Best 128GB SSD?

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So what's the general consensus on what the best 128GB SSD is?

I'm talking best for speed and all the required features like TRIM for example, and of course reasonable VFM.

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SandForce drives are getting good reviews, including the C300. It is likely a good buy if you already have a SATA 6Gb/s motherboard.

Plenty of reviews about, give one a read.
 
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nice one i'm thinking the C300 sounds like a good drive but i don't have Sata 3 and won't be upgrading for at least another year or so. would running something as high end as a C300 be crippled on SATA2?

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Not sure, I'd imagine that at least one of the reviews for the C300 would have covered that very point.

The C300 is a fast drive from what I've read, so I can't see it being a huge issue, but best to check a few reviews for confirmation
 
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as far as I have read the drive (crucial300) does not get crippled on SATA2 just performs at/near-max SATA2 speeds rather than SATA3 ofc

As far as drives to recommend I've only tried the vertex 120GB which I have. Had a problem with my first vertex (after 1 year of use mind u and it appears it was a well-known problem with some of the old flash chips and the latest firmware) but OCZ immediately suggested I should RMA the drive and shipped me out a brand new drive within the same week. Brilliant drive and brilliant customer service should you need help.
 
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that's good to know, cheers.

just one more question then: how does one flash one of these drives? I presume this is doable without some kind of horrible floppy drive and a jumper these days, as I have access to neither :)

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well the original vertex had a jumper on it, but all the new vertex's are jumper-less and can be flashed via a boot-able ISO that OCZ make available. Its very easy to do and OCZ have guides and detailed explanations on their forums (along with excellent support/community). Not sure about other ssds jumper/flash-wise though I assume its similar
 
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intels flash pretty much the same as well.

they just have a generic update iso that contains the firmware for all drives.

you just boot it up and it'll install the correct one for your drive
 
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