OCZ Vertex 2 - 60GB SATA II 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - 285MB/s Read & 275MB/s Write - Controller Sandforce SF1200 (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G)
For $99.99 + Shipping
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22140308-OCZ_Vertex_2_60GB_SATA_II_2_5"MLC_Internal_Solid_State_Drive(SSD)_285MB_s
Pretty good price. Not the sale of the century but good.
is pick up available?
Great drive. Bought mine when they were about $220.
Have one in my main system and system responsiveness is super snappy.
Also put one in my HP Microserver as my boot drive and it is excellent. Let's just say that it takes longer for the BIOS to POST than it does for Windows Home Server 2011 to boot. Also seems to make general server operations very snappy.
The vertex 2 range from OCZ have had numerous negative reviews regarding their lifespan. Do your research if you wish to buy this item just as a heads up from me.
That is a fair comment - there has been some issues - and research is due diligence for any purchase.
This is an OK price - I paid $120 each for 2 of these pickup a couple of weeks ago - could have saved $28 by getting 2 delivered on this deal.
To put in my 2 cents worth - this is one of the best computer upgrades I have ever done. Before and after benchmark results on a 4-year old motherboard:
Results from HD Tune 2.55
2x 500GB 7200rpm SATA disks in RAID1 (mirrored)
- Max transfer rate = 81 MB/sec
- Min transfer rate = 32 MB/sec
- Average transfer rate = 58 MB/sec
- Access time = 13.6 ms
2x OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD's in RAID0
- Max transfer rate = 477 MB/sec (489% improvement)
- Min transfer rate = 308 MB/sec (862% improvement)
- Average transfer rate = 398 MB/sec (586% improvement)
- Access time = 0.2 ms (6,700% improvement)
I think those results speak for themselves. The disk certainly "feels" 5 times faster. I have never used a PC this responsive before and Ive worked in IT for almost 20 years.
The SSD benchmark results are even higher if I run the "Freespace Cleaner" to write FF to all empty space on the drive so it doesnt have to do an erase cycle before writing.
Maybe if you compared like RAID configurations I might give you a thumbs up.
Yeah sorry the SATA disks are my data disks hence why they are mirrored - but my OS was on there too until I got the SSDs - those are the only results I have.
Still, the performance benefit of having 2x SSD in RAID0 over a single SSD is only 20-30% so even a single SSD compared to a single SATA disk there is a massive difference.
2x OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD's in RAID0
Living dangerously!! But certainly can't argue with those speeds… ;)
True - am taking regular snapshots of the array so I can quickly/easily restore back if things go pear shaped.
So far its just my OS and core apps - all data is stored on the mirrored SATA disks.
Only way to run an SSD IMO. Use it for the bare-ass Windows (or any other OS) install, then change defaults paths for apps/data to another drive. Force install any regularly used apps to the SSD.
This way, you don't end up with My Little Pony Adventures running off your SSD! Not that I have that game…..
My Little Pony Adventures runs a lot smoother on the SSD though. I play it most nights.
Doesn't vertex 3 get approx the same transfer rates than your vertex 2 raid?
Also, is there raid trim support?
Yeah but there is a significant price premium for Vertex 3… I could not justify the big jump in $$/GB.
Also my mobo doesnt do SATA3 so I would miss out on any bandwidth above 300Mbit/sec
Interestingly, the Vertex 2's have a rated IO/sec of 50,000 but the Vertex 3 is only 20,000. Not sure how accurate or useful those figures are..
Mine bricked itself within days. PCCG had never (at the time) heard of it happening so quickly but it was enough to turn me off OCZ SSD's for now. The RMA process took longer than the time I'd owned it.
Not a Big Bargain, but Thx !
any deal for 1.8inch ssd?
99c cheaper at PCCG. Shipping may or may not be cheaper…
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&p…
Just a heads up…
These drive models 2VTXE60G are using 25nm chips which are slower than the older model that was using 34nm.
BUT - OCZ were offering a full trade for the old drive free of charge if you are unsatisfied with the performance…not sure if this is still on offer though.
Full writeup here:
http://www.overclockers.com/oczs-25nm-vertex-2-performance-i…
Slightly reduced capacity too if I recall but I could be wrong. I owned one for a few days before it bricked itself. The Corsair which replaced it was certainly quicker in benchmarks but felt about the same in real life usage.
Correct.
See here: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?86056….
Many ppl have also quoted much slower performance compared with the 34nm drives.
Also note, that although OCZ is offering free replacements (including return shipping) they have stated that they are out of the 34nm drives.
So your replacement drive will still be a 25nm drive, just the 32Gbit die model. This means you get your missing capacity back, and some performance, but still slower than the 34nm model.
To add to any frustration if you do go down this path, i've also noticed many reports of the replacement drive being the same model they just returned. Throwing you back another 2+ weeks round trip.Arrgh!
Correct, I believe its 51 GB instead of 56GB formatted capacity.
After reading that before buying I was pleasently surprised to find the formatted capacity of the 2 drives I bought a couple of weeks ago to be 56GB so I assume they are 34nm.
Maybe UMart had older stock or something..
Please be aware that there is no local support for this.
I have one of this that died on me last week - logged a support call and I now have to pay courier charges to ship it to Taiwan (closest place) to have this replaced.
Which SSD brand provide true Australian RMA replacement??
I don't want to end up paying $20+ for postage to get a faulty SSD replacement
Found that PC Case Gear (Where I originally bought it) would replace it…returned it to them via RMA - happily replaced it after they tested it to be faulty! Saved my shipping charges to Taiwan!
Thanks jackbob!
It's back up to $120…so this deal has expired then?
Seems like it, was about to order two and take advantage of free shipping.
everytime i think about what a new SSD did to my PC it gives me a hardon.
Peformace increase so bad good that i no longer need to upgrade my pc (ie gfx card)
Shipping $11.95 to my postcode. Still a decent price, but not massive.