[kwlug-disc] OT: SSD disks?

[Charles M]

I have the Kingston drive in my notebook and it's served me well, but I'm
not sure I would rely on it. At home I use my desktop for most tasks and
only use the notebook for light surfing and research. Am I correct in
assuming you're going to use it for development? If so, regardless of which
SSD you choose you'll definitely want a non-SSD backup. AFAIK you cannot
recover data from SSDs with testdisk/foremost.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> A while ago I posted on this group about me replacing a spinning disk with
> an SSD disk for my laptop. I later gave a presentation on how I did it.
>
> So, the OCZ Vertex SSD that I had died yesterday with no warnings. Now
> slow I/O or anything. The disk I/O light went on, and the entire laptop
> froze. Upon rebooting, the BIOS would not even recognize the disk and tries
> PXE netwook booting.
>
> I swapped the old spinning disk back and copied the daily backup that I
> had for my home directory. But this disk is not very healthy per SMART.
>
> I am looking for a disk to replace the one I have now, preferrably an SSD
> disk, but I want a reliable one this time, but not too expensive.
>
> My laptop uses only 30GB of the current disk, so even a 120GB disk is
> enough. If there is a good deal, I will go up to a higher capacity (250GB
> or so).
>
> There is $10 off on Silicon Power (a brand I never heard of before).
>
>
> http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/silicon-power-silicon-power-s60-120gb-520mb-s-sata-iii-slim-solid-state-drive-sp120gbss3s60s25-sp120gbss3s60s25/10362950.aspx
>
> There is a Kingston for about the same:
>
>
> http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/kingston-technology-kingston-technology-ssdnow-v300-120gb-solid-state-drive-sv300s37a-120g-sv300s37a120g/10241483.aspx
>
> Similar models and prices are available at Canada Computers.
>
> Any recommendations on what models are reliable, reasonably priced, and
> where to buy?
>
>
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