Is tweaktown reputable on there reviews?

[WINTERLORD]

was looking at a review specificly
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4328/mushkin_chronos_deluxe_120gb_solid_state_drive_review/index13.html

wondered if they are reputable or not?

also any ideas wich is faster the mushkin or the corsair GT

 

[Deleted member 217926]

It's a legit review. The Mushkin is faster than the Corsair GT. This might help.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html

If I was replacing my Vertex 2 I would buy a Samsung 830. They have a great reputation for reliability and speed.

 

[WINTERLORD]

hmm well i think so just was'nt sure about that site.

im looking for a 60gb drive or maybe the 90gb corsair gt. and iv come to the conclusion that although mushkin delux is faster i think that may only hold true for the 120gb drives and up for the toggle nand has only 8channles instead of 16 according to toshiba, and a review on the 60gb mushkin the mushkin delux60gb might be a bit slower then the 60gb corsair gt but faster at higher capacities. wish i could find more about the toggle nand other then an outdated page by toshiba

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Did you read this comparison article on the front page?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-60gb-benchmark-review,3137.html

 

[WINTERLORD]

yes sure did, unfortunatly mushkin was not included in that round-up wish tomshardware would edit that and include the mush.

Now, i am wondering if my theary about the mushkin 60gb with toggle nand is a good theory or not? i dont own either so i dont know

 

[JohnnyLucky]

TweakTown has been around for quite some time. They have an Australian version and a USA version of their site. Their hardware reviews are good. I can count on them having a new hardware review or two almost every day. It is one of about 80 sites that I check regularly for hardware reviews that I post:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/reviews/index.html

You asked about the Mushkin Chronos Deluxe and the Corsair Force GT ssd's. I maintain the ssd database listed in the sticky at the very top of this forum section:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html

Scroll down to the Mushkin section where you will find a few additional links to reviews of the Chronos Deluxe and a link to the product page. The Corsair section has quite a few links to Force GT reviews.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Don't get hung up on getting the fastest SSD. Quoting Tom's best SSD for the money article.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html

" As a point of comparison, a file operation completes 85% faster on a low-end SSD than it does on a high-end hard drive, but there is only an 88% speed difference between a high-end hard drive and a high-end SSD. That why you shouldn't let less aggressive benchmark results at the low-end deter you from making the switch. You don't have to have the best SSD to get great performance relative to a hard drive. "

I have a tier 10 Vertex 2 I bought in late 2010. I see no reason at all to upgrade to the latest and the greatest when Windows still boots in under 15 seconds. I got it for overall system responsiveness and every click seems pretty much instant.

In fact, if anything I would go with a slower SSD with more capacity. Even with 120GB I still feel like I have to micromanage space. I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Office 2007 and other programs and about 10 games on here. I have to uninstall games I am not actively playing to have space for new ones. Easy enough with Steam but still.

 

[Ohmybad]

Buy for reputation and customer service, you could buy the slowest SSD and it will still run circles around your mechanical drive. I was given a hard time over my "OLD" sand force controller in my force 3 compared to the m4 controller, I could care less it's fast as hell.