Macbook Pro 512 SSD

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had any information on the 512gb SSD option for the 15 inch Macbook Pro. I want to know the read/write speeds of the drive, or at least who makes it so I can do some research on the drive. I currently run a corsair p256 in my macbook pro which gives me 220mbps read and 200mbps write, so I want to know if its worth dropping 1300 on a 512 or keeping this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

jat543 wrote:
I want to know the read/write speeds of the drive, or at least who makes it so I can do some research on the drive. I currently run a corsair p256 in my macbook pro which gives me 220mbps read and 200mbps write, so I want to know if its worth dropping 1300 on a 512 or keeping this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Probably not a good $$$ for performance investment at this time, based on my current research (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2612396&tstart=0) and from the posts on http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11230645#post11230645. But I am sure many people who are considering an ssd would like to know if you are pleased with the performance of the corsair p256 on the MBP.

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I have the 13" 2.53 Macbook Pro with SSD configured from the Apple Store (I think I paid $600 extra). It is only up to you to decide whether an SSD is worth the price for you. Frankly, given my usage I don't know how an SSD makes things better other than:
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2) Instant open of applications
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Dear Kapil,
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Kapil,
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Hey guys! Hope you can help me out with this one!
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