Tech ARP have updated their handy SSD Optimization Guide which covers a variety of ways to ensure that your SSD has a long life and offers you the best possible performance while it works for you. Many of the tips such as enabling AHCI mode in your BIOS before installing an OS are obvious to even an SSD newbie but not everyone will be familiar with their GUID Partition Table or proper partition alignment. The guide is a handy reference for users old and new to make sure that your brand new SSD is performing up to specification.
"Modern SSDs use a mix of techniques and technologies like overprovisioning of memory cells, wear levelling, a write combine buffer (or on-the-fly data compression), and the Trim command or automatic garbage collection to maintain performance and extend the lifespan of the flash memory cells. However, there's only so much they can do."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Seagate 1200 SSD 400GB SAS 12Gb/s Review @ NikKTech
- Corsair Voyager Air 2 Mobile Wireless Storage 1 TB Review @ Madshrimps
- QNAP HS-251 Fanless NAS @ techPowerUp
- Silicon Power Armor A60 USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review @HiTech Legion
- Silicon Power Armor A30 USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review @HiTech Legion
- Mach Xtreme MX-ES 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ NikKTech
- Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB USB 3.0 @ Kitguru
There’s a few things in this
There's a few things in this article that are a bit redundant, unnecessary, or wrong:
…and that’s why we keep
…and that’s why we keep coming back to PC Perspective. Thanks Allyn!
I’m not totally sure, but I
I’m not totally sure, but I think they’re wrong on the prefetch and superfetch gront aswell.
According to most info I’ve read, and experience with my own PC superfetch is mainly used to increase loading times by utilising your unused RAM. These technologies look at often used programs, and (pre)load the needed data into the RAM so no disk read is needed at all.
Since RAM is still a lot quicker than even the quickest SSD’s, I don’t really recommend disabling prefetch (and superfetch) like this tutorial advices.
Furthermore, I once disabled the short filename thingy they mentioned(in windows 8) which gave me some errors(the file explorer itself amongst others) at startup and gave me no noticeable improvement in speed whatsoever.
gront = front and off course
gront = front and off course I ment decrease instead of increase 😀
gront = front and off course
gront = front and off course I ment decrease instead of increase 😀
With regard to the indexing,
With regard to the indexing, it literally boggles my mind every time i read a “tech” site telling me i should disable that on an SSD. It’s got to be some among the dumbest advice i’ve ever gotten from “experts”.
Yeah, just do a search before you disable it, then try one after and then tell me with a straight face you made the right choice.
It’s almost too stupid to be stupid. It’s like do these guys even do any testing before they spout their mouth off or do they just regurgitate whatever they hear from other “experts” without verifying the info.
Why Samsung hasn’t backed up
Why Samsung hasn’t backed up the money truck and made Allyn their official lead spokesperson for their SSD division is beyond me.
Don’t get me wrong. I’d hate to see him go but this guy is seriously talented.
Allyn, the preceding post is
Allyn, the preceding post is not there, you r e m e m b e r n o t h i n g ….
You l o v e your job … g o o d … …