Arch Linux forum user graysky posted a thread on forums about speed benchmarks for SSD’s. I bought same drive as he did, but decided to post my results anyway. I will post them here as well for further reference and I’ll also post results from benchmark for my HDD.
Intel X25-M (G2) 80Gb SSD

500GB Hitachi HDS721050CLA362

And my older Samsung drive using eSATA cable, but I assume it is just as good as internal SATA.
Samsung HD502IJ

Interestingly, a bit older Samsung drive seems a bit faster than Hitachi.


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