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<blockquote data-quote="kszabo" data-source="post: 716219" data-attributes="member: 61646">yes I read 120 GB tests before buying, did not know the 64 gb would make difference. But using MP means a lot of reading, not writing, and the system performs quite good. The 75 MB/sec would be enough for 3 HD Channels timeshifting the same time....something interesting to topic:Windows 7 (or Server 2008) should be used with SSDs as it is the ony Win OS with TRIM support. This looks very important for SSDs for long-term good performance. So must the SSD support TRIM too. Windows XP and Vista cannot do TRIM. If SSD is used for Timeshift, this can be even more important. As I did further research, it is important to use the Windows stock msahci driver for the AHCI controller to get optimal TRIM results.A lot of sources say that SSD&lt;120GB cannot achieve optimal write performance, as the controller can be optimal used above this border. And this is the same for all SSDs. So if you want to get the maximal performance, you should go for a 120 GB Version.As some mentioned the poor write speed of Crucial C300, here are some benchmarks (Intel vs Crucial C300 vs OCZ Vertex, practically comparison of 3 controllers) of 60 GB SSDs:<a href="http://itshootout.com/r-347/crucial-realssd-c300-64gb-review/p/2/" target="_blank">http://itshootout.com/r-347/crucial-realssd-c300-64gb-review/p/2/</a>it shows that the sequential write speed alone (measured with syntehtic tests) does not reflect the true performance of an SSD in the real life. Like the OCZ Vertex ended up last way behind the other two in a complex HDD Benchmark.So my reviewed recommendation goes to:&nbsp; buy what you want ;-)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kszabo, post: 716219, member: 61646"] yes I read 120 GB tests before buying, did not know the 64 gb would make difference. But using MP means a lot of reading, not writing, and the system performs quite good. The 75 MB/sec would be enough for 3 HD Channels timeshifting the same time.... something interesting to topic: [B]Windows 7 (or Server 2008) should be used with SSDs[/B] as it is the ony Win OS with TRIM support. This looks very important for SSDs for long-term good performance. So [B]must the SSD support TRIM[/B] too. Windows XP and Vista cannot do TRIM. If SSD is used for Timeshift, this can be even more important. As I did further research, it is [B]important to use the Windows stock msahci driver for the AHCI controller[/B] to get optimal TRIM results. A lot of sources say that SSD<120GB cannot achieve optimal write performance, as the controller can be optimal used above this border. And this is the same for all SSDs. So if you want [B]to get the maximal performance, you should go for a 120 GB Version[/B]. As some mentioned the poor write speed of Crucial C300, here are some benchmarks (Intel vs Crucial C300 vs OCZ Vertex, practically comparison of 3 controllers) of 60 GB SSDs: [URL="http://itshootout.com/r-347/crucial-realssd-c300-64gb-review/p/2/"]http://itshootout.com/r-347/crucial-realssd-c300-64gb-review/p/2/[/URL] it shows that the[B] sequential write speed alone[/B] (measured with syntehtic tests) [B]does not reflect the true performance of an SSD in the real life. [/B] Like the OCZ Vertex ended up last way behind the other two in a complex HDD Benchmark. So [B]my reviewed recommendation[/B] goes to: buy what you want ;-) [/QUOTE]

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