OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III SSD $100 + FS

still can't beat the $60 deal on BF

OCZ old reputation just never dies with some ppl. I've got an agility 3 running for 9 months without problems. Can't TU or TD this deal since I've seen this at $80 many months ago but ssd prices has creeped up after BF.

Quote from d_crome : Sandforce - Google it - and throw in the words FAILURE and OCZ and you'll see why. The Vertex 4 - OCZ dissociated with the Sandforce chipset and went with a much more reliable Indilinx. http://www.anandtech.com/show/571...56gb-512gb The problem here is that for a 128GB SSD - you can get the Crucial M4, Samsung 830's for less - $80...so $99 isn't a good deal - if it were $80, yes. At best this is average.

Nothing wrong with SF - works fine on the Sandisk Extreme, Kingston HyperX & V300 not to mention Intel 33x/520.

Quote from poetuan : OCZ old reputation just never dies with some ppl. I've got an agility 3 running for 9 months without problems. .

Plenty of reports of Vertex and Agility failures in th 8-12 mo range, my first Vertex 2 crapped out at the about that time so you're not out of the RMA woods, good luck though.

Quote from sr71 : Nothing wrong with SF - works fine on the Sandisk Extreme, Kingston HyperX & V300 not to mention Intel 33x/520. Plenty of reports of Vertex and Agility failures in th 8-12 mo range, my first Vertex 2 crapped out at the about that time so you're not out of the RMA woods, good luck though.

Each time I see the "oh they fixed Sandforce" - another issue comes out.

What made Sandforce worth it originally was price - they offered fast drives at a lower cost - but then the more reliable (and expensive) drives dropped in price, to equal, if not cheaper, prices.

So at that point - why risk it?

If you like being a Beta tester - go for it - me - I'd rather spend $20 less and get a more reliable M4.

As far as OCZ support and firmwear goes....I'm not even going there, you can research it and read the forums etc.

Bottom line - this is the best drive OCZ makes - but at the price, there's better offerings out there.

I wish I was patient enough to wait for the next big drop. As it stands the 5400 rpm hdd in my lappy is killing me.

don't listen to the samsung elitists. I bought 3 OCZ Vertex III SSDs 128gb during black Friday. 2 are installed on my main computer and the third one is on my laptop. After being patched with the latest firmware they run flawlessly....this was 3 months ago. If one of them was going to fail then the sweet spot time would have already passed

and I'm not trying to make it into a case study of me ME ME MY EXPERIENCE ONLY. Vertex III are very reliable. the fail rate may be double what the samsungs is, but what is 2% fail vs 1%?

vertex 4 is a ok

I think the point that needs to be maintained is this is NOT A SANDFORCE DRIVE.

OCZ dropped Sandforce for a reason here.

The Vertex 4 is a good drive - the problem is there's equal and/or better available out there for less money.

End discussion on Sandforce.

The OCZ Vertex 4 120gb has big problems.
When you use over 60Gb space of the drive, the write speed decrease to about 100MB/s, not near 500MB/s

Quote from d_crome : This is true - but the M4 is still a fast drive, its also proven bulletproof reliability AND it's 20% cheaper. So the decision is really there for you to make for yourself. I'll put it this way - if I HAD to have an OCZ SSD - this would be the one.

If I HAD to have an OCZ SSD - the new Vector line [google.com] would be the one for me. I'm hoping they'll drop a little before trying them though.

Quote from Scott586 : If I HAD to have an OCZ SSD - the new Vector line [google.com] would be the one for me. I'm hoping they'll drop a little before trying them though.

Wow - didn't know they had new stuff out.

Then again - OCZ is no longer on my radar - just won't buy their stuff anymore.

A real shame considering they used to make the best memory you could get - back in the DDR1 days...when good ram was actually a necessity to have a good overclock...AMD's glory days!

Edit:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/...6gb_8.html

Yeah - I'll continue to stay away from OCZ.

Everyone who says "there's better out there for the money" hasn't checked prices recently. They've been going back up. SURE, they were all cheaper last november, but last I checked it's impossible to go back to last november.

The Crucial m4 is $120, the Samsung 830 is $130. Don't bother searching for the $80 price they're supposedly sold at.

If you doubt me, search for those drives on slickdeals and you won't find any recent deals at that price: they're just not out there anymore. All the excess stock that drove prices down seems to have dried up a bit, and prices have stabilized a little higher than they were before.

I bought one of these, because
a) I want an SSD now, not in 6 months
b) The vertex line of OCZ's drives doesn't suffer the compressible/non-compressible performance variations that the Agility line does
c) The price is competitive, even if it's not the greatest its ever been
d) I'm not a brand alcolyte like most of the people here on slickdeals seem to be ("samsung rulz, my 830 is the best ever, even if performance has been shown to tank as it fills up")

and, @d_crome, did you even READ to the end of the article you linked to? from the conclusions page...

"So now, four months after its release, the Vertex 4 series seems to have got rid of serious downsides. There are no unresolved problems with its hardware and firmware and its performance weaknesses have been corrected. Now, these SSDs seem to have become a very attractive option, especially as OCZ offers them at highly appealing prices and with a 5-year warranty."

You go ahead and stay away all you want.

I own both Vertex 3's and 4's BEST money I ever spent. Not even one issue with these drives. I read the horror stories though... the bottom line is...if there IS A PROBLEM will OCZ stand up and make it right...5yr warranty on the 4's...cant beat that so long as they stand behind it...time will tell. Still not a bad deal for IMO a good drive...from power on to desktop and all apps loaded in less than 15sec. SMOKIN!

Is this significantly better than the Staples Kingston 128GB SSD that's on sale for $80 or so?

I wouldn't take an OCZ brand SSD for free!

Get a Crucial M4 series or Samsung, they are VERY reliable. I have the OCZ Petrol and that thing is extremely unreliable; would have fatal errors and BSODs.