240GB OCZ Agility 3 2.5" SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-240G) $140 after $20 Rebate + Free Shipping (expired)

$179.99 - $20 rebate = $159.99

Quote from hyteckit : $179.99 - $20 rebate = $159.99

It's a "Shell Shocker" starting at 10:00am PT (13:00 ET). Price will be $139.99 AR.

Have these gotten any more reliable? Samsung and Intel appear to have a lower failure rate.

Quote from JohnnyTX : It's a "Shell Shocker" starting at 10:00am PT (13:00 ET). Price will be $139.99 AR.

Ah.. thanks for the info.

OP should've mention it.

Quote from ShinraRasengan : OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $140 After $20 Rebate - Free 2-Day Shipping Newegg [newegg.com] Starts at 13:00 EDT 4/5 Rating of 158 Reviews Wasn't it just a few months ago that a little less than a dollar/GB was a good deal? Is so this seems pretty slick, might pick up a couple at $0.5833/GB.

that was never a good deal... people just kept telling themselves that to make the purchase "ok" in their mind.

still waiting for them to break the 0.50$/G mark.
this is a good price though without any silly PM hoops to jump through.

This make me want to buy one.. But TAX in CA. (((

The days of sandisk, samsung, crucial at $150 are just around the corner. I can smell it.

hold on and sit tight, these should be below 100 by thanksgiving...

Quote from xxhobbyxx : This make me want to buy one.. But TAX in CA. (((

Haha.. yeah. I'm paying 8.75% tax rate.

Quote from DEAL0 : Have these gotten any more reliable? Samsung and Intel appear to have a lower failure rate.

I see alot of people gripe about these, but I'm 4/4 (working great). 2x 60gb, 1x 120gb, 1x 240gb. I've had one 60gb for over a year.

Maybe I'm lucky, maybe I'm average, someone will probably post and say they are 0/4. Really don't have any info about official fail rates. I did read a post about someone having issues with the drive showing up, unplugged awhile after the reflash and it worked fine, maybe that's where most people have issues, not being patient (I've never had to wait on mine, reflash has always been easy, or unneeded, 120gb I just got was up to date). Weird thing, but that suggestion was on the official OCZ forum (they have alot of tips and help up on there also). Oh, I should note, I'm not using these as OS drives, rumor is that it might make a difference with reliability/performance, I really don't see how, but there it is (just don't need them for OS, not really staying away from it, just don't want to reinstall).

Probably $100 by thanksgiving

I've been running my Vertex 1 for more than 2 years and Vertex 3 for more than 1 year. I wouldn't have any problem getting one of these if in the market.

Quote from psyctto : that was never a good deal... people just kept telling themselves that to make the purchase "ok" in their mind. still waiting for them to break the 0.50$/G mark. this is a good price though without any silly PM hoops to jump through.

So by your logic, technology is never a good buy until it becomes dirt cheap and the market price at the time is irrelevant...well done, enjoy your slow boot times for a bit longer . I was happy when I bought a 120 GB intel SSD 2 years ago for $150 AR, and I don't regret the purchase at all, and IMO, for most users it's the most noticeable upgrade you can make. I just threw an AG3 in my sister's 5 year old laptop and it runs like new.

I have this. I got it for around $130 after selling my free 32gb ssd last month.

One thing to note is that it will crap out on compress file like ZIP, RAR, movie, picture, etc etc

I want to get one for my Window Media Player, but I am too afraid bc of this. Decisions.