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Newegg has the Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB 2.5" SATA III Solid State Drive (KW-S2120-4B) for $90 - $20 rebate [Exp 8/17] = $70 with free shipping. Features SATA III interface, read speeds up to 535MB/s, write speeds up to 480MB/s and a MTBF (mean time between failure) of 1,000,000 hours.
$70
$92.74 @Amazon. 4.8 out of 5 stars. 4 reviews.
5 eggs from 6 reviewrs out of 7
When it's this price with no rebate, I'll grab one for my laptop.
That Transcend one below from Amazon is 128G and rated faster speed for just $5 more. I can't get many reviews on it, but it's essentially the same controller.
If it has the same controller and same # of flash chips, (all else being equal), a higher sequential speed rating usually means they traded IOPS to get there. Which is better depends on the use, for running an OS I'd rather have higher IOPS.
@ dave_c: how about for a scratch disk? Higher read/write transfer speeds, or more IOPS?
The Transcend one has a lot higher IOPS
I'm just wondering what, in general, would be best for a Photoshop/video editing scratch disk? Something with higher read/write transfer speeds, or more IOPS? I'm thinking read/write speeds, but I want to be sure.
^ Yes read & write speed will be more important.
thx