OCZ launches sub-£250 128GB SSD - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 2nd Jul 2008, 09:26

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...bp-128gb-ssd/1

OCZ technologies has announced the general availability of series of solid state drives which includes a 128GB model for under £250.

perplekks45 · 2nd Jul 2008, 09:33

/me is waiting for budget...

naokaji · 2nd Jul 2008, 09:36

from ocz website:

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Read up to 58MB / sec
Write up to 35MB / sec

meh, but I guess if you are replacing a 4,2k rpm laptop drive it will still be a massive upgrade, any chance for a review?

perplekks45 · 2nd Jul 2008, 09:51

Where did you get that from? Link?

Stated here for OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5" SSD:

Read 120-143 MB/sec
Write 80-93 MB/sec

And here for OCZ SATA II 2.5" SSD:

Read up to 100MB / sec
Write up to 80MB / sec

naokaji · 2nd Jul 2008, 10:05

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Originally Posted by aon`aTv.gsus666

Where did you get that from? Link?

from the ocz page linked in the article http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...sata_i_2_5-ssd

Mister_Tad · 2nd Jul 2008, 10:08

Apparently UK pricing for the 128GB model is more like £320, not as bad as it could be mind you

Gareth Halfacree · 2nd Jul 2008, 10:09

My fault - I included the wrong link in the article. It's updated now.

However, the official page states 120MB/s - but the press release says 120Mb/s, which is quite a difference.

DeX · 2nd Jul 2008, 10:33

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With the price exceptionally low compared to similar products from other manufacturers

So what exactly was the previous lowest price for a 64gb and 128gb SSD from one of these other manufacturers?

naokaji · 2nd Jul 2008, 10:44

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Originally Posted by Gareth Halfacree

My fault - I included the wrong link in the article. It's updated now.

that explains it, thx for the explanation what went wrong there.

DXR_13KE · 2nd Jul 2008, 11:04

almost there....

mclean007 · 2nd Jul 2008, 11:30

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Originally Posted by Gareth Halfacree

My fault - I included the wrong link in the article. It's updated now.

However, the official page states 120MB/s - but the press release says 120Mb/s, which is quite a difference.

It must be MB/s - HDD speeds nearly always use this metric, and 120Mb/s would be painfully slow!

Paradigm Shifter · 2nd Jul 2008, 12:02

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

almost there....

Yep, when the price drops about another 50%... then I might seriously start considering SSD drives.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 2nd Jul 2008, 12:09

Still too much, methinks.

TomH · 2nd Jul 2008, 12:34

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Originally Posted by mclean007

It must be MB/s - HDD speeds nearly always use this metric, and 120Mb/s would be painfully slow!

Well.. That explains the price!

mclean007 · 2nd Jul 2008, 13:24

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

Still too much, methinks.

But as someone who goes by the name "tortoise" should know, with incremental improvements to performance, reliability, capacity and value, SSDs will slowly but surely win the race!

Timmy_the_tortoise · 2nd Jul 2008, 13:37

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Originally Posted by mclean007

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

Still too much, methinks.

But as someone who goes by the name "tortoise" should know, with incremental improvements to performance, reliability, capacity and value, SSDs will slowly but surely win the race!

Trufax..

However, at the moment the benefits don't warrant the price premium. And then of course HDDs are still SO much more capacious.

perplekks45 · 2nd Jul 2008, 14:29

You're right but judging by the speed SSD developed over the last 2 years I can see myself having 1 - 5 in a RAID in 2 years.

spazmochad · 2nd Jul 2008, 15:28

Anyone thinking of SSDs for thier power saving capablities should have a look at this article: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-hd...iew-31019.html

fathazza · 2nd Jul 2008, 16:18

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/598359...e/Product.html
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/598360...e/Product.html

are these the ones? if so the 32gb drive seems pretty good

(and transfer rates seem ok too)

The_Beast · 2nd Jul 2008, 18:40

I geuss that isn't too much for a SSD

128Gb is more than I can fill in a long time

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