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post #101 of 331
6/8/12 at 1:54pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

yes
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB
OCZ Agility 3 60GB
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

Performance, then price

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

every 6-8 months

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

Build my own

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

Extremely important

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
post #102 of 331
6/8/12 at 1:55pm

1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)? Don't own an SSD but would consider all brands

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Performance, price

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?over 3 years

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?buy branded

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)pretty important

 

post #103 of 331
6/8/12 at 1:58pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?
No, yes, Crucial/all
2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?
price, i/o performance, power consumption, reliability

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?
over 3 years

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?
buy a branded system

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)
pretty important

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
not applicable
post #104 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:09pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

1. nope

2. reliablity

3. about every 2-3 years now

4. home built

5. pretty important
post #105 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:12pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)? Yes, I own an OCZ. I will consider all of the above brands

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Price, then brand,

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)? Upgrades every 2-3 years

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)? Buy then upgrade

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance) Extremely important

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4? Not Canadian.
post #106 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:17pm

) Yes, I own an SSD. And I am getting a new laptop and interested in a faster larger SSD

2) price. performance

3) over 1 1/2years. i get new systmes every few years.

4) I like to get them installed right from factory.

5) extremely. a lot of my boot time is really saved with a SSD drive

post #107 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:19pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)? I have been contemplating on purchasing one, and have been looking Crucial and OCZ for the most part. 
 
2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Price has been an issue, then performance and brand. 
 
3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)? Maybe over 3 years. 
 
4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)? I prefer to build my own and if I could build my own laptop, I would too. 
 
5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance) It is extremely important to a system's performance. The fact there no moving parts, would help with the performance, especially if putting an OS on it.
 
6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
post #108 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:26pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

Not yet. Have been thinking about it when I get a new laptop (next 10 months). Looking at Intel, Crucial, Samsung.

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

Performance.

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

2-3 years.

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

Desktops - build. Notebooks - branded.

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance

Pretty important. Nice for work travel especially.
post #109 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:26pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?
no
2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?
price
3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?
1-2 years
4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?
build my own
5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)
very
post #110 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:30pm
1. Yes. I'm planning to replace all my drives with SSDs. Lookin at: Crucial, OCZ, Intel and Kingston.
2. Price.
3. 2-3 years.
4. Build my own.
5. Extremely important
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post #111 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:39pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
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1. I have an OCZ SSD (ugh) and an Intel SSD (great).
2. Reliability, performance.
3. 1-2 years.
4. Build
5. SSD: pretty important now that prices are getting more reasonable.

Thanks for the give-aways.
post #112 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:39pm
1. I own a Crucial M4 for one of my machines but am planning on getting SSDs for my other ones
2. Reliability, then price
3. over 3 years
4. buy a system and upgrade as needed to extend life to 3 years, then replace
5. extremely important
6. not canadian, USA all the way!
post #113 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:41pm
1) No, I do not own one currently, and have no immediate plans to buy one.
2) Most important consideration would be the price/performance ratio compared to std HDD.
3) When I buy a PC it lasts over 3 years before I buy another one.
4) I build my own systems.
5) I currently perceive an SSD as "not very important", although I honestly have little direct knowledge as I have not looked at buying hardware in a few years.
6) 110+15/5-4 = 109 [or (110+15)/5-4 = 21 if you are brain damaged and assume too much].
post #114 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:46pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

Running an OCZ Vertex 3 in my laptop. Yes I plan on buying an another SSD for use in my ODD bay enclosure. Considering Intel, OCZ or Samsung.

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Price/Performance

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)? 1-2 years.

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)? Prefer building desktops, buying branded laptops.

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance) Extremely important.
post #115 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:47pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

Personaly Dont own, company uses OSZ, i do plan on getting 2 more for my home computers. was actully thinking of this drive LOL

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

performance, brand, price, reliability,

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

every 6-8 months. ikes didnt relize how often i was upgrading.

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

depends on application

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

extremely important.

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
post #116 of 331
6/8/12 at 2:48pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

I've thought about purchasing one for my new build, once I an get the money together. As for what brand, it all depends on what the user reviews say!


2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Performance/ratings.

I research my hardware purchases thoroughly, though I do often look at brands while doing so.


3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

Over 3 years. Money is tight for me.


4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

Build, definitely. More flexibility, and upgradability.


5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

Pretty important - the performance is where it counts.


6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?

US-born, so non-applicable.
post #117 of 331
6/8/12 at 3:05pm
1.Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

Ocz in a Toshiba laptop, building a desktop with a samsung ssd.

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? Performance/ratings

A Balance between price and performance

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

Build a new desktop about once a year

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

Build my own.


5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

Extremely important. In a laptop lower energy consumption and performance are important.
6.
post #118 of 331
6/8/12 at 3:15pm
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Contest sponsored by Intel
Hello Notebook Forums members! We've been very fortunate in recent months for several opportunities to win some great hardware, and we're not slowing down yet! Intel would once again love to offer our members a chance to win some hardware in exchange for providing input on their product lines.
Intel has passed on the following info about their 330 Series SSDs:
Quote:
The perfect blend of cutting edge performance, Intel quality, and value.
Ideal for price-conscious enthusiasts looking to upgrade a desktop or notebook PC, the Intel® SSD 330 Series brings SATA 6Gb/s transfer rates to the Intel® Solid-State Drive 300 Family. Offered in the most popular capacities (60GB, 120GB and 180GB), the Intel® SSD 330 Series boosts overall system performance and responsiveness for a broad range of applications.

Technology and Performance

The SATA 6Gb/s interface doubles the data transfer rate from its SATA 3Gb/s predecessor, powering the Intel® SSD 330 Series to blazing fast sequential reads up to 500MB/s to handle your most demanding applications with ease. The end result: a vastly more responsive PC with quick operating system (OS) boot and application load times, significantly out-performing a typical consumer hard disk drive (HDD).

Quality and Reliability You Can Trust
The Intel® SSD 330 Series is backed by a 3-year limited warranty and based on 25nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Intel® NAND Flash Memory and validated for three years of worry-free useful life. Intel® SSD 330 Series delivers the world class quality, reliability, and customer support you’ve come to expect from Intel
What is the prize? This time, we'll be giving away 2 (two) 330 Series 180GB SSDs to selected qualifying participants.
To be eligible to win, all you need to do is reply to this thread with your answers to the following questions:
Quote:
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)? No
2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)? performance, price, brand
3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)? over 3 years
4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)? branded system
5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance) extremely important
6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?
Full terms and conditions can be found here: http://www.notebookforums.com/a/intels-maple-crest-330-series-promotion-contest-terms-conditions
Entries will close at 12:00AM PST July 20, 2012 and winners will be announced and contacted shortly after.
Good luck! thumbup.gif
post #119 of 331
6/8/12 at 3:28pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

Don't own one. Will probably buy one down the road and I will consider all brands.

2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

Price per GB is the most important to me.

3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

Usually every 2-3 years, although I upgrade what I can in-between.

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

Whichever gives me the components I want for the lowest price. I built my most recent machine, may go back to buying a branded system if prices keep dropping.

5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

I think an SSD is extremely important in a mobile system like a laptop. Not very important in a desktop imo, but still useful.

6. [Canadian residents only] What is 110 plus 15 divided by 5 minus 4?

Assuming 110+(15/5) - 4 = 109
Otherwise, ((110+15)/5)-4 = 21
post #120 of 331
6/8/12 at 3:41pm
1. Do you currently own an SSD and are you planning on purchasing one in the near future? If so, which brands are you considering (Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other)?

- No I currently don't own one, would like one in the future but they're too expensive right now.


2. What is the most important consideration you make when you purchase an SSD (price, performance, brand, other)?

- A balanced combination of price+performance, but brand is also considered.


3. How often do you purchase a new PC (less than a 1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, over 3 years)?

- 1-2 Years

4. Do you prefer to build your own PC or buy a branded system (Build your own or Buy a branded system)?

- I prefer to build my own


5. How important do you feel an SSD is to system performance? (extremely important, pretty important, Not very important, no impact on performance)

- Extremely important
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