mSATA SSD upgrade

[blue.dot]

Hello there!

So I bought Lenovo Ideapad Y580, which came with mSATA SDD. It's only 32GB, so it's small for Windows + apps. I was looking for 60GB+ upgrade. The best performce I think has the Intel 525. The 90GB version is available, which is enough for me, and it's around 125€. Before this one, I was looking also at Crucial M4 (mSATA). The 64GB version may not be enough, and 128GB is still nowhere to get. The 128GB is around 135€ here. From few reviews, the M4 seems to have like half the write speed that 525 has. Also, 525 has better power consumption.

So should I go for the Intel 525? Or is there something else to consider?

 

[Major_A]

For the price I don't think you can beat the BulletProof BP4. It isn't the fastest drive out there but for the price I don't see how you could go wrong.
http://mydigitalssd.com/msata-ssd.php#50mm-bp4-msata-ssd

I see you are in Slovakia so I don't know where you could order from that might have it.
Here's an example of how cheap these drives are here in the US.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_scat_1292116011_ln?rh=n%3A1292116011%2Ck%3Amydigitalssd+bp4&keywords=mydigitalssd+bp4&ie=UTF8&qid=1364145400&scn=1292116011&h=2de2194dc915365016726b4eb86e0e9b1d240e1d

But if you are limited to the Intel or Crucial drive then I'd just go with Crucial.

 

[Hood]

I have the Crucial M4 128 2.5 version, and it's very reliable and stable. No, it's not the fastest at sequentil writes, but it does better with small writes. Also, the read speed is what you'll notice in everyday use, as 80% or more of your typical accesses are reads. But I do like the specs on the BP4, if you can get one, so much the better. The Intel 525 drives are good, but over-priced IMO.

 

[PatoRodrigues]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msata-ssd-review,3286.html

Take a look at some of these mSATA SSD's.
As Hood said, the Crucial M4 is very reliable and stable. Did not outperform a conventional SSD, but showed great performance considering its price.

 

[tokyoduong]

Hello there!

So I bought Lenovo Ideapad Y580, which came with mSATA SDD. It's only 32GB, so it's small for Windows + apps. I was looking for 60GB+ upgrade. The best performce I think has the Intel 525. The 90GB version is available, which is enough for me, and it's around 125€. Before this one, I was looking also at Crucial M4 (mSATA). The 64GB version may not be enough, and 128GB is still nowhere to get. The 128GB is around 135€ here. From few reviews, the M4 seems to have like half the write speed that 525 has. Also, 525 has better power consumption.

So should I go for the Intel 525? Or is there something else to consider?

You seem to already did your research and already have a choice in mind. I have the Y580 also and it's a great lappy. I have the msata M4 64GB in it. I would suggest the 525 as it is more reliable and faster. The M4 is if you don't want to spend.
I will also tell you that the speed difference is not noticeable. In normal usage, I cannot tell the difference between my M4, Vertex 3, or my new 840 pro and Intel 335. When running photoshop or editing videos, there are differences but it is still mere seconds at most. Unless I am transferring 10+ gigs of data, it makes very little differences. In gaming, I'm always waiting on other people regardless of whatever SSD I'm on. Hope that helps.

BTW over 95% of the time, your drive is reading instead of writing. At least it is for me. create RAMDISK and it will elminate most of your writes.