OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive $54.99After $15 MIR (Back and lower)

Honestly even with the problems that the Sandforce controller has (something like a 10-15% defect rate), for $55 it is worth the risk.

Just keep data backups (which should be absolutely no problem to keep an image of a 60 GB drive) and you're getting a great deal here.


Also, Microcenter has the same deal going for $5 cheaper AR, but it is an in-store only promotion. http://slickdeals.net/f/4156212-O...icrocenter
The upside is that since this is a shell shocker, it may only be one day, while Microcenter's promotion runs until 4/15.

Seems like a nice deal, I thought Sandforce was the only way to go, it was the best and fastest, Im must be out of the loop.

OCZ Agility 3 SATA III Solid State Drives are designed and built to provide an exceptional balance of performance and value. The Agility 3 Series implements the cutting-edge SATA 6Gbps interface to deliver excellent sequential and random data transfer rates, significantly improving your computing experience over hard drives.

In addition to enhanced performance, an Agility 3 upgrade promotes cooler, quieter, and more energy efficient conditions compared to traditional mechanical hard drives. With no moving parts, SSDs provide peace of mind with their superior durability and reliability. Unique and innovative, Agility 3 SSDs deliver a one-of-a-kind storage solution.



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Quote from Simca : Honestly even with the problems that the Sandforce controller has (something like a 10-15% defect rate), for $55 it is worth the risk.

If it were actually $55, maybe, it's not, it's $70 with a rebate.

Rebates suck. At the rate SSDs prices are dropping, they'll be $50 without rebate very soon.

Quote from HitchItch : Seems like a nice deal, I thought Sandforce was the only way to go, it was the best and fastest, Im must be out of the loop.

The sandforce firmware has been pretty flaky but its improving and may have improved to the extent that except for some people experiencing blue screen crashes, its more or less solid.

Drive like the crucial m4 and samsung 830 offer very good performance and reliability by using a different controller. And their nand is better quality than the agility (I think...theres an awful lot of these drives!), but they cost more. The Intel 520 series uses the sandforce controller but Intel tested it on thousands of platforms for about 5 years worth of compressed testing. I suspect sandforce got at least some of those reliability and performance improvements.

So you can get a 520 a get everything at a premium cost, an 830 or m4 and get excellent performance and reliability at a middling price, or go cheap on a basic sandforce with slower cheaper nand that wont last as long and pay a bargain price.

I bought one of these drive, by the way. While its not the best or brightest its cheap and capable and it'll land in my kids old laptop in place of the 5 year old 5400rpm hard drive. A huge performance upgrade, its got a static load on it I can reload from backup in 5 minutes should the drive fail, and its not going to be in daily use so the longevity doesnt matter. Even at a lower performance level, the SSD for loading the OS and apps is pretty amazing.

nice, 55 double dollars.

Man these OCZ deals are killing me, I keep trying to figure out a reason to get one. Maybe my work PC needs one

Quote from superccs : Man these OCZ deals are killing me, I keep trying to figure out a reason to get one. Maybe my work PC needs one

i KNow.. but who wants to risk losing data with these crappy drives......i'm on the fence till they are .50 a gb

$55 is awesome but man i hate rebates... $60 ($1/GB) with no rebates would be sweeter

Quote from peetsjunkie : i KNow.. but who wants to risk losing data with these crappy drives......i'm on the fence till they are .50 a gb

60GB isnt much so you wouldnt lose more than your OS and a couple of apps (most of your data would be on a seperate drive or NAS)... im using an older 60gb SSD in my HTPC and if it crapped out, i would just get a warranty replacement and reinstall windows... maybe 30mins downtime

seems like there are a few sandforce haters today...

Most of the problems have been fixed by the firmware. These drives shouldn't give you any more crashes, data loss, or any other problem. There will be a few duds out there just like any other PC component though but not many. You shouldn't expect the drive to fail like others are claiming.

I have had one and not had a single problem for months. You cant beat the price/performance ratio of sandforce drives in the sata 3 field right now.

Very close to my personal limit -- if Amazon matches this (and saves me tax), I'm in! Will keep an eye on it, thanks for the post.

Quote from skystorm : Very close to my personal limit -- if Amazon matches this (and saves me tax), I'm in! Will keep an eye on it, thanks for the post.

Well what do you know, they just did.

$70 at Amazon - $15 MIR