Just got one of these OCZ Vertext 4 SSDs to replace an Agility model which was pretty amazing. The write speed is advertised as slower but more consistent with different kinds of data. bonnie++ run:
Note you should update the firmware on this drive before using it, they doubled the write speed on some models recently. I installed version 1.4RC before formatting the drive. You can get it here: http://www.ocztechnology.com/ssd_tools/OCZ_Vertex_4/ The only bad part is they don’t have an updater for Linux or iOS, I had to use a friends windows box to run it.
Version 1.96 ——Sequential Output—— –Sequential Input- –Random-
Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- –Block– -Rewrite- -Per Chr- –Block– –Seeks–
Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP
lwhLT 32008M 1197 99 409495 35 192164 24 5096 99 525269 33 +++++ +++
Latency 11844us 168ms 682ms 5126us 4138us 4739us
Version 1.96 ——Sequential Create—— ——–Random Create——–
lwhLT -Create– –Read— -Delete– -Create– –Read— -Delete–
files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP
16 30326 50 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++
Latency 109us 439us 382us 75us 20us 115us
If you have never used an SSD I would look for a cheap SF-2281 or Indilinx 60-64GB they can be found for $50-70 now. Assuming you aren’t lacking in RAM or have a five year old CPU, its the single biggest noticable upgrade you can make to a computer. A browser loading in a split second becomes the new normal. Copying an 8GB virtual machine image? Don’t go get a coffee, its done in 20 seconds.