OCZ Vertex 3 120GB - $70 ($85 before MIR)

[Rob Williams]

No, that's not a typo. $70 to hook yourself up with a super-fast 120GB SSD from OCZ.

Preferably you can click one of the ads on the site for this deal, or just go here:

http://www.amazon.com/Agility-2-5-I...d=1340132952&sr=1-1&keywords=agt3-25sat3-120g

 

[madmat]

Wish I had it to invest in a pair. I could just imagine how fast a raid-0 array of those would be.

 

[Rob Williams]

Wish I had it to invest in a pair. I could just imagine how fast a raid-0 array of those would be.

I hear that, on both accounts. That'd be a combined 1GB/s throughput in a RAID 0, and 240GB of space... for $140.

 

[madmat]

I hear that, on both accounts. That'd be a combined 1GB/s throughput in a RAID 0, and 240GB of space... for $140.

Only if you have a SATA III controller. I don't, I'm riding SATA II but still, it would max the controller out.

 

[Rob Williams]

Only if you have a SATA III controller. I don't, I'm riding SATA II but still, it would max the controller out.

Well, unless all you do is copy files back and forth, SATA 3Gbit/s is more than suitable. For most people, it's the IOPS performance of SSDs that make them worthwhile, not the throughput. I wouldn't care if SSDs had the same throughput as a hard drive (~100MB/s). But a boost from 100 IOPS to 5,000? That's an improvement.

 

[Psi*]

Good find, got 2 ... have a couple of slugs to kick in the a$$

 

[Rob Williams]

Are you going to be putting them in RAID, or using them separately? Either way, enjoy

 

[Psi*]

Separate. I don't have anything that will benefit with raid at the moment.

 

[OriginalJoeCool]

I've got to ask why they're giving them to us so cheap?

 

[Rob Williams]

OCZ might have some overstock, and given that the Agility 4s are out now, the company probably wants to clean shop. Plus, this is good marketing, and it's a promotion that only lasts this weekend - it's not a permanent price.