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OCZ Octane 128GB SSD

ubor on 03/07/2012 - 09:46

Has anyone bought this SSD drive for a HDD replacement on a Desktop PC? Any good review on it? Tia.

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  • +1 vote
    Stevo on 03/07/2012 - 10:31

    I got one running in my desktop PC and I'm happy so far. Takes around 20secs from the time I hit the Power button to windows desktop.

  • +2 votes
    scrimshaw on 03/07/2012 - 10:33

    There is a little bit of discussion here comparing the Octane to Crucial M4's and Samsung 830's.
    http://www.overclock.net/t/1156605/ocz-octane-vs-crucial-m4-...

  • +1 vote
    plmko on 03/07/2012 - 11:47

    Not saying it's definitely going to happen to you, but I bought mine from the Centrecom special here on OzB and it died in one week suddenly (not too frustrated since it was only a boot drive with minimal data), it wouldn't format nor initialise. Note this is not the BSOD problem most people mention, this is complete dead drive.

    I did go down to Centrecom Sunshine, Victoria, and they gave me a choice of replacement or exchange, I walked out with a OCZ Vertex 3 for $119 (paid the difference).

    Yes it's more than what I wanted initially, but the new SSD is faster so no biggie.

    Ignoring everything though, because you're using it for a Desktop, the Octane will require you to buy a $10-20 adaptor caddy (if you don't want to be cheap), where as the Vertex, although more expensive, does include one. So the price is very fair.

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      maxhu on 06/07/2012 - 15:19

      Or you can sticky tape it which is what I have done.

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    padfoot07 on 07/07/2012 - 22:43

    I've got the Intel 330 120GB SSD and I love it! My PC boots so quickly it is crazy!!!

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    ubor on 10/07/2012 - 00:18

    I have decided to go for a more expensive Sata 3 SSD now. Thanks to all your postings.

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