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OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Harddrive $69 Plus $9 Shipping from Centrecom

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OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Harddrive $69 Plus $9 Shipping from Centrecom
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squiggle on 01/08/2012 - 12:32 centrecom.com.au (2917 clicks)
Last edited 01/08/2012 - 13:09 by 1 other user

Specifications

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Features:

  • Available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities
  • SATA 3Gbps Compatible Interface
  • Sata II
  • 512MB Onboard Cache
  • Indilinx Infused™
  • TRIM Support
  • Background Garbage Collection Support
  • Boot Time Reduction Optimization
  • AES and Automatic Encryption
  • SMART Support
  • Proprietary Indilinx Ndurance™ Technology
  • Low-Latency Seek Time: 0.06ms Read; 0.09ms Write
  • Slim 2.5" Design
  • 99.8 (L) x 69.63 (W) x 9.3 mm (H)
  • Lightweight: 83g
  • Operating Temp: 0°C ~ 70°C
  • Ambient Temp: 0°C ~ 55°C
  • Storage Temp: -45°C ~ +85°C
  • Low Power Consumption: 2.3W active,1.2W standby
  • Shock Resistant up to 1500G
  • RAID Support
  • MTBF: 1,250,000 hours
  • 3-Year Warranty
  • Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32/64 bit), Linux, Mac OSX

  • 128GB Max Performance

  • Max Read: up to 275MB/s

  • Max Write: up to 175MB/s
  • Random Write 4KB: 11,000 IOPS
  • Random Read 4KB: 29,000 IOPS
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    • Mikinoz on 01/08/2012 - 15:56

      Yes it is, being that its sata2

      http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T/

    • Noonoo on 01/08/2012 - 15:58

      Revo i would look elsewhere for your ssd needs with your current setup

      boost would be there but you're mobo supports sata3

      derp

      I was incorrect with this information. No Sata III on ASUS P6T DELUXE V2

    • netsurfer on 01/08/2012 - 16:05
      +1

      Compatible - yes.
      Worthwhile on an i7 - no.
      You are better off getting an SATA3 add-on card (or the Asus USB3, SATA3 combo PCI-E x4 card) and get a current gen SATA3 SSD.

      • StewBalls on 01/08/2012 - 17:07
        -1

        +1, just reinforcing that as netsurfer said you need a PCI-E SATA3 addon card…don't get an older straight PCI bus one! I think they're fairly rare now, but IIRC they actually bench slower than onboard SATA2!!!

        Also, check for compatibility issues between the chipset & the SSD controller of the prospective drive(s) you're looking at…again, less common now, but worth checking out before purchasing anyway! :)

        • MATTDAMON on 01/08/2012 - 17:30
          +1

          pciex1 will limit your bandwidth as well, if you really want to run a pair of them at full speed sata 3 you need pcie x4 or better.

      • gmatht on 02/08/2012 - 00:59

        Hmm, the performance of the old 950 1st gen processor is still within 30% of the latest chips. Still you can get a 3rd gen i7 for well under $1000 these days, so pricewise, a $69 SSD might be reasonable, it isn't as fast as newer one but it would still provide vastly better performance than spinning rust (100x better random read for starters).

        Normally when upgrading multiple components its time to think about another machine; though note that a faster SSD will be better even with an older SATA2 interface; the only real difference is that SATA2 caps transfers to 267MB/s or so in practice[1] (or 6GB/s=375MB/s in theory); this HDD only reaches 224.96 MB/s even for sequential transfers (see above), and there is vast room for improvement in all the other transfer rates.

        You have room on the motherboard for another SATA2, as it has 6 slots [2], and the 650W Coolmasters usually have power connectors for up to 6 SATA drives (they make more than one 650W model though I think).

        One question is, who is going to install it, transfer the operating system over, backup regularly and restore when/if this el cheapo SSD fails. If you need to ask whether your computer can support a SATA2 drive, you may find doing all this yourself frustrating. If you are going to go through that frustration and/or pay someone else it may be worth spending a bit more on the drive itself (particularly as an i7 could benefit from a faster card).

        [1] http://ntsblog.homedev.com.au/index.php/2012/01/11/sata-3-ss…
        [2] http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T_Delux…

  • giggles on 01/08/2012 - 17:07
    -2

    Excellent, I can save $1 over MSY where the lines are soooo long at present (not) AND get the SSD dropped/thrown/used-as-a-bat 2 dozen times by the postal service! I'm In!

    I dunno why so many postal purchases fail, but then I don't know why my car needs oil either.

    • netsurfer on 01/08/2012 - 17:27

      I like MSY too. You don't get much service when you purchase the item, but the after sale service (faulty item within 7 days, warranty repair) is above average. My main complain with MSY is that they sell items I want too quickly so by the time I get there they are out of stock.

      Not sure about Centrecom's after sale service. However, if you chose to pick up the item from Centrecom, it is $10 cheaper than MSY.

      • giggles on 01/08/2012 - 17:45

        earlier comments stated that upon enquiring with stores they were told 'err um its online only' in classic Centrecom fashion. Doesn't this mean no pickup available?

        edit just re-read above and the REP changed that once they got caught out. Centrecom are well known for not honouring website prices instore.

        • Cap N on 01/08/2012 - 17:50
          +2

          I can't even be bothered to call back the store to confirm that it's now $69 for pickup. Will just drop in on Sat, if they won't do $69 / don't have stock then I'll just drive another 5mins to MSY. And if MSY doesn't have stock I'll just man up to the Intel 330… ;)

        • giggles on 01/08/2012 - 17:54
          +1

          Yes, MSY are close to CentreScam and so much easier to get into the carpark (Clayton).

          Don't get me wrong, I do like Centrecom range and prices (though their service borders on incompetent 50% of the time), but really depise these type of website deals that you have to threaten ACCC reporting to the price get honoured for pickup. 'A little bit of miscommunication' my a$$. It's regular behaviour.

          Fortunately, I have had MSY price match Centrecom a lot lately so just tell MSY the price and they will check it online then match it in most cases.

  • DEBONAIR on 01/08/2012 - 18:54

    can i use this in my Dell XPS?

  • gravel on 01/08/2012 - 19:26

    Good on you mrHappy18, now I may cop it for this. It's an online price no secret, shipping to Melbourne was around $8 so there isn't much margin in that. I am no great fan of Centrecom but they do have a right to sell something online at an online price if it advertised that way, which it was. They have not done this to make money on the postage so whats the problem. By the time you have spent money on fuel, waited in a queue driven home or back to work you have spent more than you have saved!

  • xit on 01/08/2012 - 19:54

    I sense shill accounts in use. Moreso, I sense someone who cannot spell "you're"….again. Too busy typing foul language to spell?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2012 - 22:08
    • good price
    • 3 year warranty
    • poor reliability & reputation compared to others

    I think it is worth a positive if you have a working backup solution in place

  • anti-hero on 02/08/2012 - 00:07
    +1

    Max Read: up to 275MB/s

    Max Write: up to 175MB/s

    this is a little bit slow

    • timfrombriz on 02/08/2012 - 00:37

      I whole heartedly agree. This is what SSD's are all about; speed.

      This is a poor performing SSD, but a good indication that other high performance SSD's will follow suite in pricing to remain competitive.

      Interesting how much SSD's have come down in just 12 months; Im holding off a bit longer until the prices are more competitive with platter/spindle drives.

    • MATTDAMON on 02/08/2012 - 00:54
      +1

      Raw IOP's aren't the be all and end all though, as mentioned access times are what makes ssds so snappy

  • netsurfer on 02/08/2012 - 00:11

    Looks like my OCZ Octane S2 128GB SSD is also a faulty one. Just an FYI, while normally I don't restart PC regularly (prefer to leave it in sleep mode). For testing SSDs, a full bootup every now and then is a good test.

    I found the OCZ Octane S2 SSD tends to work okay if you keep it running all the time, or just sleep / resume. The issue I had initially was Windows 7 would lose genuine advantage authentication (coz. some files got corrupted perhaps) - despite a legit key was used and properly authenticated by Microsoft. A reboot fixed that. Then, it seems okay for a few days. Now, it just enters recovery mode.

    It is connected to a PC that I used it mainly for experimenting things (so no major drama) - though it is probably why it took a while for the problem to surface (I don't use that PC very often). Time to find out how good Centrecom's service is.

  • overtaker on 02/08/2012 - 11:47

    registered, but received no email for the password lol…

  • pork chop on 08/08/2012 - 23:15
    +1

    My 2months old octane ssd failed today. Calling Centrecom tomorrow.

    • grapedrink on 09/08/2012 - 13:08
      -1

      Shocking to see people already having faulty SSDs in such a short timeframe. Looks like the failure rate is higher than most realise.

      • StewBalls on 13/08/2012 - 10:51

        Looks like the failure rate is higher than most realise.

        I'm not sure if you're aware of the way that the science of statistics works grapedrink, but in order to determine failure rate, you would first need to know the actual sample size…just FYI.

        • grapedrink on 13/09/2012 - 20:33

          just an FYI: newegg.com

          also another FYI. check the number of people who have commented (5-10) in every Octane SSD thread on OzBargain so far letting people know of their failed drives. that number would be even larger if every person with a failed drive posted on OzBargain. denial of the truth does not make a new truth, its still denial of the truth.

          this reminds me of the VW Golf saga, only until lots of people started using the product and using it over decent amount of time (i.e. 1 - 2 years) does the real truth in design faults creep out. you're buying a product that has been proven to fail at a higher rate than any other SSD on the market because of a fatal design flaw and you're still defending it? really?

  • pork chop on 09/08/2012 - 17:08

    Contacted Centrecom this morning and they are happy to give me a full refund once they received my faulty drive. From this sad experience, I'm going back to my trusty HDD.

    • grapedrink on 10/08/2012 - 18:14

      Don't let this experience put you off. There's a simple solution, buy a non OCZ SSD and I can guarantee you, you won't have issues.

      • pork chop on 11/08/2012 - 08:29
        +1

        Thanks. These SSD deals keep showing up on OB and they're so tempting. I think I might look at getting something like Sandisk Extreme.

  • lynx on 11/08/2012 - 20:32
    +1

    Man my ocz octane drive failed I can no longer boot up into windows chkdsk doesn't even finish checking cos it gaols , just contacted centrecom via their website, let's see how this goes.

  • Look43Bs on 12/08/2012 - 10:53
    +1

    Major disaster for the Apple/Mac community.

    I purchased the Octane SATA 2 and installed Mountain Lion 10.8 operating system.

    When I rebooted the operating system the drive would not respond.

    Forum sites around the world indicate that this is not an isolated problem with Octane SSD's.

    Octane have so far been unable to solve his problem and are unwilling to discuss the matter.

    Where to from here??

    • StewBalls on 13/08/2012 - 10:12
      -1

      Well, you could have started by reading the comments earlier in this thread where the known incompatibility was raised and discussed before making your purchase…

      • grapedrink on 22/08/2012 - 20:45

        As well as the KNOWN high failure rate of these drives in comparison to all other SSD's on the market.
        People should be considering the aforementioned fact above all else BEFORE making a purchase.

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