Suggestion: Place to talk about SSD's we have tested.
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This is being brought up because of this post: [post|6787].
With the cost of SSD's getting to a point you can give them a serious thought for spinning drive replacements, I think we need to have a place on iFixit for SSD owners to review their SSD of choice and provide some insight on how well a given drive will work in a certain use case.
What would be a good way to do this?
'''Edit 10/30/16'''
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Dan makes some good points I failed to mention at the time I wrote this post. I wanted to be optimic and imply that people will know that has to be done but I know that some people won't know. I have looked at them and used them to develop my own standards.
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Dan makes some good points I failed to mention at the time I wrote this post. I wanted to be optimal and imply that people will know that has to be done, but I know that some people won't know. I have looked at them and used them to develop my own standards.
Here's what I would think of for standards:
* What system are you using? (This is a frame of reference so someone wondering what the SATA bus the test system uses. Most users probably do not know, but I can usually figure it out by the age of the system and how the BIOS implements it)
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* What form factory and interface standard does the drive use?
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* What form factor and interface standard does the drive use?
* Is the SSD proprietary (example: Apple blade SSD's)
* What OS are you running?
* How does the drive implement TRIM? Is it have to be configured manually or does it do it within the drive to eliminate issues from not setting TRIM up? (I think it's okay if the person doing the review isn't sure. However, they need to be honest.)
* If installed in the ODD bay, how does the system take it?
Now, for the optional nice to know stuff:
* If installing in a computer that uses a thermal sensor (i.e. a Mac) does it need a thermal sensor?
* Is the system's BIOS and other firmware up to date, along with the firmware on the SSD? (Easy way around users not knowing is to have them take note of their SSD's firmware revision and BIOS revision if they know.)
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* Will the drive have enough free space? (1/3 for 128-256GB and 1/4 for 512GB and larger.)
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* Will the drive have enough free space after everything is put back? (1/3 for 128-256GB and 1/4 for 512GB and larger.)
* What OS does the SSD utilities work on? (Most are Windows/Mac only.)
Now, to deal with some other things.
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* SATA cable swaps if the SSD is slower then the system bus. Cables do not matter from my experience. A SATA II cable will work fine with a SATA III SSD since the signal is digital. If they want to install the rated cables that's fine but it really does not matter as much as people make it sound.
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* 2.-3.5" desktop brackets. This will be determined by the case so it isn't essential information. If the review includes it that's great but it should not be required. It will not be an issue with modern cases. When the reader installs the SSD, then you will get the answer.
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* 2.5-3.5" desktop brackets. This will be determined by the case so it isn't essential information. If the review includes it that's great but it should not be required. It will not be an issue with modern cases. When the reader installs the SSD, then you will get the answer.
Suggestion: Place to talk about SSD's we have tested.
Text:
This is being brought up because of this post: [post|6787].
With the cost of SSD's getting to a point you can give them a serious thought for spinning drive replacements, I think we need to have a place on iFixit for SSD owners to review their SSD of choice and provide some insight on how well a given drive will work in a certain use case.
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What would be a good way to do this?
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What would be a good way to do this?
'''Edit 10/30/16'''
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Dan makes some good points I failed to mention at the time I wrote this post. I wanted to be optimic and imply that people will know that has to be done but I know that some people won't know. I have looked at them and used them to develop my own standards.
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Here's what I would think of for standards:
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* What system are you using? (This is a frame of reference so someone wondering what the SATA bus the test system uses. Most users probably do not know, but I can usually figure it out by the age of the system and how the BIOS implements it)
* What form factory and interface standard does the drive use?
* Is the SSD proprietary (example: Apple blade SSD's)
* What OS are you running?
* How does the drive implement TRIM? Is it have to be configured manually or does it do it within the drive to eliminate issues from not setting TRIM up? (I think it's okay if the person doing the review isn't sure. However, they need to be honest.)
* If installed in the ODD bay, how does the system take it?
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Now, for the optional nice to know stuff:
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* If installing in a computer that uses a thermal sensor (i.e. a Mac) does it need a thermal sensor?
* Is the system's BIOS and other firmware up to date, along with the firmware on the SSD? (Easy way around users not knowing is to have them take note of their SSD's firmware revision and BIOS revision if they know.)
* Will the drive have enough free space? (1/3 for 128-256GB and 1/4 for 512GB and larger.)
* What OS does the SSD utilities work on? (Most are Windows/Mac only.)
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Now, to deal with the 2.5-3.5" adapter. The case determines this. Most modern cases do not have an issue but some older cases will need this adapter. If it is known if the reviewer's case needs it is good to know if you have a similar case, but it does not matter. The installation will make it obvious.
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Now, to deal with some other things.
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* SATA cable swaps if the SSD is slower then the system bus. Cables do not matter from my experience. A SATA II cable will work fine with a SATA III SSD since the signal is digital. If they want to install the rated cables that's fine but it really does not matter as much as people make it sound.
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* 2.-3.5" desktop brackets. This will be determined by the case so it isn't essential information. If the review includes it that's great but it should not be required. It will not be an issue with modern cases. When the reader installs the SSD, then you will get the answer.
Suggestion: Place to talk about SSD's we have tested.
Text:
This is being brought up because of this post: [post|6787].
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I think that we need a place to talk about this and have it available to get opinions on certain SSD's available for someone looking for one. 1 year later and they are cheap enough to be seriously considered isn't that bad, so I think it's time to set a space aside on the non Pro side for regular readers to get SSD recommendations.
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With the cost of SSD's getting to a point you can give them a serious thought for spinning drive replacements, I think we need to have a place on iFixit for SSD owners to review their SSD of choice and provide some insight on how well a given drive will work in a certain use case.
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What would be a good way to do this?
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What would be a good way to do this?
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'''Edit 10/30/16'''
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Dan makes some good points I failed to mention at the time I wrote this post. I wanted to be optimic and imply that people will know that has to be done but I know that some people won't know. I have looked at them and used them to develop my own standards.
+
Here's what I would think of for standards:
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* What system are you using? (This is a frame of reference so someone wondering what the SATA bus the test system uses. Most users probably do not know, but I can usually figure it out by the age of the system and how the BIOS implements it)
+
* What form factory and interface standard does the drive use?
+
* Is the SSD proprietary (example: Apple blade SSD's)
+
* What OS are you running?
+
* How does the drive implement TRIM? Is it have to be configured manually or does it do it within the drive to eliminate issues from not setting TRIM up? (I think it's okay if the person doing the review isn't sure. However, they need to be honest.)
+
* If installed in the ODD bay, how does the system take it?
+
Now, for the optional nice to know stuff:
+
* If installing in a computer that uses a thermal sensor (i.e. a Mac) does it need a thermal sensor?
+
* Is the system's BIOS and other firmware up to date, along with the firmware on the SSD? (Easy way around users not knowing is to have them take note of their SSD's firmware revision and BIOS revision if they know.)
+
* Will the drive have enough free space? (1/3 for 128-256GB and 1/4 for 512GB and larger.)
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* What OS does the SSD utilities work on? (Most are Windows/Mac only.)
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Now, to deal with the 2.5-3.5" adapter. The case determines this. Most modern cases do not have an issue but some older cases will need this adapter. If it is known if the reviewer's case needs it is good to know if you have a similar case, but it does not matter. The installation will make it obvious.
Suggestion: Place to talk about SSD's we have tested.
Text:
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This is being brought up because of 2 things. [post|6787] and [post|7739] on this question.
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This is being brought up because of this post: [post|6787].
I think that we need a place to talk about this and have it available to get opinions on certain SSD's available for someone looking for one. 1 year later and they are cheap enough to be seriously considered isn't that bad, so I think it's time to set a space aside on the non Pro side for regular readers to get SSD recommendations.
Suggestion: Place to talk about SSD's we have tested.
Text:
This is being brought up because of 2 things. [post|6787] and [post|7739] on this question.
I think that we need a place to talk about this and have it available to get opinions on certain SSD's available for someone looking for one. 1 year later and they are cheap enough to be seriously considered isn't that bad, so I think it's time to set a space aside on the non Pro side for regular readers to get SSD recommendations.
What would be a good way to do this?
