your eyes on the hotdeals forum, something appealing like a $128 gb crucial or samsung for $90 will crop up soon enough.

 

[StockDC2]

If you are going to consider an Intel SSD, please google "8MB SSD Death" before you finalize your decision. Many people (including me), have been having a problem this problem that Intel has been reluctant to fix.